This podcast series explores the challenges, opportunities, and best practices surrounding First Nations data ownership, control, access, and possession.
Stream: NCCID
PHAC Wastewater Monitoring Program for COVID-19
Wastewater has already been used to show early detection of COVID-19 in some Canadian jurisdictions prior to an increase of clinically diagnosed cases. As COVID-19 can be characterized by symptomatic and asymptomatic infection, it is important to identify the presence of undiagnosed cases to minimize the likelihood of outbreaks.
Canada’s Surveillance Efforts for HPAI in Dairy Cattle and Beyond
In this seminar, the status of the HPAI outbreak in US dairy cattle and other species will be covered. This will be followed by a description of Canada’s surveillance and response plan, its collaborative multi-jurisdictional development, how it closely resembles the recently launched US surveillance plan and how this form of surveillance could be used for future outbreaks and disease detection on Canadian dairy farms and beyond.
Optimizing Antimicrobial Use Through the Respiratory Season in Children
This CAN AMS! webinar explores strategies to optimize antimicrobial use during the respiratory season in children.
Listeriosis
Listeriosis is a serious infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium commonly found in the environment. The bacterium can contaminate various foods and water sources:although cases are relatively rare, outbreaks can be of serious public health concern Rates range from 0.1 to 10 cases per million people annually, depending on the countries and regions of the world.
Vaccine Safety Surveillance in Canada: Opportunities for Equity
This NCCID-CAIRE webinar will feature experts from Canada who discuss different approaches to vaccine safety surveillance currently used in Canada. Speakers will discuss the strengths and limitations of these systems through an equity lens, and explore ways to address current challenges in this regard.
Shigellosis
Shigellosis is an acute, invasive, enteric bacterial infection that affects the digestive system. It is caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella. Symptoms may appear within 1–2 days of encountering Shigella.
Wastewater Monitoring in Northern and Remote Areas: The Eeyou Istchee Experience
This seminar will feature an overview of the work done to set up and maintain a wastewater monitoring system in Cree communities in Eeyou Istchee, located in northern Quebec.
Anishinaabekwe G’wii M’no Bimaadzimi (Indigenous women will live well): Exploring connections between colonization, homelessness, public health and Indigenous women’s health
This presentation will outline the Anishinaabe understanding of M’no bimaadziwin. Anishinaabe is the word in our language to name ourselves. M’no bimaadziwin is the concept of living well.
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care – What CAN be done?
Join us for an engaging panel discussion on opportunities for AMS in acute care. Panelists tackle questions like: What can be done to start or sustain AMS? What can be done, even with limited resources? This event is suitable for multi-disciplinary stewardship team members, including physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and IPC professionals.
mpox: What’s next for Canadian public health?
This webinar discusses the current situation of the multi-country mpox outbreaks and the potential implications for Canadian public health.
Adapting and supporting equitable access to primary health and social services for people experiencing homelessness
This webinar describes the features of primary care models in non-traditional settings that may improve accessibility and appropriateness of care for people experiencing homelessness.