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Current Events
Title:	COVID-19 Fall Planning Update: Online Town Hall for Peel Physicians
Date:	October 29, 2021
Location:	MS Live Event (Online)
Presented by:	Dr. Lawrence Loh, Peel’s Medical Officer of Health
Event information:	Presentation Slides Event recording

Title:	LTCH Education Day
Date:	October 7, 2021
Location:	Region of Peel, Peel Public Health – 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, Ontario L5W 1N4
Presented by:	PPH COVID-19 updates (PDF) Natalie Causarano, Epidemiologist Region of Peel – Public Health Vaccine management (PDF) Julia Jamal & Leslie Gaetano Peel Vaccine Management Public Health Ontario updates(PDF) Rohit Garg, Infection Prevention and Control Specialist PHO Central Regional team THP IPAC hubs update (PDF) Madeleine Ashcroft Manager THP IPAC Hubs (CW IPAC hub report (PDF) Barbara Shea, Manager, ICP CW IPAC Hubs (WOHC) PPH outbreak guidance and scenarios (PDF) Ajunim (AJ) Nsoedo, (Acting) Supervisor, Peel LTCH/RH COVID Outbreak Team

Past Events
Title:	IPAC IT: Infection Prevention and Control Information Transfer: Ready? Set? Go….!
Date:	October 1, 2019
Location:	Region of Peel, Peel Public Health – 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, Ontario L5W 1N4
Presented by:	LTC Day Oct 1, 2019 Outbreaks (PDF) Monali Varia, MHSc, CIC Manager, Infection Prevention & Surveillance Region of Peel – Public Health Lydia Cheng, MPH Epidemiologist, Infection Prevention & Surveillance Region of Peel – Public Health Surveillance_October_2019_for LTC (PDF) Madeleine Ashcroft, RN MHS CIC Regional IPAC Specialist Public Health Ontario 2019-2020 LTCH_RH_PPH Outbreak Strategy (PDF) Ajunim (A.J) Nsoedo, RN BScN BA. Hons. Economics MPH(c) Public Health Nurse, Communicable Disease Investigations Region of Peel – Public Health

Title:	Public Health Update – 2019/2020 Immunization Update
Date:	October 2, 2019 at 8:00 a.m.
Location:	Brampton Civic Hospital (Susan Fennell Auditorium)

Title:	Public Health Update – 2019/2020 Immunization Update
Date:	October 10, 2019 at 8:00 a.m.
Location:	Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga Site (Main Auditorium) and Credit Valley Site (Video-conference)

Title:	Public Health Update – Measles Update 2019
Date:	September 5, 2019 at 8:00 a.m.
Location:	Brampton Civic Hospital (Susan Fennell Auditorium)

Title:	Public Health Update – Measles Update 2019
Date:	September 12, 2019 at 8:00 a.m.
Location:	Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga Site (Main Auditorium) and Credit Valley Site (Video-conference)

Title:	IPAC IT: Infection Prevention and Control Information Transfer: New Frontiers in Infection Prevention and Control
Date:	September 19th, 2018; at 8:00 AM
Location:	Mississauga Convention Centre – 75 Derry Road West, Mississauga, Ontario L5W 1G3, Canada
Presented by:	Monali Varia, MHSc, CIC Manager, Infection Prevention & Surveillance Region of Peel – Public Health Ha Nguyen, RN MN Manager, Communicable Diseases Case Management Region of Peel – Public Health Peel Health Update (PDF) Madeleine Ashcroft, RN MHS CIC Regional IPAC Specialist Public Health Ontario Public Health Ontario Update (PDF) Ajunim (A.J) Nsoedo, RN BScN BA. Hons. Economics MPH(c) Public Health Nurse, Communicable Disease Investigations Region of Peel – Public Health 2018-2019 Outbreak Strategy Overview (PDF) Marcia McCuaig, RN BScN Public Health Nurse, Communicable Disease Investigations Region of Peel – Public Health Outbreak Procedures and Tools (PDF) Robena Kudus, RN BScN Public Health Nurse, Communicable Disease Investigations Region of Peel – Public Health Repatriation of Long-term Care and Retirement Home Residents During an Outbreak (PDF) Madeleine Ashcroft, RN MHS CIC Regional IPAC Specialist Public Health Ontario Safiyya Nazarali, RN BScN CIC MPH Infection Control Specialist, Communicable Disease Surveillance Region of Peel – Public Health Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) – Navigating Uncharted Territory (PDF)

