COHNA–ACIIST

CCOHS National Forum - The Changing World of Work
2019-03-05 - 2019-03-06 | AB
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) will host Forum 2019: The Changing World of Work, March 5-6, 2019, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
CCOHS’ Forum is a unique event that will bring together leaders, change-makers, and subject experts representing government, labour, and workplaces to share their knowledge and experience around current and emerging health and safety issues. The event will focus on the workplace of today and tomorrow, in which accommodation, diversity, and inclusivity are not just nice-to-haves, but a must for any organization.
The Forum will explore the changing workforce, the changing workplace, and the changing nature of work. Speakers at the event will share real-life experiences, discuss technologies and their undeniable impact, and provide a greater understanding of how the evolving workforce affects and is affected by our overall culture.
For details visit the Forum website at www.ccohs.ca/forum

Conquering Challenging Workplace Conversations
2019-03-23 | University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1P8, Canada
This one-day interactive workshop is designed to build the skill and confidence of healthcare leaders to effectively manage critical workplace conversations. As a leader, it is essential to develop your ability to effectively manage challenging and/or difficult situations, personalities and groups in the workplace, and to confidently handle situations that don’t go as planned. The workshop will provide participants with knowledge, tools and strategies for understanding how conflict begins, when and how to have a difficult conversation, managing group dynamics, and how to control nerves and anxieties in uncomfortable circumstances. You will have an opportunity to practice giving feedback using common workplace scenarios, and managing situations when feedback goes badly or conversations go off track. The course will be taught by Barbara Langlois, RN, BSN, MSN, who is an author and leadership & communication expert. Barb is an engaging presenter who will motivate and inspire you.

Disability Management - The Fundamentals
2019-04-27 - 2019-04-29 | AB
Date April 27, 28, 29, 2019
Location The International Centre, Mississauga, ON
This 3-day workshop is an overview to introduce an interdisciplinary approach to the concepts and practices of disability management and disability management programming.
Participants will receive:
1) The textbook, Disability Management: Theory, Strategy and Industry Practice, 6th edition; and
2) A comprehensive participant manual. Additionally, interested participants will have the option to complete three assignments, which if successful, position the participant to seek course-credit equivalency at the University of Fredericton for the course, Integrated Disability Management Program (IDMP) 311 – the Introduction to Integrated Disability Management Programming.
Find out more at Partners in Prevention 2019 Health & Safety Conference – Sessions

Partners in Prevention 2019
2019-04-30 - 2019-05-01 | AB
The story for this year’s Partners in Prevention conference focuses on you – the “safety superhero” who advocates for health and safety in your workplace. No matter what your role or where you are in your health and safety journey, you have a story to share. Whether your story is about understanding new legislation, navigating the changing demands of the workplace or technology, every story will have an impact and a lesson to be learned.
Come and share your story this spring at Partners in Prevention 2019.

2019 Canadian Occupational Health Nurses Conference
2019-05-22 - 2019-05-24 | Delta Hotels by Marriott Edmonton South Conference Centre, 4404 Gateway Boulevard NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Early Bird registration for the 2019 Canadian Occupational Health Nurses Conference has been extended!
New deadline: Monday, April 29th at midnight.
Register before the new Early Bird deadline and be entered to win a fabulous prize at the conference.
Need a hotel room for the conference?
Click here to book your room by April 29th to get the special AOHNA Conference rate.
For further conference and registration details, visit: http://aohna.org/conferences/2019-canadian-occupational-health-nurses-conference
March 25, 2019 Conference Connection Newsletter

