COVID Tools/Resources:

• Centre for Effective Practice – https://tools.cep.health/tool/covid-19/

Public Health:

Social Services

• Employment Insurance Benefits for individuals unable to work due to illness or quarantine. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/ei-sickness.html
• Ontario 211 https://211ontario.ca/

Crisis Lines/Mental Health Services 

• Senior Safety Line
  • 1-866-299-1011
  • assists abused and at risk seniors

• Connex Ontario Mental Health Helpline
  • 1-866-531-2600
  • www.connexontario.ca

• otn.ca/bigwhitewall
  • online mental health supports

• Bounce Back Ontario
  • assistance for adults and youth 15+ to manage symptoms of anxiety and depression; offers telephone coaching sessions
  • bouncebackontario.ca
  • 1-866-345-0224

• Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
  • www.mooddisroders.on.ca
  • 416-486-8046/1-888-486-8236
  • Telephone Support Line-1-866-363-MOOD

• Anxiety Disorders Association– 1-888-223-2252

• Drug and Alcohol Helpline
  • 1-800-565-8603
  • drugandalcoholhelpline.ca
  • confidential information about drug and alcohol addiction and treatment programs

• Detox and Withdrawal Central Access
  • 866-366-9513
  • information and referral to a detox or withdrawal management program

• Mental Health Helpline
  • 1-866-531-2600
  • mentalhealthhelpline.ca
  • information and referrals on mental health services and supports
  • interpreters available

• Centre for addiction and mental health(camh)  
  • https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-health-and-covid-19

Mental Health

• Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic (CAMH) http://www.camh.ca/covid19
• Mental Health and COVID-19:Resources for health care workers during COVID-19 (CAMH) http://www.camh.ca/covid19hcw
• Wellness Together Canada https://ca.portal.gs./

• META:PHI https://metaphi.ca/covid-19.html

• Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse https://www.ccsa.ca/Impacts-COVID-19-Substance-Use

• BC Centre for Substance Abuse https://www.bccsu.ca/resources-substance-use-and-covid-19/

• ECHO Ontario Coping with COVID https://camh.echoontario.ca/echo-coping-with-covid/

• OMA Physician Health Program https://php.oma.org/keeping-yourself-healthy-resilience-and-stress-inoculation-during-covid-19/

• Collision of the COVID-19 and Addiction Epidemics. Volkow ND. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Jul 7;173(1):61-62. doi: 10.7326/M20-1212. Epub 2020 Apr 2. PMID: 32240293 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32240293/
• eMentalHealth.ca https://www.ementalhealth.ca/

Mindfulness Resources  

• Mindful Magazine
  • Website: www.mindful.org
  • Currently offering free guided meditations

• Meditation Oasis
  • Website: www.meditationoasis.com – Click on “Podcast”.
  • There are many free guided meditation tracks that you can stream online, as well as some tracks and apps that are for sale.
• Calm
  • Website: https://www.calm.com/
  • Soothing and relaxing images and sounds
  • Has both free guided meditations and paid subscription options
  • Has app versions as well

• Smiling Mind
  • Website: http://smilingmind.com.au/
  • Free meditation resources for children, teens, and adults
  • Has app versions as well

• Headspace
  • https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app
  • Available on Google Play or Apple Store
  • Has both free meditations and paid subscription options

Vitamin D and Covid-19

Palliative Care and COVID-19

• Palliative care planning needed for 2 populations:  
• Patients with progressive life limiting conditions
• Patients who become rapidly and terminally illness due to COVID 19
• https://www.who.int/cancer/palliative/definition/en/

• Ontario Palliative Care Network. (2020). Planning for Palliative Care Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• https://www.virtualhospice.ca/Assets/Planning%20for%20Palliative%20Care%20During%20the%20COVID%2019%20Pandemic%20Mar%2026%202020_20200327182537.pdf. Accessed on 27 July 2020.

