Monkeypox in Canada: what clinicians need to know

About this event

This event is hosted by the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease (NCCID) in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (AMMI) Canada.

This webinar will take place in English Only.

Synopsis:

This webinar is for clinicians and public health experts, with the goal of improving awareness of the evolving monkeypox situation. Experts will provide epidemiological and clinical context for the observed monkeypox infections in Canada.

Learning outcomes:

Participants will learn about:

• The global and Canadian epidemiological overview of monkeypox infection
• The current clinical presentation of monkeypox infection: signs, symptoms, concurrent infections
• An overview of sampling for laboratory testing of suspected cases
• The Public Health responses to date in Canada

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Participants are encouraged to submit questions of interest prior to the webinar at the time of registration on Eventbrite. You can also email questions at nccid@umanitoba.ca.

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