Please join us on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 12-1:15pm ET for an insightful webinar designed to empower primary care providers with essential knowledge on supporting immigrant and refugee tuberculosis (TB) clients. Gain valuable insights on the immigration medical exam and TB medical surveillance process for newcomers. An expert panel will further explore clinical guidance around identifying appropriate candidates, circumstances for TB screening and testing, highlighting best practices, and dispelling common misconceptions. Key strategies and facilitators for delivering effective care to immigrant and refugee populations will also be discussed through an interactive Q&A.
By the end of the session, attendees will be better equipped to navigate the complexities of TB detection and diagnosis within immigrant and refugee populations.
Date and time: May 21, 2025 |12-1:15pm Eastern Time / 11am-12:15pm Central Time
Language: English. To hear French interpretation audio, please join via the web-based interface and select computer audio.
Hosted by: NCCID and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Panelists
- Dr. James Johnson, Evaluation Lead at BCCDC Provincial TB Services
- Dr. Nancy Bedingfield, TB nurse and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Centre International de TB de McGill
- Dr. Jill Quinton, family physician and the Acting Director of the Ottawa Regional Medical Office at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Amanda Koyama, Director of Strategic Engagement at the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
Moderators
- Signy Baragar, NCCID
- Jessica Helwig, PHAC
Format
This seminar will be held on Zoom. The presentation and panel will be approximately 55 minutes followed by 20 minutes for a discussion and question period from attendees. Presentation materials in English and French will be distributed.
Access Instructions
Register in advance: https://hc-sc-gc-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J0cCc9nlSZ6_CW_Vmb_cLw. This link is only for registration – you cannot access the webinar on the day of the event by using this link. After registering, you will then receive an email confirmation with a personalised link for you to join the webinar. Save that email until the day of the webinar. On the day of the webinar, click the link on the confirmation email to watch the webinar. It will take you to the zoom.us site. Click “join from your browser”.
Please let us know of any accommodations you may require by emailing cdic.webinars-webinaires.lmti@phac-aspc.gc.ca. For ASL/LSQ interpretation, please send your request sent to us as soon as possible in advance of the webinar. Interpretation services are subject to interpreters’ availabilities. Closed captioning can be provided as an alternative support.
You will need internet connection to participate in Zoom webinars through the web-based interface. You may also join audio by phone for the English presentation. Please note: French interpretation is not available by phone at this time. To hear the French interpretation audio, you will need to join Zoom via the web-based interface and select computer audio.
Here is how to join the webinar by phone (only applicable for English audio at this time):
- Dial a Zoom number (provided in the confirmation email)
- Enter the meeting ID – the nine (9), ten (10), or eleven (11) digit ID provided to you by the host, then the pound (#) key.
- You will be prompted to enter your unique participant ID. This only applies if you have joined on the computer or mobile device. Press # to skip.