The BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) Clinical Prevention Services (CPS) is hosting an all-day webinar series on September 17th 2018.
Topics will span each of CPS’s respective program areas including:
- Hepatitis
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Harm Reduction
- Sexually transmitted infections (STI)
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
The target audience includes, but is not limited to, public health nurses, community health nurses, harm reduction coordinators, communicable disease managers, program managers, physicians, medical health officers and any other professional who works within the respective program areas.
All presentations from the various program areas will focus on the client perspective as the theme. This will serve as the central thread that weaves all the presentations across the various program areas together.
A more detailed agenda and additional information about the webinar can be found in the PDF below, under Additional Resources.
TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER |
0855-0900 | Introduction | Shaila Jiwa & Geoffrey Ford |
0900-0940 | Hepatitis C cascades of care | Naveed Janjua |
0940-1020 | Overview of the Help4Hep line and the | Deb Schmitz |
1020-1100 | A TB client’s perspective | Liz Stapf |
1100-1140 | Exploring difficult aspects of TB care | Maria MacDougall |
1140-1220 | Compassion, Inclusion and Engagement (ICE) Program | Blake Stitilis |
1220-1300 | BREAK | |
1300-1340 | Walking in two worlds: Harm reduction and Indigenous Peoples | Emily Sollows |
1340-1500 | Gender-affirming care & STI Certified Practice DST updates | Lauren Goldman |
1500-1540 | No missed opportunities: PrEP in BC – It’s that easy | Monica Durigon |
WRAP-UP |
To join the webinar:
To access the webinar please click on the following link:
http://mediasite.phsa.ca/Mediasite/Play/041f0aa3346c45ca8195122c997cb5811d
Viewers can log on to view any or all the presentations. Viewers do not have to watch the entire day of presentations. These presentations will be made available at a later date on the BCCDC’s website. Approximately 10 minutes at the end of each presentation will be dedicated for questions and answers.