Health Care Providers

• COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Resources for Health Professionals

The Ministry of Health’s publicly funded immunization schedule for Ontario provides a list of vaccines and the recommended vaccine schedule.

Publicly Funded Immunization Schedule

Respiratory and Enteric Resources

• A Guide to the Control of Respiratory Infection Outbreaks in Long Term Care Homes
• Enteric Outbreak Resource Manual
• Infection Control in Long-Term Care Facilities
• Universal Influenza Immunization Program (Long-Term Care and Public Hospitals)

IPAC Resources

• Dental Instrument Reprocessing
• How to Wash Your Hands
• IPAC Lapse Reports
• Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC) Resources
  • PIDAC Best Practice Documents
  • PIDAC Reprocessing in Community Health Care Settings
  • PIDAC IPAC Core Competencies Course
• Quick Reference of Reprocessing in the Clinical Office Setting
• Resources for Preventing IPAC Lapses

• Blood Exposure Guidelines for Primary Health Care Providers
• Botulism Guide for Health Care Professionals
• Chickenpox and Pregnancy for Primary Health Care Providers
• Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
• Infection and Disease
• Lyme Disease Resources for Primary Health Care Providers
• Managing Infections and Exclusion Guidelines for Child Care Providers and Schools
• Nasopharyngeal Swab Procedure
• Public Health Ontario Lab Supply Ordering and Kit Instructions
• Public Health Ontario Laboratory Services
• Reportable Diseases 
• Zika Virus

COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

• COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Resources for Health Professionals

Rabies

• Animal Bite/Contact Reporting Form

For Veterinarians: 

• Health Protection and Promotion Act; O. reg. 567: Rabies Immunization
• OMAFRA’s Agricultural Information Contact Centre (AICC) | 1-877-424-1300
• Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians
• The College of Veterinarians of Ontario- Legislative Overview of Rabies

For Physicians:

• Canadian Immunization Guide -Part 4- Active Vaccines
• Management of Patients with Suspected Rabies Exposure
• MOHLTC Guidance Document for the Management of Suspected Rabies Exposures, 2019
• Public Health Ontario Management of patients with suspected rabies exposure: Guidance for health care providers working with your local public health unit, 2017

Tuberculosis

• Form to Report a Positive TB Skin Test - to access this form, please use our Request a form tool
• Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Management and Treatment
• TSTin3D - an algorithm to aid interpretation of TB skin testing
• Tuberculosis Control Program Physician Treatment and Referral Form
• Tuberculosis Screening for Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes
• Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test: A Guide for Health Care Providers

The toolkit provides a collection of resources that can be used to promote annual influenza immunization amongst health care workers and facility staff. 

• Declination Statement
• Fact Sheets
  • Get Your Flu Vaccine
  • How is the Influenza Virus Spread?
  • What is Influenza?
  • When is the Best Time to Get the Influenza Immunization?
  • Who Should Receive Influenza Immunization?
  • Why Should You Receive Influenza Immunization?
• Influenza Immunization Presentation
• Influenza Stories
• Letter of Support to Management
• Ministry of Health Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP)
• Promotional Materials (Download print materials including posters, activity sheets, stickers, lanyards to promote influenza immunization)
• Request a copy of the Influenza Immunization Decision Making Tool

• Chickenpox and Pregnancy for Primary Health Care Providers
• Early Identification Service Pathway and Referral List
• Parvovirus and Pregnancy
• Skin to Skin: Key Messages for Service Providers

Sexual and Reproductive Health

• Guidelines for Testing and Treatment of Gonorrhea in Ontario
• Public Health Ontario Lab Supply Ordering and Kit Instructions
• Public Health Ontario Labratory Services
• Shift - Enhancing the Health of Ontarians: A Call to Action for Preconception Health Promotion and Care

Tools for Emergency Workers and Designated Officers 

• Blood Exposure Guidelines for Emergency Service Workers
• Designated Officers' Manual for Infection Prevention
• Incident Assessment Form for Designated Officers - to access this form, please use our Request a form tool
• Procedure Flow Sheet for Designated Officers

Vaccine Fact Sheets 

• Cocooning Protects Babies from Pertussis
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Polio and Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Vaccine
• Diphtheria, Tetanus and Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine
• Influenza Vaccine
• Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (MMRV) Vaccine
• Meningococcal C (Men C) Vaccine
• Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Vaccine
• Pneumococcal Conjugate (Pneu-C-13) Vaccine
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (Pneu-P-23) Vaccine
• Rotavirus Vaccine
• Shingles Vaccine
• Tetanus, Diphtheria, Acellular Pertussis and Polio (Tdap-IPV) Vaccine
• Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine

Vaccine Forms 

• Biological Returns Form
• Contingency Plan for Planned or Unexpected Electricity Disruption
• Hepatitis A High Risk Vaccine Order Form
• Hepatitis B High Risk Vaccine Order Form
• HPV High Risk Vaccine Order Form
• Meningococcal High Risk Vaccine Order Form
• Min/Max Thermometer Order Form
• Routine Vaccine Order Form
• School Program Vaccine Order Form
• Vaccine Storage and Handling Form
• Varicella Immunity Confirmation Form 

To access any of the forms listed above, please use our Request a form tool. 

Vaccine Information

• Adverse Event Following Immunization for Health Care Providers in Ontario
• Guidance for Immunization Services during COVID-19
• Hepatitis A: Update on recommended use of Hepatitis A Vaccine
• Immunize Canada
• Influenza - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care/HCP
• Universal Influenza Immunization Program (Long-Term Care and Public Hospitals)
• Vaccine Cold Chain Incident/Exposure Wastage Report
• Vaccine Information and Resources - Immunize Canada Website
  • Credible Online Resources about Immunization
  • Immunization Information on the Internet: Can You Trust what You Read?
• Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidelines

Vaccine Toolkit

Resources to assist with assessing records:

• Assessing Routine Immunization for Children - Quick Reference
• Publicly Funded Immunization Reference Table
• Request for Immunization Assessment Plan - to access this form, please use our Request a form tool

Resources to assist with vaccine storage and handling:

• Vaccine Storage and Handling Basics
• Vaccine Storage and Handling during Transport
• Vaccine Storage and Handling - Knowledge Assessment

Presentations that can be provided by Public Health staff:

• Assessing and Administering Immunization Schedule
  • Topics include: review of eligibility, immunization schedules, dosing, intervals and antigens

• Vaccine Administration Practices
  • Topics include: client assessment, rights of immunization, immunization sites, client positioning, pain management techniques, vaccine preparation, administration, and disposal and adverse events following immunization
• Vaccine Storage and Handling for Health Care Providers
• Topics include: cold chain responsibilities, temperature monitoring, equipment, cold chain incidents, contingency planning

Please contact us at 519-575-4400 ext 5505 for further information about these presentations.