Grey Bruce Covid-19 and Primary Care Update July 23, 2020

South West Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Survey Please complete this survey (one per office) to identify Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) needs at your office. This will enable us to develop a community support program to help you and your staff learn about and implement IPAC strategies and procedures in your office/clinical setting. Please forward the link to the most appropriate person in your office to identify your existing IPAC assets and needs. The survey will close on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.

Infection Control & Prevention COVID-19: What we know now - Primary Care IPAC Community of Practice presentation by Regional IPAC team

New/Updated Provincial Guidelines for COVID-19 Updated Patient screening guidance - Ministry of Health, June 11, 2020 Testing and Clearance - quick reference Public Health guidance - June 25, 2020 Management of Cases and Contacts of COVID-19 - Ministry of Health, June 23, 2020 Summer Day Camps - Ministry of Health Testing guidance for children attending child care - Ministry of Health Updated: COVID-19 Operational Requirements: Health Sector Re-start – from MOH May 26, 2020

Resuming In-Office Visits Updated: July 14, 2020 Guide for re-opening primary care and community specialist offices (see www.swcovidtools.ca). OMA primary care guidance summary

Cancer Screening Programs Cancer screening resuming Cancer Care Ontario Cancer screening restarts! Ontario College of Family Physicians

Mask Exemption Note Requests Many patients are asking for notes to exempt them from wearing a mask. Here are some resources to help you respond to these requests. The Canadian Thoracic Society statement advising masks for those with lung conditions and confirming that mask use dose not exacerbate lung conditions can be found here. Asthma Canada offers tips for wearing a face mask when you have asthma here. This Psychology Today article offers some tips for wearing a mask if it triggers anxiety here. A handout for desensitizing to anxiety from wearing a mask can be found here. Tips for people with developmental disabilities are here. A strategy for those who wear glasses can be found here. Tips to help kids wear masks from are here and here.

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