Questions and Answers for Health Care Providers
Answers to common questions regarding the new recommendations from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Statement on Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for 2011-2012.
Your patients look to you for trusted professional advice and guidance when it comes to managing their health. Research continues to reinforce the message that physicians are the most important influencers for individuals to get the flu vaccine.
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has developed the Seasonal Influenza 2011 / 2012: Ontario's Blueprint for Action to outline the actions that the ministry, Public Health Ontario, and the Ministry of Labour are taking to support the health system’s response to seasonal influenza.
Many of the lessons learned from past influenza seasons – and from the 2009 influenza pandemic – can be found in the Blueprint.
Please contact emergencymanagement.moh@ontario.ca if you have any questions or concerns about the Blueprint.
Accredited program
To help health care providers respond effectively to patients’ questions about Ontario’s Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP), we have developed an educational program with the assistance of the following faculty:
- Shirlee O’Connor, RN(EC), NP-PHC, Primary care Nurse Practitioner, Women’s College Hospital, Family Practice Health Team, Toronto
- Allison J. McGeer, MD, FRCPC, Director, Infection Control, Mount Sinai Hospital
- Hirotaka Yamashiro, MD, FRCPC, FAAP, Chair, Pediatrics Section, Ontario Medical Association
- John Axler, MD, FCFP, CCFP, Assistant Professor and Director of CME, Department of Family Medicine, University of Toronto
- Ranjeev Sandhu, PharmD, Pharmacist, Caroline Family Health Team, Burlington
This program includes information on the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendations, data on the 2010/11 influenza season and an update on this year’s vaccine.
A Continuing Medical Education program is also available for Immunization at http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/immunization/education.aspx
Launch physicians’ presentation This program has been accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and the Ontario Chapter, for up to 1 Mainpro-M1 credits. |
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Launch nurses' presentation |
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Launch pharmacists' presentation This program has been accredited by the Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP) for up to 1 CEU. CCCEP File # 1088-2010-152-I-P |
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Resources
Workplace Flu Clinic Awareness Poster- Awareness poster, v1 [PDF]
- Awareness poster, v2 [PDF]
Workplace Flu Clinic Poster
- Clinic poster, v1 [PDF]
- Clinic poster, v2 [PDF]
Workplace Flu Fact Sheet
- Fact Sheet >[PDF]
For More Information
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TTY (Toronto) 416-327-4282
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Visit Telehealth Ontario or call 1-866-797-0000
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Visit ontario.ca/healthcareoptions or call 1-866-330-6206.
To find a health care providerIf you don’t have a health care provider, you can register for the Health Care Connect program. Visit ontario.ca/healthcareconnect or call 1-800-445-1822.
