CACCN | Coronavirus disease(COVID-19)

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.

ICI Radio (francais) https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/dans-la-mosaique/episodes/525448/rattrapage-du-lundi-12-avril-2021 – Under Section ”Les informations régionales avec Lyne-Françoise Pelletier”. Article: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1784290/ontario-reaffectation-employes-infirmieres-covid19-hopitaux

Thank you CACCN Members and our Critical Care Colleagues (March 2021)
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

Updated as of September 27, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccination Tool Kit for Health Care Providers The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Recommendations on the use of COVID-19 vaccines. The NACI COVID-19 vaccine statement has been updated to reflect current evidence on rates for vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT). This update also includes clarifications to existing recommendations on interchangeability within the mRNA vaccine platform.
Voici une mise à jour récente aux Recommandations sur l’utilisation des vaccins contre la COVID-19 du Comité consultatif national de l’immunisation (CCNI). La déclaration du CCNI sur les vaccins contre la COVID-19 a été mise à jour à la lumière des données actuelles sur les taux de thrombocytopénie thrombotique immunitaire induite par le vaccin (TTIV). Cette mise à jour comprend aussi des clarifications aux recommandations actuelles sur l’interchangeabilité dans la plateforme de vaccin à ARNm.

UPDATED! COVID-19: Effectiveness and benefits of vaccination
UPDATED! Planning guidance for immunization clinics for COVID-19 vaccines
UPDATED! Vaccines for children: 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
NEW Ornge	Compassion Fatigue
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)


Alberta Alberta Critical Care Research Network	British Columbia British Columbia Centre for Disease Control	Manitoba
New Brunswick English Francais	Newfoundland / Labrador	Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories	Nunavut	Ontario
Prince Edward Island	Quebec English Francais	Saskatchewan
Yukon

#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 !