Our goal at CACCN is to support critical care nurses in Canada by ensuring you have information, knowledge and educational resources to assist you in caring for COVID-19 patients. This information includes ensuring you have the resources to also protect yourself from infection.
- Video Message to our Members and Critical Care Nurses Worldwide: CACCNYouTube
- Message to our Members and Critical Care Nurses Worldwide: COVID-19 (April2020)
- CACCN Letter to our Members: COVID-19 (March2020)
- Share your COVID-19 Information on Facebook / Twitter
Public Health Agency of Canada – For Health Professionals
- Guidance Documents: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/guidance-documents.html
- NEW! Interim guidance on the use of rapid antigen detection tests for the identification of SARS-CoV-2 infection
- NEW! Pan-Canadian COVID-19 Testing and Screening Guidance: Technical guidance and implementation plan
- NEW! National polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing indication guidance for COVID-19
- NEW!Infection prevention and control recommendations for medical evacuation by aircraft of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 from remote and isolated communities in Canada’s North
- NEWGuidance on the use of influenza vaccine in the presence of COVID-19
| Organization / Information / Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| The following is provided for information only. | Posting does not constitute endorsement. |
| Honouring Our Patients | Heartbeat in a Bottle Preparation, Tutorial (Vitalite NB) |
| World Health Organization | Website Rolling Events Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected |
| Health Canada | COVID-19 Updates |
| COVID-19 Maps/Trackers | Where the Cases Are COVID-19 Tracker Canada Mapping the COVID-19 Outbreak Visual Guide to the Pandemic |
| American Association of Critical-Care Nurses | Coronavirus Information AACN COVID-19 Top 5 Resources Pocket Cards Procedure Manual Ethical Triage and End-of-Life Care Moral Distress in Times of Crisis To the Newly Graduated Nurse Resources from the US Medical Community |
| Alberta Health Services | ICU Refresher Booklet 2020 |
| British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) | FEPA – Focused Education Preparation Advancing Frontline RNs Register and Access |
| Canadian Blood Services | Update on organ donation and transplantation services |
| Canadian Institute for Health Information | COVID-19 |
| Canadian Nurses Association | COVID Resources |
| Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists | COVID Webinar Series Pharmacy Practice Resources |
| Canadian Society of Critical Care Medicine | COVID Tracker Information Education |
| Collection of Literature | COVID Papers |
| Continulus | Complimentary COVID-19 Educational Resources Complimentary Podcasts |
| Covid Collective – A collection of physicians, communicators & citizens on the frontlines. | Covid Collective |
| Critical Care Education Pandemic Preparedness Team (Ontario) | QuickICUTraining |
| FOAMed / FOAMcast | Critical Care |
| ICN – International Council of Nurses | COVID (Youtube) |
| ICU-Pandemic | Covid Resources |
| MedCram | Ventilator Course Vent Pearls Explained Clearly Pandemic Explained Clearly Medical Acid Base and ABGs Explained Clearly Lung Ultrasound Explained Clearly |
| McMaster University – Senior Medical Students | COVID Literature Review |
| Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) | PPE Resources |
| Open Pediatrics | COVID-19 Youtube Playlist |
| Resus Tonight with Allan & Rob | Podcasts |
| Room 2017 | Using Music in Hospice, Palliative Care Infographics |
| Society of Critical Care Medicine | Educational Resources |
| South China Morning Post | How it all began |
| Tema Foundation | PPE for Your Mind |
| The Internet Book of Critical Care | COVID Resources |
| The Lancet Infectious Diseases | Complimentary COVID-19 Articles |
| UK Intensive Care Society | Wellbeing Resource Library |
| University of Calgary | Covid Corner |
| US National Library of Medicine | LitCovid (article collection) |
| #WEGOTTHIS Challenge for Critical Care Nurses and Teams | #ONSENOCCUPE Tout un défi pour le personnel infirmier et les équipes œuvrant dans les soins intensifs |
| We are so grateful for the Canadian public showing amazing support for healthcare workers with their nightly shout outs / make some noise, meals, and those heartfelt simple thank you’s. CACCN was challenged to show how much we appreciate the public’s support. CACCN was challenged to show how much we appreciate the public’s support. We encourage you and your teams to take photos with our signs: Critical Care Nurses and/or Critical Care Healthcare Team and post on your social media platforms – Twitter: be sure to tag @caccn1 and/or post directly to our Facebook page OR send to caccn@caccn.ca with your hospital name and we will post for you! We challenge you to send this message right across the country! | Nous remercions ardemment le grand public canadien de son appui exceptionnel manifesté tous les soirs à l’égard des travailleurs de la santé, soit par des cris de soutien, des bruits, des repas, soit par de vives marques de gratitude. L’ACIISI tient à exprimer sa grande appréciation pour le soutien reçu du public. Nous vous encourageons donc, vous et vos équipes, de prendre des photos avec nos écriteaux « Personnel infirmier en soins intensifs » et de les afficher sur vos plateformes de médias sociaux à l’aide des hashtags #ONSENOCCUPE #NURSING – Twitter : prenez soin de baliser @caccn1 et / ou de les afficher directement sur notre page Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CanACCN/. Nous vous invitons même à faire circuler ce message partout au pays ! |