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Wuhan Novel Coronavirus Resources

To: All Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Departments, Hospital IPAC, Walk-in ClinicsFrom: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public HealthDate: January 23, 2020

Ottawa Public Health is following the lead of the Ontario Ministry of Health, Public Health Ontario (PHO, including PIDAC), and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in responding to Wuhan novel coronavirus (Wuhan-nCoV). For web-links describing Wuhan-nCoV and the general situation, please see web...

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Accredited Webinar Series: 2020 Medical Bytes Lunch and Learn, University of Ottawa

Overview

The University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is sponsoring a series of monthly, noon-hour webinars for family physicians. The focus is on new developments, guidelines and practices.

By the end of each webinar, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the latest advances in primary care.
• Apply recent changes to guidelines and best practices.

The topics, relevant to all primary care practitioners, have been chosen based on...

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Community Paramedicine Program: Early Stages of Integrated Mobile Primary Care

In a move to help reduce 911 activations, prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital and/or reduce the length of time in hospital, the Ottawa Paramedic Service Community Paramedicine Program is working with Health Links to offer integrated mobile care solutions.

Your office may receive a call from a Community Paramedic to collaborate on a client care plan for one of your patients. The client’s coordinated care plan is part of the patient-centered management approach and has the potential to:

• mitigate...

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Radon: Encourage your patients who smoke to test for radon

Persons who smoke—and people regularly exposed to second-hand smoke—who also have long-term exposure to elevated levels of radon have a significantly increased risk of developing lung cancer. While the lifetime exposure to continuous high levels of radon (800 Bq/m3) in a non-smoker results in a one-in-20 chance of developing lung cancer, that risk increases to one in 3 for a person who smokes. This makes radon another important reason to quit smoking. All homes, and in particular...

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Rabies PEP shortage over: RabIg sparing measures no longer in effect

To: Ottawa Family Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, ER Physicians, Emergency Departments, ID PhysiciansFrom: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public HealthDate: December 23, 2019

The Ministry of Health has informed Ottawa Public Health that the supply of rabies immune globulin (RabIg) has been replenished and remains stable. Therefore, the Ministry has asked that the administration of rabies immune globulin return to previous regular practices using the current...

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