Health Professionals
The Porcupine Health Unit (PHU) collects contact information to provide physicians, nurse practitioners, and other health care practitioners with accurate and timely information about emerging local health issues and direction during health emergencies, as mandated by the Health Protection and Promotion Act (1990). Health promotion information will also be provided when it is relevant to the care you provide.
To ensure we can reach you, please consider joining our PHU Partners Health Care Provider contact list. To register for the list, please e-mail [email protected] and provide us with your contact information including:
- Name
- Organization Name
- Designation
- Title and Position in Agency
- Workplace Address
- City/Town
- Workplace Telephone
- Workplace E-mail or Alternate E-mail
- Workplace Direct Line/Back Door Number
- Cell Number
- Fax Number
Information collected will be used by the Porcupine Health Unit to administer this e-mail service and to contact you directly with any patient related emergencies. We will not share your contact information with any other agencies. For more information on this collection and use of information, please contact [email protected].
This section includes guidelines, specialized information, forms and practical tools for health care professionals.
COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
- Guidance for the Health Sector - COVID-19 (Ministry of Health)
- Access to COVID-19 antiviral treatment (Paxlovid)(Ministry of Health)
- Vaccine Order Form
Growing Healthy Families
Healthy Smiles Ontario
Immunization
Influenza
Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP) 2024–2025 Season
The following link provides information about the Ontario Ministry of Health (the ministry's) Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP) for the 2024–2025 season, including fact sheets and health care practitioner Q & A's.
Vaccine Information
- Vaccine Order Form
- Canadian Immunization Guide - Influenza chapter
- Statement on seasonal influenza vaccine (NACI) (Government of Canada)
Antiviral Treatment
Infectious Disease
- Reportable Communicable Disease Notification Form
- COVID-19 Positive Rapid Testing Reporting Form for High Risk Settings
- Diseases of Public Health Significance
Lyme Disease
Measles
- Measles: Information for Health Care Providers
- Measles: IPAC Checklist for Clinics and Specimen Collection Centres
- Measles: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Contacts
- Interim IPAC Recommendations and Use of PPE for Care of Individuals with Suspected or Confirmed Measles
Mpox
- Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Mpox in Health Care Settings - Public Health Ontario
- Mpox Resources - Public Health Ontario - Ontario Ministry of Health
- Mpox Vaccine Information Sheet - Ontario Ministry of Health
- Mpox Vaccine (Imvamune®) Guidance for Health Care Providers - Ontario Ministry of Health
- Mpox Antiviral Guidance for Health Care Providers - Ontario Ministry of Health
- TPoxx® Information Sheet - Ontario Ministry of Health
Rabies
All persons having information concerning any animal contact incidents are required to notify the Medical Officer of Health under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, Regulation 557.
Seniors' Health
The following link provides the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario's best practice guideline about preventing falls and reducing injury from falls in adults.
Substance Misuse
Videos on YouTube produced by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Syphilis
- Algorithm for staging and treating syphilis infection
- Let's talk about syphilis (infographic)
- Strategies for Person-Centred Approach
- Syphilis Cheat Sheet for Health Care Providers
- Visual guides for staging syphilis infection (contains graphic content)
Tuberculosis (TB)
- Canadian Tuberculosis Standards (8th edition)
- Tuberculosis Information for Healthcare Providers (6th edition)
- Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Requirements for Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes
Clinical Guidelines for Active TB Disease
- Canadian Tuberculosis Standards – Chapter 3 (8th edition)
- Respiratory Testing information - Public Health Ontario
Clinical Guidelines for Latent TB Infection (LTBI)