NBOHNG 2019 Education Day
2019-05-30 | Four Points by Sheraton, 40 Lada Ada Boulevard, Moncton, NB, E1G 0E3, Canada
2019 Education Day
Thursday May 30, 2019
Location: Four Points Sheraton
40 Lady Ada Blvd, Moncton, NB – Fundy Room
Off the Trans-Canada Highway, exit to Mapleton road
Registration and networking 0830-0900
9:00 to 10:15 Education Session # 1 Negative or toxic effects of added sugar on our health; artificial sweeteners versus sugar. Lynn Gaudet -Registered Dietitian
10:15 to 10:30 Break
10:30 to 11:30 Education Session #2 Home & healthy fitness for busy lives; focus on Hit training Stephen Mundle – Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapist
Business Lunch meeting 11:30 am to 1:15 pm
1:15 to 2:30 pm Education Session #3 Health concerns of vaping, marketing strategies; government actions Barb Walls – Director of Health Promotion NB Lung Association
2:30 to 3:45 Education Session #4 The Importance of sleep & sleep apnea testing; promoting a corporate program Kim Munroe – National Director of Sales and Marketing, Sleep Therapeutics
Cost: Members $75.00 Non-Members $100.00 – Lunch & Breaks provided
Continuing education credit hours documentation will be provided upon request
In order to prepare refreshments and lunch, registration is required by completing the information below and forwarding it to Karen Mazerolle at mazerolle.karen@master-packaging.com deadline for catering purposes –May 9
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Name: ___________________________________
Contact information _________________________________
Are you a NBOHNG Member? YES NO
Allergies or special dietary restrictions: _______________________________________________
Payment: can be made by Cheque, Credit Card, Cash or E-Transfer. For further payment information, please contact Sheri.Cassidy@irvingoil.com

Keeping Workers Well 2019 - 48th Annual Conference and Exhibition
2019-06-06 - 2019-06-07 | The Conference Centre, The Centre for Health & Safety Innovation, 5110 Creekbank Road, Mississauga, Ontario, M5T 1P8, Canada
Keeping Workers Well 2019 – 48th Annual Conference and Exhibition
Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association

Thursday, June 6 and Friday June 7, 2019
The Conference Centre, The Centre for Health & Safety Innovation
5110 Creekbank Road, Mississauga, Ontario
Two-day conference for occupational health nurses and allied health and safety professionals. One-day exhibition on Thursday, June 6th followed by an evening Mix n’ Mingle with the presentation “Canadian Cannabis Craze”. Keynote speakers: Nina Spencer, Dr Jamie Gruman and Dr Melissa Snider-Adler. Conference sessions focus on infection control, legal and legislative issues, mindfulness in the workplace, developing resiliency. June 7th workshops on The Working Mind, Motivational Interviewing, New MSD Guidelines, and Cognitive Job Coaching.
Program and to register: 2019 Conference Brochure
Questions? Email administration@oohna.on.ca or call 416-239-6462.

OMSOC Conference 2019
2019-09-21 - 2019-09-22 | AB
The Occupational Medicine Specialists of Canada (OMSOC) 2019 Scientific Meeting will be held on September 21 and 22 in the vibrant Toronto! The meeting will take place at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre, immediately prior to the CBOM and OEMAC conferences.
The theme of the 2019 Meeting is Emerging Issues in Occupational Medicine, which will include topics such as physician mental health, occupational respiratory issues, cannabis in the workplace and more. The OMSOC conference is suitable for all individuals interested in Occupational Medicine & Occupational Health.
The Scientific Talks will be held on Saturday September 21, and the Annual General Meeting of OMSOC members will take place on Sunday September 22, 2019.
Please share this news with your colleagues and networks.
More information about the Occupational and Environmental Medical Association of Canada’s (OEMAC) 37th Annual Scientific Conference, September 22-24, 2019 can be found here.
More information coming soon!
Event website: http://www.omsoc.org/omsoc-conferences/

Occupational and Environmental Medical Association of Canada’s 37th Annual Scientific Conference.
2019-09-22 - 2019-09-24 | Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel, 801 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario, M9W 1J5
The Occupational and Environmental Medical Association of Canada (OEMAC) hosts the premier occupational medicine conference in Canada. No other event in Canada will give you the opportunity to meet so many decision-makers in Occupational Health in one place at one time. This year our Annual Scientific Conference will be held in Toronto, Ontario September 22-24, 2019.
The OEMAC conference attracts 150+ delegates from three groups: occupational medicine physicians, family physicians with interest and experience in occupational medicine, and other healthcare professionals with specific education and experience related to occupational health.
Main Conference Day 1: Occupational Medicine – System Based Disability Management Topics
Main Conference Day 2: Medico-Legal Topics and System Partners
Early Bird Deadline: July 31, 2019

