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Ministry of Health
COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Settings: Managing Health Care Workers with Symptoms within 48 Hours of Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine [Dec 20,2020]
COVID-19 HR Recommendations: Multi-Employer Health Care Workers: Recommendations to support health care workers employed at multiple sites or organizations [Apr 4, 2020]
Memo: Managing Health Worker Illness and Return to Work COVID-19 [Mar 19, 2020]
Occupational Health and Safety and Infection Prevention & Control [Mar 20, 2020]
Public Health Ontario
(Archived) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Universal Mask Use in Health Care [Archived Dec 2023]
Enhanced Epidemiological Summary COVID-19 in Health Care Workers in Ontario [PHO, Archived March 2023]
(Archived) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS First Responders and COVID-19 [Archived Dec 2023]
(Archived) How to self-isolate while working: Recommendations for Health Care Workers [Archived Dec 2023]
JURISDICTIONAL SCAN Mask Use and Assessing the Exposure Risk for Patients Exposed to COVID-19 Positive Healthcare Workers [Jan 18, 2021]
Occupational Health and Safety and Infection Prevention & Control (Mar 20)
Synopsis: Review of “COVID-19 and the risk to health care workers: a case report” (Mar 19)
Synopsis: Review of “Risk factors of healthcare workers with corona virus disease 2019: a retrospective cohort study in a designated hospital of Wuhan in China” (Mar 19)
SYNTHESIS COVID-19 – Strategies Adaptable from Healthcare to Public Health Settings to Support theMental Health and Resilience of the Workforce during the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery [Aug 6 2021]
Other
Is there any evidence that household members of HCWs are at elevated risk of COVID-19 disease, and if so, are there guidelines for mitigating that risk? [AHS COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group Rapid Response Report May 2020]
Alberta Health Services. COVID-19 Return to work guide for healthcare workers
BC Centre for Disease Control (BCDC). Management of PPE-Related Skin Damage for Health Care Workers
BC Centre for Disease Control. Supporting the Psychosocial Well-being of Health Care Providers During the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic [Mar 16, 2020]
Burnout in Hospital-Based Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 [Science Table Oct 7 2021]
CAMH. Mental Health and COVID-19: Resources for Health Care Workers
COVID-19 wellness resources. [CMA]
COVID-19 Infections Among Healthcare Workers and Other People Working in Healthcare Settings [PHAC Mar 2021]
Evidence Synthesis Briefing Note: Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies for health care workers [RAEB Aug 13 2021]
Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC). Best practices for supporting the mental health of healthcare workers during COVID-19
Order of the Provincial Health Officer: Regulated and unregulated health professionals SARS-CoV-2 Immunization [British Columbia Jan 9 2022]
NCCID. Public Health Engagement with Nurses for 2019-nCoV (Podcast, Episode 3) [Apr 27, 2021]
Nurse Wellness Survey Results: RNAO's Pulse on RNs, NPs and Nursing Students (Webinar presentation slides) [RNAO Mar 8 2021]
Rapid Review: What is known about health care worker intent to leave their occupation in the context of the COVID19 pandemic? [NCCMT Nov 26 2021]
Recent directions from the province and policy implications from RNAO’s perspective (Presentation slides from webinar) [RNAO Jun 14 2021]
The world after COVID-19 (Presentation slides from COVID-19 Webinar) [RNAO Jul 12 2021]
INTERNATIONAL
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Mitigating Staff Shortages
Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Suicidal Ideation Among State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, March–April 2021 [MMWR Dec 3 2021]
Public Health England
COVID-19: managing healthcare staff with symptoms of a respiratory infection [Apr 1 2022]
World Health Organization
Surveillance protocol for SARS-CoV-2 infection among health workers (May 28)
Assessment of risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in health workers: protocol for a case-control study (May 26)
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak: rights,roles and responsibilities of health workers, including key considerations for occupational safety and health (Mar 19)
Risk assessment and management of exposure of health care workers in the context of COVID-19
Health workers and administrators [WHO]
Other
Australian Government. Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for workers in residential aged care facilities (Apr 29)
Australian Government: Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for health care and residential care workers (Mar 15, 2020)
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress. COVID-19 pandemic response resources
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress. Fight COVID-19 with Better Sleep Health: A Guide for Hospital Workers
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress. Prolonged Operations in Personal Protective Equipment During COVID-19: Recommendations for Workers and Managers
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress. Supporting Families of Healthcare Workers Exposed to COVID-19
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress. Sustaining the Well-Being of Healthcare Personnel during Coronavirus and other Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Milbank Memorial Fund. On the front lines of COVID-19: A blueprint for health and human services from Washington State (Apr 6)
COVID-19 pandemic effects on health worker’s mental health: Systematic review and meta-analysis [European Psychiatry Jan 2022]
New Report: Recommendations for improving national nurse preparedness for pandemic response: early lessons from COVID-19 [Johns Hopkins Jun 10 2020]
TRACIE. COVID-19 Workforce Virtual Toolkit: Resources for Healthcare Decision-Makers Responding to COVID-19 Workforce Concerns
2020 Survey of America's Physicians: COVID-19 impact edition, Part one [The Physicians Foundation. Aug 2020]
2021 Survey of America's Physicians COVID-19 Impact Edition: A Year Later [The Physicians Foundation Aug 2021]
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