If are you looking for general information about COVID-19, please visit our main COVID-19 web page. The content below is mainly for Health Care Providers.
HPEPH Bulletins for Health Care Providers
Previous issues of our bulletins are shared on the Public Health Bulletin for Local Health Care Providers page and five most recent bulletins are listed below . Please subscribe to receive future bulletins.
- May 25 – Local COVID-19 Updates
- May 22 – Local COVID-19 Updates
- May 14 – Local COVID-19 Updates
- May 7 – Local COVID-19 Updates
- May 4 – Local COVID-19 Updates
Reporting
Health care providers are required to immediately report all persons under investigation, probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 to HPEPH at 613-966-5500. This includes any person who has been tested for COVID-19. Please report by using the HPEPH COVID-19 Primary Care Reporting Form for print use or electronic use – updated April 1, 2020.
General questions about the virus, or any communicable disease, can also be directed to the HPEPH CD Intake Line 613-966-5500 or 1-800-267-2803, ext. 349. For additional, detailed information, health care providers are also encouraged to visit the Ministry of Health’s Page for Health Care Workers.
Resources for Health Care Providers (HCP)
Screening, Testing and Case Management for Patients
- COVID-19 Guidance for Primary Care Providers in a Community Setting (V5) – Ontario Ministry of Health – updated May 22, 2020
- Referral for COVID-19 Assessment form – HPEPH – updated May 21, 2020
- COVID-19 Patient Screening Guidance Document (V3.0) – Ontario Ministry of Health – updated May 17, 2020
- COVID-19 Provincial Testing Guidance Update (V4.0) – Ontario Ministry of Health – updated May 14, 2020
- COVID-19 Symptom List (V4.0) – Ontario Ministry of Health – updated May 14, 2020
- Quick Reference Guide for Testing and Clearance (V6.0) – Ontario Ministry of Health – updated May 2, 2020
- COVID-19 Screening Sign for Medical Offices – updated April 22, 2020
- Public Health Management of Cases and Contacts of COVID-19 in Ontario – Ontario Ministry of Health – added April 16th, 2020
- Sample Collection Instructions for COVID-19 – HPEPH
- Testing Guidelines for COVID-19 – PHO
- Fee Code – Providing Services by Telephone/Video or Working in Designated Assessment Centres – OMA – added March 24, 2020
- COVID-19 Testing – PHO
- Updates to COVID-19 Testing at PHO Laboratory – March 17, 2020
- COVID-19 Primary Care Reporting Form – HPEPH
- For Print Use – updated April 1, 2020
- For Electronic Use – updated April 1, 2020
Screening and Self Isolation for HCW
- COVID-19 Case Definition as of May 11, 2020 – Ontario Ministry of Health – updated May 11, 2020
- HCW Self-Isolation and Return to Work Reference Guide – HPEPH – updated May 6, 2020
- HCW Self-Isolation While at Work – PHO – added April 5, 2020
PPE and Cleaning Protocols for HCP
- Technical Brief – Updated IPAC Recommendations for Use of PPE for Care of Individuals with Suspect or Confirmed COVID-19 – PHO
- Removing PPE Video – PHO
- Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning for IPAC – PHO
- Cleaning and Disinfection for Public Settings – PHO
General Resources and Information for HCP
- Infographic on Managing Stress, Anxiety and Substance Use during COVID-19 – Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
- Synopsis of Key Articles –COVID-19 – PHO
- Daily Scan of Selected Public Health Organizations – PHO
- How Can You Provide Care Safely During COVID-19? – SGFP (OMA) – added March 19, 2020
- Health Care Professionals Emergency Planning and Preparedness COVID-19 – Ontario Ministry of Health – updated March 5, 2020
- COVID-19 Outbreak Update – PHAC
- COVID-19 Guidance for the Health Sector – Ontario Ministry of Health
- For additional information, contact the Communicable and Infectious Disease Program at Hastings Prince Edward Public Health at 613-966-5500 or 1-800-267-2803, ext. 349.
