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Physicians’ Update LIVE! Broadcast for Physicians and Nurse Practitioners

Important updates regarding isolation duration and screening for COVID-19 symptoms in schools are covered in this 4th edition of Physicians’ Update LIVE!

Associate medical officer of health Dr. Trevor Arnason is back to bring you the revised guidance and to review up-to-date information from OPH’s improved COVID-19 dashboard.

And again, for your convenience, a breakdown of the video timing is included in the YouTube video description box so you can skip to hear the answers to your most pressing...

Requesting Physician & NP Participation in CIHR-funded Study: Strengthening providers’ capacity for COVID-19 care in African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) communities

A CIHR-funded study, Advancing Healthcare for COVID-19 in Ontario: Strengthening providers’ capacity for best practices in African, Caribbean and Black community (ACB) service provision, is taking place in two sites in Ontario (Toronto and Ottawa). The main aim of this study is to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and related health consequences in the ACB communities.

The study is led by Professor Etowa from University of Ottawa and Dr. Nelson from St Michael's Hospital in Toronto.  Participants...

COVID-19: Updates on Case Isolation Duration

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, CHCs, CRCCs, Emergency Departments and Walk-in ClinicsDate: October 6, 2020From: Brent Moloughney MD, MSc, FRCPC, Deputy Medical Officer of Health

Dear Colleagues,

The Ontario Ministry of Health has recently released a few updated guidance documents. Ottawa Public Health has summarized key information below.

1. Updates to Duration of Case Isolation Recommendations

The Ministry released Version 10 of the COVID-19 Quick Reference Public Health Guidance on...

2020-2021 Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP)

To : Physicians and other Ottawa ImmunizersFrom : Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of HealthDate : September 21, 2020

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

Dear Colleagues,Ottawa Public Health (OPH) expects to receive its first auto-shipment of Influenza vaccines in early October. The quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (QIV) and the high dose trivalent inactivated...

CME Opportunities

• NCCID Webinar: Seasonal Influenza 2020-2021 Recommendations in Context of COVID-19
• Accredited Webinar : The Physician Health and Wellness in the time of COVID-19, University of Ottawa CPD
• PHO Online Training: COVID-19 IPAC Fundamentals Training
• The Dementia Society Live Webinars: Just Ask Yourself, Could this be Dementia?

NCCID Webinar: Seasonal Influenza 2020-2021 Recommendations in Context of COVID-19

Learn about this year’s recommendations for the prevention and treatment of seasonal influenza,...