Healthcare Professionals – Resources Page

Welcome to the healthcare professionals resources page.
This page consists of some useful immunization & vaccines links to assist you in your day to day practice.

Immunization and vaccine awareness materials

Poster: Be a champion
Poster: Boost your power
Infographic
Video: Vaccination: Are we there yet?

Visit the Government of Canada website to learn more...

Vaccines411 article:

An ounce of prevention: Counselling your traveling patients

Are your patients savvy travellers?
For many Canadians, a trip to a faraway destination is a thrill of a lifetime. Many are not thinking of the diseases they may be exposed to in their travels – from polio to diarrhea – or the protective measures they could take to avoid having illness interrupt their holiday.

Increasing international travel has meant greater risks of travel-related illnesses. When patients are planning a trip, physicians are advised to perform a risk assessment to identify individual traveller-, itinerary-, and destination-specific risks.¹ ... Read more

Useful links:

	Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): For health professionals
	For health professionals: Flu (influenza)
	Seasonal Influenza Vaccine 2018-2019
	CDC – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
	CDC – Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: Travelers’ Health
	CDC – Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit
	Immunizations: Bringing Newcomer Children Up to Date – Caring for Kids New to Canada
	World Immunization Chart: Required and recommended immunizations for all countries, and specific immunizations for selected groups of travellers and persons on working assignments
	CPS : Canadian Paediatric Society – links to position statements and practice points
	ICID: International Centre for Infectious Diseases
	Immunization Action Coalition – link to information for immunization providers
	Immunize Canada – Healthcare Providers Page
	National Advisory Committee on Immunization - NACI makes recommendations for the use of vaccines currently or newly approved for use in humans in Canada
	Public Health Agency of Canada – Immunization Tools and Resources
	Regulations of Vaccines for Human Use in Canada
	SOGC: The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - Immunization in Pregnancy
	Brochure: Are Your Immunizations Up-To-Date?
	World Health Organization – Vaccines
	World Health Organization – Immunization

Québec Specific:

Ministry of Health and Social Services

Ontario Specific:

Public Health Ontario – Immunization Links

BC Specific:

Immunization Clinical Resources – BC CDC

Manitoba Specific:

Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors - Communicable Disease Control, Immunization Program Manual for Immunization Providers in Manitoba (January 2014)

Winnipeg Specific:

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority – Regional Immunization Manual

Alberta Specific:

Alberta Immunization Policy

Newfoundland Specific:

Newfoundland Labrador Department of Health and Community Service – Communicable Disease Control Information for Health Professionals

New Brunswick Specific:

New Brunswick Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health - Immunization Program Guide

This list of resources is in no way complete, if you have a resource link which should be included on this page please contact us at ac.114seniccav@troppus.