In this webinar, the Digital & Sexual Health Initiative team at the BC Centre for Disease Control and the University of British Columbia will share practical lessons from GetCheckedOnline, an effective digital STBBI testing program that has been operating in British Columbia for more than a decade.
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Economic Evaluation of Vaccination Policy in Canada: From Evidence to Decision-Making
This webinar explores how economic evidence, such as cost-effectiveness, is used to inform immunization policies in Canada. Participants will gain practical insights into interpreting economic findings and understanding their role in evidence-informed vaccination decision-making.
Righting White Writing: Colonialism at the Scale of the Word
This workshop will examine how colonial legacies shape language, knowledge production, and scholarly communication, and explore ways to promote more respectful and inclusive writing practices.
Stewardship With a Human Touch: Handshake stewardship at the BC Children’s Hospital
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at handshake stewardship rounds at BC Children’s Hospital, a novel way of making antimicrobial stewardship interactive, helpful and impactful.
Implementation Science in Action: Audit and Feedback to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care
Join us for a webinar highlighting how implementation science approaches can enhance antimicrobial stewardship interventions, using audit and feedback for antibiotic prescribing in primary care as a case study.
Supporting TB Care in First Nations Communities
Join us for the first in a two-part webinar series exploring the social realities of tuberculosis (TB) and the importance of a culturally responsive approach to TB care. This webinar will center on TB in First Nations communities. The second webinar (date to be determined) will focus on TB among Inuit.
Lice and lethality: the re-emergence of louse-borne Bartonella quintana in Canada
This webinar describes the re-emergence of B. quintana in Canada, examining transmission dynamics, disease burden, and emerging pathways of spread. The webinar highlights how neglected bacterial infections linked to socioeconomic vulnerability remain concealed drivers of disease and mortality in Canada.
Using Vector and Climate Change Disease Modelling to Inform Surveillance and Response in a Changing Climate
This presentation explores vector modelling and what it tells us about potential vector range expansion due to climate change. It presents, in response to several vector modelling initiatives that include BC, an overview of several different active and passive tick and mosquito surveillance programs that the BC Centre for Disease Control has been engaged with. These projects include active tick surveillance in the province (field work and ticks off birds), passive tick surveillance in companion animals and mosquito surveillance on Vancouver Island and the Sea to Sky region.
Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in shelter settings: What it means and why it matters
In this webinar, participants learn to identify indoor environmental quality (IEQ) considerations for congregate settings, explore impacts of aspects of IEQ on the health of people in shelters and understand the connection between IEQ and the spread of infectious diseases.
No Stewardship without Stewards: Resourcing Your Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Join us for a review of the challenges, successes, and best practices in resourcing antimicrobial stewardship programs.
mod4PH Research Highlights: AIMMLab Mini-series
In this mod4PH podcast mini-series, we will discuss with members of the Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Modelling Lab (AIMMLab) about how they are leveraging novel AI tools for mathematical modelling and for Canadian public health.
Respiratory virus immunization updates (2025-2026 season)
In this webinar, PHAC shares updates on RSV, seasonal influenza and avian influenza, and presents NACI immunization guidance for these respiratory viruses.