| 8/31/2020 | PHO Notice - August 31, 2020 | PHO Notice to Report Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Adolescents (MIS-C) |
| 8/28/2020 | MHO Alert - August 28, 2020 | Testing Asymptomatic Individuals for COVID-19 |
| 7/23/2020 | MHO Alert - July 23, 2020 | Update: Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis (RPEP) in the Emergency Department
Includes information on assessing wound, administering vaccine, and documentation and referral processes. |
| 4/24/2020 | MHO Alert - April 24, 2020 | Guidance for COVID-19 Testing by Nucleic Acid Tests (NATs)
Please note that the situation continues to evolve rapidly and the criteria for screening and testing may change. |
| 4/7/2020 | MHO Alert - April 7, 2020 | Update: COVID-19 Assessment and Testing Guidance |
| 3/16/2020 | MHO Alert - March 16, 2020 | Update: COVID-19 Assessment and Testing Guidance
Please note that the situation continues to evolve rapidly and the criteria for screening and testing may change. |
| 3/13/2020 | MHO Alert - March 13, 2020 | Update: COVID-19 Assessment and Testing Guidance
Please note that the situation continues to evolve rapidly and the criteria for screening and testing may change. |
| 2/28/2020 | MHO Alert - February 28, 2020 | Updated: COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Assessment and Testing Guidance |
| 2/12/2020 | MHO Alert - February 12, 2020 | Updated: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Screening and Testing |
| 2/6/2020 | MHO Alert - February 6, 2020 | Updated: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Screening and Testing |
| 1/27/2020 | MHO Alert - January 27, 2020 | Updated: Guidance for Assessment of Potential Novel Coronavirus (includes: Novel Coronavirus; MHO and CD Unit contact information; Patients under investigation; Swab Collection) |
| 1/24/2020 | MHO Alert - January 24, 2020 | Guidance for Assessment of Potential Novel Coronavirus |
| 1/17/2020 | MHO Alert - January 17, 2020 | 2019-nCov Outbreak: Clinical Presentation; Transmission; Reporting of Suspect Cases; Patient Testing; Infection Control; Travel Advice for Patients |
| 12/16/2019 | MHO Update - December 16, 2019 | Real time, interactive drinking water advisory map at Drinking Water for Everyone; Requirements of BC’s new Vaccine Status Reporting Regulation; Syphilis Outbreak and Screening in Pregnancy; Reporting of Pulmonary Illness associated with |
| 10/1/2019 | MHO Update - October 1, 2019 | New Reporting Requirements for Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Vaping or Dabbing; Influenza Vaccine Campaign Update #1;Immediately Notifiable Communicable Diseases |
| 10/1/2019 | 2019-10 MHO Update Vaping, Influenza and Communicable Diseases | The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) has received reports of over 530 possible cases of severe pulmonary disease and 7 deaths associated with vaping1 or dabbing2, which are dispersed in 38 states. |
| 8/29/2019 | MHO Alert - Aug. 29, 2019 | A case of Trichinella infection has been confirmed in a Penticton resident who consumed ground bear meat distributed by local community organizations between June 1, 2019 and August 19, 2019. |
| 7/18/2019 | MHO Update - July 18, 2019 | Rabies and Animal Exposures |
| 5/27/2019 | MHO Update - May 27, 2019 | Measles Testing Post-Immunization and
Post MMR Rash |
| 3/29/2019 | MHO Update - March 29, 2019 | Late Season Influenza Activity; Consideration for Empiric Antiviral Treatment |
| 2/19/2019 | MHO Update - February 19, 2019 | Measles Update |
| 1/31/2019 | MHO Update - January 31, 2019 | Influenza Update;Flu Vaccinations;Measles Outbreak;Measles Vaccinations;Testing Guide Quick;Reference For
Communicable Diseases;HIV PEP & PrEP Education |
| 11/22/2018 | MHO Update - November 22, 2018 | Influenza Update; Fluzone HD Update; Acute Flaccid Mylelitis
(AFM); Parotitis and Influenza |
| 9/14/2018 | MHO Update - September 14, 2018 | Measles Update |
| 8/15/2018 | MHO Update - August 15, 2018 | Revised Case Report Form Partner Notification; gbMSM Roadshow; Physician Education Opportunity; HIV PrEP; HIV PEP |
| 6/15/2018 | MHO Update - June 15, 2018 | Ticks and Lyme Disease; Rabies Information; IH Having a Baby Website Refresh |
| 5/25/2018 | MHO Alert - May 25, 2018 | Ebola Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Action and Advice; Background on EVD; Suggested Resources |
