HSABC's Podcast
HSABC is a provincial organization with over 230 members who work in homelessness services, frontline and shelter contexts. This podcast is an audio version of our training webinars on various topics and challenges facing those in frontline work during the COVID-19 crisis of 2020.For more on who we are, what we do and what we offer, head to hsa-bc.ca
HSABC's Podcast
CORONAVIRUS 101: What Frontline Staff and Organizations Need to Know
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HSABC
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Season 1
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Episode 13
This is an audio only version of a webinar recorded on May 5th, 2020.
For handouts, resources and the video recording, please go to hsa-bc.ca
Corey Ranger and Sarah Kift provide an overview of how to work safely and support your clients and staff in the midst of the pandemic:
Topics covered:
COVID 19 Symptoms and Basics
Screening and testing: How to screen for COVID-19 and where to get tested/get your clients tested
Shelter and outreach contexts: how to set up and maintain safe spaces
Personal Protective Equipment: Masks 101 and PPE
Safe supply: how to get people on safer versions of substances
Overdose and First Aid Protocols
Harm Reduction Resources
Current Public Health Orders, Guidance and Recommendations in BC
Up to Date Resources and Contacts