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Reference guide for the upcoming 2018-2019 influenza season

To: Ottawa Healthcare ProvidersFrom: Dr. Geneviève Cadieux, Associate Medical Officer of HealthSubject: Reference guide for the upcoming 2018-2019 influenza season

For your convenience, we have collated all the key resources for the upcoming 2018-2019 influenza season into this memo. Detailed information is available on our new influenza webpage for healthcare providers: http://www.OttawaPublicHealth.ca/Physicians-Flu

• Ottawa Public Health’s weekly respiratory and...

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New Cases of Listeriosis associated with Druxy’s at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto

To: Emergency Departments, Emergency Physicians, Infectious Disease SpecialistsFrom: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public HealthSubject: New Cases of Listeriosis associated with Druxy’s at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto

Ottawa Public Health has been informed of a new outbreak investigation of 4 Listeria monocytogenes cases in Ontario that are linked by molecular testing. Of the cases with available information, all 3 reported eating at the Druxy’s Famous...

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Accredited CME: Family Physician Update - Register for Oct. 24th

Join Ottawa Public Health for an accredited CME Family Physician Update on October 24th, 2018, 5:15 to 9:00 p.m., at the St. Elias Centre, 750 Ridgewood Avenue, Ottawa. Cost is only $45. Dinner is included.

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and is certified by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development for up to 3 Mainpro+ credits.

Register and view full program here.

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Free Mental Health Walk-In Counselling Clinics Available Throughout Ottawa

With the back-to-school season you may see an increase in patients developing mental health conditions related to social and academic pressure. Patients may benefit from the Walk-In Counselling Clinics which provide mental health counselling in a number of locations across the Ottawa region with funding support from the Champlain LIHN.  No appointment is necessary for a free, single-session. The clinics offer support to patients of all ages and will see individuals, couples and families. Their...

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Infection prevention and control (IPAC) in clinical office practice: What you need to know

Since mid-July 2018 and the IPAC lapse in a Stittsville medical clinic, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has seen a surge in IPAC complaints and lapses. OPH has investigated 31 IPAC complaints in the three months since mid-July 2018, compared to 20 during the previous six months (a 3-fold increase). With this increase in IPAC complaints, OPH is also finding an increased number of IPAC deficiencies and lapses.

This increased public attention to IPAC is an opportunity to ensure that IPAC best practices...

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