This QuickHit was developed to share information about precautions and how to minimize risk when caring for children with suspected or confirmed measles in home and community settings.
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This QuickHit was informed by Connected Care safety reports related to damaged oximeter cables and sensors caused by improper handling or incorrect cleaning in home and community settings.
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This QuickHit was developed to promote best practices for comfort and safety when administering intramuscular (IM) injections to children in home and community.
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This QuickHit was informed by consults from family caregivers who require support with troubleshooting to obtain gastric aspirate from their child’s NG tube for placement verification at home.
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This QuickHit was prompted by Philips Respironics' announcement regarding the discontinuation of the Trilogy 200 portable home ventilator model. The servicing of this ventilator will cease in December 2025. In response, the Ontario Ventilator Equipment Pool (VEP), in partnership with medical teams, has initiated the transition of patients from the Trilogy 200 to the ResMed Astral 150.
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This QuickHit was informed by inquiries from home and community care providers related to discarding catheters and tips for tracheostomy suctioning at home.
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This QuickHit was informed by family caregivers who have initiated consults through Connected Care Live for support when the Bel clamp on their child’s Corflo PEG J breaks or comes apart.
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This QuickHit was informed by Connected Care’s recent expansion of services to include ostomy education for family caregivers and home and community care providers and new resources on AboutKidsHealth.
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This QuickHit was informed by Connected Care Live consults from home and community care providers about the use of CADD pumps for medication administration in home and community settings.
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This Quick Hit was informed by Connected Care Live consultations from home and community care providers confirming how to check settings on a Trilogy 200 as part of their beginning of shift safety checks.
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This Quick Hit was informed by family caregivers and home and community care providers that have inquired about safety considerations for children with NG tubes in home and community settings
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This Quick Hit was informed by Just In Time Training with home and community care providers preparing to care for children with tracheostomy tubes returning to school on a school bus.
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This Quick Hit was informed by questions asked by nurses and school staff supporting children with diabetes in home and community settings.
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This Quick Hit was informed by Just In Time Training with home and community care providers preparing to care for children with tracheostomy tubes returning to school on a school bus.
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This QuickHit was informed by Wound and Ostomy Nurses at SickKids who identified a knowledge gap about a new wound care device being used both in hospital and home and community care.
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This QuickHit is informed by several consults from home and community care providers about the use of an alternative method for IV medication administration in home and community care.
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This QuickHit was developed in response to questions and interest in paediatric palliative care among home and community care providers.
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This Quick Hit comes from updated best practice guidelines regarding administering subcutaneous injections in the paediatric population.
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This QuickHit was informed by Connected Care Live consults from home and community care providers inquiring about care considerations for children receiving medications via subcutaneous infusion.
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This Quick Hit was informed by education requests from home and community care providers on current best practices for performing Clean Intermittent Catheterization (CIC).
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