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Links to SARS sites
If you know of an online resource that should be on this list, please e-mail microweb@mtsinai.on.ca.
 
 

  World Health Organization (WHO)
   
  Health Canada
   
  Public Health Agency of Canada
   
  Canada Health Portal
   
  Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)
   
  MOHLTC Emergency Management Unit
   
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
   
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
   
British Columbia Ministry of Health
   
Toronto Public Health
   
Mount Sinai Critical Care Unit SARS resources (MEDTAU)
   
SARS Support Centre
   
Community and Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA)

Professional Organizations
 
The Importance of Professional Organization Websites
During the SARS outbreak, the following professional organizations provided valuable updates to physicians and nurses across Ontario and Canada through paper communications and their websites. While information was available to healthcare professionals within hospitals, these organizations were the primary source of information for professionals who worked outside the hospital environment.
 
 

  Canadian Medical Association
   
<WHO> College of Family Physicians of Canada
   
  Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
   
<WHO>  Ontario Medical Assocation
   
<WHO>  College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
   
<WHO>  Ontario College of Family Physicians
   
<WHO>  Ontario Nurse's Association
   
  Respiratory Therapy Society of Ontario
   

SARS Hotlines

  SARSwatch.ca Information Line: 1-888-307-3357
   
  Health Canada's toll-free SARS Information line: 1-800-454-8302
   
<WHO>  British Columbia NurseLine: 1-866-215-4700
   
<WHO>  Ontario’s SARS Medical Support Line: 1-866-212-2272
   
<WHO>  Ontario's SARS InfoLine: 1-888-668-4636
   
<WHO>  Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000
   
<WHO>  Toronto Public Health SARS HotLine: 416-338-7600
   
<WHO>  CDC Public Inquiries on SARS: (888) 246-2675
 
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