Quick facts
- Register now for the upcoming, free, Mainpro+ accredited webinar (October 8 from 7-8 p.m.), Protecting Patients this Fall: Immunization Strategies, Respiratory Disease & Blastomycosis Updates (external link), part of Halton’s Public Health Updates for Halton Physicians webinar series. Any interested healthcare professional is welcome to register.
- Learn more about diagnosing and treating respiratory diseases you’ll be seeing in your practice this fall and winter and how to prevent them through effective immunization. Join Halton Region’s Associate Medical Officers of Health, Dr. Patrick Galange and Dr. Joanna Oda, to learn about:
- the RSV, COVID-19, Pneumococcal and influenza vaccine guidance for the fall 2026-2 campaign;
- symptoms, testing and management guidelines for COVID-19, influenza and RSV; and
- IPAC recommendations for various respiratory pathogens.
- In response to the 2025 Coroner’s recommendations following the Blastomycosis outbreak in Constance Lake First Nation, the session will also cover how to diagnose and treat blastomycosis.
- For the best experience, use a laptop or desktop, have the Teams app installed and test your internet connection beforehand. Recording will be emailed to all registrants after the event.
- Be sure to share Public Health’s recent clinical update email “Initial updates and how to prepare for the 2026/27 Fall Respiratory Vaccination campaign” with immunization leads in your clinic.
Additional upcoming education sessions
- York Region Public Health webinar Effective Strategies to Build Vaccine Confidence in Clinical Practice (external link) (September 22, 7-8 p.m.), Mainpro+ Certified
- Halton Physician Association Clinic Day, an in-person event on October 3 from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital in the John Oliver auditorium. Register online (external link). Join experts in PMOS/PCOS diagnosis and management; falls prevention for older adults; immunizations and tuberculosis; anxiety and depression in older adults; and POTS, dysautonomia and orthostatic intolerance. Mainpro+ Certified
- Delivering HIV PrEP in Primary Care Settings (external link), an online webinar with the Ontario HIV Treatment Network on October 7 from 12-1 p.m. that will explore HIV risk assessment, oral and long-acting injectable PrEP, individualized care planning, the 2025 Canadian HIV PEP & PrEP Guidelines and Ontario-specific resources.
Attachments
This memo included the following attachment(s):
- Protecting patients this Fall - Immunization stategies, respiratory disease and blastomycosis updates: October 8, 2026 7 - 8 p.m.
- Halton Physician Association 2026 Fall clinic day: October 3, 2026 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
If you did not receive them via email, please contact doctors@halton.ca to request a copy.