To prepare for a potential increase of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Canada, NCCID hosted an online forum for people affected by MDR-TB, their family members, researchers, policy makers, and practitioners to discuss existing challenges to the prevention and management of MDR-TB and potential solutions.
Webcasts
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Culturally Competent Tuberculosis Care
This webinar for World TB Day 2023 informs health care providers working with Indigenous Peoples on Chapter 12 of the Canadian Tuberculosis Standards 8th Edition: Culturally Competent Tuberculosis Care for Health Care Workers and Public Health Professionals Serving Indigenous Peoples of Canada.
mod4PH Research Highlights Podcast: Maximizing the impact of limited vaccine supply under different early mpox epidemic conditions
In the first episode, Jesse Knight speaks to NCCID’s Wendy Xie about his recent work on maximizing the impact of limited vaccine supply under different early mpox epidemic conditions using mathematical modelling.
Combating Antimicrobial Resistance: Preserving antibiotics through community stewardship
In this presentation, we examine the successful interventions and outcomes from the Alberta and BC community antimicrobial stewardship programs. We finish with a discussion of next steps in making the case for other provincial community antimicrobial stewardship programs.
Demystifying Science Around Wastewater Surveillance Epidemiology
This webinar presents findings from the 2022 Royal Society of Canada policy brief on wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Canada. Discussants elaborate on the application of this scientific method in the Canadian public health landscape.
Structured Stigma in Public Health
This webinar considers existing structured stigma in public health and the consequences that this stigma has had on different communities.
Prison Health is Public Health: The right to hepatitis C prevention, testing, and care in Canada’s correctional settings
The webinar provides an overview of the current state of hepatitis C care in correctional settings, explores evidence for prevention, testing and treatment in these facilities, and gives recommendations on how to improve prison health care for hepatitis C.
PHAC Webinar: Seasonal Influenza Immunization 2022-2023
This moderated, live webinar discusses the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendations on seasonal influenza vaccine use for the 2022-2023 season. The webinar addresses the role of health care providers in vaccine uptake and will include an overview of antiviral treatment of influenza. The presentations are followed by a question and answer period.
mpox: Perspectives from the US
This webinar will cover the approaches to infection prevention and control of mpox as well as the clinical evaluation and management of mpox infections in the United States.
Point of Care Testing & Treatment for Syphilis in Provincial Corrections
The webinar is the third in a series that examines corrections as a public health setting for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) testing and care. The webinar will explore evidence for STBBI care in correctional settings, and examine the development, implementation, and results of a point of care tests for syphilis and HIV study in Alberta provincial corrections.
mpox : Diagnostics
This webinar will cover the clinical diagnosis, sampling, and lab testing of mpox for frontline healthcare workers.
mpox: Infection Prevention and Control
This webinar is for clinicians and public health experts, with the goal of improving knowledge about the evolving mpox situation. This webinar is about infection prevention and control measures.