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As we begin 2025, we are pleased to announce that Physicians’ Update will now be known as Public Health Update—a change that better aligns with the content and focus of the information we provide to you.
This rebranding reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering timely, relevant public health information tailored to support physicians and nurse practitioners (NPs).
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has updated its protocol for managing reports of positive chlamydia test results. This change in practice will reduce the number of forms physicians and nurse practitioners complete for chlamydia cases and will allow OPH to prioritize high-risk cases
Each year, OPH receives more reports of positive chlamydia test results than any other infectious disease.
Symposium organized by the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine's Francophone Affairs in partnership with Médecins francophones du Canada, an organization accredited by the Collège des médecins du Québec.
University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development
1-day in-person conference dedicated to women’s health. Designed especially for family physicians and healthcare professionals, this event will dive deep into the latest insights and cutting-edge approaches to women's health, spanning from the needs of young women to those of mature women.
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: January 30, 2025
From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Dear Colleagues,
We are writing to inform you that on January 1, 2025, Ontario’s Ministry of Health designated Candida auris (C.
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: January 28, 2025
From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: IPAC lapse with risk of blood-borne infection at personal service settings
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is alerting you to the possibility that that you may be approached by patients for counselling and testing related to an infection prevention and control (IPAC) lapse from two Gorgeous Brows and Lashes personal service setting locations:
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: January 27, 2025
From: Dr. Michelle Foote, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Dear Colleagues,
Please see the attached
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