For Health Professionals

This section is specifically for health professionals in Perth County, including family physicians, nurses, midwives, long-term care home staff, hospital staff and other health practitioners.

Click on the links below for public health information, resources and tools to assist you in your health care practices.

Communications

• H1N1 Flu Virus Information 

• Pertussis Outbreaks in Southern Ontario (PDF)

• Food and Product Recalls      
• Public Health Updates (MOH newsletter)

Topics A-Z

Baby and Child Development                        

• Nipissing Developmental Screen pads
• Rourke Baby Record 
• CDC growth charts
• Red Flags: Early Identification in Perth County. A Quick Reference Guide for Early Years Professionals (PDF)
• Perth Services for Early Identification and Treatment of Developmental Concerns in Children 0-6 Years (PDF)

Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding        

• Breastfeeding: Guidelines for Consultants - Physician's Desk Reference
• Drinking Alcohol while Breastfeeding: Physician's Desk Reference                   
• Exclusive Breastfeeding Recommendation by Health Canada
• Vitamin D Supplementation for Breastfed Infants as Recommended by Health Canada

Communicable Diseases        

• Nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) Infection: Information for Clinicians
• Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Invasive Group A Steptococcal Disease (CCDR) (PDF)
• Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease - Public Health Agency of Canada
• Hepatitis B: Recommendations for Health Care Workers (PDF)
• Listeria Monocytogenes: A Clinical Practical Guideline (PDF)
• Reportable disease list (PDF)

Dental Health

• Children in Need of Treatment Program (CINOT)

Healthy Babies, Healthy Children                 

• Larson prenatal screen
• Healthy Babies Healthy Children program information
• Perth Services for Early Identification and Treatment of Developmental Concerns in Children 0-6 Years (PDF)
• External Referral to Healthy Babies Healthy Children Form (PDF)
• Red Flags Early Identification in Perth County - A Quick Reference Guide for Early Years Professionals (PDF)

Immunization                                                          

• Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario – Routine Schedule (PDF)                                                                         
• National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Statements

Influenza

• Health Canada's 2008/09 Statement on Influenza Vaccination
• MOHLTC Influenza Immunization Program: Health Care Providers

Downloadable Information for Patients:

• H1N1 Flu Virus General Fact Sheet (PDF)
• H1N1 Flu Shot Fact Sheet (PDF)
• H1N1 Flu Virus Information for Pregnant Women (PDF)

• The Seasonal Flu Shot Fact Sheet (PDF)       
• The Seasonal Flu Shot and Children Fact Sheet (PDF)
• The Seasonal Flu Shot and Pregnancy Fact Sheet (PDF)
• The Seasonal Flu Shot Fact Sheet/Consent Form (PDF)

Infection Control                                                 

• Routine Practices and Additional Precautions Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Cleaning Up After Body Fluids (Urine, Feces, Vomitus, Blood) Fact Sheet (PDF)
• MRSA and VRE Information for Discharged Patients (PDF)

Guidelines

• Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Health Care (CCDR)
• Infection Control Guidelines – Hand Washing, Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in Health Care (CCDR) (PDF)
• Infection Control Guidelines - Prevention and Control of Occupational Infections in Health Care (CCDR ) (PDF)
• Infection Control in Physician’s Office (The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario) (PDF)
• A Guide to the Control of Respiratory Infection Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Homes (MOHLTC) (PDF)
• Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities (CDC) (PDF)
• Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings (CDC) (PDF)

Best Practices

• Best Practices Document for the Management of Clostridium Difficile in all Health Care Settings
• Best Practices for Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization In all Health Care Settings (PDF)
• Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning for Prevention and Control of Infections
• Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control Programs in Ontario
• Best Practices for the Prevention and Control of Resistant Staphylococcus aureus nd Enterococci (PDF)
• Ontario Best Practice Manual: Hand Hygiene for all Health Care Settings
• Preventing Febrile Respiratory Illness: Protecting Patients and Staff (PDF)
• Routine Practices and Additional Precautions in All Health Care Settings
• Surveillance of Health-Care Associated Infections in Patient and Resident Populations

Lyme Disease

• Lyme Disease Information for Physicians (PDF)
• Information about Ticks and Lyme Disease (Fact Sheet for Patients) (PDF)

Pandemic Planning

• A Guide to Influenza Pandemic Preparedness and Response in Long-Term Care Homes (PDF)

• The Pandemic Planner Newsletter

• Perth County Influenza Pandemic Plan
• Preparing for Pandemic Influenza - What Family Physicans Should Know

Parenting & Postpartum Adjustment

• Postpartum Mood Disorder - Best Start Resources for Health Care Providers
• Postpartum Mood Disorder Desk Reference (PDF)

Prenatal Health and Pregnancy

• Alcohol use and Pregnancy
• Larson prenatal screen
• Perth County Prenatal and Postpartum Cessation Plan Consent to Contact Form (PDF)
• Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (PARmed-X) for Pregnancy (PDF)

Rabies

• NEW! Guidelines for Management of Suspected Rabies Exposures - January 10, 2010 (PDF)
• NEW! Rabies Immune Globulin Dosage Calculation Chart (PDF)
• Letter from Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care - August 8, 2008 (PDF)
• Recommendations for Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis with Respect to Bat Exposures (PDF)
• Rabies Vaccine - Questions and Answers for Health Care Providers (PDF)

Stop Smoking

• Perth County Cessation Plan Consent to Contact Form (PDF)
• PDHU Stop Smoking Clinic

Travel Health

• PDHU Travel Health Advice
• Travel Health Advisories
• Canadian Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Malaria Among Inernational Travellers (Public Health Agency of Canada) (PDF)

Tuberculosis

• Canadian Tuberculosis Standards 6th Edition – 2007 (Public Health Agency of Canada)

Vaccine Storage and Handling                      

• Guidelines for the Storage and Handling of Vaccines: For Physicians, Hospitals, and Long-Term Care Homes (PDF)
• Reimmunization Guidelines and Information (PDF)
• Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidelines (MOHLTC) (PDF)

West Nile Virus

• West Nile Virus Physician Information Package
• West Nile Virus Preparedness and Prevention Plan 2008 (PDF)

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