Title:	Infection Prevention and Control in Dental Settings
Date:	November 29th, 2017; 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location:	Mississauga Convention Centre, Salon A & B (75 Derry Rd. W., Mississauga, ON, L5W 1G3)
Registration:	https://ipac-in-dental-settings-peel.eventbrite.ca
Presented by:	Dr. Sonica Singhal, BDS, MPH, MSc, PhD, FRCD(c) Scientist, Oral Health, Public Health Ontario Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry University of Toronto Ms. Donna Moore, RPN, CIC, CMDRT, MSc(c) Team Lead, IPAC Regional Support Unit Central West Hub, Public Health Ontario IPAC Lapses and Reprocessing of Instruments/Equipment in Dental Settings (PDF) Dr. Chris Swayze, BHSc, DDS, MBA Manager, Reports, Professional Conduct and Regulatory Affairs, Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario RCDSO – Infection Prevention and Control Update (PDF) Monali Varia, MHSc, CIC Manager, Infection Prevention & Surveillance Region of Peel – Public Health Responding to Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Complaints (PDF)

Title:	Opioids in Peel: Primary care approaches to the opioid epidemic (CME Event)
Date:	October 3rd, 2017; 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location:	Mississauga Convention Centre, Salon D (75 Derry Rd. W., Mississauga, ON, L5W 1G3)
Registration:	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opioids-in-peel-primary-care-approaches-to-the-opioid-epidemic-tickets-37666070230
Presented by:	Pamela Leece, MD MSc CCFP FRCPC (Public Health Ontario) & Karen Ng, Pharm D BScPhm ACPR (Women's College Hospital) Primary care role in solutions to the opioid crisis (Archived Presentation) (PDF) Katherine Bingham, MD MSc CCFP(EM) FRCPC Associate Medical Officer of Health, Region of Peel – Public Health Opioids in Peel (Archived Presentation) (PDF) Ashley Steeves, BScN, RN, MScN-NP (Mississauga Halton LHIN) Opioid Outreach & Treatment Services (Archived Presentation) (PDF) Helen Danakas, Coordinator - Withdrawal Management (WOHS) & Hélène (Leela) Tanguay, PhD, RP, ICADC, Coordinator, Narcotics Strategy (Central West LHIN) Addiction Services in the Central West LHIN (Archived Presentation) (PDF)

Title:	Influenza 2017/2018
Date:	October 4th, 2018; 8 AM
Location:	Brampton Civic Hospital (Susan Fennell Auditorium)

Title:	IPAC IT: Infection Prevention and Control Information Transfer: Take a Shot at Prevention
Date:	September 21, 2017
Location:	Mississauga Grand Banquet Hall & Convention Centre (34 Brunel Rd, Mississauga, ON, L4Z 3E8)
Archived presentations:	Preparing for 2017/18 Outbreak Season and Panel Presentation on Staff Influenza Immunization Preparing for 2017/18 Outbreak Season and Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP) Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)

Title:	Learn from the IPAC Vets IPAC PANA & Peel Public Health IPAC Educational Event Inspired by the Invictus Games
Date:	Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Location:	Mississauga Grand Banquet Hall & Convention Centre (34 Brunel Rd, Mississauga, ON, L4Z 3E8) Additional event details are available via the program agenda

Title:	Microbes at our doorstep: Emerging issues in infection control and travel-related infections
Date:	November 2, 2016, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location:	Mississauga Convention Centre, Salon D – 75 Derry Road West, Mississauga, Ontario
Presented by:	Dr. Maureen Cividino, MD CCFP FCFP DOHS CCBOM CIC Occupational Health and Infection Control Support, Public Health Ontario & Employee Health Physician, St Joseph’s Healthcare (Hamilton) Archived Presentation (PDF, 3.4MB) & One page summary (PDF, 160KB) Dr. Katherine Bingham, MD MSc CCFP(EM) FRCP(C) Associate Medical Officer of Health, Region of Peel – Public Health Archived Presentation (PDF, 1.4MB)

