Resources

For policies and guidelines from SHOP, please see the Guidelines page. 

If any Resources are out-of-date or should be removed, or if you would like to add any, please email: covid-19@providencehealth.bc.ca

Human Resources / Occupational Health & Safety

Resources

• Wellness checks
• Leave options for staff
• Redeployment plan: nursing practice competency assessment

Infection Prevention & Control

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Putting on (Donning) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - poster
• Taking off (Doffing) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - poster

Expsoures, outbreaks and environmental

• Potential Exposures At Work (BCCDC)
• Contact Tracing Flowchart (PHC IPAC)
• Declutter checklist
• Environmental audit tool
• For the Infection Control Regional Toolkit, please email Patty Yoon, Director of Outbreak Management, Pandemic Response Team.
• Outbreak reporting template
• Coming soon: PHC Exposures + Outbreaks toolkits

Recovery & safety plans

• Clinical Setting - COVID-19 Safety Plan Checklist
• Acute Care Settings - COVID-19 Recovery: Public Health and Infection Control Key Principle
• Acute Care & Ambulatory Clinic Settings - COVID-19 Recovery: Public Health and Infection Control Key Principles
• Ambulatory Care/Diagnostics - COVID-19 Recovery: Public Health and Infection Control Key Principles 

Posters

• Nasopharyngeal Swab: How to use
• How to Hand Rub 
• How to Hand Wash

Other resources

• COVID-19 line list

Long Term Care

Resident care

• Clinical Decision Pathway: COVID-19 in LTC Residents (BCCDC)
• Long Term Care Facilities & Assisted Living Facilities (BCCDC website)
• Infection Prevention and Control Requirements for COVID-19 in Long Term Care and Seniors’ Assisted Living (BCCDC)
• Care plan for residents with COVID-19 or suspected COVID-19
• Care planning for residents with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 (VCH – September 24, 2020)
• Guidance: isolation of residents in LTC who are living with dementia
• Supporting residents at mealtimes
• Managing responsive behaviour during COVID-19
• LTC transfers to acute care (memo)
• COVID-19 PHO / MHO exemption in exceptional circumstances form 
• Transporting of dangerous goods - coronavirus (COVID-19) specimen: Standard Operation Procedure
• Pandemic preparedness and response in BC long-term care and assisted living facilities: self-assessment (BC Patient Safety & Quality Council)
• Practice Alert: Nebulizer Treatment Practice Alert (March 15, 2020)
• Resident screening video 

Visitors & families

• Overview of Visitors in Long-Term Care and Seniors' Assisted Living (BCCDC | Ministry of Health) (February 2021)
• LTC Visitors Policy (updated March 29, 2021)
  • new policy begins April 1, 2021
• LTC Staff and Visitor Screening Form (January 28, 2021)
• Visitor Screening Questions - Chinese translations (February 16, 2021)
  • Simplified Chinese version
  • Traditional Chinese version 
• Front door screening video (YouTube link)
• Food delivery by families in long-term care (Oct 2020)
• The use of gowns for essential visitors (Oct 2020)

LTC outbreak & environmental

• Interdisciplinary Long-Term Care – Infection Control Kit: Outbreak Readiness Checklist
• Please note: more outbreak tools and checklists can be found above in the IPAC section above

Recovery & safety plans

• COVID-19 Recovery – Public Health and Infection Control Key Principles & Safety Plan: Long Term Care Settings
• Infection Prevention and Control COVID-19 Recovery Checklist: Long Term Care 

Staff

• Enhanced Student Screening Questionaire
• LTC Enhanced Staff Screening Form (for staff who have not been on site for 14 days or more)
• LTC Staff and Visitor Screening (January 28, 2021)