Tools for Healthcare Providers

This section includes some of the screening tools and point-of-care tools that have been developed by a variety of sources, including the Health Unit in partnership with community colleagues.

Point of Care Tools

Screening Tools

Point of Care Tools

Point-of-care tools synthesize current research and evidence into a single screening and intervention tool. These tools can assist healthcare providers to assess a patient’s health in a timely, comprehensive manner, and offer potential referral and intervention options, if appropriate.

Addiction

• Primary Care Addiction Toolkit

Alcohol

• Alcohol Screening Tool

Breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding Protocol: Positioning and Latching
• Breastfeeding Protocol: Expressing, Collecting, and Storing of Human Milk

Child Development (including Healthy Babies Healthy Children)

• Decision Tree To Ensure Developmental Screening for All children 0 to 3 years old in the City of London and the County of Middlesex (PDF)
• Middlesex-London Enhanced 18 Month Well Baby Visit Flow Chart (PDF)
• Red Flags Early ID Quick Reference (PDF)

Immunization

• Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario - 2021 (16 pages) (PDF)
• SUMMARY: Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario - 2021 (6 pages) (PDF)
• SUMMARY: Infancy and Childhood Routine Immunization Schedule - 2020 (PDF)
• Ontario Publicly Funded Immunization Schedule Human Papilloma Virus (PDF)

Lyme Disease

• Management of Tick Bites and Investigation of Early Localized Lyme Disease (PDF)
• Tick Identification and Testing FAQ (PDF)

Nutrition

• Pediatric Nutrition Guidelines (Birth to Six Years) for Health Professionals - Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (PDF)

Preconception

• Preconception Health Care Tool

Prenatal Physical Activity

• PARmed-X for Pregnancy (PDF)

Sexual Health

• Sexually Transmitted Infections (PDF)

 Tuberculosis

• Latent TB: Your Questions Answered (PDF)
• Assessment and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Screening Tools

Screening tools are important to a healthcare provider’s daily practice. Screening tools can assist in facilitating a conversation with a patient about a specific topic.

Child Development (including Healthy Babies Healthy Children)

• Looksee Checklist by ndds (previously Nipissing District Developmental Screening to

Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (PDF)

Substance Use

Alcohol:

• Alcohol Screening Tool
• T-Ace Screening Tool (PDF)

Tobacco:

• The 5A’s Tobacco Screening