For Health Professionals
This section contains links to information, resources and other websites related to various areas of health care and the health care profession. The health professional topics have been broken out into separate pages by topic, with the topic links listed in the left navigation.
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Pandemic H1N1 influenza virus information
Guidelines and information for health care professionals in Alberta about the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus have been developed or adapted by Alberta Health and Wellness.
- Prescribing Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) at IACs
Ministerial Order #88/2009 - Persons Specially Authorized to Prescribe Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) Ministerial Order #83/2009
- Notifiable Disease Management Guidelines, Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 November 2009
- Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Severe Respiratory Illness (SRI) Report Form for Hospitalized Cases (MS Word) October 2009
- H1N1 Influenza Virus Case Definition October 2009
- Read more on pandemic H1N1 influenza
Pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine information
- Common questions about Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccine November 19, 2009
- Reporting adverse events related to pandemic H1N1 influenza October 19, 2009
- Find immunization clinics and times.
Other links
- Best Practice Guideline for workplace health and safety during pandemic influenza
- Infectious Disease Outbreaks Clinicians Course – This course helps clinicians prepare for, detect and respond to notifiable, emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases.
- ProMED-mail – Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases – International Society for Infectious Diseases
- mydoctor.ca Health Portal – A public site by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) to find physicians or clinics. Physicians can register on the Canadian Medical Association website
