Clinical care: Pathways, Evidence and Practical Supports contains information for primary care practices in Hamilton and the surrounding area. Here, you will find screening and clinical pathways, evidence summaries; information about health and community services, including referrals; and other resources for you and your patients to help you provide seamless, quality care to our community during the COVID pandemic and beyond.
Using the HFAM.ca Pathway for COVID Care in the Community
Visit Assessment, Monitoring and Management of COVID
This information is rapidly changing, particularly around service availability. If there is information that needs updating that you think is important, please feel free to contact us at contact@hfam.ca
Latest COVID-19 Case Numbers and Provincial Response Framework
- City of Hamilton — Status of Cases in Hamilton
- Public Health Ontario COVID-19 Data Tool
- Ontario COVID-19 Response Framework (Nov 13, 2020)
Latest Updates
Resources about the bivalent booster vaccine added to the Vaccine Information page
New children and youth mental health resource forms added to the EMR templates and Mental Health pages
Information about the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program added to the Mental Health page
Updated documents related to Monkeypox vaccine and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
New resource “Paxlovid for a Patient on a DOAC” added to Antivirals / Paxlovid Access page
Paxlovid prescribing form added to EMR Templates page (April 18 – an error was found on previous version, new version now posted)
Updates to the eligibility criteria and new referral form on Antivirals / Paxlovid Access page and in Tab 7: Medications on Assessment, Monitoring and Management page
Updates to RAT swab collection method for Omicron in COVID Testing and Clinical Diagnosis / Testing in your Clinic Section
New section on asymptomatic screening with RATs: COVID Testing and Clinical Diagnosis / How to Use RATs for Asymptomatic Screening Section
New section added in the Patient Resources Tab: Patient Resources / How and When to Use Rapid Antigen Tests