This post is provided as an information resource specifically for HealthCare Professionals within the Saint John Region and New Brunswick Emergency Departments
This post is updated regularly
SJRHEM COVID-19 Pages
- COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control
- COVID-19 Screening Pathways
- COVID-19 Clinical Management
- Internal Communication Daily Update Thread Password has been emailed to all staff and is posted on Closed Group FaceBook SJRHEM Education page.
- COVID Cover – for medical staff only
COVID-19
- What is COVID-19
- COVID-19 Cases in Canada by Province – Updated Daily
- Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard
- World COVID Data- FT – Infographic – Updated daily
- CAEP and CJEM COVID resources
New Brunswick Public Health – Link
- COVID-19 Community Assessment Centres
- Horizon Visitor Guidelines
- NB Self-Isolation Information and Leaflet for Patients
Trauma New Brunswick Program
- Link to TNBP – COVID-19 Page
WorkSafe New Brunswick
Academic Activity – Dal, DMNB, Residents, News, Cancellations
- Dalhousie University – COVID-19 Resource for Students
- Medical Learners – Travel – NB/NS/PEI/NL – Jan 7 – HHN Letter to Learners and Faculty_Jan 7 2021
- Dalhousie and MUN Undergraduate Clinical Learning Guidelines during COVID-19 – Nov 2
Staff Wellness
- Protecting Frontline Medical Clinicians during COVID
- Horizon – Dealing with Anxiety
- SJRHEM Wellness Newsletter – Dr. Chandra – March 20
- COVID – Healthcare Worker – Safe at work and home – March 21
- CAEP -Hospitals must always provide a safe working environment – especially in Covid-19 pandemic context – Mar 21
- Canadian Society of Physician Leader – COVID Wellbeing Bulletin- March 22
What is COVID-19
- A novel betacoronavirus first reported in Wuhan, China on December 31st 2019
- Symptoms for the novel coronavirus are similar to those for influenza or other respiratory illnesses.
- Current assumptions are that spread is via droplet and/or fomite to face
- Infection Prevention and Control = Contact and Droplet precautions
COVID-19 – SOURCES OF INFORMATION
- Links to reliable COVID-19 Information: New Brunswick, Horizon, Canada, CDC, WHO
- Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians – COVID Page
- Other COVID -19 respected resources: EMCrit, RebelEM
SJRHEM GRAND ROUNDS
- COVID-19 Rounds – Dr. Duncan Webster (Infectious Disease Physician)
- COVID-19 Testing in NB – Dr. Jo-Anne Talbott
- COVID-19 Lung PoCUS – Dr. David Lewis
How to Collect NP Swab