Search
Non-medicinal Cannabis: Resources to Help Answer Your Patients’ Questions
Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2018 10:00 AM
Cannabis will be legal in Canada as of October 17, 2018. In a recent telephone survey, 14% of adults (19+) in Ottawa say they may try cannabis once it is legal.1 As the legal status changes, patients may have more questions about using cannabis for non-medicinal purposes.
Patient Information on CannabisOttawa Public Health provides targeted information for adults, youth and young adults, parents, and pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Lower Risk Cannabis Use GuidelinesFor patients who disclose cannabis...
Message to vaccine providers
Posted on Monday, September 24, 2018 07:30 AM
Due to the significant loss of power across the City of Ottawa this past weekend, Ottawa Public Health would like to remind health care providers who have publicly-funded vaccines in stock to:
- Check your refrigerator temperature logs and download your temperature data if possible to ensure temperatures remained within optimal range (2 – 8 degrees C).
- If temperatures increased beyond normal range, follow normal procedures for when a temperature breach occurs.
- DO NOT USE the vaccine (but keep...
Campylobacteriosis in Ottawa
Posted on Friday, August 31, 2018 12:00 PM
To: Emergency Departments, Emergency and Infectious Diseases Physicians, Hospital IPAC Teams, Family Physicians and Nurse PractitionersFrom: Dr. Robin Taylor, Associate Medical Officer of HealthDate: August 31, 2018
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has seen a recent increase in the number of cases of Campylobacteriosis or Campylobacter enteritis. Since August 1, 2018, Ottawa has had a 50% increase in cases of Campylobacteriosis compared to the same period in 2017. To date, a common source for these cases...
Accredited CME: Ottawa Public Health: 2018 Family Physician Update
Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 03:45 AM
Ottawa Public Health is hosting, in partnership with University of Ottawa, an accredited group learning activity for Ottawa family physicians on Wednesday, October 24th, from 5:30- 9 p.m. at the St. Elias Centre.
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and is certified by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development for up to 3 Mainpro+ credits.
This continuing professional...
Tell us about your infection prevention and control (IPAC) learning needs!
Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 03:45 AM
Over the last few weeks, there has been an increase in infection prevention and control (IPAC) complaints and lapses involving Ottawa medical clinics.
To help prevent future IPAC complaints and lapses, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) wants to understand the learning needs of Ottawa community-based healthcare providers regarding IPAC.
OPH has designed a 10-minute survey to assess your current IPAC practices, barriers to adherence to IPAC best practices, and IPAC learning needs. To complete this survey...
Contact Us