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Ottawa Board of Health

Conseil de santé d’Ottawa

 

Confidential Agenda 11

Ordre du jour confidentiel 11

 

Monday, May 7, 2012, 6 p.m.

le lundi 7 mai 2012, 18 h

 

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West

Salle Champlain, 110, avenue Laurier Ouest

Contact for the Ottawa Board of Health

Personne-ressource pour le Conseil de santé d'Ottawa :

John Steinbachs, 613-580-2424, ext./poste 15083

HUJohn.Steinbachs@ottawa.caU

 

 

 

   UBoard Members/Membres du Conseil :

   Councillor/conseillère D. Holmes (Chair/présidente), Dr./Dr A. Kapur

   (Vice-Chair/vice-président), Councillor/conseiller D. Chernushenko, Councillor/conseiller M. Fleury, Dr./Dre M. Fullerton, Councillor/conseillère J. Harder, Councillor/conseillère K. Hobbs,  T. Hutchinson, M. Keeley,  Councillor/conseillère M. McRae, G. Richer

 

 

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (INCLUDING THOSE ORIGINALLY ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS)

DÉCLARATIONS D’INTÉRÊT (Y COMPRIS CEUX DÉCOULANT DE RÉUNIONS ANTÉRIEURES)

 

 

 

1.      APPOINTMENT OF ASSOCIATE MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH –           IN CAMERA – PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT IDENTIFIABLE

INDIVIDUALS.  REPORTING OUT DATE: UPON COUNCIL APPROVAL

NOMINATION DES MÉDECINS ADJOINTS EN SANTÉ PUBLIQUE – À HUIS CLOS – AFFAIRES PRIVÉES CONCERNANT UNE PERSONNE QUI PEUT ÊTRE IDENTIFIÉE. DATE DE COMPTE RENDU : SUR APPROBATION PAR LE CONSEIL.

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That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit refer to following to Council:

1.      That Council recommend the appointment of Drs. Carolyn Pim and Rosamund Lewis as Associate Medical Officers of Health to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care in accordance with the City of Ottawa Act, 1999 and the Health Protection and Promotion Act; and

2.      Subject to approval of recommendation 1, that Council transmit its recommendation for approval of the appointments to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.

 

Que le Conseil de santé de la circonscription sanitaire de la ville d’Ottawa transmette les recommandations suivantes au Conseil municipal :

1.      Que le Conseil recommande la désignation de la Dre Carolyn Pim et de la Dre Rosamund Lewis comme médecins adjointes en santé publique auprès du ministre de la Santé et des Soins de longue durée, conformément à la Loi de 1999 sur la ville d’Ottawa et à la Loi sur la protection et la promotion de la santé;

2.      Que le Conseil transmette la recommandation 1, une fois celle-ci approuvée, au ministre de la Santé et des Soins de longue durée, aux fins d’approbation des nominations.

 

OTHER BUSINESS

AUTRES QUESTIONS

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

LEVÉE DE LA SÉANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report to/Rapport au :

 

Ottawa Board of Health

Conseil de santé d’Ottawa

 

Monday 7 May 2012/le lundi 7 mai 2012

 

Submitted by/Soumis par :

Dr./Dr Isra Levy,

Medical Officer of Health/Médecin chef en santé publique 

 

Contact Person/Personne-ressource :

John Steinbachs, Board Secretary/Secrétaire du Conseil

Ottawa Public Health /Santé publique Ottawa

613-580-2424, ext./poste 15083, john.steinbachs@ottawa.ca

 

City Wide / À l’échelle de la ville

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SUBJECT:

APPOINTMENT OF ASSOCIATE MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH – IN CAMERA - personal MATTERS ABOUT IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUALS. REPORTING OUT DATE: Upon COUNCIL Approval

 

 

OBJET :

NOMINATION DES MÉDECINS ADJOINTS EN SANTÉ PUBLIQUE – À HUIS CLOS – AFFAIRES PRIVÉES CONCERNANT UNE PERSONNE QUI PEUT ÊTRE IDENTIFIÉE. DATE DE COMPTE RENDU : SUR APPROBATION PAR LE CONSEIL.

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit refer to following to Council:

 

1.      That Council recommend the appointment of Drs. Carolyn Pim and Rosamund Lewis as Associate Medical Officers of Health to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care in accordance with the City of Ottawa Act, 1999 and the Health Protection and Promotion Act; and

 

2.      Subject to approval of recommendation 1, that Council transmit its recommendation for approval of the appointments to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.

 

RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Conseil de santé de la circonscription sanitaire de la ville d’Ottawa transmette les recommandations suivantes au Conseil municipal :

1.      Que le Conseil recommande la désignation de la Dre Carolyn Pim et de la Dre Rosamund Lewis comme médecins adjointes en santé publique auprès du ministre de la Santé et des Soins de longue durée, conformément à la Loi de 1999 sur la ville d’Ottawa et à la Loi sur la protection et la promotion de la santé;

2.      Que le Conseil transmette la recommandation 1, une fois celle-ci approuvée, au ministre de la Santé et des Soins de longue durée, aux fins d’approbation des nominations.

 

 BACKGROUND

Following a national search with the National Specialty Society for Community Medicine, Ottawa Public Health has successfully recruited two Associate Medical Officer of Health positions.

 

Under the Health Promotion and Protection Act (HPPA) AMOHs, for the purpose of assisting the Medical Officer of Health, are empowered to write orders and have all of the statutory powers of the Medical Officer of Health.  Although the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has been informed of the proposed appointments, City Council is required to officially recommend the qualified candidates to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. The Minister may then approve the proposed appointments under Section 64 of the HPPA.

 

Ottawa Public Health was fortunate to recruit Drs. Pim and Lewis, who commenced work on February 22, 2012. Both liscenced physicians, Drs. Pim and Lewis are medical specialists in Public Health and Preventative Medicine, and are fully qualified to be Associate Medical Officers of Health.

 

Ontario Public Health Unit Medical Positions

 

There are 36 Health Units in Ontario falling under the jurisidiction of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, many of which are experiencing challenges finding and appointing qualified Medical Officers of Health and Associate Medical Officers of Health.

 

As of October 20, 2011, ten Ontario public health units had vaccant Medical Officers of Health positions being filled by Associate Medical Officers of Health.

 

Bilingualism

 

The Associate Medical Officer of Health positions are designated bilingual. This requires the candidates to meet a specific proficiency in English or French as a second language, in order to meet service delivery requirements. Candidates who do not meet the specific language requirements must enrol in second language training to improve their abilities in this regard.

 

Drs. Pim and Lewis have been tested for proficency in French. Both achieved advanced standing in all three areas evaluated: oral comprehension, oral expression and reading comprehension.

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

There are no financial implications associated with this report.

 

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

There are no legal impediments to the implementation of the recommendations in this report.

 

TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS

There are no technology implications associated with this report.

 

DISPOSITION

Following Board approval, Ottawa Public Health staff will transmit these report recommendations to Council.