Supporting a Palliative Approach to Care During COVID‑19
Communication
Symptom Management Resources
- Baycrest/University of Toronto: Managing Respiratory and End-of-life Symptoms for Frail Elderly Patients with COVID‑19
- BC Ctr for Palliative Care – Inter-professional Palliative Symptom Mgt Guidelines
- Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) – Symptom Guidelines and Advice
- CAEP ‑ EOL Care in the ED for the Patient Imminently Dying of a Highly‑Transmissible Acute Respiratory Infection Such as COVID‑19)
- CAPC COVID‑19 Response Resources
- CHPCA – Caring for Children with Life Threatening Illnesses: A Guide to Pandemic Planning for Paediatric Palliative Care (2015)
- Educational Resources
- Fraser Health – Hospice Palliative Care Symptom Guidelines
- Victoria Hospice – Palliative Performance Scale (PPS v2)
Grief & Bereavement Resources
Workplace Mental Health Resources
Self-Care Resources for Healthcare Providers
Public Health Resources
- Government of Canada – COVID‑19 Information for Health Professionals
- Ontario Ministry of Health – COVID‑19 Guidance for the Health Sector
- Public Health Agency of Canada: Coronavirus Disease
- Public Health Ontario
- Infection Prevention & Control
- Waterloo Region Public Health
- Wellington Guelph Dufferin Public Health – COVID‑19 Information for Healthcare Providers
Professional Provider Resources
- College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) – COVID‑19
- College of Physicians & Surgeons Ontario (CPSO) – COVID‑19 Updates
- Health Canada’s Guidance Document on activities that are currently permitted under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and its Regulations
- Ontario MD News – Virtual Care and the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID‑19)
- Ontario Personal Support Worker Association (OPSWA) – COVID‑19 Emergency PSW Homecare Protocol
- Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) – Important COVID‑19 Information and Update