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Coronavirus (COVID-19).

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As many know, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Coronavirus (COVID-19) an outbreak. Please see some resources below to assist with this matter. If you or your organization are working on any information, documents, or willing to share additional links/ideas with other Occupational Health Nurses, worldwide, please feel free to share here. We hope everyone is able to take all precautions necessary during this outbreak/epidemic as it continues.

World Health Organization:

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses

Canadian Nurses Association:

English:

https://cna-aiic.ca/en/nursing-practice/evidence-based-practice/infectious-diseases/novel-coronavirus

French:

https://cna-aiic.ca/fr/pratique-soins-infirmiers/pratique-factuelle/maladies-infectieuses/nouveau-coronavirus

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses:

http://aaohn.org/page/covid-19-resources-for-ohns

Cannabis and Legalization: Disability Management and Company Policies/Procedures

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In Canada, we know many Occupational Health Nurses have concerns with regards to the new upcoming Federal legalization of Cannabis, although, it is also not quite legalized at the moment.

One individual, Brendan, recently asked the question under the Disability Management section;

“Given that public consumption is not legal, how are your organizations dealing with accommodating a place to use (specifically smoking) cannabis use supported by medical?”

Any thoughts to assist him?

Furthermore, as cannabis does become legalized in the near future, how is your company managing their Policies and Procedures with regards to employees, contractors, and so forth?

What about safety sensitive roles?

~Thank you for following along and sharing your thoughts and/or comments!~