Health professionals updates
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Peel Public Health uses Health Professionals Updates to share new or updated public health information relevant to physician practice in the community.
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October 2024
October 24, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 32
- 2024/25 Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prevention program for infants and high-risk children
- Upcoming Beyfortus® learning session
October 09, 2024, Vol. 17, No. 31
- Tick-borne disease risk in Peel Region
- Tick-borne disease testing and clinical guidance
- Tick species identification and reporting tick-borne disease
October 3, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 30
- 2024/25 COVID-19 fall/winter campaign
- Reminder: Peel Public Health (PPH) is hosting a physician and healthcare provider education session
October 01, 2024; Vol. 17 No. 29
- Lead in imported spices: Elevated blood lead levels and guidance for blood testing and exposure assessment
September 27, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 28
- Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP)
- Upcoming Public Health Ontario (PHO) webinars
September 23, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 27
- Peel Public Health (PPH) in collaboration with the Mississauga and Central West Primary Care Networks, is hosting a physician and healthcare provider education session.
- Health status data in Peel.
September 19, 2024; Vol. 17 No. 26
- 2024/25 RSV prevention program for older adults, pregnant people, infants and high-risk children
September 16, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 25
- Self-collected pharyngeal and rectal swabs for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae testing
- Syphilis screening updates for non-pregnant adults and adolescents
- GetaKit sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection testing
September 06, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 24
- UPDATE: Domestically Acquired Case of Human Rabies
- REMINDER: Rabies Reporting
- REMINDER: Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis
August 29, 2024, Vol. 17, No. 23
- World Health Organization declares mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
- Vaccine storage requirements for Prevnar 20.
August 26, 2024, Vol. 17, No. 22
- Increase in pertussis in Ontario including Peel.
- COVID-19 has been updated on the list of reportable diseases.
- Reminder: Sign-up for Vaccine Ordering Webinar
- Update: August to December 2024 Paid Vaccine Delivery and STI Medication Delivery Schedule
- Increased mpox infections in Ontario
July 22, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 20
- Update: Pneumococcal Vaccine Program
July 18, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 19
- Update: West Nile virus risk in Peel
- Reminders: West Nile virus transmission, clinical presentation, diagnostic testing, reporting, and preventive measures
- Listeriosis clinical testing
July 16, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 18
- Local increase in Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD)
- Update: Hepatitis B high risk ordering process
- New process for ordering vaccines
July 12, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 17
- Revised: Heat-related illness and associated risks for at risk populations taking certain medications.
- New: Listeria outbreak and recall of various refrigerated, plant-based beverages.
- Physician Call for Action: Immunization of School Aged Patients.
- Reminder: EMR tool available to identify school-aged patients missing vaccines under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA).
- July to December 2024 Paid Vaccine Delivery and STI Medication Delivery Schedule
- Reminder: Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP)
- Updated Clinical Recommendations for COVID-19 Antiviral Therapy
- Paxlovid Funding Transitioning to Typical Models
- Screening for tuberculosis (TB) infection (also known as latent TB infection)
- Reporting TB infection (TBI) and ordering TB preventive treatment (TPT)
- TB preventive treatment (TPT)
April 30, 2024 Vol. 17, No. 13
- Update: Polio vaccine recommendations for children previously immunized internationally with oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV)
- Reminder: Complete Clinic Information Profile Survey for the new digital vaccine order form
- Updated PHO Resources - Recommended Steps: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Action required: Complete Clinic Information Profile for New Digital Vaccine Order Form
- National Immunization Awareness Week
- New: High Risk Hepatitis B vaccine order form
- New: Hepatitis B vaccine requisition for Hepatitis B contacts and Hepatitis C cases
- Updated: Ministry of Health COVID-19 vaccine guidance
- New: Vaccine Order Form coming soon
- Ontario Spring 2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign
- RSV Vaccine Program Wind Down
- New: Vaccine Order Form Coming Soon
- New: Supervised Consumption Services Clinic now open at 10 Peel Centre Drive in Brampton
- Reminder: Peel Works Harm Reduction Program
- Update: Vaccine products
- New: Vaccine packaging format changes
- Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP) 2023/2024 vaccine returns
- New: Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) vaccine clinics and reminder to report immunization records
- New: Public Health Ontario (PHO) measles resource for health care providers
February 29, 2024 Vol. 17 No. 7
- March Break School Vaccination Program Catch-up Clinics
- Reminder: Immunization School Pupils Act (ISPA) - Orders of Suspension
February 27, 2024 Vol. 17 No. 6
- Peel Public Health Pregnancy and Parenting Program Updates
February 22, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 5
- Global Increase in Measles Activity
February 7, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 4
- Reminder: Rabies Serology Testing
January 31, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 3
- Update: Public Health Ontario changes to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) testing and Hepatitis B Viral (HBV) testing and requisition form
- Update: Peel Health Professionals website
January 22, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 2
- Immunization School Pupils Act (ISPA) – Orders of Suspension
- Update: COVID-19 Medical Exemptions
January 15, 2024; Vol. 17, No. 1
- Revised: Ministry of Health guidance for routine and catch-up immunization services
- New: Novovax (Nuvaxovid) XBB COVID-19 vaccine
- End of free vaccine delivery period
- Increasing iGAS cases
December 19, 2023; Vol. 16, No. 37
- Update: RSV vaccine program expansion
- January to June 2024 paid vaccine and STI medication delivery schedule
- Update: COVID-19 and influenza Peel Public Health Clinics and homebound program
- Urgent care and after-hours services available in Peel
December 12, 2023; Vol. 16, No. 36
Holiday schedule for Peel Public Health Clinics and Services
December 1, 2023; Vol. 16, No. 35
- Update: The Botulism Guide for health care professionals has been updated (October 2023)
- Reminder: Treatment of Botulism is guided by Clinical Diagnosis
- Reminder: Clinical presentation of Infant Botulism
- Reminder: Ordering BabyBIG for Infant Botulism cases
- Reminder: Process to order Botulism Anti-Toxin (BAT) and BabyBIG (for infants less than 1 year of age).
November 24, 2023; Vol. 16, No. 34
- New: Anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Powassan virus (POWV) risk in Peel
- New: Anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and POWV clinical presentation, diagnostic testing, and treatment
- Reminders: Tick species identification and reporting tick-borne diseases
November 1, 2023; Vol. 16, No. 33
- Influenza and COVID-19 vaccines are now available for the general population
October 20 2023; Vol. 16, No. 32
- New: National Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Week
- New Common issues cited in IPAC Complaint Investigations
October 5, 2023; Vol. 16, No. 31
- New: COVID-19 Fall and Winter 2023-2024 Campaign
- New: Peel Health Professionals Portal for onboarding and ordering COVID-19 vaccines
- New Distribution of rapid antigen tests
- Reminder: COVID-19 testing and antiviral treatment