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New Ontario HIV Testing Guidelines
Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2023 12:30 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Midwives, Travel Clinics, Walk-in Clinics, Emergency Departments and CHCsDate: April 3, 2023From: Dr. Michelle Foote (Associate Medical Officer of Health)
Dear Colleagues:
Ontario has released new guidance for HIV testing, developed by the Ontario HIV Treatment Network, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Public Health Ontario (PHO), the Ontario College of Family Physicians and Ontario-based clinicians and testing providers. A memorandum from...
XDR Shigella sonnei; possible sexual transmission
Posted on Friday, March 24, 2023 06:15 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Travel Clinics, Walk-in Clinics, Emergency DepartmentsDate: March 23, 2023From: Dr. Michelle Foote (Associate Medical Officer of Health)
Dear Colleagues:
Please find attached from the Ministry of Health: ‘Memorandum: XDR Shigella sonnei: Possible Sexual Transmission; March 16, 2023.’
Shigellosis
Shigellosis is immediately reportable in Ontario (see below for reporting details). It is transmitted by the fecal-oral route, directly through person-to-person...
Mpox in 2023: Information for Clinicians
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2023 06:30 AM
Public Health Alert
To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Travel Clinics, Walk-in Clinics, Emergency Departments and CHCs
Date: March 16, 2023
From: Dr.Laura Bourns (Associate Medical Officer of Health, Acting)
Subject: Mpox in 2023: Information for Clinicians
Dear Colleagues,
On March 10, 2023, the Ministry of Health published a new document ‘Mpox in 2023: Information for Clinicians’. This document highlights that mpox infections can be mild and subclinical and these mild infections are suspected...
Blastomycosis
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2023 06:15 AM
Public Health Alert
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners | Médecins et infirmières praticiennes d’Ottawa
Date: March 15, 2023 From: Dr. Monir Taha (Associate Medical Officer of Health) | Dr Monir Taha, médecin adjoint en santé publique
Subject: Blastomycosis This Public Health Alert provides an update on blastomycosis in Ottawa as well as information on laboratory testing and public health reporting.
Blastomycosis in Ontario and Ottawa
The diagnosis of blastomycosis is often protracted because...
Measles Update
Posted on Friday, February 24, 2023 06:45 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Travel Clinics, Walk-in Clinics, Emergency Departments and CHCsDate: Friday, February 24, 2023From: Dr. Laura Bourns (Associate Medical Officer of Health, Acting)
Dear Colleagues:
Please see updates about measles activity and reminders about measles resources available for health care providers.
Increased Risks for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Including Measles
The Pan-American Health Organization recently issued a statement regarding the increasing risk...
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