Additional Virtual Care Resources

Teaching/learning Virtual Care:

University of Toronto (UofT) Centre of Faculty Development resource hub:
https://centreforfacdev.ca/resource-hub-teaching/

 UHN COVID-19/ Virtual Care Hub:
https://www.uhn.ca/Education/COVID-19-teaching-learning-resources/

UHN Hub: Tips for Supervising Learners Providing Virtual Care (PDF):
https://www.uhn.ca/Education/COVID-19-teaching-learning-resources/Documents/Tips-for-Supervising-Learners-Providing-Virtual-Care.pdf

Teaching and Learning in the Time of COVID-19 (UHN):
https://guides.hsict.library.utoronto.ca/c.php?g=716957&p=5124513

Teaching in the Time of COVID-19:
https://guides.hsict.library.utoronto.ca/c.php?g=716957&p=5114421\

American Medical Association Virtual Care/ COVID-19 resources::
https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/covid-19-resources-medical-educators

Frequently Asked Questions and Concerns (UHN Hub):
https://www.uhn.ca/Education/COVID-19-teaching-learning-resources/Pages/faqs.aspx#collapseThree

Telemedicine Guide via (Rheumguide.ca):
https://www.rheumguide.ca/telemedicine.html

AAMC Telehealth Competencies:
https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/report/telehealth-competencies

Patient scheduling (UHN):
https://www.uhn.ca/Education/COVID-19-teaching-learning-resources/Documents/Schedule-your-patients-in-waves.pdf

Supervising learners while providing virtual-care – PDF (Northern Ontario School of Medicine):
https://www.nosm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CEPD-SUPERVISING-LEARNERS-WHILE-PROVIDING-VIRTUAL-CARE-Tips-Best-Practice-April-22-2020.pdf

Telehealth tips for practice and supervision (PDF):
https://guides.hsict.library.utoronto.ca/ld.php?content_id=35290735

Teaching with technology:
https://sites.google.com/view/educational-technologies/home?authuser=2

Temerty Faculty of Medicine (UofT) COVID19 resources:
https://www.cpd.utoronto.ca/covid-19/

Synchronous Teaching and Learning
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi9227-d5zKPRf9ubOQTgWg

Telemedicine and virtual care guidelines (and other clinical resources for COVID-19 -Royal College:
https://www.royalcollege.ca/rcsite/documents/about/covid-19-resources-telemedicine-virtual-care-e#bc

Doctors of BC virtual care hub:
https://www.doctorsofbc.ca/managing-your-practice/doctors-technology-office-dto/virtual-care

Wellbeing guide (Tele-Presence-5): 
https://med.stanford.edu/presence/initiatives/stanford-presence-5/tele-presence-5.html

Virtual Physical Examination:

Cardiac virtual physical exam: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7368154/

TeleHealth 10 for Virtual physical examination:
http://europepmc.org/article/MED/32687813

Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) – Virtual Care Modules (inc. Virtual Care MSK examination training): 
https://rheum.ca/education/continuing-education/virtual-care-training-modules/

VICCTR Module 6 – Virtual MSK Exam:
https://rise.articulate.com/share/sfYa5Y-FKopdJyluQ0uDF36ihohLt0hE#/

Patient preparation and guides for Virtual Care:

Video (Doctors of BC). Patient guide on how to install and use Zoom for virtual visits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHslZ7kvYu0

One-page handout for patients: https://www.doctorsofbc.ca/sites/default/files/seeing_your_doctor_with_zoom_for_patients_how-to_poster_id_380024.pdf

Doctor’s Technology Office (BC) : patient troubleshooting guide: https://www.doctorsofbc.ca/sites/default/files/dto_virtual_care_for_patients_faq.pdf

Medicolegal aspects of Virtual Care:

CPSO guidance:
https://www.cpso.on.ca/en/Physicians/Policies-Guidance/Policies/Virtual-Care

CMPA guidance:
https://www.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/membership/protection-for-members/principles-of-assistance/practising-telehealth

Updated: 12 September 2022