Resources for Health Care Providers

Download forms

• Animal bite/exposure reporting form
• Breastfeeding services referral form
• Ontario Medications Return Program and Ontario Sharps Collection Program - promo order form

Immunization

• AEFI report form
• Immunization record update form
• Vaccine cold chain inventory worksheet
• Vaccine return form

Vaccine request forms

• HPV4 (Human Papillomavirus 4 vaccine)
• HPV9 (Human Papillomavirus 9 vaccine)
• Special release for Act-Hib
• Special release for Hep A
• Special release for Hep B
• MEN-C-ACYW (Menactra®/Menveo®) vaccine batch order form
• Meningococcal-Conjugate-ACYW135/Meningococcal-Polysaccharide-ACWY-135®/Meningococcal-B
• Monthly vaccine order form

Influenza vaccine order form

2018/2019 Influenza Vaccine Order Form

Statement of medical exemption forms

• Parent or guardian of child attending child care
• Student attending school

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

• Instructions
• Assessment tool
• Perinatal mood disorders (PMD) peer support group referral form

Enhanced 18-month well-baby visit

Durham Region community support checklist referral options

Alcohol

Screening Brief Intervention & Referral (SBIR)

Animal bite and disease reporting

• Animal disease reporting form for veterinarians
• Animal bite/exposure reporting form
• Diseases of public health significance
• Management of Potential Rabies Exposures Guideline, 2018
• PHO - Rabies virus
• Rabies in Durham Region Infographic

My CancerIQ

• Video
• FAQ

Cancer Care Ontario resources

• Cancer screening resources for health care providers and patient education
• ColonCancerCheck
• Ontario Cervical Screening Program & Guidelines
• Ontario Breast Screening Program & Guidelines
• High Risk Breast Cancer Screening Information
• Guidelines for Breast, Cervical & Colorectal Cancer Screening
• HPV Information

Communicable disease guidance documents

Botulism

Botulism - Guide for Healthcare Professionals

Cholera

• MOHLTC - Cholera Fact Sheet
• PHO - Cholera: Information for Clinicians

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)

• MOHLTC - Information on C.difficile infection
• PHO - Information of C. difficile infections
• Testing, Surveillance and Management of Clostridium difficile In All Health Care Settings

Cyclosporiasis

• Cyclosporiasis: A Clinical Practice Guideline
• PHO - Cyclosporiasis

E.coli

• PHO - Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC)
• Gastric Enteric Diseases - E.coli

Ebola virus disease

• PHO - Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
• Guidance for Patients with Suspect or Confirmed Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers (VHF) in Acute Care Settings

Enterovirus D68

PHO - Enterovirus D68

Hepatitis C

• PHO - Recommendations for the Public Health Response to Hepatitis C In Ontario
• Infectious Diseases Protocol Appendix A: Chapter: Hepatitis C
• CATIE - Hepatitis C

Legionellosis

• Infectious Diseases Protocol Appendix A: Chapter: Legionellosis
• PHO - Legionellosis

MERS-CoV

• Guidance for Health Workers and Health Sector Employers,  MOHLTC, MERS-CoV
• Tools for Preparedness: Triage, Screening and Patient Management of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infections
• Public Health Agency of Canada's Public Health Notice
• World Health Organization updates
• Travel Health Notice

Harm reduction - Opioids

Opioid patch return program

• Program guidelines
• FAQ for health professionals
• FAQ for patients
• Treatment agreement
• Prescription example and patch return sheet

Additional resources

• Canadian Guidelines for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids
• Fentanyl Abuse Prevention - A Shared Responsibility

Extreme heat

Extreme Heat Events Guidelines: User Guide for Health Care Workers and Health Administrators

Fall prevention

Care providers of older adults

If you are a care provider working with older adults, take our e-course to prevent falls and injuries for your clients or family members.

Positive Steps Work e-course

Technology FAQs

Immunization

Canadian Immunization Guide Evergreen Edition

Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario

Infection control

PHO - IPAC Online Learning Modules

Personal Protective Equipment Video

• Outbreaks in institutions
• PHO - Just Clean Your Hands (JCYH)
• PIDAC Best Practices Documents

Infectious diseases surveillance

Diseases of public health significance

• Quarterly update for selected infectious diseases
• Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections (iGAS) in Durham Region Infographic
• Infectious Diseases at a Glance | Infographic

Reportable Disease Trends in Ontario Interactive Tool

• PHO Surveillance Report
• OPHS - Infectious Diseases Protocol, 2018

Influenza (Flu)

• MOHTLC - Influenza
• MOHLTC - Guide to the Control of Respiratory Infection Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Homes

Ordering flu vaccine

2018/2019 Influenza Vaccine Order Form

Reporting requirements for health care facilities

• Influenza Immunization Coverage Reporting Form (DOC)
• Questions and Answers for Health Care Worker (HCW) Influenza Immunization Coverage Reporting by Ontario Hospitals and Long-Term Care Homes (LTCHs)

MOHLTC

• NACI Statement - Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for 2018-2019
• NACI Canadian Immunization Guide Chapter on Influenza and Statement on Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for 2018/2019

Health Care Provider Q&As

• General information
• Information for individuals 6 months up to and including 17 years of age
• Information for individuals 18 to 64 years of age
• Information for individuals > 65 years of age

World Health Organization

• Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2018-2019 north hemisphere influenza season
• Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2018-2019 northern hemisphere season and development of candidate vaccine viruses for pandemic preparedness

Surveillance

Durham Region

Durham Region Weekly Influenza Bulletin: 2018/19 Influenza Season

Summary of 2017/18 Influenza Season

• Ontario
• Canada
• International

Laboratory resources

Labstracts
The Labstracts provide information for laboratory testing available through the Ontario Public Health Ontario Laboratories (PHOL).

