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Documents for National Conference Calls Responding to COVID-19
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- Notes from conference calls
- 2020, March 18, COVID-19 Conference Call Notes
- 2020, March 25, COVID-19 Conference Call Notes
- 2020, April 1, COVID-19 Conference Call Notes
- 2020, April 8, COVID-19 Conference Call Notes
- 2020, April 15, COVID-19 Conference Call Notes
- 2020, April 22, COVID-19 Conference Call Notes
- 2020, April 29, COVID-19 Conference Call Notes
- 2020, May 13, COVID-19 Conference Call Notes
- 2020, May 27, COVID-19 Conference Call Notes
- 2020, June 10, COVID-19 Conference Call Notes
- 2020, June 24 COVID-19 Conference Call Notes
- 2020, September 30 COVID-19 Conference Call Notes
- 2020, October 28 COVID-19 Conference Call Notes
- Public Health Agency Canada Guidelines
- Documents from Components
- Nova Scotia
- Nova ScotiaGood Neighbour Protocol
- COVID 19 - Home Support Screening Protocols COVID-19 March 27 2020
- COVID 19 Management in LTCF Directive Attachment
- COVID-19 IPAC Guide for Home and Community Care March 24(v.5)
- COVID-19 IPAC Guide for LTC March 24 2020
- FAQ LTC Worker Masking Protocol During COVID-19 FINAL
- health-protection-act-order-by-the-medical-officer-of-health
- Healthcare-Worker-Masking-COVID-19-FAQ_FINAL
- Interim PH Measures April 11 2020
- PPE Message to Staff for PPE. Physicians and Staff-FINAL
- New Brunswick
- Saskatchewan
- Nova Scotia
- Research on PPE
- HSABC/NUPGE Research: Respiratory Protection for Health Workers Caring for COVID-19 Patients
- Oudyk Report: A consideration of the rationale provided to downgrade PPE precautions for COVID‐19 (CFNU)
- Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention & treatment-Zhejiang University reduced
- WHO Study on Distancing, Masks and Eye Protection
- Lancet Commentary on WHO study on Distancing, Masks and Eye Protection
- National Union Research
- COVID-19 and Income Inequality
- Employment Measures (updated as of July 16, 2020)
- Government Measures including "Reopening" Plans (updated as of July 16, 2020)
- Child Care Arrangements During COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada (updated as of June 24, 2020)
- Institutional and organizational response to COVID-19 in Canada (updated as of April 29, 2020)
- Limiting Health Care Workers to One Facility, (updated as of May 6, 2020)
- Material from PSI and International bodies
- PSI Model COVID-19 Workforce Policy For Unions
- ILO Standards and Covid 19 - Key provisions of international labour standards relevant to the evolving COVID- 19 outbreak
- ILO Guidelines on decent work in public emergency services
- US Center for Disease Control (CDC)
- American Society of Heating, Refridgeration and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
- Reports from Other Meetings
- Advisory Committee on the Environment June 15, 2020 Videoconference
- Advisory Committee on the Environment September 28-29, 2020 Videoconference
- Advisory Committee on Women's Issues June 10, 2020 Videoconference
- Advisory Committee on Women's Issues October 19-20, 2020 Videoconference
- Advisory Committee on Young Workers' Issues June 26, 2020 Videoconference
- Advisory Committee on Young Workers' Issues November 10, 2020 Videoconference
- Canadian Health Professionals Secretariat June 23, 2020 Videoconference
- Canadian Health Professionals Secretariat November 19-20, 2020 Videoconference
- Collective Bargaining Advisory Committee April 20, 2020 Conference Call
- Collective Bargaining Advisory Committee October 1-2, 2020 Conference Call
- Communication Officers September 25, 2020 Videoconference
- Community Service Workers April 24, 2020 Conference Call
- Component Educator Representatives October 27, 2020 Videoconference
- Component Organizers February 23, 2021 Videoconference
- Correctional Officers and Youth Facility Workers Conference Calls
- Emergency Medical Services April 17, 2020 Conference Call
- Emergency Medical Services May 4, 2020 Conference Call
- Group Home Representatives May 11, 2020 Video Conference
- Legal Strategies Component Coordinating Committee July 10, 2020 Videoconference
- Legal Strategies Component Coordinating Committee November 3, 2020 Videoconference
- Liquor Board Representatives April 9, 2020 Conference Call
- Liquor Board Representatives September 22, 2020 Videoconference
- Liquor Board Representatives March 9, 2021 Videoconference
- Long-term Care, April 16, 2020 Video Conference
- Occupational Health and Safety Officers April 2, 2020 Conference Call
- Occupational Health and Safety Officers April 16, 2020 Conference Call
- Occupational Health and Safety Officers April 30, 2020 Conference Call
- Occupational Health and Safety Officers May 14, 2020 Conference Call
- Occupational Health and Safety Officers May 28, 2020 Conference Call
- Occupational Health and Safety Officers June 11, 2020 Videoconference
- Occupational Health and Safety Officers June 25, 2020 Videoconference
- Occupational Health and Safety Officers September 24, 2020 Conference Call
- Post-secondary Education Representatives June 8, 2020 Video Conference
- Post-secondary Education Representatives October 15, 2020 Video Conference
- Post-secondary Education Representatives January 18-19, 2021 Video Conference
- Privatization Researchers April 6, 2020 Conference Call
- Privatization Researchers September 29, 2020 Videoconference
- Probation Officers' June 23, 2020 Videoconference
- Probation Officers' November 4, 2020 Videoconference
- Special Anti-racism Committee August 24, 2020 Videoconference
- Special Committee on Child Care July 9, 2020 Videoconference
- Special Committee on Child Care October 13, 2020 Videoconference
- Special Committee on Child Care February 16, 2021 Videoconference
- Wildland Firefighters Representatives June 25, 2020 Videoconference
- Wildland Firefighters Representatives December 10, 2020 Videoconference with the Canadian Inter-Agency Forest Fire Centre
- Working Session for Social Workers March 8-9, 2021