Recovery Capital Conference Toronto
2019-09-26 - 2019-09-27 | Delta Hotels Toronto, 75 Lower Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario
September 26th – September 27th, 2019
Delta Hotels Toronto, 75 Lower Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 3A6
World renowned experts. Cutting edge content. Most continuing education credits. Attend Canada’s Premier Addiction Conference.
After a highly successful first year, Recovery Capital conference Toronto is returning September 26th – 27th with the most innovative two-day event designed to provide accessible, accredited, and multi-disciplinary professional education on the latest innovations in the fields of Addiction Medicine, concurrent disorders and Recovery.
The second annual Recovery Capital conference will once again feature relevant, thought-provoking, and cutting-edge content with world-renowned experts, policy influencers and disrupters who will discuss, share, and collaborate on the many facets of what recovery looks like today.
The ultimate goal of the conference is to increase the collective understanding of the full continuum of options, including evidence-based treatment, behavioral and psychological interventions, harm reduction, medication assisted therapies and peer support/12-step recovery.
In the wake of the opiate crisis and recent legalization of cannabis, there has never been a more critical time for these discussions. We hope you will be a part of the conference this year!
Register Today! www.recoverycapitalconferenceto.com

Fitness for Duty Summit
2019-10-02 - 2019-10-09 | AB
DriverCheck is currently gearing up for their 2nd Annual Fitness for Duty Summit. This year’s event will be held in Edmonton, Alberta on October 2 and 3. The inaugural event held last year in Milton, Ontario, hosted 350 attendees and received an overwhelmingly positive response. This year’s event is expected to be even bigger!
This educational, two-day event will address some of the workplace challenges employers face in their effort to create a healthy and safe work environment. Delivering an abundance of valuable information, useful resources, and expert insight, this year’s lineup of diverse speakers will touch on a variety of relevant topics, both from physical and mental health perspectives.
Topics covered will include:

Removing the Mask: Creating Wellness in the Workplace
Cannabis in the Workplace: 1 Year Later
Recent Rulings: Implications for Company Alcohol and Drug Policies
Continuing the Quest for an Impairment Test
Random Testing Programs – A Panel Discussion
Healthy Minds, Healthy Workplace – Psychological Health & Safety in Your Organization
Opioid Use & Workplace Safety
Making the Most of Your Employee Assistance and Substance Abuse Programs
Injury Management: Easing the Pain
Supervisor Training (Reasonable Cause) – a certificate will be awarded at the end of the training

What is Fitness for Duty?
Fitness for Duty programs differ from company to company, and typically include some form of medical testing and/or assessment(s). Whether conducted for an existing employee, or a potential candidate, testing such as alcohol and drug testing, pre-placement medicals, audiograms etc. may be performed to determine whether an individual is physically and/or psychologically fit to perform the job. The results of this medical testing conclude whether or not an individual has the ability to complete the essential functions of a job, and do so safely.
Registration
Space is limited and tickets will be approved on a first come, first serve basis. The price of admission is $625 plus applicable taxes. Breakfast and lunch will be provided on both days, and DriverCheck will be hosting a social gathering in the evening of October 2nd. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Delta Hotel by Marriott Edmonton South, where the Summit is being held.
To register for this event, visit: https://fitnessfordutysummit2019.eventbrite.ca/
If you have any questions, please contact Kristen Gouveia, Marketing Coordinator at kgouveia@DriverCheck.ca.
About DriverCheck
As Canada’s Fitness for Duty experts, DriverCheck’s top priority is the safety of your staff and workplace. Our company wide goal is to build a safer and healthier world. Founded in 1996, DriverCheck is the leading provider of workplace medical testing and assessments in the country serving over 6,400 employers in a variety of industries including transportation, oil & gas, aviation, rail, mining, construction, healthcare, manufacturing and forestry. DriverCheck conducts over 300,000 medical tests annually, offering alcohol and drug testing, occupational health services, medical cannabis review services, medical staffing and injury management programs. We are constantly striving to be viewed as the educational leader in the fitness for duty sector. To learn more about DriverCheck, visit www.DriverCheck.ca or call (800) 463-4310.

