Respiratory disease

The Diet of Adults in Québec and Canada in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Amélie Bergeron, Gabrielle Durette
This synthesis of data aims to inform decision-makers and stakeholders about changes in the diets of adults in Québec and Canada during the pandemic and to guide subsequent work to promote healthy eating in the current context and for years to come. For around half the themes examined, the data was insufficient to draw conclusions. For the other half of the themes identified, while the data represent self-reported perceptions of change and are based on small non-probability and/or non-representative samples, some conclusions could be drawn.
 
The available data suggest that some adults in Québec and Canada changed their food intake and eating habits, while others maintained theirs, during the first year of the pandemic. Certain changes promoted health while others adversely affected it:
  • While 10%–25% of respondents indicated that they were eating more fruits and vegetables, around 10%–20% indicated that they were eating less. The major…

Monitoring of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts during COVID-19 from the Emergency Management Information System

Pascale Lévesque, Cécile Bardon, Geneviève Gariépy

Highlights

This report contributes to characterizing the potential impact of COVID-19 on suicidal behaviours in Quebec and on emergency department (ED) visits due to suicide attempts and suicidal ideation for the pre-pandemic (2014–2019) and the pandemic (2020–2021) periods. This is initiative was undertaken by the INSPQ as part of its monitoring activities.

  • In the years leading up to the pandemic, a gradual decrease in the annual rate of ED visits for suicide attempts in Quebec was observed, from 65/100,000 people in 2014 to 50/100,000 people in 2019.
  • Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the annual rate of ED visits due to suicide attempts appears to have decreased slightly more than the trend observed since 2016.
  • The upward trend in the annual rate of ED visits for suicidal ideation observed in the five years preceding the pandemic was interrupted during the pandemic. This rate decreased from 415/100,000 people in 2019 to 348/100…

COVID-19 Symptom-based Screening Questionnaire

Jean-Pierre Bergeron, Alice Turcot

This questionnaire is not available any more.

COVID-19: Collection, Disinfection and Storage Processes for Single-Use N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators

Caroline Bernier, Sandie Briand, Valérie Cortin, Najwa Ouhoummane, Andrée Pelletier, Caroline Poirot

Refer to the ministerial directive before applying the recommendations (in French only).

The elements covered are based on the latest information available at the time of writing. Given that the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the authorizations issued by Health Canada for the new technologies for disinfecting N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) are evolving, the recommendations in this document are subject to change. Health care facilities must therefore verify that the technologies, at the time of their use, are still authorized by Health Canada under the Interim Order for COVID-19 (Health Canada, 2021a).

This document is intended for managers and clinical personnel involved in medical device reprocessing (MDR).

Its purpose is to describe the guidelines to be followed for the overall proces…

Centre d'expertise en retraitement des dispositifs médicaux

COVID-19: Disinfection of N95 Single-Use Filtering Facepiece Respirators

Valérie Cortin, Sandie Briand, Caroline Bernier, Andrée Pelletier, Najwa Ouhoummane, Caroline Poirot, Mélanie Fortier

Refer to the ministerial directive before applying the recommendations (in French only).

The elements of responses presented here are based on the information available at the time of writing this evaluation. Given that the situation and knowledge surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) as well as the authorizations issued by Health Canada for new disinfection technologies for N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) are evolving, the elements covered and the conclusions and recommendations in this document are subject to change. Health care facilities must therefore verify that the technologies, at the time of their use, are still authorized by Health Canada under the Interim Order for COVID-19 (Health Canada, 2021a). In case of conflicting information between the manufacturer's instructions and the studies cited in thi…

Centre d'expertise en retraitement des dispositifs médicaux

COVID-19: Evaluation of Disinfection Options for N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in the Context of the Pandemic

Valérie Cortin, Sandie Briand, Caroline Bernier, Najwa Ouhoummane, Andrée Pelletier, Caroline Poirot, Mélanie Fortier

Refer to the ministerial directive before applying the recommendations (in French only).

The elements of responses presented here are based on the information available at the time of writing this evaluation. Given that the situation and knowledge about the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19), as well as the authorizations issued by Health Canada for new disinfection technologies for N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs), are evolving, the elements covered and the conclusions and recommendations in this document are subject to change. Health care facilities must therefore verify that the technologies, at the time of their use, are still authorized by Health Canada under the Interim Order for COVID-19 (Health Canada, 2021a). In case of conflicting information between the manufacturer's instructions and the studies cited in this document or…

Centre d'expertise en retraitement des dispositifs médicaux

COVID-19: Interim Recommendations for the Food Processing Industry

This document has been updated in French only. The English version is not available anymore.

Groupe de travail SAT-COVID-19

COVID-19: Interim Recommendations for the Handling of Cash in Stores and Workplaces

This document has been updated in French only. The English version is not available anymore.

Groupe de travail SAT-COVID-19

COVID-19: Interim Recommendations for Private Practice Therapeutic Care (e.g., chiropractors, acupuncturists, massage therapists, osteopaths, etc.)

This document has been updated in French only. The English version is not available anymore.

Groupe de travail SAT-COVID-19

COVID-19: Interim Recommendations for Workers Providing Personal Care and Esthetic Services (e.g., hairdressing, esthetic and makeup services, manicures, tattooing, etc.)

This document has been updated in French only. The English version is not available anymore.

Groupe de travail SAT-COVID-19