COVID Resources
NEW: COVID-19 Reporting of Deaths
To support having highest quality data on deaths from COVID-19, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health would like to remind physicians and nurses in the extended class, Ontario about best practices for the completion of medical certificates of death and about your legal obligation to report deaths from diseases of public health significance to your local Medical Officer of Health.
For details, including information regarding the legal obligation to report any death where the cause of death was a disease of public health significance, please see the Memo RE: COVID-19 Reporting of Deaths.
REPORT DATE | TOPICS COVERED | RESOURCE MATERIAL |
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Monday April 25, 2022 | Therapeutic Management of Residents of LTC Homes with COVID-19 | Therapeutic Management of Residents of LTC Homes with COVID-19 |
Friday January 28, 2022 | Numbers; Wastewater Testing; National LTC Standards; New Residences’ Bill of Rights; WHO Palliative Approach Definition | |
Saturday January 22, 2022 | Current Numbers; How is Ontario Responding; Summary of Dr. McGeer Webinar; Fourth Dose Controversy | Guidance Report |
Friday January 14, 2022 | Mortality Rates; Protecting Residents & Staff; Therapeutic Management of Adult Patients; OLTCC Webinar with Dr. Allison McGeer | Fluvoxamine,Ontario Science Table |
Thursday January 6, 2022 | Current numbers; Guidance Document; Treating COVID in LTC; Therapeutic Management of Adult Patients | Therapeutic Management,Guidance Document |
Thursday December 30, 2021 | Covid-Omicron Report | |
Thursday March 25, 2021 | Current Numbers; Ontario Budget; MD Course; Rapid Antigen Testing, COVID-19 Testing | |
Friday February 26th, 2021 | Current numbers; LTC COVID Commission; Dr. Williams CTV News; Roberta Place – Barrie | |
Friday February 5th, 2021 | Current Numbers; Dr. Barry Roth; Vaccine Suppliers | |
Thursday January 28, 2021 | Current numbers; UK Variant; Vaccines; OLTCC MD Course | |
Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 | Number update; OMA – 5 Recommendations; Medical Director Advice on Preparedness | |
Tuesday January 12th, 2021 | Current numbers; Testing; Vaccinations | Minister’s Directive January 8, 2021 |
Friday January 8th, 2021 | Vaccine Information | |
Monday January 4th, 2021 | Comparison numbers; Timeline of COVID-19 Virus 2020 | |
Thursday December 24th, 2020 | Townhall December 23, 2020; Commission Reports; Tendercare Home; Oakwood Manor Home | |
Monday December 21st, 2020 | Current numbers; Vaccine; MLTC Staffing Plan | MLTC Staffing Plan 2021-2025 |
Tuesday December 8th, 2020 | Current numbers; Second Interim Report of the LTC Commission; OMA COVID-19 Survey | |
Wednesday November 25th, 2020 | Current Numbers; Testing; Dementia Care Survey; OLTCC AGM | |
Friday November 20th, 2020 | Update on Current numbers; Ontario’s new Framework Levels | LTC Sector Surveillance Testing Strategy Visitor Policy |
Thursday October 9th, 2020 | New COVID-19 Precautions for LTC, Oct 5 | |
Thursday September 24, 2020 | Second COVID-19 Wave; Conference Update; Dr. James Edney; The Long Term Care Commission | Joint Letter Re: Wave 2 Preparedness, September 21, 2020 |
Tuesday September 1, 2020 | Current status; Testing; Vaccines; Dr. Rhonda Collins; OLTCC Virtual Conference 2020 | |
Tuesday August 25, 2020 | Outdated Facilities, Underfunded, Understaffed; CMPA Annual Meeting and Virtual Care | |
Tuesday August 18, 2020 | Current numbers; Regional Geriatric Programs; OMA meets NDP | Letter, OMA Abdulla |
Tuesday August 11, 2020 | Current numbers; COVID-19 Survey; Understaffing consequences; Frontline Connect; OLTCC Virtual Conference, 2020 – Dates announced | |
Tuesday August 4, 2020 | LTC Commission; Virtual Care | |
Tuesday July 28, 2020 | Current numbers; Town Hall July 24, 2020; Nurse Led Outreach Teams | Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in LTC |
Friday July 24, 2020 | Town Hall Meeting July 24th 2020 – Allison McGeer | |
Tuesday July 21, 2020 | Safe Family Visits; Town Hall Friday July 21, 2020 12 pm – “In the Wake of the First Wave”; E-Consult Program; Dr. Janice Legere | |
Tuesday July 14, 2020 | Current numbers; Managing Death Reports; Town Hall July 21, 2020 12 pm – “In the Wake of the First Wave”; Solving the COVID-19 Crisis in LTC | 1) Memo to Bereavement Authority of Ontario, Electronic Signatures 2) Solving COVID-19 Crisis in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care |
