Useful Resources

This page contains materials that may be useful when you are piloting or implementing patient oriented discharge summaries (PODS) in your organization.
The tools can be used for:

  • training

  • education
  • development
  • launching

We have also included some tips for success!

COVID-19

These resources were created with patient and provider partners in collaboration with UHN Patient Education to support patients when transitioning from hospital to home after COVID-19 treatment on the hospital ward.

COVID-19 PODS template .docx
COVID-19 patient education handout to accompany the PODS template pdf
PODS best practices addendum for using the COVID-19 PODS template pdf

Get Ready

Current State Assessment Guide pdf
NHS Sustainability Model pdf

Design and Adapt

PODS best practices pdf
Sample PODS templates 1, 2, 3, 4
PODS headings translations excel spreadsheet

Patient Oriented Medication Tools

Patient oriented medication whiteboard and magnets: whiteboard and magnets
Patient oriented medication list: list
Patient oriented blister pack insert: insert

Patient Oriented Medication Tools best practices pdf

Read about the medication tool development: here 

Train

PODS introduction, slide deck pdf
How to fill in PODS with content patients can understand, a guide for providers pdf
Teach Back 2.0 Teaching Tool – How to deliver PODS in a way patients can understand (Toolkit for plain language) pdf
Sample online module and quiz pdf
Tips on considering health literacy pdf
Tips on considering language barriers pdf
Tips on considering cognitive impairment and disability pdf
Tips on considering financial barriers pdf

Launch

PODS poster pdf
PODS pamphlet patient, provider
Community handout pdf
Patient survey short version pdf
Patient survey long version pdf

Additional Resources

Access additional resources including sample PODS from implementing hospitals across Ontario here.

PODS by OpenLab is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License