Title:	IPAC IT: Infection Prevention and Control Information Transfer: Infection Prevention in Action
Date:	September 22, 2016 at 8:00 AM
Location:	Mississauga Convention Centre – 75 Derry Road West, Mississauga, Ontario L5W 1G3, Canada
Presented by:	Nancy Lotecki, HBA, MSc, MPH, Supervisor of CD Surveillance, Peel Public Health: Peel Public Health Updates PPH Update (PDF, 302KB) Anne Augustin, MLT, CIC, Program IPAC Specialist, Public Health Ontario: Surveillance to Keep You in the Know Syndromic Surveillance (PDF, 337KB) Jaira Marano, RN, BScN, Infection Control Specialist, Communicable Diseases, Peel Public Health and Meghan Davies, RN, BScN, Infection Control Specialist, Communicable Diseases, Peel Public Health: Top 10 Tips for Environmental Cleaning & Disinfection Top 10 Tips for Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection (PDF, 881KB)

Title:	IPAC IT: Infection Prevention and Control Information Transfer: What's the "Diff"?
Date:	April 21, 2016 at 8:30 AM
Presented by:	Madeleine Ashcroft RN, MHS, CIC, Network Coordinator, Mississauga Halton Infection Control Network, Public Health Ontario and Nancy Lotecki, HBA, MSc, MPH, Supervisor of CD Surveillance, Peel Public Health: Clostridium difficile. Clostridium difficile (PDF, 1.2MB) Nadine Sitaram, RN BScN, Program Support Nurse, Malton Village Long Term Care, Region of Peel: C difficile in Long Term Care. Our Story. C. difficile in Long Term Care (PDF, 1.5MB) George Broukhanski, Ph.D., Molecular Specialist, Public Health Ontario Laboratories: Investigation of C. difficile outbreaks - how molecular epidemiology can help us? Investigation of C. difficile outbreaks - how molecular epidemiology can help us? (PDF, 1.8MB) Emma Allen-Vercoe, B.Sc. (Hons) Biochemistry, Ph.D. Molecular Biology, Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph: Managing microbes for health: the importance of the human gut. Managing microbes for health: the importance of the human gut microbiota (PDF, 3MB)

Title:	IPAC IT: Infection Prevention and Control Information Transfer – “Build it, Prevent it!”
Date:	September 22, 2015
Presented by:	Madeleine Ashcroft RN, MHS, CIC, Network Coordinator, Mississauga Halton Infection Control Network, Public Health Ontario: Public Health Ontario Updates Archived Presentation Anne Augustine, Network Coordinator, Central West Infection Control Network, Public Health Ontario: IPAC- Peel and Neighbouring Areas (PANA) Updates. Archived Presentation Michelle Vadori, RN, BScN, Infection Control Specialist, Communicable Diseases, Peel Public Health andNancy Lotecki, HBA, MSc, MPH, Supervisor of CD Surveillance, Peel Public Health: Infection Prevention and Control Information Transfer: Build It, Prevent It. Archived Presentation

Title:	IPAC PANAM: More than just a game!
Date:	Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Presented by:	Dr. Brian Schwartz, MD, MScCH, CCFP (EM), FCFP Public Health Ontario Building a Defensive Line – PAN AM and Emergency Preparedness Archived Presentation Sandra Callery, RN, MHSc, CIC Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre What’s your Offensive Strategy? Syndromic Surveillance Archived Presentation Dr. Jennie Johnstone, MD, PhD, FRCPC Infectious Disease Physician, Public Health Ontario Benched! Infections in Sports Archived Presentation Dr. Ronald Brecher, PhD, DABT, C.Chem., QPRA Consultant Making the Science Make Sense – Top Ten Tips for Health Professionals Archived Presentation Dr. Gary Garber, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FIDSA Chief, Infection Prevetion and Control, Public Health Ontario Making a Come Back – When Disaster Strikes – Ethical Issues in IPAC Archived Presentation Ben Addley, ACP, AEMCA, DESHM Polyclinic Manager, Pan Am Games Keynote Address – Pan Am Games Archived Presentation

Title:	Keeping up with the Immunization Schedule - Meningococcal and More
Date:	Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Presented by:	Dr. Dat Tran, MD, M.Sc, FRCPC, FAAP Keeping up with the immunization schedule: Meningococcal and More Archived Presentation Dr. Monica Hau MD, MSc, CCFP, FRCP(C), Associate Medical Officer of Health, Region of Peel - Public Health Immunization Catch-up Schedules: Immunization of Persons with Inadequate Immunization Records Archived Presentation Case Scenarios Catch-up Schedules

