Updates on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Ontario

• Latest Directives from Provincial Operations Centre May 16 2003
  
  
• Letter from the Deputy Minister (MOHLTC) May 15 2003
  
  
• MOHLTC SARS Bulletin for Health-Care Providers, Issue no. 4 April 29 2003
  
  
• MOHLTC SARS Bulletin for Health-Care Providers, Issue no. 3 April 28 2003
  
  
• MOHLTC SARS Bulletin for Health-Care Providers, Issue no. 2 April 25 2003
  
  
• "No Public Health Reason to Restrict Travel to Toronto" - Canadian Public Health Association statement April 25 2003
  
  
• Premier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care express thanks to Ontario health-care professionals April 24 2003
  
  
• MOHLTC SARS Bulletin for Health-Care Providers, Issue no. 1 April 24 2003
  
  
• Clinical Update on SARS April 24 2003
  
  
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Screening Tool For All Ontario Healthcare Settings English- [HTML] [PDF] April 15 2003
                                          French- [PDF]     Spanish- [PDF]    Hindi- [PDF]     Italian- [PDF]
                                          Chinese Simple -  [PDF]
  
  
• Acute Care Hospital Directives April 15 2003
  
  • POC Directives to all Ontario Acute Care Hospitals
    
  • Health-Care Facility SARS Categories
    
  • Description of Activity for Acute Care Facilities by SARS Categories
    
  • Emergency Department Barrier Precautions
    
    
• Urgent Messages re New Cluster of SARS Cases April 15 2003
  
  • Toronto Public Health Message to all GTA, Central West and Central East Hospitals
  • Provincial Operations Centre Message Re Diagnosis of SARS
  • SARS Physician Case Review Form
    
    
• SARS Questions & Answers for Physicians April 10 2003

• Mental Health Support Network Provides Information to Deal
  with Stress of SARS   April 8 2003
  
  
• CMA to Host an Electronic Grand Rounds on SARS  April 8 2003
  
  
• SARS Control for Physicians in Outpatient Settings April 4 2003
  
  
• List of Supplies for Physician Offices   [HTML] [PDF] April 2 2003
  
  
• SARS Screening Tool For Physician's Offices [PDF] April 4 2003
  
  
• SARS Office Signage    English- [HTML] [PDF] April 2 2003
                                            French- [PDF]     Italian- [PDF]   Vietnamese- [PDF]
                                            Chinese Traditional- [PDF]   Chinese Simple -  [PDF] 
                                            Greek- [PDF]   Portuguese- [PDF]  Spanish- [PDF]   Hindi- [PDF]
  
  
• Proposed Telephone Message Script    English- [HTML] [PDF] April 2 2003
                                            French- [PDF]     Italian-  [PDF] Vietnamese- [PDF]
                                            Chinese Traditional- [PDF]   Chinese Simple -  [PDF] 
                                            Greek- [PDF]   Portuguese- [PDF]  Spanish- [PDF]   Hindi- [PDF]
  
  
• Alterations to Coverage and On-Call Due to SARS March 31, 2003
   
  
• Recognizing SARS  March 31, 2003
  
  
• New England Journal of Medicine: Identification of SARS in Canada
  (PDF) March 31 2003
   
  
• Update from Ontario Public Health Commissioner Dr. Colin D’Cunha March 28, 2003
  
  
• Provincial Declaration of Emergency - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (PDF) March 27, 2003
  
  
• Biosafety Advisory - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Interim Guidelines March 25, 2003
  
  
• SARS Infection Control Guidelines for Health Care Workers in Outpatient Settings (PDF) March 24, 2003
  
  
• Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - “Reportable Diseases 2003 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome” March 21, 2003
  
  
• Health Canada - “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Case Definitions” March 21, 2003
  
  
• Health Canada - “Recommended Laboratory Investigation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome” March 21, 2003