Covid-19 Updates

Printable copies of clinic policies during the Covid-19 outbreak are posted under each of the physicians profiles.

Caring For Yourself or A Person with COVID-19

If you have COVID-19 and you're caring for yourself at home or you're caring for a loved one with COVID-19 at home, you might have questions. How do you know when emergency care is needed? What can you do to prevent the spread of germs? How can you support a sick loved one and manage your stress? Follow this advice to protect yourself and others in the home, as well as those in your community.

When it comes to fighting epidemics – first HIV, now COVID-19 – the war is personal

An estimated 5,000 marched in the annual AIDS candlelight march seen here on May 26, 1986.
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JOHN MACLEOD, MD

Select Here for the Original Article: CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL

PUBLISHED APRIL 17, 2020

John MacLeod is a primary-care physician with 30 years of experience in HIV care.

Being a gay man in the 1980s was terrifying enough. Homophobia was pervasive at the time, and coming out came with substantial risks – including the threat of rejection and violence. This was a time before human-rights protections for gays. Many lived silently in shame.

When I started medical school in 1982, reports of gay men dying from an unknown illness started to appear in the news. HIV and I both came out in the early 1980s, and so my future path would be paved by an epidemic.

Phone & Virtual Care

COVID-19 is placing stress on Canada's public health system. Our clinic is starting to offer virtual care to make sure that we can continue to care for our patients safely and effectively. This means that we will be using video and audio technologies for some patient visits rather than asking all patients to come into our office.

Corona Virus (Covid-19) & HIV

Stay up-to-date with the latest information and news on COVID-19 and HIV through the International Aids Society.

The impact of COVID-19 on people living with HIV is not fully known yet. At present there is no evidence to suggest that there is an increased risk of infection and increased severity of illness for people living with HIV (with the understanding that they are not immunosuppressed and/or have no other co-infections or co-morbidities).