NIAGARA COLLEGE
COMMUNICABLE
DISEASE
SURVEILLANCE
INFORMATION
SESSION
WELCOME TO OUR SESSION!
• Communicable Disease Surveillance is an integral part of
professional practice in your student placement
• Ensuring you have met the requirements protects your
personal health as well as the health of the clients you will
be working with
• The process can take time, starting as soon as possible will
ensure requirements will be met prior to the deadline
GETTING STARTED
HTTPS://WWW.NIAGARACOLLEGE.CA
/HWAS/SERVICES/HEALTH/CDS/
Start Here
Are you enrolled in one of the following programs?
•Autism and Behavioural Science
•Educational Assistance and Adult Supports
•Early Childhood Education
•Gerontology
•Personal Support Worker
•Personal Support Worker – Alternative Delivery
•Recreation Therapy
•Recreation Therapy – Fast Track
ELECTRONIC REQUIREMENTS
VERIFICATION (ESV)
• If you are in one of these programs you will be given access
to Electronic Requirements Verification (ESV) by Verified, a
software platform by Synergy Gateway.
• Access will be granted via a secure username and password
that will be emailed to your Niagara College email account
First Year Students
Step 1: Healthcare Provider Letter
Download and print the Healthcare Provider Letter to
ensure the CDS form is completed correctly.
Download Healthcare Provider Letter
Step 2: ERV Package
Download and print the ERV Package.
Download ERV Package
Step 3: See Your Healthcare Provider
In preparation for your ERV review appointment (see Step 4), please see your
Physician at your earliest convenience. Bring a printed copy of your Healthcare
Provider Letter and ERV Package with CDS form with you to your appointment. Your
physician should fill out the CDS form according to the instructions in the Healthcare
Provider Letter.
Have all of your forms completed and supporting documentation obtained in
preparation for your ERV Review Appointment.
Step 4: ERV Review Appointment
You will receive an email – sent to your Niagara College email account –
from Verified with a link to information about how to book an appointment
for your Electronic Requirements Verification (ERV) review, along with
information about how to upload your documents.
The Verified service will review the documents that you upload and provide
a status indicating your eligibility for placement.
HOW TO OBTAIN VACCINATION
RECORD
 Contact Public Health Department for region where you
attended Elementary or Secondary School.
 Please note – some Health Departments can take several
weeks to provide you with this document
 Your Family Dr. or Family Health team
 Your parents or guardians
PLEASE NOTE
• Please be aware that some clinics will charge for
completion of these forms and the entire process
can take up to a few months to complete
• Once you are cleared you will receive an expiry
date associated with your clearance. Some
programs require annual TB skin testing and
typically this update is all that is required to extend
the clearance. There is no need to complete the full
CDS form again. TB skin test/Chest Xray update
documents are available on our CDS web page
THANK YOU!
• Questions?
• cdsinfo@niagaracollege.ca