| 3/28/2018 | MHO Update - March 28, 2018 | Management of Opioid Use Disorders; HIV Pre Exposure; Prophylaxis (PrEP) HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP); HIV Prevention Education; Active Play; Fostering Healthy Eating
Habits; National Immunization Awareness Week (NIAW); Pertussis |
| 2/14/2018 | MHO Update - February 14, 2018 | Meningococcal Outbreak Over |
| 12/29/2017 | MHO Update - December 29, 2017 | Update on Invasive Meningococcal disease in the Okanagan Region |
| 12/21/2017 | MHO Alert - December 21, 2017 | Update on Meningococcal disease in the Okanagan |
| 12/14/2017 | MHO Alert - December 14, 2017 | Meningococcal disease in the Okanagan |
| 11/17/2017 | MHO Alert - November 17, 2017 | Meningococcal Disease Update |
| 11/9/2017 | MHO Alert - November 9, 2017 | Meningococcal Disease |
| 11/2/2017 | MHO Update - November 2, 2017 | Influenza Season 2017-2018 Update; Adverse Reaction Following Immunization (AEFI); Serological Testing for Workers and Students in Healthcare Professions; STOP HIV Survey Reminder for Primary Care Providers; Update on Overdose Public Health Emergency |
| 9/27/2017 | MHO Update - September 27, 2017 | Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS); Influenza Immunization Program; STOP HIV Survey |
| 9/1/2017 | MHO Alert - September 1, 2017 | Hepatitis A Alert for Residents of British Columbia |
| 8/3/2017 | MHO Alert - August 3, 2017 | Relapsing Fever Due to Borrelia Hermsii; Clinical Symptoms, Testing, Treatment and Recommendations |
| 7/28/2017 | MHO Alert - July 28, 2017 | Increased Pertussis Activity in South Okanagan |
| 7/24/2017 | MHO Update - July 24, 2017 | Do You Know Your Patients HIV Status?; Online Addiction Medicine Diploma Program; Information on the Number of HIV Tests You are Doing at Your Practice; Interactive Immunization
Infographic |
| 5/24/2017 | MHO Update - May 24, 2017 | Zoonotic Diseases; Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease; HPV immunization for boys; Ordering measles serology, what’s your purpose? Immunity vs. diagnosis; Testing for lead in drinking water at schools |
| 3/9/2017 | MHO Update - March 2017 | Call for Physician Support; Mumps; Palliative First Nation Patients; Infection Reflection Newsletter |
| 12/14/2016 | MHO Update - December 14, 2016 | Update on Overdose Public Health Emergency in BC; Reminder Rotavirus Vaccine; Pertussis Activity Continues in IH; Call for Physicians to Support Response to the BC Public Health Emergency |
| 10/13/2016 | MHO Update - October 13, 2016 | Influenza Season; Enterovirus D-68; BC West Nile Surveillance; PHN's to Screen for Perinatal Depression |
| 7/18/2016 | MHO Update - July 18, 2016 | Overdose Public Health Emergency; BC Update on Sexually Transmitted Infections; Foodborne Illness Detection; Heightened Pertussis Activity Continues in IH |
| 5/19/2016 | MHO Update - May 19, 2016 | On Demand HIV Test Program; Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine for Grade 9 Students; GetCheckedOnline; Pearls for Immunization Practice; Online Learning Module: Trans Rights Toolkit; Infection Prevention and Control Newsletter |
| 2/1/2016 | MHO Update February 1, 2016 | Zika Virus Guidance; Influenza Update; Pertussis Update; Refugee Health Planning within IH; HPV vaccine Program for Males Launched in BC; Infection Reflections; Staffing Announcement |
| 9/23/2015 | MHO Update September 23, 2015 | Fall Influenza Immunization Update; Adverse Reactions (AEFI); Resources for Immunizers; Pneumococcal Vaccine; Vaccine Order Form; Vaccine Usage Reporting Form |
| 8/6/2015 | MHO Alert - August 6, 2015 | Alert - Pertussis on the rise |
| 7/6/2015 | MHO Update July 6, 2015 | Air quality and wildfires; Locally-acquired cyclosporiasis; Update on MERS-CoV; Update on Ebola |
| 5/28/2015 | MHO Update May 28, 2015 | Outbreak of Salmonella |
| 5/8/2015 | MHO Update May 8, 2015 | Physician Vaccines; Cefixime Shortage Resolved; Smoke-free Environment; Measles Update |
| 3/25/2015 | MHO Update March 25, 2015 | Referring Pregnant Women to Healthy From the Start; Immunization Infographic; One-Time HPV Cervarix® Vaccine Program; Acting Chief Medical Health Officer |
| 2/10/2015 | MHO Update February 10, 2015 | Health Alert: Measles Update |
