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Thursday, Sept 20, 2012, 8:30 a.m. – 4:25 p.m. EST |
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Friday, Sept 21, 2012, 8:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. EST |
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89 Chestnut street, Toronto, ON M5G 1R1
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Conference Centre, Colony Ballroom |
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| Description: |
Tools to successfully manage outbreaks in healthcare and community settings
At this third annual workshop on outbreak management, to be held September 20 – 21, 2012, speakers will be presenting to public health unit staff on a variety of topics including:
• providing health units with information about Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBLs) and Carbapenamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPEs)
• informing health units about recent developments with a) community outbreaks of iGAS, epidemiology and challenges, b) challenges in outbreak management in long-term care homes c) use of social media in public health and d) information about food borne outbreaks, and more.
Suggested audience:
• senior-level and novice-level outbreak management staff in public health units
• public health staff working in communicable disease or enteric programs
• public health inspectors, public health nurses and epidemiologists who are involved with outbreak management
Click here to view the agenda.
For more information and to register for the conference, please visithttp://outbreakmanagementworkshop2012.eventbrite.com/ |
Questions
Stay up-to-date on upcoming events and calls for abstracts by visiting our calendar.
If you have submissions, or questions or comments about the items above, send them to learning@oahpp.ca. |
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Public Health Ontario is committed to complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodations to participate in this event, please contact 647-260-7100 or learning@oahpp.ca.
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