COVID-19 Resources for Healthcare Providers
Update Webinars
The North York Toronto Health Partners is hosting regular webinars for providers in order to provide up-to-date information and answer pertinent questions.
March 30, 2020 Update Webinar
Click here to view the recording of the webinar
Questions and Answers from the webinar can be found here
March 17, 2020 Update Webinar
Click here to view the recording of the webinar
Questions and Answers from the webinar can be found here
March 5, 2020 Update Webinar
Click here to view the recording of the webinar
Provider Wellness
March 26, 2020 Provider Wellness Webinar
Click here to view the recording of the webinar
The slides presented in the webinar can be found here
Mindfulness
Dr. Kathy Margiatti who presented on mindfulness on the March 26 webinar has provided a resource of Dr. Judson Brewer, a former director of the Center for Mindfulness in Wooster Massachussets. His various videos on mindfulness for both providers and patients can be seen on his YouTube channel. You are also able to view his live Q&A sessions every Monday at noon eastern time.
Support for Providers in need of Hand Sanitizer
NYTHP Primary Care providers have confirmed an order of hand sanitizer with an Ontario supplier. The product format will be in 236 ml bottles and is sold in cases of 24. The alcohol content in this product is 65% which meets the WHO stipulation that hand sanitizer must meet or exceed 60% alcohol by volume to be effective against Coronaviruses.
Please place the order per medical building or agency (i.e. not for one case). The cost of each case has been marked up by 3% for credit card handling and an additional dollar ($1 per case) for warehousing.
Medical students have graciously come forward to deliver this product. Therefore, please ensure you include your cell phone in the order process so that we can ensure the safe drop off of the product.
Please place your order online here
Self-Screening for Patients (Valid as of March 17, 2020)
Three hospitals in Toronto (North York General Hospital, Sunnybrook and Humber River Regional Hospital) have developed a Self Screening Tool, to help patients determine if they need to seek care for COVID-19 symptoms
Learning more about COVID-19
Below are a series of videos providing you with knowledge about COVID-19, appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and how to appropriately don and doff PPE.
Need Print-Outs for Your Practice?
Below are a series of PDFs you can print out and use at your practice.
More Resources on COVID-19
Please see below for more resources related to COVID-19.
Providing Virtual Care for your Patients
As many providers are choosing to move towards virtual care options for their patients, OMD has provided guidance on virtual care for clinicians wishing to implement. OTN also has a web page highlighting solutions for primary care providers.
Ontario Health Quality (formerly known as Health Quality Ontario) has also posted guidance on Adopting and Integrating Virtual Visits into Care.
Furthermore, the North York Toronto Health Partners had an online discussion pertaining to implementing virtual care in your practice (March 17, 2020). Click here to view the recording. Dr. David Kaplan,a North York Primary Care Provider, has also developed Virtual Care Hardware Considerations for clinicians.
*Note*: The Ministry of Health has asked that physicians HOLD submissions of these virtual care codes for one month (starting March 18, 2020), until their system is prepared to receive them.
*Disclaimer*
The documents on this resource page are not updated in real-time. Please refer to your local public health office for updated information, resources and clinical protocols.
