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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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On-going Virtual, Accredited Educational Opportunities: University of Ottawa, Office of Continuing Professional Development

In the past year, the uOttawa Continuing Professional Development office quickly transitioned operations to a virtual platform to continue to provide high quality education and networking opportunities.

In order to ensure you receive the most relevant information about uOttawa  upcoming conferences, events, and webinars, join the communication list if you are not already subscribed.

• Lists are used to promote only relevant and upcoming CPD activities throughout the year.
• Information will not be shared...

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OPH’s Healthy Growth and Development Program: Update on Services to Parents in 2021

Home visits

OPH’s Healthy Growth and Development (HGD) long term home visiting program is still accepting referrals and visiting families from prenatal to entry to school. Priority is given to:

• Families experiencing mental health challenges
• Families with CAS involvement
• Families experiencing complex challenges, and
• Newcomers 

Support options include: in-person visits, videoconferencing, and telephone support.

Referrals can be made by completing the web referral or by faxing the form.

While...

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Physicians' Update LIVE! February 19th Broadcast for Physicians and Nurse Practitioners 

As Ottawa moves back to the Orange-Restrict zone of the province's COVID-19 response framework, the 8th edition of Physicians’ Update LIVE!  brings updates to phase one of the vaccine rollout.

Join Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health with OPH, as he reviews the local epi data and shares information on partnering with primary care for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

He will also briefly review updated guidance for prioritizing health-care workers for the COVID-19 vaccine,...

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Physicians’ Update LIVE! January 14th Broadcast for Physicians and Nurse Practitioners

With the provincial vaccine rollout well under way, the 6th edition of Physicians’ Update LIVE! focuses on common vaccine questions coming in at Ottawa Public Health. As local epi data reports the highest level of daily new cases, Ottawa remains in phase one of Ontario’s provincial vaccine prioritization and distribution plan, with a focus on staff and residents in long-term care homes and retirement homes

Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health with OPH, reviews the local epi data...

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