Stay Educated
Links to Industry Resources
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for the United States (US)
- CDC Updates
- CDC Website
- FAQ CDC
- Strategies to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF)
- Situation Summary (specific to US) – updated as needed by CDC
- Healthcare Professional Resources
- Document on caring for patients
- Hospital Preparedness Assessment Tool
- Examples of Transmission Based Precautions and Signs for posting outside resident rooms
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National State Health Department contacts for COVID-19
AHCA/NCAL Emergency Preparedness Information for Members
Health Canada
- Government of Canada Information Page
- Coronavirus disease outbreak update, Instructions for health professionals, symptoms and treatment, prevention and risks, and travel advice
- For Canadian Health Professionals there are pages with details on transmission, detection, reporting, and infection prevention and control
- Canadian Interim National surveillance guidelines for human infection with Coronavirus Disease
- Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Healthcare settings
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Links to all the social media health information channels in Canada
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Provincial and Territorial Government Resources
- Alberta Government Information Page
- Alberta Health Services Information Page
- BC Ministry of Health Information Page
- BC Centre for Disease Control Information Page
- Manitoba Government Information Page
- Nova Scotia Government Information Page
- Government of Ontario Information Page
- Saskatchewan Government Information Page
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- For information specific to CMS, please visit the Current Emergencies Website
- CMS Newsroom
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Additional Resources
HHS Public Health Emergency Services
The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
The American Hospital Association