30th International Nursing and Primary Healthcare Professionals Congress
2019-10-21 - 2019-10-22 | AB
Euroscicon takes immense pleasure in inviting for the “30th International Nursing and Primary Healthcare Professionals Congress” dated on October 21-22, 2019 in the beautiful city of Las Vegas, USA. The conferences revolves around the theme “Surrendering the Future in Healing Hands”
Nursing-PHC 2019 is an excellent opportunity for healthcare providers to authenticate and improve clinical experiences, acquire new management skills, network with experts from around the world, learn about new services, products and advances in the fields of Nursingand Primary Health Care. The conference will have distinguished international, national, regional and local experts. Sessions are designed so as to allow the participants to cover a wide array of topics such as Pediatric Nursing, Midwifery, Psychiatric Nursing, Geriatric Nursing, and Primary Health Care etc. The congress will also have exhibitors and workshops on various related topics.
The conference will summon influential people for studying challenges, solutions and opportunities for improvising health care through nurse-led organizations. The conference will have talks from many eminent personalities in the form of Keynote speakers, Plenary speakers, presentations in the form of posters as well as E-posters and workshops. The congress aims to focus on Nursing and Primary Health Care, development of workforce and supporting transformation of inter-professional methods to address the need of hour for the population in need of care.
Nursing-PHC 2019 focuses to enhance culturally compatible, skilled and equal care resulting in improvement of health and for the well-being of the people all over the world.

2nd World Congress on Nursing & Healthcare
2019-11-18 - 2019-11-19 | AB
Inovine Conferences is pleased to invite you to participate in the “2nd World Congress on Nursing & Healthcare” to be held during November 18-19, 2019 Paris, France with a theme to “Global Nursing Leadership: Research-based Practice and Education”.
The nursing conference brings together individuals who have an interest in different fields of nursing like psychiatric, cancer, cardiac, critical care, adult & women health, legal, pediatric and emergency nursing, midwifery, public health, healthcare and medicine from practice, research, administration, policy, and education. It is a forum to explore issues of mutual concern as well as exchange knowledge, share evidence and ideas, and generate solutions.
Scientific Sessions

Nursing Management
Surgical Nursing
Dental Nursing
International Nursing Education
Cardiovascular Nursing
Health Care
Nurse Practitioner
New Technology in Nursing Education
Nursing Education
Innovations in Nursing Education

Visit the event website at http://kindcongress.com/congress/world-nursing-congress-2019-2/

2020 AAOHN NATIONAL CONFERENCE - CANCELLED
2020-04-06 - 2020-04-08 | AB
Transforming the Future of OHN
Enhance your education and boost your professional development this spring in San Antonio, Texas, at the 2020 AAOHN National Conference! From networking to professional development workshops, concurrent sessions and inspiring keynotes, the 2020 National Conference will provide an experience like no other and the opportunity to earn up to 35.75 CNE credits!
Join us at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio on April 6-8, 2020.

Prevention & Management of Skin Damage Related to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Webinar
2020-04-07 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | AB
Don’t miss the webinar on Prevention & Management of Skin Damage Related to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on Tuesday April 7, 2020 at 7 PM EDT
To access the webinar, click on this link: https://zoom.us/j/899175363
Meeting ID: 899 175 363
Objectives :

Discuss PPE related skin injuries
Describe prevention and management of PPE related skin injury
Describe the importance of ensuring any prevention or treatment does not interfere PPE efficacy
Launch of the NSWOCC PPE Skin Prevention and Treatment Tool kit which includes:

Best Practice Recommendations
Enabler
Teaching Video

Webinar - Network Education Session: Leading Change through COVID-19: Moving from a Face-to-Face National Conference to a Virtual Event
2020-04-14 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | AB
The Network Advisory Committee is scheduling its first educational session. These session are a result of the feedback we received from the Learning Needs Assessment Survey. Attached are instructions on how to join the webinar session.
The webinar will be held on April 14 from 7 to 8 pm ET.
When in a leadership position, you can experience times of exhilaration and success, but there can also be times of concern and crisis which call for immediate action and change. During the recent rapid onset of COVID-19, and the need for social distancing, the face to face national conference of Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) was quickly moved to a Virtual Event in order to meet the continuing education needs of the nurse members. There was also a large financial implication to the association that had to be navigated. Decisions had to be made quickly and deliberately and chaos needed to be minimized. In addition to the NSWOCC Board of Directors and members, the registered delegates, speakers and corporate sponsors/exhibitors had to be communicated with and a plan had to be put into place that met their needs. Through careful strategizing, the crisis was turned into an opportunity for growth, development and innovation to support the future success of the association.
Objectives:

Provide information on the steps that were taken within ten days to make this major change from a face to face to virtual conference including the communication plan
Discuss the financial implications to the association including terminating contracts, maintaining and growing sponsors /exhibitors, and managing registration fees
Demonstrate the Virtual Event website including the Virtual Exhibit Hall and Virtual Poster Library in order to share ideas
Identify the process for evaluation of this Virtual Event