Tuesday July 7, 2020 | Current numbers; Virtual Care; The Canadian Armed Forces Intervention | |
Tuesday June 30, 2020 | Current numbers, Weekly number of deaths chart; Dr. Celeste Fung | |
Tuesday June 23, 2020 | Current numbers; Weak Links; Collaborative Care; Dr. Sandy Shamon; COVID-Control | CONTROL of COVID-19 Outbreaks in LTCHs |
Tuesday June 16, 2020 | Current numbers; Isolation impact on residents; Profile: Dr. Stuart Egier | |
Friday June 12, 2020 | Resuming Visits in LTC Homes; Confusion about Asymptomatic spread; Profile: Dr. Ross Kennel | Ministry of Long-Term Care – Resuming Visits In LTC Homes |
Tuesday June 9, 2020 | Case numbers; Care of patients; COVID-19 Endotheliitis; Town Hall link; Role of our clinicians | |
Tuesday June 2, 2020 | Current numbers; Town Hall Meeting May 28; Ombudsman Investigation; Safe Visits; CanAge | |
Friday May 29, 2020 | CAF Report; OLTCC/OMA Zoom Town Hall Meeting | |
Wednesday May 27, 2020 | OLTCC/OMA Zoom Town Hall, May 27, 2020 | |
Tuesday May 26, 2020 | Cumulative numbers; Military reporting; Systemic Failings; OLTCC Special COVID-19 meeting; Time for Action | |
Friday May 22, 2020 | Current numbers; Temporal estimates; Managing Older Adults with COVID-19; Use of PPE; Cohorting; Town Hall Zoom Meeting May 28 | |
Tuesday May 19, 2020 | LTC Commission; OLTCC Virtual Conference 2020; Current outbreaks; Dementia risk factor; COVID-19 symptoms; Hydroxychloroquine | |
Friday May 15, 2020 | Current cases; Staffing; Physician Burn-out; Safe Prescribing | |
Tuesday May 12, 2020 | Current stats; Detection of COVID-19 | |
Friday May 8, 2020 | Approach to end-of-life care; Heart Failure Management; Optimizing diabetes management; Testing & Clearance Guidance; Clinician burn-out | End of Life Care in COVID-19 |
Tuesday May 5, 2020 | Current data; COVID-19 in weeks to come; Virtual visits and remote care; Salute to all front-line workers in LTC | |
Monday May 4, 2020 | Outbreak update; Provincial Guidance Update; SpeakUp Ontario | COVID-19 Provincial Guidance Update, May 2, 2020 |
Sunday May 3, 2020 | Screening; Outbreaks in Homes; Choosing Wisely Virtual Gatherings | |
Saturday May 2, 2020 | Long Term Care Cases; Remdesivir; Home in Kirkland, Washington | |
Thursday April 30, 2020 | Current number; Success Stories | |
Wednesday April 29, 2020 | Presenting signs; Treatment guidelines; COVID-19 in Older Adults; Journal of Clinical Imaging | |
Monday April 27, 2020 | Systemic deficiencies; Front Line Workers hourly wage hike; Asymptomatic persons; Shortages of staff in LTC; Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Transmissions – Study | |
Sunday April 26, 2020 | Palliative Care in Long Term Care during COVID-19 | |
Saturday April 25, 2020 | Dr. David Naylor reports on COVID-19; Characteristics and Comorbidities; COVID-19 Survey Link | |
Friday April 24, 2020 | PHO Epidemiological Summary; Crucial gaps; Virtual Care Platforms | |
Thursday April 23, 2020 | Targeted Interventions; Scrouge of COVID-19; Reduction of Inspections; LTCI Recommendations; Management of Heart Failure Webinar | |
Wednesday April 22, 2020 | Update on Deaths; State of Emergency; Mortality rates in LTC; NSAIDs; Community use of face masks; Palliative Care | |
Monday April 20, 2020 | COVID-19 Cases; Transitions between Nursing Homes and ED-Webinar today 3 pm; Virtual Care; Telemedicine | |
Sunday April 19, 2020 | About Ventilators; Palliative Care and COVID-19 Forum; Consent and Capacity; SpeakUP Ontario Letter | |
Saturday April 18, 2020 | Outbreak cases; Bed reconfigurations; Viral Load, Lancet - Mar 27; Germ defence; Dying process as a doctor, patient | |
Friday April 17, 2020 | Ontario News Release, April 16; The Data Gap - Globe & Mail April 17; LTC Clinicians experiences | (1) Outbreak Guidance for LTC Homes (2) LTCH-COVID EOL Order Set - Regional |
Thursday April 16, 2020 | Ontario Ramps up LTC Protection; WHO COVID-19 Strategy Update; CBC Corona Virus Tracker; OMA Virtual Care; Transitions between Nursing Homes & ED's webinar; Hospice Palliative Care & OMA Webinar | |
Wednesday April 15, 2020 | Emergency Order re staffing; Chronic Understaffing; BPSD and COVID-19; Optiminzing Medication Management | (1) Optimizing Medication; (2) BPSD - COVID-19 |
