Clinical guidelines

Anesthesia

• Provincial anesthesia guidelines for COVID-19 (PDF)

Critical care

• Discontinuing COVID-19 precautions for admitted patients in Acute Care (PDF)
• March 24, cardiac services update (PDF)
• AGMP cheatsheet (PDF)
• Clinical guidelines for patients with respiratory failure, confirmed or suspected COVID-19 (PDF)
• COVID-19 anesthesia guidelines (PDF)
• COVID-19 ICU assisted communication toolkit memo (PDF)
• COVID-19 interim infection prevention and control protocol for surgical procedures requiring intubation (PDF)
• COVID-19 intubation procedure for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 (PDF)
• COVID-19 regional trauma team resuscitation algorithm with guiding principles (PDF)
• Northern Health UHNBC COVID-19 airway management team information (PDF)
• Regional ventilator humidification guidelines (PDF)
• Regional trauma team resuscitation algorithm with guiding principles (PDF)
• Surgical patient assessment form (PDF)
• Transitioning from nebulizer to MDI treatment (PDF)
• UHNBC COVID-19 airway team activation protocol (PDF)
• WHO’s clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when COVID-19 is suspected

Emergency medicine

• COVID-19 emergency department regional response algorithm (PDF)
• WHO’s clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when COVID-19 is suspected

General practice

• Infection prevention and control for coronavirus disease (Covid-19): Interim guidance for acute healthcare settings
• Q & A: Asymptomatic testing (PDF)
• WHO’s clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when COVID-19 is suspected

Kidney care

• Dialysis patients
• Hemodialysis guidelines (PDF)

Obstetrics

• Adapting maternity practices during COVID-19 (PDF)
• COVID-19 antenatal visits (PDF)
• COVID-19 clinical guidance for pregnancy and newborns (PDF)
• COVID-19 in pregnancy/birth – acute care maternity clinical guidance (PDF)
• COVID-19 in pregnancy, birth and postpartum - clinical guidance (PDF)
• COVID-19 new IPC guidance for surgical and obstetrical (PDF)
• COVID-19 updated NH code blue algorithm and activation guideline to include pregnant patient in effect (PDF)
• Entonox use in labour and delivery (PDF)
• Perinatal and neonatal specialty education guidance during COVID-19 (PDF)

Oncology

• CON clinic in-person consultations - pandemic recovery phase (PDF)

Pediatrics

• COVID-19 pediatric guidance (PDF)
• Information on COVID-19 in children, infection prevention and control, diagnosis and treatment options
• Pediatrics update - July 16 (PDF)
• Updated guidelines: COVID-19 in children

Treatment

• Critically ill Tocilizumab infusion order set (COVID-19 only) (PDF)
• Remdesivir review and advisory working group executive summary (PDF)
• CON Clinic in-person consultations - pandemic recovery phase (PDF)
• COVID-19 ER lab investigations order set (PDF)
• COVID-19 nebule to MDI order set (PDF)
• COVID-19 adult admissions order for confirmed or suspected COVID-19 (PDF)
• COVID-19 intensive care admission orders (PDF)
• COVID-19 patient's own medication (PDF)
• COVID-19 patient handout (PDF)
• NH COVID-19 therapeutic guidelines for adults (PDF)
• COVID-19 tocilizumab (ACTEMRA) injection - Use and access (PDF)
• Q & A: Asymptomatic testing (PDF)
• Risk stratification tool to guide level of care for adult patients with COVID-19 (PDF)

Testing

• COVID-19 Repeat testing when new symptoms arise, previous positive (PDF)
• COVID-19 non-test-based strategy memo (PDF)
• COVID-19 non-test-based strategy for determining communicable period (PDF)
• PCH COVID-19 - new testing site (PDF)
• COVID-19 flu testing guidelines (PDF)
• COVID-19 in-house testing update (PDF)
• COVID-19 in-house testing (PDF)
• COVID-19 in-house testing restrictions (PDF)
• COVID-19 in-house testing restrictions update (PDF)
• COVID-19 in-house testing restrictions update (May 12) (PDF)
• COVID-19 Q&A asymptomatic testing (PDF)
• COVID-19 case and contact management (PDF)
• COVID-19 report probable causes (PDF)
• COVID-19 specimen collection and testing (PDF)
• COVID-19 testing guidelines update (PDF)
• COVID-19 testing memo (April 27) (PDF)
• COVID-19 testing residents of Quebec (PDF)
• COVID-19 updated testing guidance for clinicians (PDF)
• Management of COVID-19 test results (PDF)

