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  • COVID-19 Updates

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    COVID-19

    A Struggling System

    Reading time: 2 minutes Delayed and missed health care may have contributed to more than 4,000 excess deaths not related to COVID-19 between August and December 2020, states a CMA report.

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    COVID-19 Practice Partner

    Vaccine Hesitancy

    Reading time: 6 minutes Physicians remain the most trusted source of vaccine information. So, they have a unique role in helping their patients get vaccinated, says Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health.

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    COVID-19 Information

    Your Unvaccinated Patients

    Reading time: 3 minutes CPSO reminds physicians that patients cannot be denied access to in-person care if they are unvaccinated or don’t have a recent negative COVID-19 test result.

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    COVID-19 Practice Partner

    COVID-19 Exemption Requests

    Reading time: 2 minutes Patients may ask you to write notes or complete forms exempting them from wearing a mask, returning to work in-person or getting vaccinated. We provide some advice on how to handle these requests.

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    COVID-19 Practice Partner

    Post-Pandemic Care

    Reading time: 6 minutes What should post-pandemic health care look like? More virtual care and greater equity were some of the hopes shared by health-care experts at the Choosing Wisely National meeting.

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    COVID-19 Practice Partner

    A Pandemic Silver Lining

    Reading time: 3 minutes If the pandemic has a silver lining, it’s the opportunity it presents to get rid of low value care, an audience at the Choosing Wisely National Meeting heard.

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    COVID-19 Features

    Vaccine Hesitant Patients

    Reading time: 3 minutes Doctors are a trusted source of information for their patients. A conversation that answers questions about COVID-19 vaccines could be enough to encourage a vaccine hesitant patient to get their shot.

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    COVID-19 Practice Partner

    Pandemic-induced Mental Health Distress

    Reading time: 5 minutes Given the upheaval the pandemic caused in the lives of so many, even patients with no history of serious episodes of mental distress could be experiencing them now. 

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    COVID-19 Practice Partner

    Safe Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines

    Reading time: 5 minutes The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recently published a bulletin sharing a number of leading practices that facilitate the safe administration of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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    COVID-19 Information

    Update on OntarioMD’s Notification System

    Reading time: < 1 minute OntarioMD listened to physician feedback that its Health Report Manager tool was sending too many notifications about the availability of COVID-19 test results to physicians’ EMR inboxes.

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    COVID-19 President

    A Moment for Profound Appreciation

    Reading time: 2 minutes Dr. Brenda Copps, a Hamilton family physician and the College’s new President, sends a message of thanks to the profession for all their sacrifices.

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    COVID-19

    CPSO Supports Physicians During COVID-19

    Reading time: 2 minutes The College has a policy — Public Health Emergencies — that articulates expectations for physicians during events such as COVID-19.

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    COVID-19

    COVID-19: We Answer Your Questions

    Reading time: < 1 minute We provide answers to FAQs and regularly update the information that you need from all the relevant health care sources.

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    COVID-19

    Helping you Answer Your Patients’ Questions

    Reading time: < 1 minute Let your patients know the CPSO’s website provides some useful resources for members of the public. We also answer their FAQs.

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