The 2008 Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic (OHPIP) was released on August 12, 2008. As with previous iterations, this year's plan was a collaborative effort involving experts from across the health sector, labour, and government.
The OHPIP continues to be improved and enhanced year after year - building a system of pandemic health readiness in Ontario.
The 2008 edition of OHPIP provides more detail on surveillance and reporting systems to monitor a pandemic; occupational health and safety and infection prevention and control measures; the timing, use and availability of antiviral treatment; and the organization and delivery of influenza-related primary care services, including assessment, treatment and referral services. The 2008 edition also includes revisions to the planning guidelines for laboratories, paediatric services and long-term care homes. As well, OHPIP 2008 provides new chapters on planning and managing certain critical health services during a pandemic, including the services required by people with chronic kidney disease or acute kidney injury, and the province's blood supply.
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ADDENDUM : September 23, 2008
- Chapter 18A - Table 1 on the Diagnosing and Managing Paediatric Influenza fact sheet (pg. 18A-14) and the Antiviral Therapy Table on the Paediatric Pandemic Influenza Office Assessment Form (page 18A-18) were updated to give greater clarity on the recommended antiviral doses for children.
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Complete Plan
Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic UPDATED
539 pages | 39 Mb | PDF format
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Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic by Individual Sections
Preface
Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic Preface
24 pages | 4.2 Mb | PDF format
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Part I : The Context for Planning an Influenza Pandemic
Chapter 1
Background
2 pages | 100 Kb | PDF format
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Chapter 2
Roles, Responsibilities and Framework for Decision-Making UPDATED
18 pages | 1.8 Mb | PDF format
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Chapter 3
Planning Goals, Approach and Assumptions
7 pages | 148 Kb | PDF format
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Chapter 4
Resources UPDATED
7 pages | 135 Kb | PDF format
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Part II : System-Wide Issues, Activities and Tools
Chapter 5
Surveillance - Detecting and Monitoring the Spread of Influenza UPDATED
8 pages | 2.4 Mb | PDF format
7 pages | 191 Kb | PDF format
- Preliminary/Weekly Institutional Respiratory Infection Outbreak Form
- Final Institutional Respiratory Infection Outbreak Form
- Surveillance Activities by Level and by Pandemic Period and Phasee
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Chapter 6
Public Health Measures - Managing the Spread of Influenza
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Chapter 7
Occupational Health and Safety Measures and Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care Settings UPDATED
22 pages | 3.1 Mb | PDF format
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Chapter 8
Optimizing Deployment of the Health Workforce
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38 pages | 708 Kb | PDF format
- Influenza Care Competencies
- Key Questions for Planners
- List of Controlled Acts (Regulated Health Professions Act)
- Influenza Care Competencies Self-Assessment: How Can I Assist In An Influenza Pandemic?
- RHPA Profession / Influenza Care Competencies Matching
- Sample Framework for Using Competency Assessments to Plan Team-based Care of People with Influenza
- Volunteer Position Description Template
- Sample Request for Volunteers
- Sample Volunteer Application Form
- Directory of Ontario Volunteer Centres
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Chapter 9
Antivirals and Vaccine UPDATED
5 pages | 118 Kb | PDF format
48 pages | 2 Mb | PDF format
- Ontario Emergency Mass Immunization Plan
- Staff Functions
- Supply Lists for Pandemic Influenza
- Local Public Health Units
- Clinic Process Flow Charts
- Immunization Training Manual
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Chapter 10
Equipment and Supplies
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6 pages | 217 Kb | PDF format
- Supply and Equipment Template: Care at Hospitals
- Supply and Equipment Template: Emergency Medical Services
- Supply and Equipment Template: Care in the Community
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Chapter 11
Influenza Assessment, Treatment and Referral UPDATED
11 pages | 608 Kb | PDF format
35 pages | 2.7 Mb | PDF format
- Adult Influenza Self-Assessment Tool
- Primary Assessment Record - Adult
- Pandemic Preparedness Checklist for Primary Care Practices and Practitioners
- Guidelines for Developing Influenza Assessment, Treatment and Referral Centres
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Chapter 12
Communications
6 pages | 407 Kb | PDF format
22 pages | 675 Kb | PDF format
- Health Care Sector Crisis Communications Toolkit
- Communications Activities by Pandemic Period and Phase
- Sample MOHLTC Important Health Notice
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Part III : Setting-Specific Issues, Activities and Tools
Chapter 13
Public Health Services
5 pages | 123 Kb | PDF format
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Chapter 14
Laboratory Services UPDATED
22 pages | 561 Kb | PDF format
28 pages | 697 Kb | PDF format
- Laboratories Pandemic Influenza Planning Self-Assessment Tool
- Laboratory Activities by Pandemic Period and Sector
- Collection of Nasopharyngeal Specimens for Pandemic Influenza
- Supply and Equipment Checklist
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Uptake Rates at Ontario Laboratories
- Pandemic Employee Information Matrix
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Chapter 15
Emergency Medical Services
4 pages | 111 Kb | PDF format
3 pages | 78 Kb | PDF format
- Pandemic Planning Checklist for Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
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Chapter 16
Community Health Services
11 pages | 184 Kb | PDF format
7 pages | 107 Kb | PDF format
- Pandemic Preparedness Checklist for Community Health Services
- Mental Health and Addiction Services Pandemic Preparedness Checklist
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Chapter 17
Acute Care Services
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19 pages | 2.1 Mb | PDF format
- Draft Critical Care Pandemic Triage Protocol
- Secondary Assessment for Hospital - Adult
- Influenza Admission (Adult - Hospital)
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- Ontario Contingency Plan for Management of Blood Product Shortages
- Contingency Plan Checklist for Hospitals
- Notification of Blood Shortage - Amber Phase
- Notification of Blood Shortage - Red Phase
- Notification of Blood Shortage - Recovery Phase
- Slide Presentation
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Chapter 18
Paediatric Services UPDATED
15 pages | 270 Kb | PDF format
35 pages | 9.1 Mb | PDF format
Parent/Caregiver Tools
- When Your Child is Sick With Uncomplicated Influenza
- Measuring a Child's Temperature and Breathing
- What to do for Fever in Children
- When to Seek Medical Care for an Infant or Young Child under 6 years old
- When to Seek Medical Care for a Child from 6 to 16 years old)
Provider Tools
- Diagnosing and Managing Pediatric Influenza
- Decision Making Tool for Referral of Pediatric Patients with Influenza-like Illness
- Pediatric Pandemic Influenza Office Assessment Form
- Pediatric Specific Passive Screening Signage
- Cough and Sneeze Signage
- Obstetric Medical Management for Pandemic Influenza
- DRAFT Decision Making Process for Neonatal Intensive Care
- Obstetric Medical Management for Pandemic Influenza
- DRAFT Preparation for Discharge - Uncomplicated Vaginal Birth
- DRAFT Early Discharge Postpartum Follow-up Guidelines
- DRAFT Alternate Model of Prenatal Care during a Pandemic
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Chapter 19
Long-Term Care UPDATED
11 pages | 190 Kb | PDF format
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- Long-Term Care Home Pandemic Preparedness Checklist
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Chapter 20
Guidelines for First Nations Communities
8 pages | 2.1 Mb | PDF format
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Chapter 21
Psychosocial Support: Outline NEW
2 pages | 57 Kb | PDF format
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Chapter 22
Natural Death Surge Planning Strategy NEW
15 pages | 261 Kb | PDF format
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