- Advice for Consideration of Quadrivalent (A, C, Y, W135) Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine.
Canadian Immunization Committee .
Public Health Agency of Canada; 2010Contains information about the epidemiology of meningococcal disease and the recommended use of vaccines to protect against infection.
- Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR).
Public Health Agency of CanadaProvides links to issues of the Canada Communicable Disease Report.
- Canadian Consensus Guidelines on Human Papilloma Virus. (PDF: 1.0m)
- Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 2007;29(8, supplement 3):S1-S56.
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of CanadaPromotes guidelines for health care providers on the key aspects of HPV infection and the management of HPV-related disease in the new era of vaccine availability.
- Canadian immunization guide. (PDF: 4.4m) 7th ed.
National Advisory Committee on Immunization
Public Health Agency of Canada; 2006Presents information on the immunizing agents available in Canada and their use in the prevention of communicable diseases. Discusses recommendations on routine immunizations and answers queries from
providers regarding immunization.
- Canadian Immunization Guide 2006 - Guide Errata and Clarifications, March 2008.
Public Health Agency of Canada; 2008
- CATMAT Statement on cruise ship travel. (PDF: 348k)
Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel
- Canada Communicable Disease Report 2005;31(ACS-8):1-17.
Public Health Agency of CanadaDiscusses the public health challenge posed by cruise ships.
- Cold Chain Reminder. (PDF: 210k)
Public Health Agency of Canada; 2007
- Final Report of Outcomes from the National Consensus Conference for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Canada. (PDF: 315k)
Public Health Agency of Canada
- Canada Communicable Disease Report 2007;33S3:1-56.La Conférence nationale de concertation sur les maladies évitables par la vaccination (CNCMEV), qui s’est déroulée à Québec du 12 au 14 juin 2005, était la premiàre d’une série de conférences de concertation qui permettra d’examiner les buts de réduction des maladies et les cibles de couverture vaccinale pour toutes les MEV.
- Getting our point across : immunization information resources for staff in Ontario health units. (PDF: 716k)
Getting Our Point Across Working Group; 2001Provides condensed, scientific information to nursing and medical staff in the Ontario Boards of Health. Aids staff in responding to inquiries about anti-vaccine allegations, and in the development of training programs and materials.
- Guide to community preventive services (US CDC).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionReviews the effectiveness of selected population-based interventions aimed at improving coverage of 1) universally recommended vaccines in children, adolescents, and adults and 2) targeted vaccines for high-risk populations.
- A guide to contraindications to childhood vaccinations.
Cabral D.
- Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology, Pediatric Infectious Disease Note 2000;11(1):13-4.
PulsusSummarizes the answers to the most frequently raised questions about contraindications. Based upon recommendations from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization and the American Advisory Committee on Immunization.
- Helping healthcare workers decide: evaluation of an influenza immunization decision tool.
McCarthy Lafleur, Sutherland, Lam, Roth, O'Connor, Chambers.
- Canadian Journal of Infection Control 2010;25(1).
» PubMed: 20469656Healthcare workers (HCW) experience decisional conflict or uncertainty of the best alternative when deciding about influenza immunization. Despite free and easy access to influenza vaccine, and resource consuming campaigns, immunization rates among HCW remain unacceptably low. This is in part due to decisional conflict, which may be alleviated by a decision aid. To address this issue we developed the Ottawa Influenza Decision Aid (OIDA) to help HCW make an informed decision about influenza immunization. Results of this study support the OIDA as a useful tool for HCWs considering influenza immunization.
- Immunisation safety : an essential nursing function.; 2001
Discusses the role of nurses and other health care providers in assuring immunisation safety and in dispelling myths about vaccines, and gives instructions on how nurses can be prepared to prevent and address adverse events following immunisations (AEFI).
- Immunization and the media: a guide for health care providers. (PDF: 202k)
Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion; 2007Helps health professionals to talk to the news media. Provides information on immunization and the kinds of questions reporters can be expected to ask.
