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COVID-19 communication | Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) COVID-19 Response Resources—includes communication guidance from VitalTalk, the Serious Illness Program and others (US): https://www.capc.org/toolkits/covid-19-response-resources/ Discussion of unwelcome news during COVID-19 pandemic: A framework for health and social care professionals, E-learning for Health (UK) https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/LearningContent/LaunchFileForGuestAccess/611123 |
Telephone communication | Patient Safety Learning (UK). Talking to relatives: A guide to compassionate phone communication during COVID-19. 2020. https://www.pslhub.org/learn/coronavirus-covid19/tips/talking-to-relatives-a-guide-to-compassionate-phone-communication-during-covid-19-r2009/ |
Communication via PPE | CARDMEDIC – Flashcards for communicating with patients in the ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020. https://www.cardmedic.com/ |
Information leaflets for hospital admission | Editable leaflets to provide to patients and families (Europe): https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2020/04/07/13993003.00815-2020 |
Supporting staff | Strategies for Public Service Personnel Leadership (Canada): https://www.cipsrt-icrtsp.ca/covid-19/strategies-for-psp-leadership/ King's Fund (UK): Responding to stress experienced by hospital staff working with COVID-19 https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/audio-video/stress-hospital-staff-covid-19 |