Health Care Professionals

Durham Region Health Department works closely with individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID-19. This is done to help identify potential risk for other community members who may have had contact with the person diagnosed with COVID-19 while they were ill. This includes identifying and assessing the risk of exposure for individuals (e.g. health care providers who provided care for the individuals while they were ill) and community settings (e.g. clinic waiting rooms, public transit etc.).

The Health Department is working collaboratively with local hospitals and health care providers to streamline processes for assessment and testing for COVID-19.

• High-Dose Influenza Vaccine: Product Availability Update
  October 8, 2020
• Influenza Vaccine
  September 25, 2020
• COVID-19: Reopening of Schools
  September 18, 2020
• Immunization Services During COVID-19
  September 16, 2020
• Clinics Reopening
  July 8, 2020
• COVID-19: Reopening Dental Practices
  June 17, 2020
• COVID-19 Update #12
  March 27, 2020
• COVID-19 Update #11
  March 18, 2020
• COVID-19 Update #10
  March 13, 2020
• COVID-19 Update #9
  March 11, 2020
• COVID-19 Update #8
  March 3, 2020
• COVID-19 Update #7
  March 2, 2020
• COVID-19 Update #6
  February 27, 2020
• Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Update #5
  February 11, 2020
• Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Update #4
  February 10, 2020
• Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Update #3
  February 4, 2020
• Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Update #2
  January 29, 2020
• Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Update #1
  January 24, 2020

WHO situation reports

The Ministry of Health and Ministry of Long-Term Care have produced guidance documents for a number of health sectors related to COVID-19. These documents will be updated as necessary.

Access these sector specific documents

Signage

• Patients: English | Simplified Chinese
• Visitors: English | Simplified Chinese

Ontario Medical Association coronavirus summary of primary care guidance
January, 31, 2020 (V1)

Public Health Agency of Canada awareness resources

(Posters translated for English, French, Chinese)

• For people who have travelled to the Province of Hubei, China
• For people who have travelled to mainland China

Naloxone distribution

Ontario Naloxone Program (ONP)

Eligible community agencies are now able to order naloxone kits from the Health Department to distribute to:

• Individuals who are at risk of opioid overdose;
• Friends and family members of individuals at risk of opioid overdose;
• Newly released inmates at risk of opioid overdose

Assessment

• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Assessment tool
  Instructions
• Enhanced 18-month well-baby visit: Durham Region community support checklist referral options

Naloxone kit order form (for registered sites)

Vaccines

Annual fridge inspections

Annual fridge inspections will begin in August 2020 and continue throughout the remainder of the year. Over the next few months, a public health nurse (PHN) will contact you to schedule an inspection time. Due to COVID-19, the PHN completing your inspection may not be your regularly assigned PHN.

If you have questions or concerns about your upcoming fridge inspection, please email fridges@durham.ca.

Take our 2020-2021 influenza vaccine administration survey

Please take a moment to complete our short survey. Your feedback will assist the Health Department in determining your organization’s capacity to provide influenza vaccination this season.

Take the survey

Forms are for print purposes only.

• Act-Hib Vaccine: High Risk Client Order Form
• Hepatitis A vaccine: High risk client order form
• Hepatitis B vaccine: High risk client order form
• HPV9 vaccine: High risk client order form
• Influenza vaccine order form
• Meningococcal vaccine: High risk and batch order form
• Monthly vaccine order form
• School-based vaccines: Grade 7 to 12 students
  (Meningococcal-C-ACYW, Hepatitis B and HPV9 vaccine(s))

• Breastfeeding services referral form
• Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program referral form
• Perinatal Mood Disorder (PMD) Care Pathway

• Adverse event following immunization (AEFI) report form
  (Right click the link above and select "Save link/target as" to download.)
• Animal bite/exposure reporting form
• Animal disease reporting form for veterinarians
• Diseases of public health significance notification form
• Immunization record update form for parents
• Immunization: Statement of medical exemption for child attending child care
• Immunization: Statement of medical exemption for child attending school
• Health care worker influenza immunization coverage reporting form (DOC)
  Questions and answers

• Naloxone reporting form
• Pharmacy temperature log submission form
• Vaccine cold chain inventory worksheet
• Vaccine return form

Alcohol

Alcohol screening, Brief Intervention and Referral (SBIR)

Patch for Patch Program (Opioids)

• Return Policy FAQs for health professionals
• Return Policy FAQs for patients
• Patch Return Record Sheet
• Safeguarding our Communities Act (Patch for Patch Return Policy), 2015
• Patch-For-Patch Fentanyl Return Program: Fact Sheet

Smoking

• Algorithm for Tailoring Pharmacotherapy in Primary Care Setting
• Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada website
• Tobacco screening, Brief Contact Intervention, the 5A’s
• Tobacco Use Intervention 5A pocket card

The Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport is responsible for implementing Rowan’s Law. Please visit their website for information from the Ontario Government regarding this legislation.

• Know the Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport.
• Follow the return-to-sport strategy or return to school strategy for players who have had a concussion. Children are only safe to return after a doctor says so.
• Find other resources on concussions for health care professionals from Parachute Canada.
• Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport.

Diseases of public health significance

• Botulism - Guide for Health Care Professionals
• Ebola Virus Disease
• Enterovirus D68
• General Reprocessing Guidelines
• Hepatitis C: Recommendations for public health response in Ontario - PHO
• Hepatitis C: Infectious Diseases Protocol
• Hepatitis C: CATIE website information
• Infection control in institutions
• Influenza: Durham Region's Pandemic Plan
• Influenza: MOHLTC
• Lyme Disease: PHO
• Lyme Disease: CDC
• MERS-CoV Guidance for Health Workers and Health Sector Employers,  MOHLTC
• Ontario Respiratory Pathogen Bulletin
• PIDAC Best Practices Documents
• Rabies: Management of Potential Exposures Guideline, 2018
• Rabies Virus: PHO
• Reportable Disease Trends in Ontario Interactive Tool
• Respiratory Infection Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Homes: A Guide
• Tuberculosis Canadian Standards, 2014
• Tuberculosis Information for Health Care Providers - The Lung Association
• Tuberculosis Screening Recommendations for Residents of Long-Term Care & Retirement Homes
• Tuberculosis Screening Recommendations for Employees and Volunteers

• Immunization: Canadian Guide Evergreen Edition
• Immunization: Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidelines
• Influenza vaccine general information
• Influenza vaccine information for individuals 6 months to 64 years of age
• Influenza information for individuals > 65 years of age

• Potassium Iodide (KI) Guidelines
• RadBlock™ Potassium Iodide Tablets USP, 65 mg (Patient information sheet)

• Child Health News 2019 Edition
  A Health Department publication for health and social service providers with up-to-date information related to child health.
• Enhanced 18-month well-baby visit pathway
• Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program
• Preconception Health Screening Tool
• Preconception health: Infographic
• Preconception Care Booklet
• Preconception Health: Optimizing Health fact sheet

• Chlamydia/gonorrhea treatment recommendations
• External genital warts treatment options
• Sexually Transmitted Infections: Canadian Guidelines

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

• PHO - IPAC Online Learning Modules
• Personal Protective Equipment Video
• Hand Hygiene: Just Clean Your Hands - PHO

Launch the Link 'n' Learn online learning module