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COVID-19 Information for Health Professionals

Please find below information related to clinical care for hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis and kidney care (non-dialysis) patients.

Perspectives on 2020 and Gratitude from Adeera Levin, Executive Director, BC Renal

Hemodialysis

Patient Letter - Changes to Your Hemodialysis Schedule:

Visitors and travelling patients during COVID-19
Phase 2 Visitor protocol for dialysis units

Hemodialysis Patient Screening:

BC Hemodialysis COVID-19 Screening: Questions & Answers
Hemodialysis Patient Screening Questionnaire for Influenza-like Illness/COVID-19:

Quick Reference Guide for Units Entering Screening Questionnaires into PROMIS directly

Kidney Care Clinics

Emergency Physicians or GPs

Guideline for emergency physicians or GPs who encounter a patient on dialysis who is symptomatic for COVID

Palliative Care

Documenting Goals of Care - Patient Letter:

Guidance for Implementation of ACP
COVID-19 Conversation Guide
Telehealth Communication Tips
CMAJ - Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators
and saving lives

Vaccines

Getting Your COVID-19 Vaccines:

Get your second vaccine dose - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca); please review the registration and booking information provided via the link; people who are "clinically extremely vulnerable" will have already received their invitations to book their second vaccine, or will be receiving them soon. This includes:

Dialysis patients (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis)
CKD Stage 5 patients (eGFR less than 15 ml/min)
Glomerulonephritis patients receiving steroid treatments

Clinical Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines for People with Kidney Disease (BCCDC Website)

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