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Update on Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in Ottawa

To / Destinataire: CHCs/CRCs; Flu vaccine providers; Travel Clinics; Walk-In Clinics; Physicians; Nurse Practitioners;From / Expéditeur: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health

Dear Colleagues,In follow-up to the March 1st Update of Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in Ottawa, we are pleased to announce that vaccine supplies will allow healthcare worker vaccination to proceed to the “very high priority” group. This category is broad and includes tens of thousands of...

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Update on COVID-19 vaccine roll-out in Ottawa

To : CHCs/CRCs; Flu vaccine providers; Travel Clinics; Walk-In Clinics; Physicians; Nurse Practitioners; From : Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public HealthSubject : Update on Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in OttawaDate : March 1, 2021

Dear Colleagues,

Ottawa continues the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out of phase 1 of Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan. Although vaccine supply has started to increase and we hope/expect to see this trend continue, the supply is still the limiting...

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Access MHA: New Single Point of Entry for Mental Health and Addictions Support

With one referral, AccessMHA, a new, single point of entry into eastern Ontario’s system of care for mental health and addictions, you can help to connect your patients with one or more services that will match their needs.

Launched in February 2021, this initiative is a result of consultation and collaboration with many partners, including Ottawa Public Health, The Royal Ottawa, primary care providers, hospitals, community service providers, and people with lived expertise.

The...

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COVID-19 Community of Practice: Accredited Self Learning Program on Vaccines

The COVID-19 Community of Practice connects family physicians approximately once a month to share perspectives on COVID-19 related topics. Accredited on-hour webinars are interactive and questions from participants are answered in real-time where possible.

As of January 2021, The COVID-19 CoP session materials, including recordings, tools, and resources are available as self-learning modules

Joint initiative from the University of Toronto’s Department of Family and Community Medicine (

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COVID-19 Vaccine: Counselling, Recommendations for Special Populations and Adverse Event Management Resources

Ottawa residents are being offered COVID-19 vaccines according to Ontario’s vaccine distribution plan. Your patients may ask you whether they should receive the COVID-19 vaccines when it’s offered to them if they are pregnant, have autoimmune conditions, or are immunocompromised. Resources for patient counselling for the COVID-19 vaccines are available from the Centre of Effective Practice.

Additionally, The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has developed a new resource titled the COVID-19...

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