Presented by:
Catherine Harley, RN, IIWCC, eMBA
Chief Executive Officer, NSWOCC
Troy Curtis, BHum (hons)
Manager of Membership & Communications, NSWOCC
Please RSVP your participation through this event. If you have any questions about this webinar, send an e-mail to office@nswocc.ca.
How to join a CNA meeting using Zoom
Please join the webinar 10 minutes prior to start time. A Chrome browser is preferable, but Firefox will also
work. Note: Video is not used in these webinars.
Instructions: Chrome and Firefox Browser Instructions
• Open browser and copy/paste in the link https://zoom.us/j/5857970864
• Cancel the “Opening Zoom launcher.exe” windows that will appear.
• Click on the small text at the bottom right of the white window,
• Type in your Email and your Name, Association Acronym, click Join
See the full instructions on How to join the Zoom webinar

Alberta Occupational Health Nurses Annual Professional Development Conference - CANCELLED (Pending reschedule or move to virtual)
2020-04-23 - 2020-04-24 | Delta Calgary South, 135 Southland Dr SE, Calgary, AB, T2J5X5, Canada
The Alberta Occupational Health Nurses’ Association (AOHNA) is proud to announce the 2020 Professional Development Conference will be taking place in Calgary on April 23 and 24! This year’s conference “Celebrating our past, embracing our future” will have experts who will speak on current and emerging health and safety topics relevant in today’s workplaces. Delegates will hear from academics and business leaders, while networking with their peers from leading companies who share a common passion about creating a healthier work force – one where employees can do the best work of their lives and propel businesses forward. The AOHNA Annual Conference attracts 100+ delegates from healthcare professionals with specific education and experience related to occupational health.
You can view the conference sessions, speaker biographies, register as a Sponsor, and register delegates on the AOHNA 2020 Conference webpage by clicking the link.
This is an excellent opportunity to connect with others in OHS!

26th Global Conference on Nursing Education and Registered Nurse
2020-06-01 - 2020-06-02 | AB
Sydney, Australia
June 1-2, 2020
Registered Nurse 2020 conference is based on the theme of “Communication, Innovation, and Development in the field of REGISTERED NURSE”.
The conference program is a combination of keynote speakers and oral presentations by chief nurses and poster presentations by nursing students, which serves as a platform for exchanging knowledge and discuss about the challenges they pose in day to day nursing activities.
Registered Nurse 2020 provides qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research presentations on a variety of topics related to nursing and health care. It connects you with colleagues as they share knowledge on different fields of nursing cares like nursing Informatics, nursing education, cardiac nursing, oncology nursing, clinical nursing, public health nursing, pediatric nursing, holistic nursing, intensive and critical care nursing, psychiatric nursing, emergency nursing, anesthesia nursing, gynecology nursing, CPR nursing etc.

5th World Congress on Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare
2020-06-22 - 2020-06-23 | AB
Conference Series is esteemed to invite you to join the CME Accreditation “5th World Congress on Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare” [PATIENT SAFETY 2020] will be held during June 22-23, 2020 at Zurich, Switzerland which includes prompt keynote presentations, Oral talks, Poster presentations and Exhibitions.
The Theme of the conference is “The Future Innovations for Patient Safety and Healthcare”. Patient Safety 2020 is a world class conference, where renowned international speakers, specialists will take concurrent sessions of Patient Safety and Healthcare.
The conference has been carefully designed so as to acknowledge the various recent researches going on in the field of patient safety & healthcare. In addition to the paper presentations, the conference will provide its attendees to attend sessions of presentations and debates, workshops and symposiums as well as poster presentations. This conference on Patient Safety 2020 will deal with various tracks from the different fields of Patient Safety and Healthcare. The congress provides you with a unique opportunity to meet up with peers from both industry and academia. We co-ordinally invite all concerned people to come and join us at our event and make it a successful one by your esteem participation.

2020 CNA Biennial Convention
2020-06-23 - 2020-06-24 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa, 55 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, Ontario, M5V 2W6, Canada
The theme for CNA’s 2020 biennial convention is Take Care of Nurses to Take Charge of Health. Because the well-being of nurses is essential to building effective health systems, the convention will be full of inspirational ideas, conversations and practical strategies for ensuring the nursing profession is ready to deliver quality care.
We’re focusing on nurses’ health in part because the World Health Organization has declared 2020 to be the Year of the Nurse and Midwife in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.

