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
• Special release for Td-IPV
• 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 2016/17 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

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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

General resources for health care professionals

• Smokers' Helpline Referrals
• Nicotine Dependence Clinic

Resources for health care providers of pregnant and postpartum women

Pregnets

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