• COVID-19 duty to care (PDF)
• COVID-19 ethical decision support (PDF)
• COVID-19 ethical framework (PDF)
• COVID-19 PPE ethical guidance (PDF)
• Long-term care to acute care transfers - non-beneficial treatment (PDF)
• Responding to suspected COVID-19 for residents in shared rooms (PDF)
• Visitation restrictions in long-term care (PDF)

• COVID-19 vaccine deferral among recent lab-confirmed cases (PDF)
• Respiratory testing addition: BioFire® Array (PDF)
• Medical imaging and laboratory services backlog (PDF)
• COVID-19 inpatient echocardiogram for confirmed or suspected cases (PDF)
• COVID-19 medical imaging services update: March 20, 2020 (PDF)
• COVID-19 medical imaging update 2 (PDF)
• COVID-19 overwrapping and sealing of blood products (PDF)
• COVID-19 restart of non-urgent cardiac services (PDF)
• COVID-19 restart of non-urgent medical imaging services (PDF)
• COVID-19 sample collecting guidelines (PDF)
• COVID-19 temporary suspension of oximetry testing (PDF)
• Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) collection resumption (PDF)
• In-house testing update - critical reagent level (PDF)
• Outpatient hepatitis C testing resumes (PDF)

• COVID-19 direct-acting oral anticoagulants now covered for new patients (PDF)
• COVID-19 medication conservation (PDF)
• Update on supply of critical care drugs (PDF)

• COVID-19 colchicine for treatment of non-hospitalized patients (PDF)
• COVID-19 home oxygen qualifying criteria (PDF)
• Essential services: Prevention and health promotion within primary and community care (PDF)
• Testing and caring for patients with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19

• UPDATE: COVID-19 outbreak at St Paul's Hospital cardiac unit - patient transfer information (PDF)
• COVID-19 outbreak at St Paul's Hospital cardiac unit - patient transfer information (PDF)
• Clinical response guidelines for COVID-19 for outpatient settings (PDF)
• Clinical response guidelines for COVID-19 for in-home visits and in-home care provision (PDF)
• Clinical response guidelines for COVID-19 for community based services (PDF)
• COVID-19 autopsies on confirmed or suspected cases (PDF)
• COVID-19 clinical response guidelines for outpatient collection sites (PDF)
• COVID-19 code blue guidelines (PDF)
• COVID-19 emergency department readiness (PDF)
• COVID-19 safe handling of bodies of deceased persons (PDF)
• COVID-19 site preparation checklist for outpatient settings (PDF)
• COVID-19 transport referral pathways (PDF)
• COVID-19 transfer algorithm (PDF)
• NH Regional transport response team memo (PDF)
• Guideline for COVID-19 Outbreak Prevention and Management in Northern Health Facilities ( PDF)
• Non-essential escorts during aeromedical transport (PDF)
• Transfer of low acuity suspected COVID-19 admitted patients to UHNBC (PDF)

• Child and youth mental health services resource list (PDF)
• Community action teams (PDF)
• COVID-19 expression of interest for pandemic prescribing (PDF)
• COVID-19 resources for working with vulnerable populations (PDF)
• Fort St. John clinical response guidelines for Emergency BC housing accommodation (PDF)
• Mental health and substance use resources (PDF)
• Resources for families of children with neurodevelopmental disorders (PDF)
• Resources to support the response to COVID-19 amongst people who use substances
• Risk mitigation implementation diagram (PDF)
• Risk mitigation prescribing virtual model (PDF)
• Prince George clinical response guidelines for Emergency BC housing accommodation (PDF)
• Terrace clinical response guidelines for Emergency BC housing accommodation (PDF)
• Virtual clinic substance use pathway (PDF)
• Virtual substance use clinic (PDF)
• Vulnerable population COVID-19 response resources and planning (PDF)

• COVID-19 pandemic recovery workplace safety plans (PDF)