Physician H1N1 Updates

This reference tool tracks all H1N1 communications targeted to physicians.  Physicians are requested to monitor the Information for Health Professionals page to keep up to date.  (Physicians are notified by fax of all relevant Pandemic (H1N1) issues and of the accompanying support documents posted to this site.)

• Clinical Guidelines
• Service Alerts
  • Vaccinations/Immunization
  • Antivirals
  • Influenza Assessment Clinics
  • Lab Medicine
• Health Care Workers and Safety
• Physician Payment and Support Programs
• Updates
  • General
  • Weekly

Clinical Guidelines

• Influenza: Clinical Presentation and Management
  October 22, 2009 
• Interim Prevention and Treatment Recommendations for Pandemic H1N1 in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and their Infants in the context of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus
  October 21, 2009

Service Alerts

Vaccinations/Immunization

• Update: H1N1 clinics suspended due to vaccine supply issues
  October 31, 2009
• Memo: Access to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 adjuvanted vaccine (Arepanrix™)
  October 28, 2009
  • Information Sheet: AREPANRIX™ H1N1 Fit To Immunize Assessment
    October 28, 2009
  • Information Sheet: AREPANRIX™ H1N1 Vaccine Reconstitution Steps
    October 28, 2009
  • Information Sheet: Squalene-based adjuvants in vaccines
    October 28, 2009
  • Guidance Document: Use of H1N1 2009 Inactivated Monovalent Vaccine
    October 28, 2009
• Influenza Vaccines - Update for Physicians
  October 22, 2009

 Antivirals

• Alberta Health and Wellness Antiviral Guidelines
  October 21, 2009

Influenza Assessment Clinics

• Establishment and Management of Influenza Assessment Centres (IACs)
  October 14, 2009

Lab Medicine 

• AHS Laboratory Services: Essential Test Menus for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
  November 9, 2009
• Memo: Restriction of Influenza and Respiratory Virus Testing in Community Settings
  October 28, 2009
• Directive to use NEW "Requisition for Influenza and Respiratory Virus Testing During the Pandemic"
  October 23, 2009
• Requisition for Influenza and Respiratory Virus Testing During Pandemic
  October 19, 2009
• ProvLab Alberta Bulletin #2009-12
  October 22, 2009

Health Care Workers and Safety 

• Memo Update: Provision of N95 Respirators and Procedure Masks (Revised)
  October 30, 2009
  • Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 N95 Fit Testing Schedule (Revised)
    November 20, 2009
  • Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Medical Supplier Resources for Physicians (Revised)
    November 09, 2009
  • AHS Stock Requisition N95 Respirators for Physicians
    October 30, 2009
• Update: H1N1 Vaccination of Health Care Workers Including Physicians
  October 27, 2009
• Early Treatment of Health Care Workers Including Physicians
  October 25, 2009
• Dispensing Antiviral Medication to Health Care Workers and Physicians
  October 23, 2009

Physician Payment and Support Programs

• Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Physician Information Available and Physician Registration Link
  October 14, 2009

Updates

General

• Continued Need for Patient H1N1 Immunization
  February 3, 2010
• Schedule of Health Care Workers H1N1 Immunization Clinics
  November 13, 2009
• HealthLink Alberta Triage process regarding Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
  November 10, 2009
• Launch of Alberta Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Surveillance Update
  November 04, 2009
• AMA President's Letter to members re: AHW H1N1 Influenza Physician Payment Plan
  November 3, 2009
• Pandemic (H1N1) 2009: Physician Issue Update
  October 23, 2009 

Weekly

• Weekly Update of H1N1 documents released and news
  December 4, 2009
• Weekly Update of H1N1 documents released and news
  November 25, 2009
• Weekly Update of H1N1 documents released and news
  November 18, 2009
• Weekly Update of H1N1 documents released and news
  November 10, 2009
• Weekly Update of H1N1 documents released and news
  November 04, 2009