COVID-19 RESOURCES
PHYSICIAN HEALTH
- OMA Physician Health Program (PHP)
- OMA-hosted virtual drop-in chats — please log in to OMA.org for details
- Pandemic Acceptance & Commitment to Empowerment Response Intervention for Healthcare Providers (PACER-HCP)
- Therapists Reactions to Patient Suicide
- Impact of Patient Suicide on Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Trainees
- OPA Webinar: Coping with Patient and Suicide
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
- A Measured Approach to Planning for Surgeries and Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Ontario Ministry of Health — COVID-19 Guidance: Mental Health and Addictions Service Providers in Community Settings
- CPSO Policy: Resumption of Non-Essential Health Care Services
- OMA Preparing to Resume In-Person Care: A COVID-19 checklist for community-based practices. v.2, Jun 23/20
BILLING
- OHIP Bulletin 4745: Temporary K codes in response to COVID-19 pandemic, effective Mar 14/20
- OHIP Bulletin 4746: Billing for virtual physician services and technical guidance
- OHIP Bulletin 4749: Expanding access to OHIP Coverage and Funding Physician and Hospital Services for Uninsured Patients
- OHIP Bulletin 4750: Virtual Care Billing Codes, effective April 1/20
- OHIP Bulletin 4756: Funding for services for patients who do not have provincial health insurance during COVID-19, effective March 21/20
- OMA/Ontario MD: Virtual Care Guide for Physicians
- OMA Section on Psychiatry: June 2, 2020: “Update on K083 limits”
- Ontario Ministry of Health Virtual Care Billing Information Manual
PATIENT CARE
- COVID-19 and the Mental Health Act – Completing a Form 1 for risks associated with COVID-19
- Ontario Ministry of Health — COVID-19 Guidance: Mental Health and Addictions Service Providers in Community Settings
- Centre for Effective Practice/Upstream Lab/DFCM University of Toronto - Social Care Guidance for supporting people exposed to social risks that impact health, caused or exacerbated by COVID-19
PATIENT RESOURCES
- COVID With Kids – toolkit for coping with kids at home during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Improving Mental Health During COVID-19
- PROTECH (Pandemic Rapid-response Optimization to Enhance Community-Resilience and Health)
GENERAL COVID-19 INFORMATION
- World Health Organization
- Health Canada – COVID-19 Information
- Public Health Ontario – COVID-19 Health Care Resources
How are you coping?
Canadian scientists have launched a study on the psychological, social, and financial impacts of COVID-19 in healthcare providers.
You can fill out the survey here.
