1.          PRESENTATION – H1N1 VIRUS UPDATE

 

PRÉSENTATION – RAPPORT DE SITUATION VIRUS H1N1

 

 

 

Committee Recommendation

 

That Council receive an expanded presentation on the City of Ottawa’s H1N1 preparedness plan.

 

 

Recommandation DU Comité

 

Que le Conseil prenne connaissance de la présentation élargie concernant le plan de préparation à la grippe H1N1.

 

 

 

Documentation

 

1.   Community and Protective Services Coordinator’s report dated 18 September 2009 (ACS2009-CCS-CPS-0024).

Report to/Rapport au :

 

Community and Protective Services Committee

Comité des services communautaires et de protection

 

18 September 2009 / le 18 septembre 2009

 

Submitted by/Soumis par :  Robert Tremblay, Committee Coordinator /

Coordonnateur de comité

 

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Dr. Isra Levy, Medical Officer of Health

Ottawa Public Health/Santé publique Ottawa

613-580-2424 x 23681, isra.levy@ottawa.ca

 

City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville

Ref N°: ACS2009-CCS-CPS-0024

 

 

SUBJECT:

Presentation – H1N1 VIRUS UPDATE

 

 

OBJET :

PRÉSENTATION – RAPPORT DE SITUATION VIRUS H1N1

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive an expanded presentation on the City of Ottawa’s H1N1 preparedness plan.

 

 

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Conseil prenne connaissance de la présentation élargie concernant le plan de préparation à la grippe H1N1.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

The Community and Protective Services Committee received a verbal presentation on September 17, 2009 from Dr. Isra Levy, Medical Officer of Health.  The presentation focussed on the public health aspect of the City of Ottawa’s preparedness plan.  The following individuals accompanied him:

 

·        Dr. Virginia Roth, Director, Infection Prevention and Control Program, The Ottawa Hospital

·        Dr. Nadine Sicard, Assistant Medical Officer of Health, Vaccine Preventable Diseases

·        Ms. Sherry Nigro, Manager, Integration Quality and Standards

 

 

 

DISCUSSION

 

At the meeting, the following motion was adopted:

 

Whereas the Mayor has asked the Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee to provide Members of Council with an update on the City’s plan for H1N1 preparedness and response at the September 23, 2009 meeting of Council;

 

Therefore Be It Resolved That Community and Protective Services Committee recommend that an expanded presentation on the City of Ottawa’s H1N1 preparedness plan be presented by the Chair of CPSC at the September 23, 2009 City Council meeting, along with a presentation by City staff.

 

Accordingly, this matter is before Council for presentation and discussion.

 

 

CONSULTATION

 

N/A

 

 

LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS:

 

N/A

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

N/A

 

 

DISPOSITION

 

Chair Deans and Ottawa Public Health will provide a presentation to Council on September 23, 2009.