Skip Navigation Menu
Government of Ontario Central Web Site Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Return to Home Page Government of Ontario Central Web Site Contact us for questions and comments Site map Version française de cette site web
Information Channels Public Information Health Care Providers News Media Text Only Version
Index Health Care Provider Section
Important Health Notices

This information requires knowledgeable interpretation and is intended primarily for use by health care workers and facilities/organizations providing health care including pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care facilities, community-based health care service providers and pre-hospital emergency services.

Important Health Notices are issued by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in response to abnormal events that require ministry direction or instruction.

Health care providers can receive important health notices through email and/or fax at the following link: PublicHealthOntario.ca

Search Index
 2009
November 13 Information for Health Care Providers – pH1N1 Update   [PDF] English
November 12 pH1N1 – Access to Supplies & Equipment   [PDF] English
French
November 2 pH1N1 – Primary Health Care Services and Supports   [PDF] English
French
October 22 pH1N1 – Access to Supplies & Equipment   [PDF] English
October 14 pH1N1 Update   [PDF] English
French
August 18 H1N1 Update   [PDF] English
French
August 5 Listeriosis   [PDF] English
July 13 Reduction in the Supply of Medical Isotopes - UPDATE  [PDF] English
June 11 H1N1 Flu Virus Update  [PDF] English
French
June 4 H1N1 Flu Virus Update  [PDF] English
French
June 1 Reduction in the Supply of Medical Isotopes - UPDATE   [PDF] English
May 20 Reduction in the Supply of Medical Isotopes   [PDF] English
  Guidelines for the Prioritization of Procedures Employing Tc-99m   [PDF] English
May 19 H1N1 Flu Virus Update  [PDF] English
French
May 14 H1N1 Flu Virus Update  [PDF] English
French
May 7 H1N1 Flu Virus Update  [PDF] English
French
  Information on the Novel H1N1 Influenza Virus for Primary Care Practitioners  [PDF] English
  Information on Novel H1N1 Influenza A - Frequently Asked Questions for Primary Care Practitioners   [PDF] English
May 5 H1N1 Flu Virus Update  [PDF] English
French
  Guidance for Influenza-like illness (ILI) Management in Long-Term Care (LTC)   [PDF] English
May 3 H1N1 Flu Virus Update  [PDF] English
French
May 2 Swine Influenza Update  [PDF] English
French
April 30 Swine Influenza Update  [PDF] English
French
  Guidance for Clinical Care of Patients: Ambulatory Setting  [PDF] English
April 28 Swine Influenza Update  [PDF] English
French
  Screening Tool for Influenza-like Illness in the Emergency Department  [PDF] English
  Screening Tool for Influenza-like Illness in Ambulatory Care   [PDF] English
  Clinical Guidelines for Management of Patients with ILI in Emergency
Departments   [PDF]
English
  Clinical Guidelines for Management of Patients with ILI in Ambulatory
Settings   [PDF]
English
April 26 Management of Patients Presenting with Influenza-Like illness (ILI) in the Ambulatory Care Setting   [PDF] English
French
  Appendix 1: Sample Case Findings/Surveillance form   [PDF] English
French
  Signage for Ambulatory Settings   [PDF] English
French
April 23 Clusters of Severe Respiratory Illness in Mexico   [PDF] English
French
  Appendix 2: Sample Case Findings/Surveillance form   [PDF] English
French
  BCCDC Influenza Antiviral Interim Options   [PDF] English
 2006
Oct 8 Two Confirmed Cases of Botulism in Toronto   [PDF] English
Sept 16 Possible Food Contamination by E. coli and Salmonella Bacteria   [PDF] English
French
July 21 Canadians returning from Lebanon   [PDF] English
 2005
Dec 06 Test of Alert Notification System and Update on Influenza and Infection Surveillance   [PDF] English
Nov 07 Measles Cases in Ontario  [PDF] English
French
Oct 07 FRI Outbreak in Toronto Nursing Home  [PDF] English
French
Oct 05 FRI Outbreak in Toronto Nursing Home  [PDF] English
French
Oct 03 FRI Outbreak in Toronto Nursing Home  [PDF] English
French
Oct 01 FRI Outbreak in Toronto Nursing Home  [PDF] English
French
May 03 Rubella Outbreak in Southern Ontario  [PDF] English
French
April 12 Marburg Viral Haemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Northern Angola   [PDF] English
French
Feb 28 Update on Influenza  [PDF] English
French
Jan 10 Update on Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in Asia  [PDF] English
French
Jan 6 Immunization and Health Information : Travellers in Tsunami-Affected Areas  [PDF] English
French
 2004
Sept 28 Update on Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in Asia and Surveillance Recommendations  [PDF] English
French
Augt 23 Update on Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in Asia and Surveillance Recommendations  [PDF] English
French
April 23 New SARS Cases in China  [PDF] English
French
April 8 Update on H7 Avian Influenza Virus in British Columbia   [PDF] English
Feb 20 Update on H7 Avian Influenza Virus in British Columbia  [PDF] English
French
Feb13 Update on Avian Flu  [PDF] English
French
Feb 6 Update on Ministry Response to Avian Influenza in Asia  [PDF] English
French
Jan 30 Update on Avian Influenza in Asia and Sporadic cases of SARS in China  [PDF] English
French
Jan 23 Update on SARS in China and Avian Influenza situation  [PDF] English
French
Jan 16 Update on Avian Influenza situation  [PDF] English
French
Jan 7 Update on Global SARS Situation  [PDF] English
French
 2003
Decr 23Infection Control and Surveillance Standards Web Cast on January 09, 2004    [PDF]

To view PDF format files, you need to have Adobe Acrobat® Reader installed on your computer.
Download Acrobat Reader  You can download this free software from the Adobe Website.
 

|  return to EMB main page  |
For more information
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Emergency Management Branch
415 Yonge Street, 8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
Canada   M5B 2E7
Fax : 416-212-4466
TTY : 1-800-387-5559
E-mail : emergencymanagement.moh@ontario.ca
Healthcare Provider Hotline
Toll free : 1-866-212-2272

CritiCall Ontario provides a 24 hour call centre for hospitals to contact on-call specialists; arrange for appropriate hospital bed access and facilitate urgent triage for patients
1-800-668-4357

Go to top of page
|  home  |  central site  |  contact us  |  site map  |  français  |

This site maintained by the government of Ontario, Canada.