Final report of outcomes from the National Consensus Conference for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Canada
The National Consensus Conference for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Canada (NCC-VPD), which took place in Quebec City, Quebec, June 12-14, 2005, was the first in a series of consensus conferences that will review disease reduction goals and immunization coverage targets for all VPDs.
I'm a healthy 44-year-old RN : why should I bother with the flu shot?
Explains why it is important for even healthy individuals to get the flu shot.
Immunization competencies for health professionals
The competencies contained in this handbook were developed to support the application of the National Guidelines for Immunization 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.
Influenza and Healthcare Workers
Background on the creation of the Ottawa Influenza Decision Aid, to assist healthcare workers in making decisions regarding influenza immunization for themselves.
Influenza Vaccination and Decisional Conflict among Regulated and Unregulated Direct Nursing Care Providers in Long-Term-Care Homes
The purpose of this study was to determine whether direct nursing care providers have decisional conflict about receiving influenza vaccinations and characteristics associated with decisional conflict.
Is the flu vaccine really safe for me and my baby?
Explains why it is important for pregnant women to get the flu shot.
Je suis une infirmière autorisée de 44 ans, en bonne santé : est-ce que le vaccin contre la grippe est vraiement nécessaire dans mon cas?
Measles vaccination and antibody response in autism spectrum disorders
Tested the hypothesis that measles vaccination was involved in the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as evidenced by signs of a persistent measles infection or abnormally persistent immune response shown by circulating measles virus or raised antibody titres in MMR vaccinated children with ASD compared with controls. No difference was found between cases and controls for measles antibody response.
Pneumococcal vaccination and risk of myocardial infarction
A hospital-based case-control study that included patients considered to be at risk of myocardial infarction. Health databases were used to obtain hospital diagnoses and vaccination status. Patients who had been admitted for myocardial infarction were compared to those admitted to a surgical department in the same hospital for a reason other than myocardial infarction betwen 1997 and 2003.