Tuesday April 14, 2020 | Projected Number & Released Guidelines; COVID-19 Death Estimates; PPE, Personal Support Workers; National Advance Care Planning Day; Managing Resident Death (MRD) in LTC | (1) MRDR Process Map; (2) Managing Resident Deaths & IPDR Form |
Monday April 13, 2020 | Managing Resident Deaths in LTC - begins April 14; Ontario CLRI; Echo info and online session info | |
Sunday April 12, 2020 | Honour Guard; Managing Resident Deaths in LTC; Consent and CPR; Residents on Dialysis | |
Saturday April 11, 2020 | Testing; Transfers; Managing Resident Deaths in LTC; Webinar Link | (1) CPR Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Friday April 10, 2020 | Ontario Health Testing Guidance Update; Medical Certificate of Death; Managing Resident Deaths in LTC Webinar Link | (1) Guidance for Certfying COVID-19 Deaths;(2) COVID-19 Provincial Testing Guidance Update |
Thursday April 9, 2020 | Long Term Care and COVID-19 Town Hall Virtual Meeting; Managing Resident Death Report; Ontario Telemedicine Network and eConsult | |
Wednesday April 8, 2020 | Patients from hospitals to LTC homes; Planning for Palliative Care Delivery; LTC Prophylaxis Trial; GeriMedRisk | (1) Planning for Palliative Care Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Tuesday April 7, 2020 | PPE Shortage; Masking; Hospice Palliataive Care Ontario; Difficult Conversations; CPR in LTC | (1) Recommended Guidelines - Pandemic Universal Masking |
Monday April 6, 2020 | "Steel Wall"; Speak Up Ontario Resouces | |
Sunday April 5, 2020 | Projected cases; Modelling; Changes to ADP-funded Oxygen; OMA Information | (1) Home Oxygen Therapy - Q&A |
Saturday April 4, 2020 | Keep Your Loved Ones in LTC; The Clinical Frality Score; Letter to Families | (1) Using your Electronic Health Reacord for Virtual Care - Tip Sheet |
Friday April 3, 2020 | Projected cases; Death Toll Projections; Assure best possible Palliative Care; COVID-19 Survey | (1) Sample Letter to Families; (2) Clinical Triage Protocol for Major Surge - COVID-19 |
Thursday April 2, 2020 | Confirmed cases; Choosing Wisely Canada; COVID-19 Survey Information and link | (1) Choosing Wisely - COVID-19 Recommendations |
Wednesday April 1, 2020 | Management of Outbreaks; COVID-19 and Certification of Death; OLTCC Board meeting discussion; Remote or Virtual Care | (1) Coroner - Guidance for Certifying COVID-19 |
Tuesday March 31, 2020 | Case Definition for COVID-19; New Directives; Provincial Geriatric Leadership Office (PGLO); Virtual Care | (1) Case Definition report; (2) CMOH Directive #3 |
Monday March 30, 2020 | Pinecrest Nursing Home; Temporary Emergency Order; Symptoms and Screening | |
Sunday March 29, 2020 | Temporary Changes to the Long Term Care Homes Act; Emergency Order; Unprecedented Times; Letter to Minister Dr. Merrilee Fullerton | |
Saturday March 28, 2020 | Worldwide Case numbers; Prevention and Control, PHO update; Swabing Video link; COVID-19 Inforamtion for LTC Residents and Families; Nursing Home Associated Pneumonia | |
Friday March 27, 2020 | Prevalence in COVID-19; ED Transfers; Petition to Prime Minister Trudeau; Medication changes; Virtual Care Coding | (1) Advanced Care Planning and Goals of Care; (2) COVID-19 Info for LTC Residents and Families |
Thursday March 26, 2020 | Stay at Home - LTC Physcians Commitment to Residents; Confirmed cases; Advanced Care Planning; Goals of Care Conversations; OMA Section for LTC and Care of the Elderly | (1) Goals of Care Conversations |
Wednesday March 25, 2020 | Enhanced Measures to Protect the safety of Residents; Virtual care - eConsult | (1) FAQ's - Econsult in LTC |
Tuesday March 24, 2020 | OMA Link; CPSO COVID-19 FAQ's; Keeping health care workers safe; Recommendations from the lens of Palliative care | (1) Ontario News Release;(2) Symptom Management in the Frail Elderly |
Monday March 23, 2020 | Guiding Principles; COVID-19 Stats; Goals of Care Conversations; Cdn Health Network link | (1) Goals of Care Conversations |
Sunday March 22, 2020 | Confirmed cases; Spread of COVID-19; Symptoms-Treatments; LTC Homes COVID-19 Guidance | |
Saturday March 21, 2020 | SARS article; Virtual Care; Fee Code | |
Friday March 20, 2020 | Public Health website; PPS; Emergency Federal Measures | |
Thursday March 19, 2020 | CDC Morbidity & Mortality reports; Avoidable transfers,Anti-viral therapies; ACE2; Social distancing | |
Wednesday March 18, 2020 | Cases, Visitor restrictions, Infection control precautions, CPSO FAQ link; ACE inhibitors or ARBs |