• COVID-19 Response – Free, online Palliative Care Modules
• Basic pall care training for all medical and nursing students Free online training courses from reputable organizations like Pallium Canada (national, non-profit organization focused on building professional and community capacity to help improve the quality and accessibility of palliative care in Canada.)
• https://www.pallium.ca/course/covid-19-response-free-online-modules/

• Access to Medications and Equipment
• Establish a list of critical equipment and supply needs and ensure adequate supply Ensure adequate supply of medication needs to manage EOL symptoms
• https://www.ontariopalliativecarenetwork.ca/sites/opcn/files/StrategiesForManagingShortagesInPCMedicationsDuringCOVID19.pdf

• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
• COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing symptoms (including at the end of life) in the community (2020)
• https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng163

• Advance Care Planning
• https://www.ontariopalliativecarenetwork.ca/sites/opcn/files/OPCNGocFAQ.pdf

• COVID-19 Resources
• https://www.speakupontario.ca/

• COVID Ready Communication Playbook
• https://www.vitaltalk.org/guides/covid-19-communication-skills/

• COVID-19 Symptoms Management
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in collaboration with NHS England and NHS Improvement. (2020). Managing COVID-19 symptoms (including at the end of life) in the community: summary of NICE guidelines
• https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus#tab=tab_3

• COVID-19 End of Life Symptoms
• https://bc-cpc.ca/cpc/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-End-of-Life-Symptom-Management.pdf

• Provider Support
• https://www.virtualhospice.ca/Assets/CVH%2022157%20Infographic%20for%20Health%20Care%20Providers-FIN_20200506181833.pdf

• Balint groups
• Could be one way to prevent burnout during COVID-19
• https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/05/01/balint-groups-could-be-one-way-to-prevent-burnout-during-covid-19/

• Progressive muscle relaxation
• https://www.anxietycanada.com/sites/default/files/MuscleRelaxation.pdf

Oncology Guidelines for Covid-19 and Palliative Care

• Cancer Patient Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic (ESMO) 
• https://www.esmo.org/guidelines/cancer-patient-management-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

• Managing cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: An ESMO Interdisciplinary Expert Consensus
• https://www.esmo.org/guidelines/cancer-patient-management-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/consensus-recommendations-managing-cancer-patients-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

• ESMO COVID-19 Palliative Care Pathways 
• https://www.esmo.org/covid-19-and-cancer/covid-19-full-coverage/covid-19-useful-resources/covid-19-palliative-care-pathways

• Alhalabi O, Subbiah V. Managing Cancer Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond. Trends Cancer. 2020;6(7):533-535. doi:10.1016/j.trecan.2020.04.005 
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7184021/

• Al-Shamsi HO, Alhazzani W, Alhuraiji A, et al. A Practical Approach to the Management of Cancer Patients During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: An International Collaborative Group. Oncologist. 2020;25(6):e936-e945. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0213 
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7288661/

• Ontario Health Cancer Care Ontario COVID-19 Supplemental Clinical Guidance for Patients with Cancer
• https://www.ontariohealth.ca/sites/ontariohealth/files/2020-04/Ontario%20Health%20Cancer%20Care%20Ontario%20COVID-19%20Supplemental%20Clinical%20Guidance%20for%20Patients%20with%20Cancer_29Mar20%20PDF.pdf

Respiratory Health and COVID-19

• Canadian Thoracic Society: COVID-19: Information for Healthcare Professionals & the Respiratory Community, CTS Guidance Documents
• https://cts-sct.ca/covid-19/

• American Thoracic Society (ATS): ATS COVID-19 Resources
• The ATS COVID-19 Resource Center provides free information to help healthcare providers, patients and their families manage a host of issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic
• https://www.thoracic.org/covid/index.php

• American College of CHEST Physicians: COVID-19: Guidelines and Statements
• Access the latest national guidelines and statements related to the management of patients with COVID-19 and the delivery of critical care during a pandemic
• https://www.chestnet.org/Guidelines-and-Resources/COVID-19/Guidelines-and-Statements

• Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS): Position Statement, Asthma Assembly Steering Committee
• https://cts-sct.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Final_CTS-COVID-19-Asthma-Position-Statement.pdf

