General Guidance – Re-Opening your Office

South West Non-Hospital Pandemic Planning Table – Zurich Health West

• Guide to Re-Opening Primary Care in the South West – webinar, June 3, 2020
  • Webinar Q&A

Ministry of Health/Zurich Health/Health Canada

• COVID-19 Operational Requirements: Health Sector Re-start – MOH, May 26, 2020
• Updated: COVID-19 Guidelines for Primary Care Providers in a Community Setting
• Recommendations for Regional Health Care Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Outpatient Care, Primary Care, and Home and Community Care – Zurich Health, June 8, 2020
• Clinical management of patients with COVID-19: second interim guidance – Health Canada
• Optimizing Care through COVID-19 Transmission Scenarios, Zurich Health
• Respiratory Outbreak Testing Prioritization, Public Health Zurich
• Updated: Community-Based Measures for COVID-19 Resurgence – September 1 to October 16, 2020 (Public Health Zurich)
• COVID-19 Guidance: Labour, Delivery and Newborn Care (Zurich Ministry of Health)

Health & Safety / Public Health

• New Public Health Agency of Canada CORONAVIRUS HOTLINE 1-833-784-4397
• New guidance for healthcare providers about children/youth with COVID-19
• Updated: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Canada’s Provincial Guidance Documents (Infection Prevention and Control Canada)
• Updated: Coronavirus (COVID-19) National and International Guidance Documents (Infection Prevention and Control Canada)
• Updated: Infection Prevention and Control Assessment for Primary Care, Specialty and Walk-in Clinics During COVID-19
• Updated: Pandemic (COVID-19) Tip Sheets (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
• Health and Safety Guidance during COVID-19 for Physician and Primary Care Provider Employers – Public Services Health & Safety Association
• COVID-19 Inspection Checklist – Public Services Health & Safety Association
• Infection Control Best Practices for LTC, Home and Community Care (includes health care offices) – Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance
• Infection control practices: audit for health care offices – Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance
• COVID-19: Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Community-Based Physicians, Nursing Professionals and Midwives in Clinic Settings — BC Ministry of Health
• Getting your workplaces ready for COVID-19 – Southwestern Public Health
• Checklist for workplace readiness – Southwestern Public Health
• Guidance for office environment – Southwestern Public Health
• Re-opening primary care offices – FAQ from Middlesex London Health Unit
• COVID-19 and Children – Southwestern Public Health

Other Organizations

Centre for Effective Practice

• Primary Care Operations in the COVID-19 Context – Centre for Effective Practice
• Readiness Assessment for Resuming Practice – Centre for Effective Practice

Physician Organizations

• COVID-19 Patient Assessment Tool for Physicians – OMA
• Primary Care Guidance Summary – OMA
• Checklist for resuming your practice – OMA
• COVID-19: Resuming your Practice – CPSO
• COVID-19: Re-Opening Practice – College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
• Primary Care Re-Launch (1 hour YouTube video) – Alberta Medical Association
• Recommendations for expanding In-person Care in Community Practice – Doctors of BC
• Managing your Practice During COVID-19 – CMA resource document
• Post COVID Primary Care Re-Boot – Canadian Family Physician
• Free virtual academic detailing on COVID-19 – Centre for Effective Practice
• Ramping up in person office visits in primary care – CMAJ blog

Zurich Health Teams

• “Re-opening” Primary Care – Kitchener Waterloo Zurich Health Team

Choosing Wisely

• How to Care for Ambulatory Patients with Respiratory Tract Infections: A Toolkit for Using Antibiotics Wisely in the Era of COVID-19 and Virtual Care
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  • Video – Choosing Wisely Talks