• PHO - General Test Requisition Form
• PHO - Requisition for Specimen Containers and Supplies

Pandemic planning

• Durham Region's Pandemic Influenza Plan
• Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic 2013

Pregnancy, parenting and family health

Preconception health

Centre for Effective Practice

Preconception Health Screening Tool

Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care: National Guidelines

• Chapter 2: Preconception care
• Optimizing preconception health: Fact sheet
• Preconception health: Infographic

Best Start Resource Centre (resources for clients)

• Health before pregnancy
• Adult reproductive life plan
• Youth reproductive life plan

Perinatal mood disorders (PMD)

Perinatal mood disorder care pathway

PMD peer support group referral form

18-month well-baby visit

Durham Region enhanced 18-month well-baby visit pathway

• Durham Region community support checklist referral options
• Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services: Enhanced 18 month well baby visit

Child Health News

We want to hear from you! Complete our Child Health News survey.

A Health Department newsletter intended for health and social service providers. This publication contains up-to-date information and resources related to child health.

• 2018 edition
• 2017 edition

Nutrition (resources for clients)

• Feeding a healthy toddler
• Tips on feeding your picky toddler or preschooler

Other

• Healthy Babies Healthy Children
• Newborn Screening Ontario

Radiation protection and Potassium Iodide (KI) tablets

• Potassium Iodide (KI) Fact Sheet English | French
• Potassium Iodide (KI) Guidelines
• What to do in the unlikely event of a nuclear emergency
• Patient Information Sheet: RadBlock (Potassium Iodide Tablets USP, 65 mg)

Sexually transmitted infections

• Gonorrhea in Durham Region Infographic
• Hepatitis C in Durham Region Infographic
• Syphilis in Durham Region Infographic

• Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections
• External Genital Warts Treatment Options
• Recommended Treatments for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

Smoking cessation

Brief Contact Intervention

As a healthcare provider, you are well positioned to help your client quit smoking. Brief contact intervention is a one to three minute conversation that engages clients and addresses their tobacco use. It includes the 5A’s.

Learn more about the 5A’s.

The 5 A’s

The 5A’s can be used to screen any client for all forms of tobacco use. This includes high risk populations that you may encounter in your practice setting.

Use the 5A’s in 3 minutes to:

• Ask about tobacco use at every opportunity
• Advise all tobacco users to consider quitting
• Assess all tobacco users readiness to quit
• Assist all tobacco users in quitting
• Arrange follow up or referral

Download a printable pocket card

Community support and resources

Once you have identified the smoking status of your client you can advise them that quitting smoking is a positive step for their health. To help them reduce tobacco use you can make links to community supports and resources such as:

• STOP (Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients) study/workshop
• Smokers' Helpline
• Nicotine Replacement Therapy
• Nicotine Dependence Clinic
• Quit Smoking Groups
• Medications for quitting smoking
• Individual Counselling
• Pregnets (For health care providers of pregnant and postpartum women)

Learn more about tobacco resources in Durham Region

You can also access resources for evidence-based support for all healthcare settings.

Clinician guidelines

• Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada
• Algorithm for Tailoring Pharmacotherapy in Primary Care Setting

Tuberculosis guidelines & resources

• Tuberculosis (TB) in Durham Region Infographic
• Tuberculosis Skin Testing Resource
• Canadian Tuberculosis Standards, 7th Edition 2013
• The Lung Association - Tuberculosis: Information for Health Care Providers, Fifth Edition

Tuberculosis (TB) screening in long-term care and retirement homes

• Screening Recommendations for Residents of Long-Term Care & Retirement Homes
• Screening Recommendations for Employees and Volunteers
• Frequently Asked Questions

Vaccine storage and handling

Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidelines

• Don't be left in the dark
• MOHLTC - Vaccine Storage and Handling Protocol, 2018
• CPSO - Equipment and Material Maintenance Practices

Public Health Agency of Canada National Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidelines for Immunization Providers English | French

Vector-borne diseases - Lyme disease & West Nile virus

Lyme disease

• Lyme Disease in Durham Region Infographic
• Labstract - Lyme Disease Serology Update- Implementation of VlsE1/pepC10 IgM/IgG Borrelia assay - November 2017
• IDSA 2006 Guideline on Lyme Disease
• Technical Report: Update on Lyme Disease Prevention and Control
• Government of Ontario - Lyme disease information
• PHO - Lyme Disease
• CDC - Lyme Disease
• Lyme Disease: Keeping it Top of Mind

West Nile virus

PHO - Public Health Reminder: West Nile Virus