COVID-19 Information
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Information for Faculty & Staff
Because staff and faculty function in many different types of environments, the following guidelines have been established for Queen’s Health Sciences (QHS) programs and settings. Please read them carefully and adhere to those that apply to you.
Vaccination
- Certain programs in QHS require that students, residents, staff and faculty are vaccinated, due to their requirement for in-person interactions with patients and/or clients. Please refer to your program to determine whether vaccination is required.
- QHS students, staff, residents and faculty who do not have in-person interaction with patients or clients as part of their education or research are not required to be vaccinated, but it is strongly recommended.
- Patients, clients, volunteers, and standardized patients do not require vaccination, but it is strongly recommended.
Masking
- Students, staff, residents, faculty and volunteers are required to wear medical grade, well-fitting masks in the following settings: clinical care settings, simulated care settings, clinical research settings, patients’ or research participants’ homes.
- In settings where masking is required, individuals may not eat or drink.
- In small group settings and private offices where physical distancing cannot be maintained, masking is strongly recommended and may be requested by instructors.
- Students, staff, residents, faculty and volunteers are not required to wear masks but masking is recommended in all other settings on campus.
The table below denotes recommendations and requirements for masking, by setting, for members of QHS:
Screening & absences
- If you or a close contact develop symptoms or test positive for COVID-19, you can complete the provincial self-assessment tool to help determine your isolation requirements. The updated self-isolation guidelines are also available on the KFL&A Public Health website.
- Students who have symptoms of COVID-19, are required to isolate, or do not pass the self-assessment tool should not come to campus, and should follow their program’s protocol for reporting absences and following up after an absence.
Please note that where Queen’s University policy, institutional policy, or provincial/federal/local or other authorities have more stringent requirements, those requirements will prevail.
Health & Safety Inspections and Reporting
Managers should ensure that any weekly, monthly or annual Health and Safety inspections and reporting that may have been missed due to the pandemic be completed in a timely manner.
HR
As a manager, you may be approached by your employees about the possibility of a remote work arrangement. Remote work arrangements are supported by the University, where operationally feasible.
We encourage you to review the Remote Work Arrangements resources including the:
- Guide to Approval and Implementation of a Remote Work Arrangement.
- Remote Work Arrangement Procedure.
- Remote Work Arrangement Checklist for Managers.
- Return to Campus Decision Tree.
These resources detail the important steps to take should an employee request a remote work arrangement.
FHS RWA Approval Process
Remote Work arrangements require the approval of the manager, department head and dean/delegate. Once approval is received at the department level, please submit the completed RWA Assessment tool to Patti Evaristo, Director HR, Faculty of Health Sciences for Dean’s approval.
Please contact your HR Advisor, Kristy Lodewyks or Greg Rochefort or HR Director, Patti Evaristo or Heather Kennedy, if you have questions about the Remote Work Arrangement Pilot Program.
Who to contact
Staff and Faculty who have questions should reach out to their manager.
Any other questions can be directed to fhscomms@queensu.ca.
Information for QHS Students
Because students function in many different types of environments, the following guidelines have been established for Queen’s Health Sciences (QHS) programs and settings. Please read them carefully and adhere to those that apply to you.
Vaccination
- Certain programs in QHS require that students, residents, staff and faculty are vaccinated, due to their requirement for in-person interactions with patients and/or clients. Please refer to your program to determine whether vaccination is required.
- QHS students, staff, residents and faculty who do not have in-person interaction with patients or clients as part of their education or research are not required to be vaccinated, but it is strongly recommended.
- Patients, clients, volunteers, and standardized patients do not require vaccination, but it is strongly recommended.
Masking
- Students, staff, residents, faculty and volunteers are required to wear medical grade, well-fitting masks in the following settings: clinical care settings, simulated care settings, clinical research settings, patients’ or research participants’ homes.
- In settings where masking is required, individuals may not eat or drink.
- In small group settings and private offices where physical distancing cannot be maintained, masking is strongly recommended and may be requested by instructors.
- Students, staff, residents, faculty and volunteers are not required to wear masks but masking is recommended in all other settings on campus.
The table below denotes recommendations and requirements for masking, by setting, for members of QHS:
Screening & absences
- If you or a close contact develop symptoms or test positive for COVID-19, you can complete the provincial self-assessment tool to help determine your isolation requirements. The updated self-isolation guidelines are also available on the KFL&A Public Health website.
- Students who have symptoms of COVID-19, are required to isolate, or do not pass the self-assessment tool should not come to campus, and should follow their program’s protocol for reporting absences and following up after an absence.
Please note that where Queen’s University policy, institutional policy, or provincial/federal/local or other authorities have more stringent requirements, those requirements will prevail.
Who to contact
Please contact the head of your program with any further questions.
Any other questions can be directed to fhscomms@queensu.ca
Research Protocol
Information related to research
On-campus research activities at Queen’s Health Sciences have resumed to pre-pandemic activities and capacity. Faculty, staff, and trainees accessing hospital facilities are additionally required to adhere to the guidelines, policies and procedures of the institution which they are attending, which may include restrictions for on-site human-participation research.
Queen’s University recently announced updated guidelines with respect to masking and vaccination for COVID-19.
Please see Faculty/Staff and Student sections above for information on vaccination and masking relevant to research settings.
Frequently Asked Questions
Screening & absences
- Students, staff and faculty are required to continue to use Queen's SeQure App self-assessment tool before coming to campus.
- Students who have symptoms of COVID-19, are required to isolate, or do not pass the self-assessment tool should not come to campus, and should follow their program’s protocol for reporting absences and following up after an absence.
Because students, staff and faculty function in many different types of environments, the following guidelines have been established for Queen’s Health Sciences (QHS) programs and settings. Please read them carefully and adhere to those that apply to you.
Vaccination
- Certain programs in QHS require that students, residents, staff and faculty are vaccinated, due to their requirement for in-person interactions with patients and/or clients. Please refer to your program to determine whether vaccination is required.
- QHS students, staff, residents and faculty who do not have in-person interaction with patients or clients as part of their education or research are not required to be vaccinated, but it is strongly recommended.
- Patients, clients, volunteers, and standardized patients do not require vaccination, but it is strongly recommended.
Masking
- Students, staff, residents, faculty and volunteers are required to wear medical grade, well-fitting masks in the following settings: clinical care settings, simulated care settings, clinical research settings, patients’ or research participants’ homes.
- In settings where masking is required, individuals may not eat or drink.
- In small group settings and private offices where physical distancing cannot be maintained, masking is strongly recommended and may be requested by instructors.
- Students, staff, residents, faculty and volunteers are not required to wear masks but masking is recommended in all other settings on campus.
Screening & absences
- Students, staff and faculty are required to continue to use Queen's SeQure App self-assessment tool before coming to campus.
- Students who have symptoms of COVID-19, are required to isolate, or do not pass the self-assessment tool should not come to campus, and should follow their program’s protocol for reporting absences and following up after an absence.