COVID-19 Resources for Health Care Providers

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• Case Definition
• Guidance for health care providers
• Guidance for Long-Term Care Homes
• Guidance for Congregate Living Settings
• Vaccine Information
• Vaccine Order Forms
• Screening and Assessment
• Testing
• Reporting
• Routine Auditing
• Signage
• List of vaccine availability and ordering information, Fall 2023

Guidance documents for health care providers

• Covid-19 Self-Assessment Tool
• Covid-19 Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment for Health Care Workers and Health Care Entities
• Sector-based Guidance Documents for Healthcare (Ministry of Health)

Guidance documents for Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes

• Ministry of Health:
  • Covid-19 Guidance: Long-Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes, and Other Congregate Living Settings for Public Health Units
  • Covid-19 Guidance: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Workers and Health Care Entities
  • Screening Tool for Long-Term Care Homes and Retirement Homes
• Ministry of Long-Term Care:
  • Covid-19 Information for the Long-Term Care Sector
  • Minister’s Directive: Covid-19 response measures for long-term care homes
• Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility:
  • Covid-19 Guidance Document for Retirement Homes in Ontario
• Public Health Ontario
  • Covid-19 Long-Term Care Resources (checklists, presentations, fact sheets)
  • Technical Report: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Measures Based on Respiratory Virus Transmission Risk in Health Care Settings 

Guidance documents for Congregate Living Settings

• Covid-19 Guidance for Public Health Units: Long-Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes and other Congregate Living Settings

• Covid-19 Resources for Congregate Living Settings: (Public Health Ontario)
• Updated IPAC Recommendations for use of PPE for Covid-19 (Public Health Ontario)
• Ontario Health West HMMS Regional Covid-19 Critical Supplies Portal

Vaccine Order and Reporting Forms

• Vaccine Order Form - Oxford Primary Care Providers
• Vaccine Order Form - Oxford Long Term Care and Retirement Homes
• End of Day Reporting Form - Oxford
• Vaccine Order Form - Elgin St. Thomas Primary Care Providers
• Vaccine Order Form - Elgin St. Thomas Long Term Care and Retirement Homes
• End of Day Reporting Form - Elgin St. Thomas

Covid-19 Vaccine Information

• Ministry of Health - Covid-19 Vaccine-Relevant Information and Planning (Updated Resources)
• Health Canada - Reported Side Effects Following Covid-19 Vaccination in Canada (Weekly)
• Public Health Ontario - Covid-19 Vaccines (includes AEFI Reporting and Surveillance Reports)
• NACI - Statements and Publications (General)

Other Relevant Vaccine Information & Forms: 

• Ministry of Health - Vaccine Under 5 Healthcare Provider Q&A Guide
• Ontario Family Physicians - COVID-19 Vaccine for Under 5 Q&A Guide
• SWPH: Aftercare Sheet for Ages 5+ // SWPH: Simplified Version with Graphics

Covid-19 Screening and Assessment

• COVID-19 Online Self-Assessment Tool
• COVID-19 Patient Screening Guidance Document
• COVID-19 Reference Document for Symptoms

Covid-19 Testing

FAQ: Rapid Antigen Test Kits (for primary care providers, hospitals, pharmacies, and other healthcare providers.

• Submitting a Sample (Covid-19 Requisition)
• Collecting a NP Swab (Video)
• Ordering Supplies 

Covid-19 Outpatient Antiviral Treatments

• Public facing anti-viral treatment screener (Ontario)
• Access to Anti-Virals for Covid-19 in the Community
• Patient handout: What you need to know about Pavloxid
• Paxlovid monograph (Health Canada)