| 1/5/2015 | MHO Update - January 5, 2015 | Physicians Survey; Current Influenza Activity; School Anaphylaxis |
| 10/27/2014 | Provincial Health Officer Update - October 27, 2014 | Guidance for Clinical Staff in Primary Care Settings |
| 10/17/2014 | MHO Update October 17, 2014 | Update on Ebola Virus Disease with Algorithms for Assessment of Potential EVD in Acute & Community Settings (also includes Situation Update, Interior Health Status, Action & Advice, Background on EVD, Treatment, Suggested Resources) |
| 9/17/2014 | MHO Update September 17, 2014 | Enterovirus D68; Pertussis |
| 9/8/2014 | MHO Update September 8, 2014 | Influenza Update; Adverse Reaction; Resources; Pneumococcal Vaccine |
| 7/1/2014 | MHO Update - July 2014 | Methadone Workshop; Pertussis Cases; Enterics Update; Water Safety |
| 7/1/2014 | MHO Alert - July 2014 | Ebola Alert |
| 6/1/2014 | MHO Update - June 2014 | Measles Update |
| 5/1/2014 | MHO Update - May 2014 | Measles Update; Adult Vaccines; HPV; Childhood Immunizations; BC Healthy Connections Project; Electronic Cigarettes; Ticks and Lyme Disease; Bats and Rabies; Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus (WNv) |
| 3/1/2014 | MHO Update March 2014 | Measles Update |
| 2/4/2014 | MHO Update - February 4, 2014 | Epidemiology; Influenza Vaccine; Expanded Antiviral Coverage; Infection Control; Enhanced Surveillance |
| 1/1/2014 | MHO Update January 2014 | Change to Metha-done Formulation; Healthy From the Start Expands IH Wide; Glucagon Administration Training for Schools; Maternal Codeine Use in Breastfeeding |
| 12/6/2013 | MHO Update December 6, 2013 | Influenza Updates - Vaccine Dosages for Children; Agriflu; FluMist; Influenza Control Program - Physician Resources; Current Influenza and Respiratory Virus Circulation |
| 11/1/2013 | MHO Update November 2013 | Mumps Testing, Symptoms and Duration |
| 10/1/2013 | MHO Update October 2013 | Stop HIV/Aides in IHA; Healthcare Worker Influenza Immunization; IH Oseltamivir Pre-Printed Orders Revision; New Single Dose Auto-Injector School Anaphlaxis Product |
| 9/1/2013 | MHO Update September 2013 | Fall 2013 Influenza Immunization Update: Ordering Vaccine; Adverse Reactions Following Immunizations; Resources for Immunizers; Pneumococcal Vaccine |
| 5/1/2013 | MHO Update May 2013 | IH Stop HIV/AIDS Program; Physician Interest in Delivering Child Immunizations; Ticks & Lyme Disease; Bats & Rabies; Mosquitoes & West Nile Virus |
| 3/1/2013 | MHO Update March 2013 | Pharmacist Access to Publicly Funded Vaccines in BC; Testing for Hep C; TB in IH; Changes to IH TST Practices |
| 12/1/2012 | MHO Update December 2012 | Physician Survey; Winter Influenza Season |
| 10/31/2012 | MHO Update October 31, 2012 | Health Canada Annoucement: Agriflu and Fluad influenza vaccines authorized for use in Canada |
| 10/27/2012 | MHO Update October 27, 2012 | Health Canada Announcement Suspending Distribution: Do Not Use Agriflu or Fluad Vaccines |
| 10/8/2012 | MHO Update October 9, 2012 | Prescription Opioid Overdose Deaths of Persons with Chronic Pain in the Interior Health Region |
| 10/1/2012 | MHO Update October 2012 | Health Staff & Physicians Human Infections with Novel Coronavirus; Updated IH Guidelines for Respiratory Outbreaks in Residential Care; Family Physician Servey - Routine Childhood Immunizations |
| 9/1/2012 | MHO Update September 2012 | Fall 2012 Influenza Vaccine Update |
| 8/1/2012 | MHO Update Aug 2012 | Pertussis Activity in Interior Health |
| 7/1/2012 | MHO Update July 2012 | Gastrointestinal illness associated with mountain parks; Ensure routine pertussis immunizations are up to date; HPV vaccine still available; New Prenatal Registry; Unassisted childbirths |
| 5/1/2012 | MHO Update May 2012 | Domperidone & Breastfeeding; 2012 Bugs and Drugs Antimicrobial Reference Guide; Ticks, Lyme Disease & Tick Paralysis; Bats & Rabies; Mosquitoes & West Nile Virus (WNv); Mice & Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) |
| 4/1/2012 | MHO Update April 2012 | Public Health & Primary Care; Cervarix; Cleft Lip/Palate Team Clinics; After Hours Palliative Nursing Service |
| 1/1/2012 | MHO Update January 2012 | Hep A Vaccine in Aboriginal Persons; Change in the Varicella Vaccine Schedule; Closure of Interior Health STI Clinics; Ecstasy Alert; Respiratory Illness in IH |