• Shaker MS, Oppenheimer J, Grayson M, et al. COVID-19: Pandemic Contingency Planning for the Allergy and Immunology Clinic. JACI. In Practice (2020). DOI:10.1016/j.jaip.2020.03.012.
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213219820302531

Ophthalmological Findings in Covid-19

• Dockery DM, Rowe SG, Murphy MA, Krzystolik MG. The Ocular Manifestations and Transmission of COVID-19: Recommendations for Prevention [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 8]. J Emerg Med. 2020;S0736-4679(20)30398-X. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.04.060
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7205711/

• Wong RLM, Ting DSW, Wan KH, et al. COVID-19: Ocular Manifestations and the APAO Prevention Guidelines for Ophthalmic Practices. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2020;9(4):281-284. doi:10.1097/APO.0000000000000308
• https://journals.lww.com/apjoo/Fulltext/2020/08000/COVID_19__Ocular_Manifestations_and_the_APAO.2.aspx

• Marinho PM, Marcos AAA, Romano AC, Nascimento H, Belfort R Jr. Retinal findings in patients with COVID-19. Lancet. 2020;395(10237):1610. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31014-X
• https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(20)31014-X.pdf

• Raony Í, Saggioro de Figueiredo C. Retinal outcomes of COVID-19: Possible role of CD147 and cytokine storm in infected patients with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2020;165:108280. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108280
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7314672/

Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation

• Alberta Health Services Covid-19 Rapid Evidence Report (May 19 2020).
• https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-rehabilitation-needs-rapid-review.pdf

• Simpson, R., & Robinson, L. (June 2020). Rehabilitation After Critical Illness in People With COVID-19 Infection. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation,99(6), 470.
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7253039/

• McIntyre, M., Robinson, L. R., & Mayo, A. (2020). Practical Considerations for Implementing Virtual Care in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: For the Pandemic and Beyond
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7253038/

• Greenhalgh Trisha, Knight Matthew, A’Court Christine, Buxton Maria, Husain Laiba. Management of post-acute covid-19 in primary care BMJ 2020; 370 :m3026
• https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3026

Exercises in the Community and COVID-19

• Early Mobility When Self-Isolating With Covid-19
• https://www.dropbox.com/s/0foyzdiqw7gt5jx/Early_mobility_when_self_isolating_with_COVID19_at_home%20%28002%29.pdf?dl=0

• Returning to Your Daily Activities and Exercise While Recovering from COVID-19:
• https://www.dropbox.com/s/prxi5a9s6vlahta/Returning_to_activity_exercise_while_recovering_from_COVID.pdf?dl=0

• Respiratory Exercise Program – COVID19:
• https://www.dropbox.com/s/lin804tndbz7i0e/resp%20exercise%20program.pdf?dl=0

Impacts of Anti-Asian Racism During Covid-19

• Potential Impact of COVID-19-Related Racial Discrimination on the Health of Asian Americans. Chen JA, Zhang E, Liu CH. Am J Public Health. 2020 Sep 17:e1-e4. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305858. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32941063 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32941063/
• Tessler H, Choi M, Kao G. The Anxiety of Being Asian American: Hate Crimes and Negative Biases During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Crim Justice. 2020 Jun 10:1-11. doi: 10.1007/s12103-020-09541-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32837158; PMCID: PMC7286555. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32837158/
• Psychological impact of anti-Asian stigma due to the COVID-19 pandemic: A call for research, practice, and policy responses. Misra S, Le PD, Goldmann E, Yang LH. Psychol Trauma. 2020 Jul;12(5):461-464. doi: 10.1037/tra0000821. Epub 2020 Jun 11. PMID: 32525390 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32525390/

Long-Term Effects of Covid-19 (Long Covid-19)

• Management of post-acute covid-19 in primary care. Greenhalgh T, Knight M, A’Court C, Buxton M, Husain L. BMJ. 2020 Aug 11;370:m3026. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m3026. PMID: 32784198. https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3026

