With a surge of respiratory viruses this holiday season, the ACFP has collated the following helpful resources from a variety of credible sources including the Ontario College of Family Physicians and Alberta Health Services.
Drug Management:
- Managing Critical Drug Shortages in Clinical Practice, Canadian Pediatric Society
- Compounding Infants’ and Children’s Acetaminophen, Alberta College of Pharmacy
- Considerations for Imported Children’s Acetaminophen, Alberta College of Pharmacy
Immunization:
- Influenza Immunization: Information for health professionals, Alberta Health Services
- Alberta Vaccine Booking System, Alberta Health
- Vaccine Hesitancy Guide
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), COVID-19, and Influenza Information for Health Care Providers:
- Respiratory Virus Testing and Management Approach: Community Provider Guidance, Alberta Health Services
- The Cold Standard, Choosing Wisely Canada
- Weekly Influenza Reports, Government of Canada
- Alberta Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prevention Program, Alberta Health Services
- Family Physicians Prescribing PaxlovidTM, Alberta College of Family Physicians
- Collection of a Nasopharyngeal and Throat Swab for Detection of Respiratory Infection, Alberta Health Services and ProvLab Alberta
- COVID-19 and Other Respiratory Viruses Requisition (Provincial), Alberta Health Services
- Viral Infection Prescription Form, College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Coughing up the evidence: Bronchodilators or inhaled steroids for post-infectious cough, ACFP TFP
Care Tips for Patients:
- Family Doctor Tips on Caring for Children with Respiratory Symptoms (translated into 13 languages), Ontario College of Family Physicians
- Health Education and Learning (HEAL), Alberta Health Services
- Circulating Respiratory Viruses in Alberta: Dr. Joffe, Alberta Health
- Handwashing, Alberta Health
- Navigating COVID: Adults an Pregnant Teens, Alberta College of Family Physicians, Alberta Medical Association, Accelerating Change Transformation Team, and Primary Care Networks
We hope that you find these resources useful.
