Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 08:35 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: March 24, 2025
From: Dr. Michelle Foote, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Updated Provincial Recommendations for Measles Postexposure Prophylaxis
Dear Colleagues,
The Ontario Immunization Advisory Committee (OIAC) has provided updated recommendations for measles post-exposure prophylaxis for individuals who are immunocompromised. See the summary and full statement on Public Health Ontario’s (PHO) Measles site. We anticipate an updated version of...
Posted on Friday, March 07, 2025 01:50 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: March 7, 2025
From: Dr. Michelle Foote, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Dear Colleagues,
The Ministry of Health has shared a memorandum today, entitled “Measles Preparedness and Response,” which summarizes the current measles outbreak situation in Ontario and reviews reporting requirements and vaccination recommendations. View a copy of the memo.
More information on testing for measles, managing suspected and confirmed cases, and reporting, is...
Posted on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 02:26 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: February 12, 2025
From: Dr. Michelle Foote, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Measles Update and Resources for Health Care Providers
Dear Colleagues,
On January 29, 2025, the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) of Canada released a statement indicating that Canada is experiencing an increase in measles activity, with recent cases reported in Quebec and Ontario that are associated with ongoing outbreaks. These outbreaks are primarily affecting...
Posted on Thursday, January 30, 2025 10:45 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: January 30, 2025
From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Dear Colleagues,
We are writing to inform you that on January 1, 2025, Ontario’s Ministry of Health designated Candida auris (C. auris) a Disease of Public Health Significance. Per Ontario Regulation 569 under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, health care providers are required to report all suspect or confirmed cases of C. auris clinical infection to Ottawa Public Health...
Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 12:34 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: January 28, 2025
From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: IPAC lapse with risk of blood-borne infection at personal service settings
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is alerting you to the possibility that that you may be approached by patients for counselling and testing related to an infection prevention and control (IPAC) lapse from two Gorgeous Brows and Lashes personal service setting locations: