Dr. Jane Heffernan

…for new mathematical and computational methods of mapping, understanding, and controlling infectious diseases in individuals (or immunology) and in populations (or epidemiology). Her research aims to influence the development of…

Jayson Shurgold

…System since 2017. In collaboration with multiple partners, Jayson works to help develop and promote a comprehensive, integrated AMR and AMU surveillance system at the national level through a One…

Dr. Emily Dicken

…Emergency Management, First Nations Health Authority and Emergency Management BC. Across all areas of her work, Emily seeks to understand colonialism as an unnatural and enduring disaster impacting Indigenous communities….

Blastomycosis_infographic_ENG

…spores. These spores come from moist or decaying wood, leaves or soil that have been disturbed (by digging, tree clearing, or construction). Not everyone who is exposed to these spores…

Case detection

Surveillance strategy that can identify infectious individuals. The goal of Case detection is to reduce community transmission through isolation and/or treatment of infectious individuals within their households….

Exposure

Refers to a Close contact (proximity and duration) between two individuals, one of whom can be identified as infectious. An individual may also be exposed when they come into proximity…

Wong_Epi_and_Guidelines_July_10_2011

…for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Branch Public Health Agency of Canada | Agence de la santé publique du Canada 1 Outline • Data from…

Mélissa Généreux

Dr. Généreux is the CIHR lead, holds a doctorate in medicine, a master’s degree in public health and a specialization in community medicine from the University of Montreal. After having…