The 2006 Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic (OHPIP) is a collaborative effort that involved over 400 individuals and experts from across the healthcare sector, labour and government.

The OHPIP continues to be improved and enhanced year after year - building pandemic preparedness across the province.

This year’s version focuses on community response and the plan provides the important tools and guidelines to support our healthcare sector and our health workers in their planning efforts.

Whether a healthcare facility or healthcare worker, community service group, or an interested member of the public, the 2006 OHPIP provides guidance and support for pandemic planning in your community.

The 2006 OHPIP can be viewed or downloaded in its entirety or by individual sections. A collection of frequently asked questions related to the 2006 Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic is also available. Please contact EmergencyManagement@moh.gov.on.ca to share your comments and suggestions on information and content.

The structure of the OHPIP has been re-organized and streamlined in an effort to make the plan more user-friendly and accessible. The plan is now structured in the following three parts :

1. The Context for Planning for an Influenza Pandemic
2. System-Wide Issues, Activities and Tools
3. Setting-Specific Issues, Activities and Tools

To learn more about the 2006 Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic, please read the executive summary  [PDF].  A presentation about the 2006 OHPIP  [PDF] is also avalailble. The presentation provides an overview of the plan and key initiatives that the ministry has taken to enhance pandemic planning and preparedness in Ontario. Key OHPIP figures and diagrams  [PDF] are also available for downloading, and can be used in your own OHPIP presentations.

Complete Plan Ontario Health Pandemic Influenza Plan  [Updated] 477 pages | 31.4 Mb | PDF format

Ontario Health Pandemic Influenza Plan by Individual Sections Preface Ontario Health Pandemic Influenza Plan Preface  [New] 17 pages | 1.2 Mb | PDF format

Part I : The Context for Planning an Influenza Pandemic Chapter 1 Background  [Updated] 2 pages | 115 Kb | PDF format

Chapter 2 Roles, responsibilities and Framework for Decision-Making  [Updated] 15 pages | 1.9 Mb | PDF format

Chapter 3 Planning Goals, Approach and Assumptions  [Updated] 6 pages | 171 Kb | PDF format

Chapter 4 Resources  [New] 7 pages | 176 Kb | PDF format

Part II : System-Wide Issues, Activities and Tools Chapter 5 Surveillance - Detecting and Monitoring the Spread of Influenza 7 pages | 1.8 Mb | PDF format Chapter 5A : Tools 8 pages | 237 Kb | PDF format Pandemic Data Collection Forms for Institutions*: Preliminary  [New] Pandemic Data Collection Forms for Institutions*: Final Report forms  [New] Surveillance Activities by Level and by Pandemic Period and Phase  [Updated]

Chapter 6 Public Health Measures - Managing the Spread of Influenza  [Updated] 6 pages | 326 Kb | PDF format Chapter 6A : Tools  [New] 6 pages | 151 Kb | PDF format Public Health Measures by Level and by Pandemic Period and Phase

Chapter 7 Infection Prevention and Control and Occupational Health and Safety  [New] 5 pages | 145 Kb | PDF format Chapter 7A : Tools  [New] 20 pages | 369 Kb | PDF format Guide to Health Care Provider Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by Type Influenza Pandemic Planning and Response Activities by Healthcare Sector Training and Education for Health Care Workers Occupational Health Management of Health Care Workers Environmental Cleaning

Chapter 8 Optimizing Deployment of the Health Workforce  [New] 11 pages | 317 Kb | PDF format Chapter 8A : Tools  [New] 38 pages | 748 Kb | PDF format Influenza Care Competencies Key Questions for Planners List of Controlled Acts (Regulated Health Professions Act) Influenza Care Competencies Self-Assessment: How Can I Assist In An Influenza Pandemic? RHPA Profession / Influenza Care Competencies Matching Sample Framework for Using Competency Assessments to Plan Team-based Care of People with Influenza Volunteer Position Description Template Sample Request for Volunteers Sample Volunteer Application Form Directory of Ontario Volunteer Centres

Chapter 9 Antivirals and Vaccines  [Updated] 5 pages | 144 Kb | PDF format Chapter 9A : Tools  [New] 47 pages | 1.9 Mb | PDF format Vaccination Training Manual Ontario Emergency Mass Vaccination Plan

Chapter 10 Equipment and Supplies  [Updated] 3 pages | 84 Kb | PDF format Chapter 10A : Tools   [Updated] 6 pages | 170 Kb | PDF format Supply and Equipment Template: Care at Hospitals Supply and Equipment Template: Emergency Medical Services Supply and Equipment Template: Care in the Community

Chapter 11 Community-based Influenza Assessment, Treatment and Referral Centres  [New] 5 pages | 468 Kb | PDF format Chapter 11A : Tools  [New] 28 pages | 848 Kb | PDF format Guidelines for Developing Influenza Assessment, Treatment and Referral Centres Recommended Number of Influenza Assessment, Treatment and Referral Centres by Region and by Attack Rate Primary Assessment Record - Adult

Chapter 12 Communications  [Updated] 6 pages | 324 Kb | PDF format Chapter 12A : Tools  [New] 21 pages | 643 Kb | PDF format Health Care Sector Crisis Communications Toolkit Communications Activities by Pandemic Period and Phase Sample MOHLTC Important Health Notice Sample MOHLTC Fact Sheets

Part III : Setting-Specific Issues, Activities and Tools Chapter 13 Public Health Services  [Updated] 5 pages | 141 Kb | PDF format Chapter 13A : Tools   [Updated] 79 pages | 1.7 Mb | PDF format Estimated Impact of an Influenza in Ontario by Public Health Unit

Chapter 14 Laboratory Services  [Updated] 20 pages | 608 Kb | PDF format Chapter 14A : Tools  [New] 31 pages | 830 Kb | PDF format Laboratories Pandemic Influenza Planning Self-Assessment Tool Laboratory Activities by Pandemic Period and Sector Collection of Nasopharyngeal Specimens for Pandemic Influenza Supply and Equipment Checklist Form for Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Uptake Rates at Ontario Laboratories Avian Influenza: Interim Guidelines for Laboratories

Chapter 15 Emergency Health Services 1 page | 29 Kb | PDF format

Chapter 16 Community Health Service  [New] 2 pages | 62 Kb | PDF format Chapter 16A : Tools  [New] 4 pages | 95 Kb | PDF format Pandemic Planning Checklist

Chapter 17 Acute Care Services  [Updated] 17 pages | 487 Kb | PDF format Chapter 17A : Tools  [New] 16 pages | 988 Kb | PDF format Draft Critical Care Pandemic Triage Protocol Secondary Assessment for Hospital - Adult Influenza Hospital Admission Form - Adult

Chapter 18 Paediatric Services  [New] 5 pages | 129 Kb | PDF format

Chapter 19 Long-Term Care  [New] 21 pages | 716 Kb | PDF format Chapter 19A : Tools  [New] 6 pages | 119 Kb | PDF format Long-Term Care Home Pandemic Preparedness Checklist

Chapter 20 Guidelines for First Nations Communities 1 page | 33 Kb | PDF format

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