CARD System
Families
Find resources for children to support an improved vaccination experience.
Find resources for teens to support an improved vaccination experience.
Find resources for parents to support an improved vaccination experience.
- A guide for parents and caregivers: Improving the vaccination experience (pdf)
- How parents and caregivers can act: Improving the vaccination experience (pdf)
- What parents and caregivers can say: Improving the vaccination experience (pdf)
- What parents and caregivers can do: Improving the vaccination experience (pdf)
- Comfort positions: Improving the vaccination experience (pdf)
- Using numbing cream to reduce pain: Improving the vaccination experience (pdf)
- Needle related fainting: Why does it happen? What to do about it? (pdf)
Find different activities to support an improved vaccination experience.
Health-care providers
Find resources for health-care providers to support an improved vaccination experience.
- Introducing CARD to vaccine clients (pdf)
- Learn how to play your CARDs (pdf)
- Web game for children (pdf)
- The CARD system video playlist
- Using topical anesthetics to reduce pain (pdf)
- Using topical anesthetics to reduce pain in infants (pdf)
- What is CARD for parents and caregivers (pdf)
- How parents and caregivers can act (pdf)
- What parents and caregivers can say (pdf)
- What parents and caregivers can do (pdf)
- What health-care providers can say (pdf)
- Wayfinding signs (pdf)
- Wayfinding signs (editable PowerPoint)
Pharmacies
As part of the preparation process review information with staff about what CARD is and how to integrate it in your pharmacy.
- CARD integration guide (pdf)
- What is CARD for healthcare providers (pdf)
- CARD 4E model (pdf)
- Introduction to the CARD system as a framework for vaccination delivery (webcast)
- Implementing the CARD (comfort- ask-relax-distract) system to support vaccination in practice (experiences from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) (webcast)
- Implementing the CARD system to support vaccination in community pharmacies (webcast)
- CARD e-module
- Evidence algorithm (pdf)
- Logic model (pdf)
Use the planning checklist to help you set up your vaccination area. Take this opportunity to customize CARD to your unique space.
Additional guides
When clients check in, either online or in-person give them the CARD checklist so they can choose the options they want for their vaccination. This is also when you can discuss the use of topical anesthetics with clients.
- Vaccination day checklist (pdf)
- CARD client coping checklist (pdf)
- CARD client coping checklist for children up to 3 years of age (pdf)
Additional guides
- Introducing CARD to vaccine clients (pdf)
- Learn how to play your CARDs (pdf)
- Web game for children
- The CARD system video playlist
- Using topical anesthetic to reduce pain (pdf)
- Using topical anesthetic to reduce pain in babies (pdf)
- What is CARD for parents and caregivers (pdf)
- How parents and caregivers can act (pdf)
- What parents and caregivers can say (pdf)
- What parents and caregivers can do (pdf)
Ensure clients are aware of coping strategies they can use. Set up areas to be engaging and include age-appropriate items and activities.
Posters
- CARD system poster (pdf)
- Vaccination poster for children (pdf)
- Search and find poster (pdf)
- We don't use alcohol swabs poster (pdf)
Game/activity sheets
- Web game for children
- Search and find poster (pdf)
- Colouring pages (pdf)
- Connect the dots (pdf)
- Mazes (pdf)
- Character cards (pdf)
Coping strategy guides
Distraction items such as activity sheets and posters should still be available in the aftercare area. At this point in the process, clients can be given a feedback survey to fill out.
As a group use this time to review the client surveys and discuss what worked well and where there are opportunities for improvement. Use this information to update and revise your education processes and how you set up your vaccination area.
Schools
Find resources for educators providers to support an improved vaccination experience.
- A guide for school staff: Improving the vaccination experience (pdf)
- Checklist for teachers: Improving the vaccination experience (pdf)
- The CARD system student handout (pdf)
- The CARD system student activity (pdf)
- CARD system student poster (pdf)
- Student video – School vaccinations: What you need to know about vaccines at school
- Student video – School vaccinations: The CARD System: Play your power CARD
- Parent video – School vaccinations – Improving the vaccination experience at school
- Comfort positions: Improving the vaccination experience (pdf)
- Using numbing cream to reduce pain: Improving the vaccination experience (pdf)
- Needle related fainting: Why does it happen? What to do about it? (pdf)