• Symptom Duration and Risk Factors for Delayed Return to Usual Health Among Outpatients with COVID-19 in a Multistate Health Care Systems Network – United States. Tenforde MW, Kim SS, Lindsell CJ, Billig Rose E, Shapiro NI, Files DC, Gibbs KW, Erickson HL, Steingrub JS, Smithline HA, Gong MN, Aboodi MS, Exline MC, Henning DJ, Wilson JG, Khan A, Qadir N, Brown SM, Peltan ID, Rice TW, Hager DN, Ginde AA, Stubblefield WB, Patel MM, Self WH, Feldstein LR; IVY Network Investigators; CDC COVID-19 Response Team; IVY Network Investigators. March-June 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Jul 31;69(30):993-998. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6930e1. PMID: 32730238; PMCID: PMC7392393. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392393/

• Immediate and long-term consequences of COVID-19 infections for the development of neurological disease. Heneka MT, Golenbock D, Latz E, Morgan D, Brown R. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2020 Jun 4;12(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s13195-020-00640-3. PMID: 32498691; PMCID: PMC7271826. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7271826/

• Considerations for Postacute Rehabilitation for Survivors of COVID-19. Sheehy LM. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2020 May 8;6(2):e19462. doi: 10.2196/19462. PMID: 32369030; PMCID: PMC7212817. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7212817/

• Long-term Pulmonary Consequences of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): What We Know and What to Expect.Salehi S, Reddy S, Gholamrezanezhad A. J Thorac Imaging. 2020 Jul;35(4):W87-W89. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000534. PMID: 32404798. https://journals.lww.com/thoracicimaging/Fulltext/2020/07000/Long_term_Pulmonary_Consequences_of_Coronavirus.11.aspx

Management During Pregnancy and Childhood

• SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical features and pregnancy outcomes. Khalil A, Kalafat E, Benlioglu C, O’Brien P, Morris E, Draycott T, Thangaratinam S, Le Doare K, Heath P, Ladhani S, von Dadelszen P, Magee LA. EClinicalMedicine. 2020 Aug;25:100446. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100446. Epub 2020 Jul 3. PMID: 32838230; PMCID: PMC7334039. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7334039/

• COVID-19 during pregnancy: an overview of maternal characteristics, clinical symptoms, maternal and neonatal outcomes of 10,996 cases described in 15 countries. Figueiro-Filho EA, Yudin M, Farine D. J Perinat Med. 2020 Oct 1:/j/jpme.ahead-of-print/jpm-2020-0364/jpm-2020-0364.xml. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2020-0364. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33001856. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33001856/

• Characteristics of Women of Reproductive Age with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Pregnancy Status. Ellington S, Strid P, Tong VT, Woodworth K, Galang RR, Zambrano LD, Nahabedian J, Anderson K, Gilboa SM. United States, January 22-June 7, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Jun 26;69(25):769-775. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6925a1. PMID: 32584795; PMCID: PMC7316319. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7316319/

• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Statement on Coronavirus COVID-19, March 10, 2020
• bfmed.org/abm-statement-coronavirus

• CAPWHN, COVID-19 Suggestions for care of the perinatal population
• https://capwhn.ca/covid-19-perinatal-care/

• CDC information on COVID-19 and pregnancy, birth, infant care and breastfeeding
• cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/pregnancy-breastfeeding.html

• Updated SOGC Committee Opinion – COVID-19 in Pregnancy
• https://www.sogc.org/common/Uploaded%20files/Media%20Updates/EN_Statement-COVID_Pregnancy.pdf

• Toronto Region COVID-19 Hospital Operations Table COVID-19 – Recommendations for Management of Pregnant Women and Neonates with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
• http://www.manuelosses.cl/coronavirus/recomendaciones%20COVID19_Toronto.pdf

• Corticosteroid Guidance for Pregnancy during COVID-19 Pandemic. McIntosh JJ. Am J Perinatol. 2020 Jun;37(8):809-812. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1709684. Epub 2020 Apr 9. PMID: 32274772; PMCID: PMC7356057. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7356057/

• COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) – Fertility and Pregnancy (Cochrane Collaboration)
• https://cgf.cochrane.org/news/covid-19-coronavirus-disease-fertility-and-pregnancy