News for Health Care Professionals

CME: Ottawa Stroke Summit 2021

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Champlain Regional Stroke Network and the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development

This one-day virtual event is bringing together presenters from across Canada. The program will provide all the benefits of an in-person conference, plus sessions will be recorded and participants will have access for a year.

• Register here; see full program here

By the end of the educational activity, participants will be able to:

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Highlights from Ottawa Public Health Alerts for October 2021

Influenza 2021/2022 Updates

The 2021-2022 Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP) outlines vaccine products available this year, key dates and distribution, and joint clinic options for primary care organization or family physician/nurse practitioner interested in immunizing your patients at one of OPH’s 4 sites. Find influenza vaccine order processing on the OPH influenza website.

With proof of...

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COVID-19 Update: Third Doses

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse PractitionersDate:October 21, 2021From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health

Dear Colleagues,The purpose of this memo is to provide an update regarding the Provincial guidance on third dose administration for COVID-19 vaccines.

COVID-19 Vaccines – Third Dose Eligibility

The Province recently announced an expansion of the eligibility criteria for third doses of COVID-19 vaccine. A complete two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series provides strong protection...

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Updated COVID-19 Guidance for community clinics

To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Midwives, Travel Clinics and Walk-in ClinicsDate: October 20, 2021From: Dr. Robin Taylor, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Dave Salisbury, Medical Director (COVID-19)

Dear Colleagues,

For those of you working in a community setting, please note that the COVID-19 Guidance for Primary Care Providers in a Community Setting has been updated and is available on the Ministry of Health’s website. Content has been updated in the sections on In-Person...

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COVID-19 Update: School aged children

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse PractitionersDate: October 14, 2021From: Dr. Michelle Foote, Associate Medical Officer of Health (Acting), Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health

Dear Colleagues,

The purpose of this memo is to provide an update on COVID-19 testing in school aged children, and COVID-19 vaccination in 5-11 year olds.

COVID-19 Testing

Recently, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has worked with our partners at CHEO to make take-home COVID-19 PCR test kits available to students...

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