William Osler Health System issued a memorandum directed to all physicians, regarding an important update in their process of managing recalls for patients with a BIRADS 3 score on their breast imaging study.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Parnian Riaz, MD, FRCPC, to the William Osler Health System network and community. Dr. Riaz is a specialist in Nephrology and Internal Medicine and is now accepting referrals for renal consultations. Practice Location:135 Queens Plate Drive, Unit 101Etobicoke, ON, M9W 6V1 Referral Fax: 905-793-9323Office Phone: 905-638-2000 ext. 2Email: [email protected] Referrals may be sent using any standard form preferred by referring providers. We encourage our Central West Primary Care Network partners to connect with Dr. Riaz for patient referrals and collaboration opportunities. Welcome, Dr. Riaz!
On July 2nd, 2025, the Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health shared a memorandum RE: the pneumococcal high risk paediatric program enhancement and the Health Care Provider Fact Sheet: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines for Children Aged 6 Weeks to 17 Years. Children aged 6 weeks to 17 years who are at high risk of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) who have completed their pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate (Pneu-C-13) immunization series are now eligible for one dose of the pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate (Pneu-C-20) vaccine. Vaccine Orders: Questions: More information: Ministry of Health – Vaccine resources for professionals: Pneumococcal Vaccine Program
The paid vaccine and STI medication delivery schedule is available for July to December 2025. Ensure that your staff is on-site between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on your designated delivery date to receive orders. NOTE: Orders must be submitted 5 business days before the scheduled delivery date to guarantee vaccine delivery. Mississauga – July to December 2025 Delivery Dates Brampton – July to December 2025 Delivery Dates If you would like to enroll in the paid vaccine and STI medication delivery program fax a completed registration form to (905) 565-9874. For more information, click here.
To support earlier detection and diagnosis of breast cancer, as well as standardize the referral model across the Mississauga Halton Central West (MHCW) Region, an updated Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) referral model will be implemented in collaboration with collaboration with Halton Healthcare, Headwaters Health Care Centre, Trillium Health Partners and William Osler Health System. This new process aims to streamline patient navigation and expedite timely access to diagnostic services following an abnormal OBSP screen.
William Osler’s Women’s and Children’s Program is excited to announce the opening of the Paediatric Infectious Disease Clinic at Peel Memorial Centre on June 6, 2025. Through the clinic, they strive to improve patient health by providing inclusive, compassionate, and culturally safe care to patients through investigation, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and prevention of infectious diseases. This clinic will operate every Friday afternoon. For more information, including inclusion criteria, click here. (Downloads a .docx document to your computer.)
Toronto Public Health’s Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC) home-visiting program has relaunched its Online Referral Form for Regulated Healthcare and Social Service Providers. TPH is hoping the updated referral process will help increase prenatal referrals and improve access to services for those who may benefit from early support. Services are free and no OHIP is required. HBHC provides support to individuals and families in the following areas: More information in the attached flyers:
The teams behind the collaborative Cervical Screening Model have been honoured with the prestigious Quality and Innovation Award from the Cancer Quality Council of Ontario (CQCO).
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