COVID-19: Supplementary information on testing recommendations

To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Walk-In Clinics, Travel Clinics, Community Health Centres, Emergency Departments, Infection Control, HEPCO, Pharmacists, Midwives, Retirement Homes, Long Term Care HomesDate: March 18, 2020From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health (OPH)

Dear Colleagues,

For COVID-19 information see OPH’s Physician and Health Care Professionals Coronavirus website (www.ottawapublichealth.ca/ncov), or call 613-580-6744.

A. Health care...

COVID-19: Criteria for Laboratory Testing Addendum

To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Walk-In Clinics, Travel Clinics, Community Health Centres, Emergency Departments, Infection Control, HEPCO, Pharmacists, Midwives; Long-Term Care Homes; Retirement HomesFrom: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health (OPH)Date: March 16, 2019

Dear Colleagues,

For COVID-19 information, see OPH’s Physician and Health Care Professionals Coronavirus website or call 613-580-6744

We are writing to clarify the criteria for lab...

COVID-19: Important updates

To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Walk-In Clinics, Travel Clinics, Community Health Centres, Emergency Departments, Acute Care ? IPAC, HEPCO, Pharmacists, MidwivesFrom: March 15, 2020Date: Dr. Robin Taylor, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health (OPH)

Dear Colleagues,

For the latest COVID-19 information see OPH?s Physician and Health Care Professionals COVID-19 Physician and Health Care Professionals Coronavirus web page (www.ottawapublichealth.ca/ncov) or call...

COVID-19: Test All Symptomatic Returned Travellers

To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Walk-In Clinics, Travel Clinics, Community Health Centres, Emergency Departments, Infection Control, HEPCODate: March 10, 2020From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health

Dear Colleagues,

For current information see Ottawa Public Health’s Physician and Health Care Professionals Coronavirus web page (www.ottawapublichealth.ca/ncov) or call 613-580-6744.

As a follow-up to our ERMS on March 5, 2020, Ottawa Public Health...

COVID-19: Updated Risk Assessment for Returned Travellers

To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Walk-In Clinics, Travel Clinics, Community Health Centres, Emergency Departments, Infection Control, HEPCOFrom: March 5, 2020Date: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health

Dear Colleagues,

For current information see Ottawa Public Health’s Physician and Health Care Professionals Coronavirus web page (www.ottawapublichealth.ca/ncov) or call OPH at 613-580-6744.

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) would like to alert you to the following...