• Tips for Supervising Family Medicine Learners Providing Virtual Care (CFPC)
• COVID-19: Tips for family doctors (Ontario College of Family Physicians)
• Telemedicine and virtual care guidelines by province (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada)
• Doctors Technology Office (DTO) Virtual Care Toolkit (Doctors of BC)
• Telehealth and patient-doctor relationships in rural and remote communities (Canadian Family Physician December 2016)

• Emerging respiratory viruses, including COVID-19: methods for detection, prevention and response and control

As part of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s comprehensive updates and resources related to COVID-19, this link provides important information for health professionals. This includes details health professionals need to know, the spectrum of illness, transmission of the illness, epidemiological information, detecting and reporting, treatment and guidance.
 

• Clinical management of patients with COVID-19: Second interim guidance
• Research priorities for COVID-19 vaccines to support public health decisions
• Interim guidance: Care of residents in long term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Guidance for providers of services for people experiencing homelessness (in the context of COVID-19)
• Infection prevention and control for COVID-19: Interim guidance for outpatient and ambulatory care settings
• Interim Guidance on Continuity of Immunization Programs during COVID-19
• Lifting of restrictive public health measures - Recommendations from the F/P/T Special Advisory Committee on COVID-19
• Supplying the Canadian healthcare sector in response to COVID-19
• Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19: Interim Guidance for Home Care Settings
• Requirements for serological antibody tests submitted under the COVID-19 Interim Order: guidance
• COVID-19 Technical Brief: Masking and face shields for full duration of shifts in acute healthcare settings
• Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19. Second Interim Guidance for Acute Healthcare Settings
• COVID-19 Pandemic Guidance for the Health Care Sector
• Sign up to “Get Updates on COVID-19” from the Government of Canada. Sign-up for regular short updates from the Government of Canada about COVID-19
• Government of Canada connects Canadians with mental wellness supports during COVID-19
• Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19: Interim Guidance for Long Term Care Homes
• Clinical management of patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 - Interim guidance
• Interim national case definition: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
• Routine practices and additional precautions for preventing the transmission of infection in healthcare settings

• NEW! Recommendations on the use of COVID-19 vaccine(s)
• UPDATED Guidance on the prioritization of initial doses of COVID-19 vaccine(s)
• Guidance for repeated PCR testing in individuals previously positive for COVID-19
• Interim guidance on the use of rapid antigen detection tests for the identification of SARS-CoV-2 infection
• Pan-Canadian COVID-19 Testing and Screening Guidance: Technical guidance and implementation plan
• National polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing indication guidance for COVID-19
• 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
• Updated: Public health management of cases and contacts associated with COVID-19
• Guidance for influenza vaccine delivery in the presence of COVID-19
• Interim national surveillance guidelines for human infection with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Summary of assumptions
• Infection prevention and control for coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Interim guidance for acute healthcare settings

• NEW! Planning guidance for administration of COVID-19 vaccine
• NEW! Planning guidance for immunization clinics for COVID-19 vaccines

Your work helps flatten the COVID-19 pandemic curve.
Now you can earn certified credits for conquering the learning curve!

COVID-19 Learning on the Go

As part of their response to COVID-19, physicians in Canada are taking part in many learning opportunities related to the pandemic, including reading journal articles and attending webinars and rounds. Many of these activities have been developed quickly and are not formally certified.

Here is an opportunity to have your efforts recognized.
Turn your learning experience into two Mainpro+ certified credits by describing and documenting the impact the activity has had on your practice. You can find this newly created learning activity in Mainpro+ under Self-Learning, Certified activities: COVID-19 Learning on the Go.

If you have questions, please contact the Mainpro+ team at 1-800-387-6197 ext. 560 or [email protected].

COVID-19 Resource Documents from Public Health Physicians of Canada
 

• Support from your peers in early practice is available through the First Five Years in Family Practice Canada Facebook group. There are also peer First Five Years Facebook groups in each province that discuss region-specific questions (e.g., billing information).
• General transition-to-practice information is available on the First Five Years Transition to Practice website.

• For details about cancellations, scheduling, delivery changes, and frequently asked questions related to the 2020 Certification Examination in Family Medicine and the 2020 Examination of Added Competence in Emergency Medicine, please visit: www.cfpc.ca/en/education-professional-development/examinations-and-certification/certification-examination-in-family-medicine/impact-of-covid-19-on-certification-and-examinati.

Licensing for family medicine residents graduating in 2020
The Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada has advised the CFPC that family medicine residents graduating in 2020 who have not taken the required certification exam prior to finishing their training may be eligible for a provisional/temporary/restricted licence if they have:

1. Documentation confirming that they completed their postgraduate training program (sent directly to medical regulatory authorities by the university)
2. Proof of eligibility to take the certification exam (sent directly to medical regulatory authorities by the CFPC)

Recipients of these licences must also take the Certification Examination in Family Medicine at the earliest opportunity. For more information and additional requirements, please consult your provincial/territorial medical regulatory authority.  

Canadian Medical Protective Association
Individuals who are granted temporary independent licences as a result of the pandemic do not have to change their Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) Type of Work (TOW) category or notify the CMPA. Residents in this situation will remain in their existing TOW categories and will not be charged additional fees. Residents should confirm their ability to practise independently with their licensing authority prior to doing so, and they are encouraged to call the CMPA for any questions related to medical-legal advice.

Residents can contact the CMPA using its secure members portal (login required) or by calling 1-800-267-6522 Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (ET).

• The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is offering its spring Practice Management sessions by webinar. To view the presentation schedules and access the presentation decks for some of the most popular topics, visit: joulecma.ca/learn/practice-management-curriculum.
• The CMA has created a dedicated COVID-19 web page with resources for managing your practice, providing virtual care, and supporting physician wellness during this time of crisis.

COVID-19 Hub
Includes COVID-19 bulletins and FAQs

COVID-19: A data perspective

The CFPC supports the Canadian Pharmacists Association advice to pharmacists to not dispense hydroxychloroquine or azithromycin to treat symptoms of COVID-19. At this time physicians should refrain from prescribing these drugs to prevent or treat COVID-19 in the community. There is insufficient evidence to recommend their general use in combatting COVID-19. Advice pertaining to dispensing these drugs will be updated if new evidence warrants any changes.

New COVID-19 Social Care Guidance tool developed to guide primary care providers in supporting vulnerable patients

The weekly COVID-19 Report provides an easy-to-read digest of the current understanding of the virus behind COVID-19 and key diagnostic and therapeutic questions. (Available in English only)

Mental Health and Substance Use Support