- Immunization Competencies for Health Professionals. (PDF)
Public Health Agency of Canada; 2008The competencies contained in this handbook were developed to support the application of the National Guidelines for Immunizatuion Practices, published in the Canadian Immunization Guide. The aim of this handbook is to provide safe and competent practices to achieve higher vaccine coverage rates.
- Immunization practice toolkit (US CDC).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2004Provides a compilation of resources for healthcare personnel who provide immunization services.
- Immunization, vaccines and biologicals (WHO).
World Health OrganizationProvides policy, guidelines and information about vaccines, immunization and vaccine-preventable diseases.
- Influenza immunization guide for pharmacists.
Canadian Pharmacists Association; 2008Developed for pharmacists as a step-by-step guide to initiating an influenza immunization program in their pharmacies.
- Interval between administration of vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
National Advisory Committee on Immunization
- Canada Communicable Disease Report 2005;31(ACS-9):17-22.
Public Health Agency of CanadaProvides information regarding the intervals between administration of vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
- IZTA event planning kit.
Immunization Technical Assistance Network
Academy for Educational Development; 2006Provides aid to community organizations in planning community events promoting immunization. Provides event ideas and step-by-step tips for planning and executing an immunization event, including health fairs, flu clinics or walk-a-thons.
- NACI Statement on conjugate meningococcal vaccine for serogroups A, C, Y and W135. (PDF: 748k)
National Advisory Committee on Immunization
- Canada Communicable Disease Report 2007;23(ACS-3):17520774.
Public Health Agency of Canada
» PubMed: 1-23Makes recommendations about the use of Menactra, a vaccine that provides protection against meningococcal serogroups A, C, Y and W135.
- NACI Statement on human papillomavirus vaccine. (PDF: 1.7m)
National Advisory Committee on Immunization
- Canada Communicable Disease Report 2007;33(ACS-2):1-31.
Public Health Agency of Canada
» PubMed: 17520773Makes recommendations about the use of HPV vaccine.
- NACI Statement on Influenza Vaccination for the 2008-2009 Season. (PDF: 1.5m)
National Advisory Committee on Immunization
- Canada Communicable Disease Report 2008;34(ACS-3):1-46.
Public Health Agency of CanadaIncludes updated information for the 2008-2009 influenza season.
- NACI Statement on Seasonal Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (TIV) for 2009-2010.
Public Health Agency of Canada; 2009The purpose of this statement is to review the NACI recommendations for immunization with the seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) for the 2009-2010 season in light of the recent H1N1 pandemic, based on evidence available at this time.
- NACI Statement on travel, influenza, and prevention. (PDF: 232k)
National Advisory Committee on Immunization /
Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel
- Canada Communicable Disease Report 2005;31(ACS-2):1-8.
Public Health Agency of Canada
» PubMed: 15895509Discusses the risk influenza poses to travellers and explains ways to protect against infection, including vaccination.
- National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI).
Public Health Agency of CanadaDescribes the activities of and offers statements from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), a national committee of recognized experts in the fields of pediatrics, infectious diseases, immunology, medical microbiology, internal medicine and public health.
- National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities.
National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory AuthoritiesEnhances the activities of the pharmacy regulatory authorities by: representing the common interests of the member organizations; serving as a national resource centre; and promoting the national implementation of progressive regulatory programs and standards.
- National vaccine storage and handling guidelines for immunization providers (2007).; 2007
Provides recommendations for vaccine storage and handling for healthcare providers.
- New challenges in assuring vaccine quality. (PDF: 272k)
Dellepiane N.,
Griffiths E.,
Milstien J.B.
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2000;78(2):155-62.
World Health Organization
» PubMed: 10743279Describes and provides examples of procedures undertaken to ensure vaccine efficacy and safety.
- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: Who Should Receive the Vaccine? (PDF: 491k)
Canadian Coalition for Influenza Immunization; 2009Provides immunizers with information on the two types of pneumococcal vaccine; who should receive pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and who should receive pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine; contraindications and precautions; dosage schedule; adverse reactions; and a link to the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI).
