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Extensively Drug Resistant (XDR) Shigella

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: April 18, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health

Ottawa Public Health is alerting you to cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella diagnosed in Ottawa.

While the proportion of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Shigella sonnei or flexneri infections has been stable in Ontario over the last 5 years (at around 50% of shigellosis cases reported), XDR Shigella sonnei cases are being detected with increasing frequency including in...

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Increase in Mpox Cases in Ontario

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: April 17, 2024
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Associate Medical Officer of Health

Dear Colleagues,
This communication is to keep you up to date on the current trends in mpox activity and recommendations regarding mpox vaccination.

Mpox cases

• Ontario continues to experience an increase in mpox activity since mid-January 2024. Ongoing local transmission within Ontario continues to be a concern; only 15.7% of cases report travel outside Ontario during their...

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COVID-19 Vaccine Spring Booster

Public Health Alert To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: April 4, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health Subject: COVID-19 Vaccine Spring Booster

Dear Colleagues,

The Ministry of Health has advised Ottawa Public Health that the Ontario Spring COVID-19 vaccine campaign will run from April to June 2024. In alignment with the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendations, the Ministry of Health is recommending that the following individuals who...

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Virtual CME: Essentials for Practice Improvement for Ontario Physicians, University of Ottawa CPD

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University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development

Interactive, experiential learning program designed to provide a practical approach to quality improvement through skill development, the identification of practice data sources, leveraging your EMR and the application of QI tools to develop a practice improvement plan and its implementation.

Virtual sessions: 1 p.m. to 4 pm. All session are in Eastern Time (E.T).

Option of 2 cohort dates:

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Navigating Nutrition: Practical Resources for Your Patients

During March Nutrition Month, dedicated to emphasizing the vital impact of nutrition on health and quality of life, your patients may have expressed concerns or encountered obstacles in maintaining healthy eating habits.

Recognizing the challenges faced by patients, such as time constraints, financial pressures, and widespread misinformation, OPH Dietitians share below reliable sources of information and expertise applicable to various life stages, for disease prevention, and specific lifestyle...

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