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To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: July 16, 2025
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Deputy Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Pentacel Vaccine: Important Reminders
Dear Colleagues,
Since the program transition for DTaP-IPV-Hib vaccination from Pediacel® to Pentacel® in July 2024, the manufacturer, Sanofi, has received pharmacovigilance reports of mixing errors with Pentacel®.
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: July 10, 2025
From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Vector-borne disease testing changes at PHOL
Dear Colleagues,
Public Health Ontario Laboratory (PHOL) has recently updated its testing protocols for vector-borne disease testing.
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: July 8, 2025
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Deputy Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Update on the publicly funded high-risk pneumococcal vaccine program
Dear Colleagues,
The Ministry of Health has provided an update on the publicly funded high-risk pneumococcal vaccine program.
University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development
One-day medical education conference focused on the latest advances in Allergy and Clinical Immunology tailored for primary care providers, providing practical, evidence-based updates on the diagnosis, management, and referral of common allergic and immunologic conditions encountered in primary care. Expert speakers will address topics such as food allergies, asthma, atopic dermatitis, drug allergies,.
University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development and the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, TOH
1-day in person course in Endocrinology and Diabetes for primary care physicians. This popular course serves as a refresher of current guidelines and standards for the work-up and management of common endocrine disorders and diabetes therapies.
The University of Ottawa, Office of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and the Department of Psychiatry
The focus of this year’s course is on Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, with updates and clinical applications of the new Canadian Perinatal Mental Health guidelines. In live seminars, you will hear directly from perinatal mental health experts on how to identify, support, and treat pregnant and lactating individuals in today’s complex healthcare environment.
Connecting patients to community-based supports is a critical component of patient care — but not always straightforward. That’s why
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: June 17, 2025
From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Duty to report animal bites and animal contacts
Dear Colleagues,
Ottawa Public Health is reaching out with an annual reminder to partners to report all potential rabies exposures as required by
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