Support for fall/winter respiratory season: bookmark this

From Ontario Health

1. Operational direction to all healthcare sectors, including primary care.
2. Everything you need to know in one place: summary of COVID-19, RSV and influenza supports.

From Middlesex-London Health Unit

MLHU Oct. 6th email:

• IPAC recommendations
• COVID-19 and influenza vaccine info
• links to additional resources

More:

• Screening for Respiratory Illness tool, OCFP
• COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance, MOH
• Updated COVID vaccine guidance – Centre for Effective Practice
• Stayhealthyontario.ca - tips to help patients through the respiratory illness season

The Dose: drug info from Thames Valley FHT pharmacists

See the latest issue, which contains the article "Fall vaccine update: RSV, influenza, COVID, pneumococcal…oh my!"

OCFP

Updated tools and resources for the 2023/24 respiratory illness season.

• New! Screening for Respiratory Illness tool, OCFP

Patient Care

e-Referral and e-Consult recipients in the South West

• e-Referral recipients
• e-Consult recipients

New Requisition for Public Health Lab Tests

From Public Health Ontario: please bookmark this new requisition.

Indigenous Tobacco Cessation Support | Cancer Care Ontario

Talk Tobacco - developed by and for Indigenous people in Canada; culturally relevant, accessible and targeted tobacco and vaping cessation services. Participants receive talk-based cessation support and other resources through phone, text, web-based chat, or online community groups. Self-referral or referred by a healthcare partner. More info: talktobacco@cancer.ca.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Check out these promotional resources from Cancer Care Ontario:  poster; key messages; social media posts.

About your practice

Advocacy from SGFP and OCFP to help reduce administrative burden

The CPSO has advised:

• “Any physician who determines that a test is needed is responsible for ordering that test, tracking the results, and managing any follow-up stemming from that test.” 
• For those copied on tests, “they would have no additional responsibilities in regard to the tests or results, unless there is reason to believe that a clinically significant test result has not been followed-up on.” 
• “Consultant physicians can support referring physicians by accepting consultation requests, where possible, even if there are minor issues with the requests (e.g., incorrect or outdated referral forms).”

See the complete updated advice from CPSO on Managing Tests and Continuity of Care. 

Are you receiving London X-Ray reports by mail as well as Health Report Manager (HRM)?

If you prefer to receive reports through HRM only, please email hrm@lxa.on.ca to request a stop to paper reports. Comments and questions about the format of the reports can also be directed to that email.

• Click here to see a list of all HRM sending facilities.
• Find out how to sign up for HRM.

CME Events

FREE: Palliative Care Education Opportunity

Canadian Serious Illness Conversations: sponsored by Ontario Health West Region Palliative Care Network (OH WRPCN) and provided through Pallium Canada. This training supports the OH WRPCN strategy to further the implementation of the Model of Care for Adults receiving Palliative Care in the Community and the Ontario Palliative Care Network’s (OPCN’s) Competency framework. 

Gain the tools and knowledge needed to effectively use the Serious Illness Conversations Guide to have compassionate and effective conversations with patients and their families dealing with serious illnesses. Learn about a framework for best communication practices that supports you in engaging sooner and more frequently with patients. 

When:

• The first wave of training runs between November 6 - December 15. 
• Approximately 3-4 hours (1.5-2 hours of online self-learning; 1.5-2 hour workshop with facilitator). See the attached brochure for more information. 
• Another training series starts in January 2024.

CME credits: available before the end of the calendar year.  

Register here: https://redcap.link/ftpu6c14.  You will receive confirmation of your form completion after submitting your response.

Need assistance? Please contact support@pallium.ca.   

HPV & Pap test competency workshop

Hosted by the South West Regional Cancer program; for primary care physicians and nurses (CME accredited).

When: December 1, 2023, 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Where: Middlesex London Health Unit, Citiplaza, London

Registration link: https://form.jotform.com/232673021227246

New cybersecurity and privacy learning program

From the eHealth Centre of Excellence, eCE Shield is a national web-based cybersecurity and privacy self-learning program designed specifically for healthcare professionals. Through an engaging and intereactive self-learning platform, eCE Shield offers comprehensive and ongoing training and flexible and tailored support. Find out more.

Many new CME opportunities added to our website



Check it out: https://lmprimarycare.ca/education-opportunities/