News for Health Care Professionals

Medical Bytes is Back: University of Ottawa series of accredited webinars

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University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development

Medical Bytes accredited series of webinars for family physicians focuses on new developments, guidelines and practices. Webinars will be archived for access at practitioners’ convenience.

Join the live sessions to have your questions answered by webinar speakers.

Webinars run from 4:30PM - 5:30PM (Eastern)

• September 30th : COVID: What’s Next?
• October 7th : New Approaches to...

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Ottawa Public Health Access Options for Routine Infant, Child and Youth Patient’s Vaccinations

The Ottawa Public Health (OPH) community clinics  are located in 4 sites across the city and have resumed services to improve access to publicly-funded vaccines for children 0-17 years old, to provide continued access to COVID-19 immunization, and to offer influenza vaccination to high-risk groups when vaccine becomes available in the late fall.

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University of Ottawa - Minto Sports Complex801 King Edward Avenue

Tuesday to Friday: 12:45 pm - 7 pm Saturday:...

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Truth and Reconciliation in Medicine: Resources Available

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30th, 2021 marks not only Orange Shirt Day, but Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day is an opportunity to bring awareness to the painful legacy and impacts of the residential school system, which is especially important in light of the discoveries of unmarked grave sites at former residential school locations this year. The day also honours residential school survivors, their families and communities, and is a time...

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Updates From the Ottawa Health Team – Équipe Santé Ottawa (OHT–ESO) : Primary Care Partner Table

The Ottawa Health Team – Équipe Santé Ottawa (OHT–ESO) is made up of family doctors and nurse practitioners, and other health care partners from neighbourhoods across the city motivated to make changes to improve our healthcare system and create solutions that improve care delivery to patients. In Year 1, the focus is on serving frail older adults (55+) and adults with mental health and addiction issues.

The Primary Care Partner Table provides leadership in the primary care sector to support...

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Routine and catch-up immunizations available

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse PractitionersDate: September 22, 2021From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Immunizations, Dr. Robin Taylor, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Physician Engagement

Dear Colleagues,

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is expanding immunization services offered at its four community vaccination clinics to include routine and catch-up immunizations for eligible children and youth.

In addition to providing COVID-19 vaccines for people born in 2009 or...

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