Keeping Workers Well 2020 Virtual Conference
2020-09-25 | AB
Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association
Keeping Workers Well 2020 – Virtual Conference
Date: Friday September 25, 2020
Information and to register: Keeping Workers Well Conference Brochure
OOHNA’s 49th annual conference goes virtual, opening with behavioural scientist and international strategic HR expert Dr. Bill Howatt on “Acclimatizing to the “New” Normal”. Other speakers include Dr. Ash Bender, Dr. Maureen Cividino, Dr. Melissa Snider-Adler, and legal experts from Mathews Dinsdale and Hicks, Morley. Executive director, Drew Sousa presents on the new “Work Disability Management” standard. Focussing on occupational health and safety this conference appeals to OH Nurses, physicians, HR, senior administration, students, and Joint Health & Safety committee members.

2020 World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
2020-10-04 - 2020-10-07 | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 222 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2W6, Canada
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) and the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) are proud to announce that Canada has been selected to host the XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, to be held in Toronto in the fall of 2020. The World Congress, sponsored by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Social Security Association (ISSA), is the world’s largest event for the international occupational health and safety community and will draw more than 3,500 delegates from more than 150 countries.

CSAE 2020 Conference & Showcase
2020-11-04 - 2020-11-06 | AB
Save the Date
Halifax, Nova Scotia
November 4-6, 2020

Open Access Webinar - Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) presents COVID-19 Vaccine Foundations for Health Care Providers
2020-12-14 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | AB
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) presents COVID-19 Vaccine Foundations for Health Care Providers on an online open access webinar, hosted by AMMI Canada.
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English Session
Date: Monday, December 14, 2020
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 Eastern
To register please CLICK HERE.
Opening remarks by Dr. Howard Njoo, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer
Module 1 – Health Canada COVID-19 Vaccine Approval and the Role of NACI in COVID-19 Vaccine Planning
Speakers:
Dr. Megan Bettle, Health Canada and Dr. Caroline Quach, Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
Objectives:

To describe the Health Canada vaccine approval pathway for vaccines, including changes under the interim order and the status of current rolling submissions
To underscore the guidance delivered and expected from the National Advisory

Module 2 – COVID-19 Vaccines in Canada
Speakers:
Dr. April Killikelly and Dr. Marina Salvadori, the Public Health Agency of Canada
Objectives:

To compare the platform technologies used by candidate vaccines against SARS-COV-2/COVID-19.
To discuss mRNA vaccines in development by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna

Module 3 – COVID-19 Vaccine Administration and Immunization Clinic Planning
Speakers:
Dr. Bryna Warshawsky, the Public Health Agency of Canada
Objectives:

To describe the infection prevention and control requirements for safely providing COVID-19 vaccines given the ongoing circulation of SARS-CoV-2T
To highlight key messages regarding vaccine storage and handling requirements
To provide planning parameters and strategies for organizing mass immunization clinics

We encourage you to share this email and the invitation with your networks and colleagues. All are welcome.
Things to note:

The presentation will be delivered in English and French on two separate days and recorded.
The recording will be made available on the AMMI Canada website immediately following the event.

L'Agence de la santé publique du Canada (ASPC) présente Fondements sur les vaccins contre la COVID-19 à l’intention des fournisseurs de soins sur un webinaire en libre accès en ligne, organisé par l’AMMI Canada
2020-12-15 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | AB
L’Agence de la santé publique du Canada (ASPC) présente Fondements sur les vaccins contre la COVID-19 à l’intention des fournisseurs de soins sur un webinaire en libre accès en ligne, organisé par l’AMMI Canada
La séance en Français
Date : Mardi, 15 décembre, 2020
Heure : 13:00 – 15:00 h HNE
Pour vous inscrire, CLIQUEZ ICI.
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Allocution d’ouverture par le Dr Howard Njoo, Sous-administrateur en chef de las santé publique du Canada
Module 1 – Approbation des vaccins contre la COVID-19 par Santé Canada, et rôle du CCNI dans la planification de la vaccination contre la COVID-19
Présentateur :
Dr Leo Bouthillier, Santé Canada
Dre Caroline Quach Présidente du Comité consultatif national de l’immunisation (CCNI)
Objectifs :