Title:	IPAC IT: Infection Prevention and Control Information Transfer: “It’s Elementary!”
Date:	Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Presented by:	Nancy Lotecki, HBA, MSc, MPH, Supervisor of CD Surveillance, Peel Public Health: Examining Past Case Files: A summary of findings from the Spring Education Day - Archived Presentation 1 \| Archived Presentation 2 Lindsay Gembicki, BASc, CPHI(C), Infection Control Specialist, Communicable Diseases, Peel Public Health: Preparing for the Next Investigation: Getting ready for the upcoming outbreak season. - Archived Presentation Justin Moriarty, BCom, BScN, RN, Infection Control Specialist, Communicable Diseases, Peel Public Health: Unravelling the Mystery: Deciphering cleaning and disinfection products. - Archived Presentation Anne Augustine, Network Coordinator, Central West Infection Control Network, Public Health Ontario: Case of the Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: Public Health Ontario’s Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Toolkit. - Archived Presentation Madeleine Ashcroft RN, MHS, CIC, Network Coordinator, Mississauga Halton Infection Control Network, Public Health Ontario and Donna Moore, RPN, CIC, Infection Control Consultant, Mississauga Halton Infection Control Network, Public Health Ontario: Smoke and Mirrors: Dispelling IPAC myths - Archived Presentation Monica Hau, MD MSc CCFP FRCPC. Associate Medical Officer of Health, Region of Peel, Public Health: Who Dunnit: The who, what and when of immunizations. - Archived Presentation

Title:	Smoking Cessation in Primary Care: Addictions, Medications, and Special Populations
Date:	Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Presented by:	Dr. Peter Selby MBBS, CCFP, FCFP, Dip ABAM, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) - Archived Presentation \| One Page Summary - Algorithm for Tailoring Pharmacotherapy in Primary Care Setting (Dr. Peter Selby, CAN-ADAPTT 2013) - Canadian Smoking Cessation Clinical Practice Guideline Summary Statements (CAN-ADAPTT 2011) Dr. Megan Ward MD, MHSc, CCFP, FRCP(C), Associate Medical Officer of Health, Region of Peel - Public Health - Archived Presentation \| One Page Summary

Title:	Immunization: It's Your Best Shot!
Date:	Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Presented by:	Dr. Kathleen Dooling, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Peel Public Health Presentation - Archived presentation Dr. Natasha Crowcroft, Chief, Infectious Diseases, Public Health Ontario - Archived presentation \| One Page Summary Dr. Vivien Brown, Family Physician and Assistant Professor at U of T, Department of Family and Community Medicine - Archived presentation \| One Page Summary Question and Answers from Immunization Event

Title:	Peel Long-Term Care Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Education Day
Date:	October 10, 2013
Presented by:	Monali Varia, MHSc, CIC, Manager of Infection Prevention and Surveillance, Peel Public Health: Having a "Game Plan" – Preparing for the 2013/14 Influenza Season. - Archived presentation Lindsay Gembicki, BASc, CPHI(C), Infection Control Specialist, Communicable Diseases, Peel Public Health: Update: Retirement Homes Strategy - Archived presentation Marjorie Saleh, RN, BScN, Public Health Nurse Communicable Diseases, Tuberculosis Control, Peel Public Health Margaret Lebold, RN, BScN, Public Health Nurse Communicable Diseases, Tuberculosis Control, Peel Public Health: New TB Standards - 2013 - Archived presentation Justin Moriarty, BCom, BScN, RN,Infection Control Specialist, Communicable Diseases, Peel Public Health: Introduction to Clostridium difficile - Archived presentation Maria Hollands, RN, ICP, Infection Control Practitioner William Osler Health System: Hand Hygiene Rewards Program at William Osler Health System - Archived presentation Nicole Kenny, B.Sc, Assoc Chem. Director, Professional and Technical Services Virox Technologies Inc: Get Ready, Set…Clean! - Archived presentation Lyn Fabricius, Director Infection Control, Extendicare (Canada) Inc. Emmy Hartmann, Assistant Director of Care, Extendicare Halton Hills: Improving Healthcare Worker Immunization - Archived presentation Ruth Collins, RN, BScN,CIC, Infection Control Specialist, Communicable Diseases, Peel Public Health: Take Control, Prevent Infection – A guide to infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility - Archived presentation

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