Quick facts
- Register now for the upcoming, free, Mainpro+ accredited webinar (external link), 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.
- The recording and slide deck will be emailed to everyone who registers.
- 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 emails “COVID-19 vaccines are available to order” and “Influenza vaccine auto-shipment dates; COVID-19 vaccines, infant and adult RSV products are available to order” with immunization leads in your clinic.
Additional upcoming education sessions
- 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.
- “Could it be tuberculosis: a front-line approach to screening, diagnosis and treatment,” (external link) on November 25 from 12-1:30 p.m.. A free, accredited (CFPC and RCPSC) virtual program in partnership with the Lung Health Foundation and the McGill International TB Centre that will deliver clinically relevant and practice-focused information on recognizing, diagnosing, treating and referring tuberculosis.