Décrire le processus d’approbation des vaccins par Santé Canada, y compris les changements découlant de l’arrêté d’urgence et l’ét at des présentations actuelles en continu
Souligner les lignes directrices fournies et es comptées du Comité consultatif national de l’immunisation

Module 2 – Les vaccins contre la COVID-19 au Canada
Présentateur :
Dr Guillaume Poliquin, Agence de la santé publique du Canada
Objectifs :

Comparer les plateformes technologiques utilisées par les vaccins contre le SARS-COV-2/ COVID-19 candidats
Discuter des vaccins à ARNm contre le SARS-COV-2/COVID-19 en cours de conception chez Pfizer/BioNTech et Moderna

Module 3 – Planification de l’administration des vaccins contre la COVID-19 et des séances d’immunisation
Présentateur :
Pascale St-Louis, Infirmière autorisée, Agence de la santé publique du Canada
Objectifs :

Décrire les exigences touchant la prevention et le contrôle de l’infection afin d’administrer les vaccins contre la COVID-19 en toute sécurité ét ant donné la circulation en cours du SARS-CoV-2T
Mettre en évidence les messages clés concernant l’entreposage des vaccins et les exigences pour la manutention
Fournir des paramètres de planification et des stratégies pour organiser des séances d’immunisation massives

Nous vous encourageons à transmettre ce message et l’invitation à vos réseaux et collègues. Tous sont bienvenus.
À noter :

La présentation aura lieu en anglais et en français à des dates différentes et sera enregistrée.
L’enregistrement sera affiché sur le site Web de l’AMMI Canada immédiatement après la présentation.

Occupational Medicine Specialists of Canada 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting (Virtual)
2021-02-05 - 2021-02-06 | AB
Occupational Medicine and the COVID-19 Pandemic
February 5-6, 2021
Following this conference, participant will be able to:

Explain how long COVID-19 is diagnosed, supported, and managed and describe unanswered research questions on long COVID-19.
Describe the virology and immune response of SARS-COV-2 as well as approaches to vaccine development.
Explain importance of responses such as border controls and contact tracing can mitigate impact of the SARS-COV-2 virus on a population, using New Zealand as an example.
Describe how mental health, remote work, and widespread home-working present unique and significant risks to health and well being for workers during the pandemic.
Explain ways to help ensure business continuity and success during a pandemic from an occupational medicine perspective including testing, contact tracing, rapid decision making, and collaboration.
Describe how the hierarchy of controls applies to a large scale mining environment during the pandemic.
Describe important ways that occupational medicine can help manage a health care systems response to the pandemic.

For more information go to: http://www.omsoc.org/omsoc-2021-annual-scientific-meeting/

Vaccines don’t save lives. Vaccinations do! - Webinar
2021-03-10 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | AB
Public confusion, skepticism, and hostility around COVID-19 and vaccinations have slowed the pandemic
fight. As a trusted source of information for Canadians, healthcare workers will be integral in ensuring
vaccine uptake and safe COVID behaviour across the population.
You can be an effective advocate for safe behaviour and vaccination. Every patient interaction is an
opportunity for you to help end this pandemic.
Join AOHNA and Dr. Jia Hu, co-chair of 19 To Zero, in a discussion to support healthcare workers to:

Get educated about COVID-19 vaccines so you can feel confident in your decisions and
recommendations.
Get vaccinated yourself to keep others safe and demonstrate your commitment to ending the
pandemic.
Get skilled at having constructive conversations about vaccination with patients.

Pre-Registration is Required – Click HERE to Register Today
This presentation will be recorded.
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IPAM Safety Saves Conference - It's Virtual
2021-04-15 | AB
Incident Prevention Association of Manitoba is offering a one day virtual conference for everyone who is working in or has an interest in Health & Safety.
Join them April 15th for 6 guest speakers.
For more information visit https://ipam-manitoba.com/meetings

Canadian Obesity Summit - Online
2021-05-10 08:00 - 2021-05-13 17:00 UTC | AB
Canadian Obesity Summit moves to online format May 10-13, 2021
If you’re a healthcare professional, researcher, policy maker or student working in obesity and want to learn, share and network with an international lineup of experts, look no further than the 7th Canadian Obesity Summit (https://obesitycanada.ca/cos/).
Obesity Canada-Obésité Canada (OC) is Canada’s authoritative voice on evidence-based approaches for obesity prevention, treatment and policy. Our mission is to improve the lives of Canadians through obesity research, education and advocacy. OC is a registered charity that works with Canadian and international experts, an army of passionate patient advocates and private- and public-sector partner organizations to right the historic wrongs that people living with obesity have faced. In 2020, Obesity Canada and the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons launched the new Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines, which was the #1 read article from CMAJ in 2020 (https://obesitycanada.ca/guidelines/).
The Summit is a biennial conference that brings together professional obesity stakeholders for a collegial, engaging learning experience. This year, it’s an interactive online experience, with a few twists. The goals of this Summit are:

