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.
Subject Area: surveillance
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.
From Data to Action: Cancer Surveillance and Occupational Diseases
This seminar will begin with a presentation by Dr. Donna Turner on cancer surveillance. Then, Dr. Jeavana Sritharan and Dr. Paul Demers will present on Ontario’s Occupational Disease Surveillance System (ODSS).
Surveillance Advances Seminar Series
Co-hosted by National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID) and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) Data, Surveillance, and Foresight Branch (DSFB).
Policies and Provisions for Public Health Surveillance of Zika and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases in Canada : Summary and Analysis of the 2016 Environmental Scan
Policies and Provisions for Public Health Surveillance of Zika and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases in Canada Summary and Analysis of the 2016 Environmental Scan Production of this document has been made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada through funding for the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases. The views…
Big Data for Infectious Diseases Surveillance and the Potential Contribution to the Investigation of Foodborne Disease in Canada
Recognizing the potential of big data as “an untapped resource of evidence that may be used to inform policy and decision making”, NCCID commissioned a background paper to initiate discussion among Canadian public health professionals. The primary objective was to examine the potential for big data to inform public health policy for infectious disease management in Canada.
What can Big Data do for Public Health?
REGISTRATION CLOSED A copy of this webinar is available upon request. Please contact NCCID Project Manager Margaret Haworth-Brockman to learn more, or get in touch with our Centre via our general inbox. Date: May 17, 2017 Description New information was presented on the potential contributions of big data for infectious diseases surveillance and the investigation of…
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Surveillance in Canada
Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Utilization in Canada
This report assesses the current status of antimicrobial or antibiotic use in Canada. It also describes leading national and multinational programs from around the world.