Infectious Diseases 2015 Workshop

Infectious Diseases 2015 Workshop

Public Health Ontario’s Infectious Diseases 2015 Workshop is a two-day professional education event focused on building capacity, sharing expertise, and guiding action to prevent and mitigate transmission of infectious diseases.

Event Date and Time: October 8-9, 2015 (2 day workshop)

Location: Chestnut Residence and Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut St. Toronto, ON

Registration information: $300.00 + HST per person (includes meals and snacks for both days)

To view the agenda, please visit our website here.

Recommended Audience:

The symposium is designed for those already working in the field and interested in infectious disease prevention, surveillance and management. The target audience includes public infection prevention and control/communicable disease program managers, public health nurses, public health inspectors, epidemiologists and communications colleagues working in CD/IPAC and surveillance.

An application to CIPHI Ontario Branch for Professional Development Hours (CoPE) will be submitted.

Key Themes:

The themes for this workshop focus on surveillance, disease prevention and control, infection prevention and control and communication. These key activities are critical to inform and strengthen our collective responses for effective prevention and mitigation of infectious diseases of public health importance.

Breakout sessions will be an opportunity to explore and exchange ideas between colleagues from Public Health Ontario, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and local public health units.

Objectives:

The objectives of this workshop are to:

• Discuss planned and existing provincial strategies and frameworks relevant to surveillance
• Strengthen skills and knowledge in infection prevention and control through skill building and collaboration.
• Effectively apply public health management tools in response to suspected infectious diseases
• Discuss the development and implementation of innovative approaches to reaching and influencing clinicians behaviour
• Develop professional networks within the infectious disease and infection prevention and control related community

Accommodation

For those who require overnight accommodation, rooms at the Doubletree by Hilton Toronto Downtown have been reserved for the forum for the nights of October 7-8, 2015 at a special rate of $179.00 plus taxes.

If you are travelling from outside the GTA, please be sure to book your room as soon as possible and no later than Tuesday, September 1, 2015. After this date, we cannot guarantee the special room rate or room availability.

To book your room*, please follow the following instructions:

• Reservations should be made directly with the Doubletree Hilton Hotel at 416-599-0555 or toll free at 1-800-668-6600. Reservations can also be made via email at reservations@torontodoubletree.com or by visiting http://tinyurl.com/PublicHealthOntarioRoomBlock
• Reservations must be prepaid in full at the time of booking.
• Please quote “PHO" when booking in order to obtain the special group rate of $179.00/night.
• All reservations must be made by Tuesday, September 1, 2015 to be guaranteed both availability and rate.
• The hotel is located at 108 Chestnut Street in Toronto, Ontario.
• CANCELLATION POLICY - The guest must provide a credit card for the first nights room and tax. If the reservation is cancelled within 24 hours of arrival, a one night room and tax will be charged.

*Please note, PHO is not responsible for charges related to hotel reservations or cancellations. This is the sole responsibility of the attendee.

Contact information:

For more information, please contact Jill Fediurek at jill.fediurek@oahpp.ca