Clarification on COVID-19 symptoms and recommendations for testing

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, CHCs and CRCs, Emergency Departments and Walk-in ClinicsDate: September 20, 2021From: Dr. Michelle Foote, Associate Medical Officer of Health (Acting)

Dear Colleagues,

In recent months, the Delta variant of COVID-19 has become the dominant strain in Ottawa. The Delta variant is significantly more transmissible than the original variant of COVID-19. As schools resume, local case counts continue to increase, and children born after 2009 remain unvaccinated...

West Nile virus confirmed in Ottawa area mosquitoes

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Departments and Walk-in Clinics, IPAC teamsDate: September 9, 2021From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is writing to heighten your awareness of the possibility of illness from West Nile virus (WNV) infection in Ottawa. OPH has received the first positive results for WNV from Ottawa area mosquito traps for the 2021 season. With more people enjoying the outdoors because of...

Medical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine

To: Emergency Departments, Travel Clinics, Walk-In Clinics, Ottawa Physicians, Nurse PractitionersDate: September 3, 2021From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health (AMOH), COVID-19 Vaccine, Ottawa Public Health, Dr. Brent Moloughney, Deputy Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health

Dear Colleagues,

Physicians and healthcare providers can expect an increase in requests for letters stating a medical exemption to COVID-19 vaccination exists, due to the provincial...

PHO Rounds: Hepatitis C in Ontario: Testing, Direct-Acting Antiviral Prescribing, and Implications for Hepatitis C Elimination

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Public Health Ontario: Rounds

Overview

Hepatitis C (HCV) is curable thanks to highly effective direct-acting antiviral drugs, which will help to meet the World Health Organization’s HCV elimination targets by 2030. Public Health Units, ministry-funded multidisciplinary HCV treatment and care teams, and other health care providers play a key role in testing/diagnosing people living with HCV and linking them to care.

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Webinar. Thursday, Sep 2, 202112:00 pm to...

Third doses of COVID-19 vaccine in Ottawa

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse PractitionersDate: August 20, 2021From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health (AMOH), COVID-19 Vaccine, Ottawa Public Health

Dear Colleagues,

On August 17, 2021, the Provincial Government announced that third doses of COVID-19 vaccine are available at an interval of at least 2 months after the second dose, to the following individuals who are severely immune compromised:

• Transplant recipients (including solid organ transplant and hematopoietic stem...