2014 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

2014 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014 – PRE-CONFERENCE (optional)
2:00 – 4:00 PM
1.TB 101
Joy Marshall, York Region Health Services
Martina Cuillerier, York Region Health Services
-or2. The Good, The Lab and The Ugly – Optimizing the Laboratory Diagnosis
of Tuberculosis
Dr. Fran Jamieson, Public Health Ontario
Kevin May, Public Health Ontario
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2014
7:45 – 8:45 AM
Continental Breakfast/Exhibits/Posters
8:45 AM
Welcome/Opening Remarks
9:00 – 9:45 AM
The Legacy of TB in Canada’s Residential Schools – The Importance of
Looking Back
Dr. Paul Hackett, University of Saskatchewan
9:45 – 10:00 AM
TB: A Patient Perspective
Leon Soriano, Artist
10:00 – 10:45 AM
TB in a Colorado High School
Carolyn Bargman, Boulder County Public Health
10:45 – 11:10 AM
Break/Exhibits/Posters
11:10 – 11:45 AM
Peel Public Health Conducts its Largest Tuberculosis School Contact
Investigation
Marcia McCuaig, Peel Public Health
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Panel Discussion
12:00 – 12:05 PM
Presentation of the Ontario Lung Association Meritorious Service Award
to Joy Marshall
12:05 – 1:15 PM
Lunch/Exhibits/Posters
Ontario Lung Association 18 Wynford Drive, Suite 401, Toronto, ON M3C 0K8
(416) 864-9911
1:15 – 2:15 PM
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1. Building Relationships with First Nations People in Ontario:
The Effect on Tuberculosis Control in Ontario
Kim Daly, Health Canada
Dr. Christine Kennedy, Health Canada
2. Using Genotyping Fingerprinting in TB Contact Investigations
Dr. Elizabeth Rea, Toronto Public Health
3. Ventilation: More than Open Windows!
Adrian Sebastian, Toronto Public Health
4. Protecting Corporate Reputation and Combating Negativity
Brady Wood, Niagara Health System
2:15 – 2:40 PM
Break/Exhibits/Posters
2:40 – 3:30 PM
Latent Tuberculosis: Perspectives from the Bench and Beyond
Dr. Howard Song, West Park Healthcare Centre and University of Toronto
3:30 – 4:15 PM
Meeting the Challenge: Managing the Practical Aspects of TB
Infection in an Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Matthew Muller, St. Michael’s Hospital
4:15 – 4:30 PM
Wrap-Up of Day 1
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
8:00 – 8:45 AM
Continental Breakfast/Posters
8:45 – 9:00 AM
Welcome to Day 2
9:00 – 9:45 AM
Fluoroquinolones as a First Line Drug in TB Treatment: New Hope
or New Problems?: A Debate
Dr. Jane Batt, St. Michael’s Hospital – Pro position
Dr. Kamran Khan, St. Michael’s Hospital – Con position
9:45 – 10:30 AM
TB and Diabetes
Dr. Richard Brostrom, CDR United States Public Health Service
10:30 – 10:50 AM
Break/Posters
Ontario Lung Association 18 Wynford Drive, Suite 401, Toronto, ON M3C 0K8
(416) 864-9911
10:50 AM – 12:30 PM
Management of Non-adherent Cases
Dr. Elizabeth Rea, Toronto Public Health
Leslie LeGresley, West Park Healthcare Centre
Tina Proctor, Toronto Public Health
12:30 – 1:20 PM
Lunch/Posters
1:20 – 2:10 PM
Tuberculosis – the Forgotten (Re-emerging?) Zoonosis
Dr. Catherine Filejski, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
2:10 – 3:00 PM
Adolescent Patients: The Challenges of TB Diagnosis and Treatment
Dr. Ian Kitai, The Hospital for Sick Children
Ray Lam, The Hospital for Sick Children
3:00 – 3:20 PM
Break/Posters
3:20 – 4:10 PM
The Dr. Jae Yang Lecture
Interpreting the Black & White: A Review of the Radiographic
Findings of TB
Dr. Ambrose Lau, University Health Network and St. Michael’s Hospital
4:10 PM
Closing Remarks
Note: Program subject to change
Ontario Lung Association 18 Wynford Drive, Suite 401, Toronto, ON M3C 0K8
(416) 864-9911