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Key dates for 2024/2025 Universal Influenza Immunization Program roll-out in Ottawa

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: September 24, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Key dates for 2024/2025 Universal Influenza Immunization Program roll-out in Ottawa

Dear Colleagues,

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) expects to receive its first shipment of influenza vaccines from the Ontario Ministry of Health’s Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP) by the week of September 30. As such we will work diligently to distribute as soon as...

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - A message from Dr. Trevor Arnason

On September 30, Canada will mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This is an important day to honour the history and contributions of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. It is also a sombre day of remembrance and reflection on the intergenerational harms of the residential school system and anti-Indigenous racism, as well as an opportunity to commemorate the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit survivors, their families, and their communities.

This year, in the spirit of learning, I will be...

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Professional Development & Resources

1. Public Health Ontario webinar: Respiratory Season 2024-25, Part 1: Surveillance & Testing. Thursday October 3, 2024 10:30 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST. Public Health Ontario. Registration. Intended audience includes primary health care providers. Overview of the current epidemiological trends for COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity in Ontario, Canada and internationally. This session also describes the planned approach to testing across the provincial lab network for...
   
   

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Save the Date: Rheumatology for Primary Care Webinar Series, University of Ottawa CPD

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University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development

Incorporates participant questions (collected before each session) related to the topic presented to ensure each presentation is as relevant and useful to the audience as possible.  The format will be a didactic presentation using case-based scenarios followed by a question-and-answer period. 

Early Bird Deadline: December 16, 2024

Dates: January 13  |  January 27  |  February 10  | ...

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Pertussis: Ongoing increase in cases and reminders

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: September 23, 2024
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Pertussis: Ongoing increase in cases and reminders

Since the spring, there has been an increase in the number of pertussis cases reported in Quebec, Ontario, and other jurisdictions. In 2024 (as of September 16), 126 cases of confirmed or probable pertussis in Ottawa residents have been reported to Ottawa Public Health (OPH), compared to six cases in 2023. The...

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