General COVID-19 Resources
General COVID-19 Information:
Ontario Health:
- Recommendations for Regional Health Care Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Outpatient Care, Primary Care, and Home and Community Care (Ontario Health)
- Ministry of Health COVID-19 Guidance
- Ontario Health – COVID19
- COVI-19 Quick Reference Public Health Guidance on Testing
- PPE During COVID 19 Pandemic
Ontario Medical Association (OMA)
- Consolidated guidance on safely providing more in-office care (OMA)
- COVID-19. What you need to know
- OMA PPE Recommendations
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Public Health Ontario
- An extensive amount of resources about COVID-19, infection prevention and more
- COVID-19 Long-Term Care Resources
- COVID-19 Resources for Congregate Living Settings
- How to Protect Yourself from COVID-19 – Older Adults and People with Chronic Medical Conditions or Weakened Immune Systems
PPE:
- PPE Regional leads
- One-page visual guide, with tips on PPE use and re-use (OCFP)
- Home Visit PPE Full Procedure
- Video that accompanies the PPE Protocol
- Hand Hygiene and PPE video from Ebola Training and Education Center
Donning and Doffing Guides:
Telemedicine:
- Virtual care tools for family physicians (OntarioMD)
- Applying Virtual Models to Palliative Care in the Context of COVID-19 (OTN Ontario Health)
- Planning and implementation of virtual care resources (telephone, email/text, virtual visits) for patient care – HQO
- Telemedicine: Virtual connection in an age of social distancing – CAPC
Virtual Visits Toolkit
- OTN – Virtual Palliative Care Options
Leveraging Virtual Care to Support Palliative Care
Long Term Care:
- Compendium of IPAC+ Resources for Long Term Care and Retirement Homes (Regional Geriatric Program of Toronto)
- Social Relationships are Important for the Mental Health of People Living in Long Term Care Homes – Infographic (BSO, UHN, OARC, Family Councils Ontario)
- Reimagining Care for Older Adults: Next Steps in COVID-19 Response in Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes (CFHI)