Clinical Practice Guidelines

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Nurses in Primary Care was compiled for nurses working in nursing stations and treatment health centres located in semi-isolated and isolated First Nations and Inuit communities.

CMA Infobase contains references to guidelines "produced or endorsed in Canada by a national, provincial/territorial or regional medical or health organization, professional society, government agency or expert panel". Infobase is maintained by the Canadian Medical Association. Some guideline are are available in both French and English.

National Guidelines Clearing House is sponsered by the Agency for Healthcare Research. It provides a comprehensive list of guidelines for a number of topic areas.

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Nursing Best Practice Guidelines includes clinical practice guidelines and healthy work environment best practice guidelines. Implementation resources are also available.

MHCC Seniors Guidelines created by Mental Health Commission of Canada and provides guidelines for comprehensive mental health services for older adults in Canada

Policies and Procedures for Saskatchewan Health Care Practitioners

Acquired Brain Injury Partnership Project Guidelines "defines the criteria for professional practice for Acquired Brain Injury Partnership Project Services in Saskatchewan to ensure that the quality of service is consistencly delivered and continuously improved."  These guidelines reflect goals and strategies from Acquired Brain Injury: A Strategy for Services.

Alcohol and Drug Guidelines define the criteria for professional practice for Alcohol and Drug Services in Saskatchewan.

Ambulance (Road) Fees establishes maximum rates to be charged by ambulance services within Saskatchewan and for out of province residents.

Blood Shortage Management Plan has policies and procedures consistent with the National Plan for the Management of Shortages of Labile Blood Components.  This tool kit will help hospitals and health regions develop a contingency plan for managing blood shortages.

Communicable Disease Control Manual provides "guidelines on recommended practices for the follow-up of selected communicable diseases." It is for the use of public health professionals in Saskatchewan.
 
Emergency Treatment Protocols Manual provides guidance to speacial-care homes, hospitals and health centres related to information recording and form provision to Ministry of Health for new admissions, transfers, discharges, etc.

A Guide to Health Services is a tool kit that offers basic health service information to board members of regional health authorities, the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency and anyone interested.

Immunization Manual offers assistance to public health personnel in immunization delivery.

Infection Control Manual contains information for daycare providers on how to control infection in their settings.

Infection Prevention and Control Program has information on a range of topics that would be of interest to Infection Control Practitioners, Medical Health Officer and the public.

Personal Care Home Licencees' Handbook provides information on licensing, staffing, admission and discharge, assessment, records, building, care, food, medications, rights and privileges, and rules for care home administrators.

Saskatchewan Aids to Independent Living Program (SAIL) General Policies offers guidelines for assisting people with physical disabilities.

Provincial Organizations

Continuing Education

Continuing Nursing Education (University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing)

Continuing Physical Therapy Education (University of Saskatchewan)

Continuing Professional Development for Pharmacists (University of Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy & Nutrition)

Continuing Professional Learning (University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine)

Other Libraries & Health Information Portals

CommunityView Collaboration is a regional comprehensive community information system that assembles human services data from multiple sources. The project is a collaboration between the City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon Public School Division, Saskatoon Greater Catholic Schools, and other Saskatoon Regional Intersectoral Committee agencies, and Public Health Services of the Saskatoon Health Region.

Electronic Health Library of BC(e-HLbc) provides library services to publicly funded BC post-secondary institutions providing health education, the BC Ministry of Advanced Education, the BC Ministry of Health, the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development, all BC Health Authorities, and the BC College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Health in Canada is a section of the Statistics Canada website that deals specifically with health topics. You can access regional profiles, information on health trends, information on health indicators and more.

OneHealth.ca is a national health portal dedicated to providing information and services to health care professionals working in First Nations communities (registration required to access the portal).

Rx for Change is a searchable database that provides current research information on intervention strategies used to alter behaviours of health technology prescribing, practice, and use. 

Saskatchewan Drug Information Services offers information on several aspects of drug therapy such as adverse reaction/side efefcts, compounding problems, drug availability, drug compatibility/instability, drug dosages/administration, drug identification (Canadian, foreign), etc.