To provide an interactive forum to share current understanding of the causes, complications, prevention and management approaches for obesity
To profile obesity research from epidemiology and public health to cell biology, energy regulation, clinical management and health policy
To support students and new professionals and increase interdisciplinary capacity among future obesity researchers and health professionals

The program of the Canadian Obesity Summit is organized around the following themes:

Environmental and Socio-Cultural Determinants
Behavioural and Biological Determinants
Prevention, Management and Rehabilitation
Health Economics and Policy

What’s new:

Sessions will be interactive, with a mix of live and on-demand recorded presentations, live Q&A, networking capabilities and offline access to all content for three months post-Summit for paid delegates.
Obesity Canada (OC) and the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) will offer our virtual flagship scientific conferences simultaneously May 10-13, 2021. Delegates will be able to save on joint registration for both events, with access to recorded sessions. To kickstart the Canadian Obesity Summit there will be a joint session co-hosted by OC and EASO on weight bias & stigma. Information on ECO 2021 can be found here (https://www.eco2021.com/.
The Canadian Obesity Student Meeting – run by and for students and new professionals – will run concurrently with the Summit.

Key dates:

Registration is open!
Early bird registration close: March 12, 2021 at 11:59pm PST

Click here to visit the Summit home page (https://obesitycanada.ca/cos/).
Click here to view the preliminary program (https://obesitycanada.ca/cos/program/).
Click here to register (https://obesitycanada.ca/cos/registration/.
Please feel free to share this email and information widely with your networks.
If there are any questions, please contact Nicole Pearce at pearce@obesitynetwork.ca
We hope to “see” you in May!

Workplace Mental Health and Addiction Summit - Free Webinar
2021-05-20 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | AB
Workplace Mental Health and Addiction Summit
Hosted by Ian Rabb, Regional Director of Business Development, EHN Canada
Program

Industry Panel Discussion (1 hour)

Find out from our guest panelists how some of the country’s leading businesses and organizations are supporting and promoting mental health within their workplace.

Breakout Session A: Addressing Stigma and Discrimination (45 min)

With Kathy Adetuyi, BSW, RSW, Trauma Counsellor & Manager of Outpatient Programs, EHN Canada

Breakout Session B: Finding the Right Treatment for the Individual (45 min)

With Lisa Stockton, Referral Relations Manager, Edgewood Treatment Centre

Breakout Session C: The Key to Successful Return-to-Work (45 min)

With Darrin Taylor, MTC, CACC, CIP, National Director of Business Development, EHN Canada

EHN Canada Leadership Panel Discussion (1 hour)

Get an exclusive opportunity to meet the clinical leadership at each of EHN Canada’s treatment centres across the country. Find out what drives their passion for excellence in care and quality of treatment.
Panelists include:

Lauren Melzack, Deputy Clinical Director, Edgewood Treatment Centre
Lisa Morton, Residential Care Manager, EHN Sandstone
Kathryn Decker, Clinical Director, Bellwood Health Services
Michael Hathaway, outgoing General Manager of Clinique Nouveau Départ and incoming Executive Director of Ledgehill Men’s and Women’s Treatment Centres
Lanie Schachter-Snipper, National Director of Outpatient Services, EHN Canada

The learning points for this special summit event include:

Understand the importance of protecting mental health and wellness in the workplace
Gain insight into the initiatives that other organizational leaders have found effective
Explore the problem of stigma and fear of discrimination, and discuss ways to encourage more open discussion around mental health and addiction in the workplace
Find out next steps in assessment and treatment options when helping a struggling employee or colleague in the workplace
Identify the key factors that make for successful return-to-work planning

Date: May 20, 2021
Time: 12pm – 4pm EST (9am – 1pm PST)
Duration: 4 hours including short breaks and opportunities for Q&A
Cost: COMPLIMENTARY
https://www.edgewoodhealthnetwork.com/webinars/
