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“What do you think of the new vaccine(s)? Do you think I should get it? Is it safe? "
When patients ask these questions, it may be tempting to dive into answering. This framework will help approach these conversations thoughtfully to achieve a positive, effective interaction that builds trust while sharing important information.
The purpose of this community of practice is to support primary care providers who are implementing a remote home monitoring system for COVID-19 patients. Members will gain access to information about clinical pathways based on best evidence and other tools and resources. The CoP will use connecting calls and webinars in addition to this online space to support learning and collaboration.
All of our past CoP meetings are recorded and available here https://bit.ly/3e6Jydj (Copy and Paste into your browser)
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Clinical Guideline
This resource is revised often and new content is added regularly to guarantee that the latest evidence and regulatory recommendations are included. The CEP is committed to ensuring this information is accurate and up to date.
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These recommendations are intended for public/bystanders. If you are a healthcare professional, please refer to the fundamental CPR knowledge you learned from your certification course with the additional directions from your institutions during COVID-19. The recommendations ... are based on expert opinion. They will reduce the risk of the public responder getting the virus from the person when providing CPR and using an AED during cardiac arrest.
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As Omicron sweeps through communities across Ontario, Canada and beyond, patients are grappling with a large amount of confusing information and new uncertainties about COVID.
To cut through the confusion, family doctors have come together to help patients and the public make sense of the current COVID rules and realities. The 'Confused about COVID? Family doctors answer your questions' series offers patients and the public trustworthy advice about protecting their health and how family doctors can help.
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The CMPA is here for you — with timely advice, support and medical-legal information — so you can focus on what you do best.
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For the toolkit, the CEP actively pulls together, rethinks and translates the latest information so family physicians and primary care nurse practitioners can make confident decisions in their practice. This toolkit was developed by the CEP in collaboration with McMaster University's Department of Family Medicine, OCFP and NPAO. Check back daily for the latest updates.
A public health emergency may force a shift away from the usual patient-first ethics, to a public-first approach. Such a shift in mindset is difficult for everyone involved. In this podcast, CMPA Physician Advisor Dr. Yolanda Madarnas and CMPA Director of Practice Improvement Dr. Steven Bellemare discuss the stress generated by the sudden need to ration resources and restrict access to certain treatments in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Listen to them discuss the concept of reasonable care and the patient’s best interests to help you make sense of the unusual demands the COVID-19 pandemic may place on you.
Summary Of Systematic Review
".. The aim of this collection is to ensure immediate access to systematic reviews most directly relevant to remote health care through telehealth. The measures adopted internationally to curb the spread of COVID-19 have led to significant changes in how health care is accessed and provided. As face-to-face consultations between healthcare workers and patients pose a potential risk to both parties, remote care and telehealth offer alternatives. .."
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Ontario Health Data Platform COVID-19
The Ontario Health Data Platform (OHDP) is being built to better detect, plan and respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
This is a collaborative effort by leading public sector organizations to accelerate research and analytics within Ontario to help the province better manage and respond to the pandemic.
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This COVID-19 Community of Practice is a joint initiative from the University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) and the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP). Approximately every month, they bring people together virtually and share perspectives from a few practicing family physicians on topics ranging from implementing virtual care, to organizing community collaborations, to supporting patients with mental health and addiction. These one-hour webinars are interactive and questions from participants are be answered in real-time. Answers, resources, and recordings are posted after each session so that the sharing continues in the time between virtual sessions.
The Continuing Professional Development office is working closely with our Academic and Clinical partners to provide important COVID resources for our community.
We are developing a database of resources and need your help. If you have an important resource for Health Professionals that you think should be included in our listing, please let us know.
Content is updated daily.
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The eCE Automates team at the eHealth Centre of Excellence has launched a new bot process that will help primary care clinicians to seamlessly and efficiently document their patients’ COVID-19 vaccinations within their electronic medical records (EMRs).
To describe clinical features, diagnostic findings, treatments, and outcomes in patients with new-onset postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and other autonomic disorders following SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).
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We retrospectively reviewed medical records for patients who presented with persistent neurologic and cardiovascular complaints between April and December 2020 following COVID-19 infection.
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Twenty patients (70% female) were included in this study.Fifteen had POTS, 3 had neurocardiogenic syncope, and 2 had orthostatic hypotension. Six patients had abnormalities on cardiac or pulmonary testing, and 4 had elevated autoimmune or inflammatory markers. All patients were treated with non-pharmacologic therapies, and most required pharmacologic therapies. Six to 8 months after COVID-19, 17 (85%) patients had residual autonomic symptoms, with 12 (60%) unable to return to work.
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POTS can follow COVID-19 in previously healthy patients. Appropriate diagnostic investigations and therapies are necessary to identify and treat autonomic dysfunction after COVID-19.
Svetlana Blitshteyn, Sera Whitelaw Svetlana Blitshteyn, Sera Whitelaw
