Future Students

HEALTH SERVICES REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 2010-2011 ACADEMIC YEAR

ALL Michener First Year Students must have the following Health Requirements submitted prior to the first day of classes: Tuesday, September 7th, 2010.

A. Health Record Form

B. Immunization Requirements

C. Vulnerable Persons Check

D. Canadian Red Cross-Standard First Aid & CPR for Health Care Providers or St. John's Ambulance Standard First Aid & CPR for Health Care Providers

Please read and complete the requirements in FULL and refer to the supporting material available through the links. Also, please send the Health Nurse PHOTOCOPIES of the requirements as you will need the originals for your own records.

It is the student's responsibility to ensure that their health requirements, Vulnerable Persons Check and CPR recertification are current prior to entering clinical semester.

Please Note:  Mandatory Mask Fitting Requirement

All students are required to be N95 mask fit tested - This test requires the removal of facial hair to allow for the adequate mask-to-face seal. Clinical sites require each student to have achieved this competency prior to their clinical training. The mask fit sessions will be arranged by your program and the health nurse.

A. Health Record Form

Health Services collaborates with Michener clinical partners as well as the general community to ensure that Michener students have their immunization records completed and up to date.

Students must obtain their specific immunization requirements from their family doctor or community clinic and can then complete and submit the completed Health Record Form to Health Services prior to the first day of classes.

Click here to download the Health Record Form. It is requested all students make copies of their Health Record Form before sumbitting originals to Health Services, as information may be requested continually throughout the duration of each program, work placement and future employer. A $10 processing fee will be charged to reproduce this information.

B. Specific Immunization Requirements

All students must meet Michener immunization requirements prior to the first day of classes. These requirements meet the immunization standards and associated health practices set forth in:

  • The Public Hospitals Act 1990, Revised Statutes of Ontario, Regulation 965
  • Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocols published jointly by the Ontario Hospital Association and the Ontario Medical Association and approved by the Minister of Health
  • any future legislated changes to the Public Hospitals Act

Students are responsible for maintaining their immunizations while registered in Michener programs. This includes clinical placements.

I.  Tuberculosis

  • In accordance based on the above recommended guidelines, Two-Step Tuberculin Skin Test (Mantoux Test) is required for all students, regardless of prior BCG inoculation. 
  • Students are required to have a documented 2-step tuberculosis skin test done prior to the first day of classes. This can be done through a family doctor or walk-in clinic. You are required to have one TB skin test administered, and read 2-3 days later. If a negative result appears, a second TB test may be administered 1-3 weeks later.
  • Individuals who have a positive skin test are required to submit documentation of the results of a chest x-ray done within the current calendar year.
  • Students are required to have an annual TB skin test and submit documented proof when completed.
  • It is essential to have accurate baseline information at the beginning of your clinical placement, as this is the comparison that is used in the event of an exposure. 

II. Hepatitis B

  • Students must have a Hepatitis B immunity blood test done to confirm the presence or absence of antibodies.
  • If the student is positive for Hepatitis B antibodies, the student is considered to be immune. 
  • If the student is negative for Hepatitis B antibodies, the student is required to complete a series of three doses of vaccine in an attempt to induce seroconversion.
  • An initial injection of the vaccine is given immediately with subsequent injections of the mandatory 3-part series to follow 1 month and 6 months after the initial injection.
  • 6 weeks after the last dose of Hepatitis B vaccine, students are required to complete a blood test to determine immunity and submit this blood test result to the Health Nurse.

III. Measles (Rubeola)

One of the following is acceptable:

  • Persons born before Jan 1, 1970 in Canada are considered immune
  • If born after Jan 1,1970: documentation of 2 doses of measles vaccines.  One after the 1st birthday plus one booster dose
  • Laboratory evidence (blood test) proving immunity
  • If non-immune, requires 1 dose of  MMR unless contraindicated

IV. Mumps

One of the following is acceptable:

  • Persons born before Jan 1, 1970 in Canada are considered immune
  • If born after Jan 1,1970: documentation of 2 doses of mumps vaccines.  One after the 1st birthday plus one booster dose
  • Laboratory evidence (blood test) proving immunity
  • If non-immune, requires 1 dose of  MMR unless contraindicated

V.  Rubella (German Measles)

One of the following is acceptable:

  • Persons born before Jan 1, 1970 in Canada are considered immune
  • If born after Jan 1,1970: documentation of 1 dose of live rubella-containing vaccine
  • Laboratory evidence (blood test) proving immunity
  • If non-immune, requires 1 dose of  MMR unless contraindicated

VI. Varicella (Chicken Pox)

One of the following is acceptable:

  • Laboratory evidence (blood test) proving immunity
  • If non-immune, requires 2 doses of chicken pox vaccines, given at least 4 weeks apart

VII. Tetanus/Diphtheria and Polio

  • TdP booster is required every 10 years unless contraindicated

To view the Immunization Policy, please click here.

C. Vulnerable Persons Check

All Michener programs require students to submit a current and satisfactory Vulnerable Persons Check (VPC) prior to the first day of classes.

Please complete your VPC in person with your regional police department. Attached is a form with some of the police departments who conduct these checks and their requirements. Students not residing in these areas must call their local police to determine where the VPC acan be completed.

For students living in Toronto or York Region, you may pcik up the VPC application form from the Michener Health Services Office Room 1342, or at the reception desk in the main lobby.

When you receive your VPC result, please send a copy of the original to:

Via mail: Genalyn Lo, Health Nurse, Room 1342, The Michener Institute, 222 St. Patrick St. Toronto ON M5T 1V4

Via email: healthservices@michener.ca

Via confidential fax: (416) 596-7214

 

D. Standard First Aid & CPR for Health Care Providers

All Michener students are required to provide proof of current certification in Canadian Red Cross-Standard First Aid & CPR for Health Care Providers or St. John's Ambulance Standard First Aid and CPR, for Health Care Providers prior to starting classes.

Please note First Aid is valid for 3 years. CPR, for health care provider, needs to be recertified annually in line with the Heart and Stroke Foundation guidelines.

If you need to obtain this certification, The Michener Institute offers this course during the summer. Please go to the following web page for course details and registration procedures: Standard First Aid and CPR

All students are required to provide this information prior to the first day of classes, Tuesday September 7th, 2010.

Health Nurse: Genalyn Lo

Tel: (416)596-3101 ext. 3320, Confidential Fax: (416) 596-7214
Email: healthservices@michener.ca
Location: 222 St. Patrick Street, Room 1342

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