Register today for April 15 webinar: Stopping TB Before it Starts: TBI (Latent TB) Screening and Treatment in Primary Care

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Mar 31, 2026

Register now for the upcoming Mainpro+ accredited webinar, Public Health Updates for Halton Physicians: Focus on Tuberculosis Infection (Latent TB) (external link). The session “Stopping TB Before It Starts: TBI (Latent TB) Screening & Treatment for Primary Care” (external link) is on April 15 from 7-8 p.m.
Join local Tuberculosis (TB) experts, Dr. Ananda Ghosh (Infectious Diseases Consultant at Halton Healthcare) and Dr. Patrick Galange (Associate Medical Officer of Health at Halton Region Public Health), to learn more about
- recognizing, diagnosing and differentiating between TB Infection (TBI) and active TB disease;
- treatment options for TBI in the primary care office, the treatment referral process for active TB disease and reporting requirements for TB disease and TB infection;
- current TB epidemiological trends in Halton Region and how family physicians and public health can shift these trends and
- the TB-UP program in Halton and the process for accessing publicly funded tuberculosis medications in primary care
People with Tuberculosis Infection (Latent TB) can progress to active TB Disease or undergo reactivation, a risk that is greatly increased in those with immunocompromising conditions.
Healthcare professionals play a critical role in diagnosing and treating Tuberculosis Infection (TBI) and TB Disease. All interested healthcare professionals are invited to attend.

Current information on TB is available online.
Physicians should report tuberculosis to the Reportable Disease and Outbreak Reporting Line during regular business hours at 905-825-6000, ext. 7341 or by calling 311 after hours and fax the completed Tuberculosis Reporting and Medication Order Form to 905-825-8797.