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WELLNESS
Anesthesia and Health Care System Risk Escalation
Anesthesia/Surgery Incident Command Membership
MyMBT (Imprivata Cortext) Messaging Rules
SHARED HEALTH UPDATES:
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AGMPs and Duration of Validity for a Negative COVID-19 Test Result NEW 30-Nov-20
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Provincial Guidance for Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures (AGMPs) 27-Oct-20
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Algorithm for Screening Symptomatic Health Care Workers with onset of Symptoms in the last 14 days 5-Nov-20
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Updated Guidance for AGMPS in hospital - Pediatrics 1-Nov-20
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Rapid PCR Testing Expansion 2-Oct-20
- PCR Testing Implementation Memo
- COVID-19 Combined Algorithm
- SH Memo for COVID Testing HSC Phase 4 -
COVID-19 Risk Stratification for Surgical Patients 22-Sept-20
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COVID-19 Pandemic Response System and Reminders to Remain Vigilant 19-Aug-20
IMPORTANT RESOURCES (attached):
1. COVID-19 Extubation Guideline 8-Nov-20
2. COVID-19 Intubation Checklist 10-Nov-20
3. Protocol for Offsite procedures in COVID+ or COVID suspect Pts requiring GA 28-Oct-20
4. Operating Room Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures (AGMP's) 26-Oct-20
5. Provincial Obstetric Anesthesia Guidelines for COVID-19 4-Nov-20
Provincial Guidance on Universal Precautions and Provisions for Obstetrical Care 2-Nov-20
6. Obstetrical Anesthesia PPE Infographic 1-Nov-20
Obstetrical Anesthesia - Operating Room PPE Protocol 10-Nov-20
7. The New Normal 1-May-20
8. COVID-19 Expanded Testing Criteria 28-April-20
9. Thoracic Anesthesia in COVID Suspect and Positive Patients UPDATED 25-Nov-20
10. ECT COVID-19 Guidelines 9-April 20
11. COVID-19 PEDIATRIC Intubation Checklist 6-April-20
12. COVID-19 Prone Protocol 6-April-20
13. COVID-19 ICU Protected Intubation 2-April-20
14. COVID-19 Ward Code Blue Guidelines 2-April-20
15. COVID-19 Protected Code Blue 2-April-20
16. Guidelines on PPE for intubation and other AGMPs 30-Mar-20
17. COVID-19 Anesthesia OR PPE Cart 28-Mar-20
18. Hand Hygiene
19. PPE - On
20. PPE - Off
21. N95 Masks
22. COVID-19 Anesthesia Machine Setup Instructions Here
23. Resident Involvement in the treatment of COVID-19 patients 27-Mar-20
24. COVID-19 Virtual Intubation
PPE VIDEO RESOURCES:
1. How to put on and take off PPE
Removing PPE Video: *Please note that face protection (goggles or face shield and N95 masks) should be removed outside of the room/unit where a COVID-19 patient has been intubated. Airborne Infection Isolation rooms (AIIR) or negative pressure isolations will usually have an anteroom where this aforementioned equipment must be removed.
2. Sunnybrook PPE Video(note removal technique for a face shield):
KEY PRESENTATIONS / PUBLICATIONS / RESOURCES:
COVID-19 Update 27-May-20 Dr. E. Buchel
Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) Update - Drs. I. Ripstein, R. Brown, P. Mykytiuk, G. Harding 20-May-20
COVID-19: 8 Weeks Later - Dr. D. Funk 13-May-20
COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Update #6 - Dr. Grocott 22-April-20
COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Update #4 - Drs. Christodoulou, Buchel, Lother 8-April-20
COVID-19 Update # 2 - Drs. McPherson, Buchel, Jones, Christodoulou 25-Mar-20
COVID-19 Update # 1 - Dr. Chris Christodoulou 18-Mar-20
COVID-19 Update # 1 - Dr. Duane Funk 18-Mar-20