From the Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH)
Updates and Memos from the CMOH
- Additional Direction on Testing Strategy – May 24, 2020
- Update on COVID-19 Preparations and Actions – May 15, 2020
- Update on COVID-19 Preparations and Actions – May 13, 2020
- Update on COVID-19 Preparations and Actions – May 11, 2020
- Update on COVID-19 Preparations and Actions – May 8, 2020
Directives from the CMOH
- Directive #3 for Long-Term Care Homes – CMOH – updated May 23, 2020
- Directive #5 for Hospitals within the meaning of the Public Hospitals Act – CMOH – updated April 10, 2020
- Directive #4 for Ambulance Services and Paramedics – CMOH – updated March 31, 2020
- COVID-19 Directive #1 for Health Care Providers and Health Care Entities – CMOH – updated March 31, 2020
- COVID-19 Directive #2 for Health Care Providers – CMOH – added March 19, 2020
Supportive Housing – including Nursing Homes and LTC
- COVID-19 Directive #3 for LTC – CMOH – updated May 23, 2020
- Transfer of Hospital Patients and Community Clients to Long-Term Care Homes – Ontario Health – April 29, 2020
- LTC & RH Consult Line for General Internal Medicine – Ontario Health – added April 27, 2020
- Regional COVID-19 staffing response in support of Long Term Care Homes – Ontario Health – April 26, 2020
- LTC/RH COVID-19 Screening Tool – Version 2.0 – Ontario Ministry of Health – updated April 24, 2020
- UPDATE – Transfer of Hospital Patients to Retirement Homes – Ontario Ministry of Health – April 23
- COVID-19 Outbreak Guidance for Long Term Care Homes – Ontario Ministry of Health – added April 16, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance: Group Homes and Co-Living Settings – Ontario Ministry of Health – added April 2, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance for LTC – Ontario Ministry of Health
- March 13 CMOH Memo Regarding Visitor Updates – Chief Medical Officer of Health
- Signage for Suspension of Visitors – English and French – Ontario Ministry of Health
Allied Health Professionals
- COVID-19 Guidance: Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) Sites V2 – Ontario Ministry of Health – updated April 12, 2020
- COVID-19 in Pregnancy – adapted from Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada – added April 3, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance: Homeless Shelters – Ontario Ministry of Health – added April 2, 2020
- Class Exemption for Pharmacists Prescribing and Providing Controlled Substances – Health Canada – added March 24, 2020
Guidance Documents (Ontario Ministry of Health)
- COVID-19 Guidance for Acute Care (V4) – updated May 11, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance for Emergency Child Care Settings
- COVID-19 Guidance for Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) Sites – updated April 12, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance for Home and Community Care Providers (V4.0) – updated May 4, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance for Homeless Shelters
- COVID-19 Guidance for Hospice Care (V1.0) – added May 4, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance for Independent Health Facilities
- COVID-19 Guidance for Long-Term Care – updated April 15, 2020
- COVID-19 Outbreak Guidance for Long Term Care Homes – added April 16, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance for mask use in LTCH and RH – added April 16, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance: Labour, Delivery and Newborn Care (V2.0) – updated May 19, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance: Mental Health and Addictions Service Providers in Community Settings (V1) – May 9, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance for Paramedic Services
- COVID-19 Guidance for Pharmacies
- COVID-19 Guidance for Primary Care Providers in a Community Setting (V5) – updated May 22, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance for Laboratories
Information For Patients
- COVID-19 Information for the Public – Ontario Ministry of Health
- COVID-19 Fact Sheet for Patients – HPEPH
- Effects of COVID-19 on Pregnancy & Infant Feeding – HPEPH
- Cleaning and Disinfection for Public Settings – Public Health Ontario
- How to Self-Monitor – Public Health Ontario
- How to Self-Isolate – Public Health Ontario
- How to Isolate at Home – Public Health Agency of Canada
- Self Isolation: A Guide for Caregivers/Contacts – Public Health Ontario
Last updated: May 25, 2020.