- Practical management of vaccines (CPJ). (PDF: 1.2m)
- Canadian Pharmacists Journal (CPJ) 2007;140(supplement 2):S2-S22.
Canadian Pharmacists AssociationProvides tips and tools for health providers. Includes articles about: the history of vaccines; vaccine controversies in Canada; vaccine about policy; establishing a vaccine practice; emerging vaccines; and vaccine schedules.
- Preventive care checklist form: for average-risk, routine, male health assessments. (PDF: 394k)
Dubey V.,
Mathew R.,
Iglar K.
College of Family Physicians of Canada; 2007Guides physicians in performing adult periodic health examinations.
- Preventive care checklist form: for average-risk, routine, female health assessments. (PDF: 416k)
Dubey V.,
Mathew R.,
Iglar K.
College of Family Physicians of Canada; 2007Guides physicians in performing adult periodic health examinations.
- Safety of revaccination of patients affected by the oculo-respiratory syndrome (ORS) following influenza vaccination. (PDF: 140k)
Public Health Agency of Canada; 2004
» PubMed: 14964915Estimates the safety of influenza revaccination in patient who had been affected by oculo-respiratory syndrome, an adverse event occurring after influenza vaccination.
- Standards for adult immunization practices (US). (PDF)
Poland Gregory A.,
Shefer Abigail M.,
McCauley Mary,
Webster Peggy S.,
Whitley-Williams Patricia N.,
Peter Georges. /
National Vaccine Advisory Committee, Ad Hoc Working Group for the Development of Standards for Adult Immunization Practices
Elsevier; 2003
» PubMed: 12880883Describes the revised Standards, which focus on the accessibility and availability of vaccines, proper assessment of patient vaccination status, opportunities for patient education, correct procedures for administering vaccines, implementation of strategies to improve vaccination rates, and partnerships with the community to reach target patient populations.
- Statement on Seasonal Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (TIV) for 2010-2011.
National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) .
Public Health Agency of Canada; 2010The purpose of this statement is to provide the NACI recommendations for immunization with the seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) for the 2010-2011 season, based on evidence available at this time.
The seasonal trivalent vaccine for 2010-2011 incorporates the pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) (pH1N1) component, a new influenza A (H3N2) component and the same B component as last year.
- Statement on the Recommended Use of Herpes Zoster Vaccine.
Public Health Agency of Canada; 2010In August 2008, a live, injectable, attenuated herpes zoster vaccine (Zostavax™, Merck Frosst Canada, Inc.) was authorized for use in Canada for the prevention of herpes zoster (shingles) infection in adults aged 60 years and older. It was licensed in the United States (US) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May 2006 and recommended for use in adults by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in October 2006[1, 2]. This statement provides recommendations for use of Zostavax™ in Canadian adults. As new information regarding Zostavax™ and/or the burden of illness becomes available, the recommendations will be reviewed. Issues including cost-effectiveness, acceptability of vaccine programs, and feasibility will be addressed by other provincial or federal groups.
- Vaccines & immunizations : for healthcare professionals (US CDC).
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvides education resources for healthcare professionals on topics including recommendations, patient education materials, vaccine shortages & delays, vaccine storage & handling, vaccine administration and more.
- What if a child has never been immunized? (PDF: 77k)
Tan B.,
Nolan L.
- Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Paediatric Infectious Disease Notes 2000;5(3):151-5.
BlackwellProvides a table outlining preventive steps for both unimmunized and fully immunized children after a close contact with a confirmed vaccine-preventable infectious disease.
- Your child’s best shot: a parent’s guide to vaccination (CPS). 3rd ed.
Gold Ronald.
Canadian Paediatric Society; 2006Includes ordering information for a book that answers questions parents and caregivers may have about vaccination.
- Your H1N1 Preparedness Guide.
Public Health Agency of Canada . /
Public Health Agency of Canada; 2009This guide provides information to help Canadians prepare for and protect themselves and their families against the H1N1 flu virus. Includes information on symptoms, risks, how to care for someone who is sick, and how to find additional resources from local sources.