Webinars
e-Learning for Healthcare Professionals – Immunization Series – Immunology, Vaccinology, Vaccine Hesitancy, Records, Adverse Events Following Immunization, and More. A suite of competency-based, engaging and interactive modules in this important, relevant and emerging area. Association of Faculties of Pharmacies of Canada.
From time to time, Immunize Canada and its member organizations offer free webinars to educate health care professionals about immunization and related topics.
Recordings of past webinars are listed below.
Implementing the CARD System to support vaccination in practice: Experiences from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Presented by the Public Health Agency of Canada, hosted by CANVax
Date: 29 August 2022
Speaker: Erin LeDrew (CAMH)
Needle fear, pain and vaccines: Introduction to the CARD system as a framework for vaccination delivery
Presented by the Public Health Agency of Canada and CANVax
Date: 20 April 2022
Speakers: Dr. Anna Taddio (University of Toronto) and Dr. C. Meghan McMurtry (University of Guelph)
Solutions to Increase Youth HPV Immunization in Canada: A National Quality Improvement Project
Presented by Immunize Canada and CANVax
Date: 25 November 2021
Speakers: Dr. Thilina Bandara, Project Lead and Mika Rathwell, Project Officer from Urban Public Health Network
PHAC webinar: Seasonal influenza immunization 2021-2022
Presented by the Public Health Agency of Canada
Date: 27 October 2021
Moderator: Annie Fleurant-Ceelen, RN, MScn, Public Health Agency of Canada
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on immunization services
Presented by Immunize Canada and CANVax
Date: 29 July 2021
Speaker: Dr. Pierre-Philippe Piché-Renaud, MD (Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Toronto, ON)
“’Tis the Season”: Discussing Immunization Care during the Pandemic and Beyond
Presented jointly by Immunize Canada and CANVax
Date: 27 October 2020
Speaker: Dr. Christine Palmay, MD – family doctor, Toronto, ON
slides (PDF)
Influenza in the Time of COVID
Presented jointly by Immunize Canada and CANVax
Date: 24 September 2020
Speaker: Dr. Allison McGeer, MSc, MD, FRCPC – Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute of the Sinai Health System
slides (PDF)
COVID-19 Vaccine Development: An Update
Presented by the Canadian Public Health Association
Date: 29 September 2020
Moderator: Dr. Bonnie Henry; speakers: Gary Kobinger, PhD, Brian Ward, MSc, MD, and Marianne Stanford, PhD
slides (PDF: 1.53 MB)
School Immunization in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Presented jointly by Immunize Canada and CANVax
Date: 10 September 2020
Speaker: Shannon MacDonald, PhD, RN (University of Alberta)
Maintaining Immunizations during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Presented jointly by Immunize Canada and CANVax
Date: 16 July 2020
Speaker: Dr. Angel Chu, MD, FRCPC (University of Calgary, STI Clinic Calgary; Immunize Canada)
Responding to Health Misinformation Online
Presented by: MediaSmarts
Date: 26 September 2019
Speaker: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts
slides (PDF: 2.3 MB)
International Day of Older Persons Webinar: Frailty and Vaccine Effectiveness in Older Adults
Presented by: the International Federation on Ageing
Date: 19 September 2019
Speaker: Dr. Melissa Andrew
Update on Maternal Immunization: Universal Tdap for Pregnant Women in Canada
Presented by: the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
Date: 28 March 2018
Speaker: Dr. Vanessa Poliquin
Immunization: Beyond Coverage Monitoring and the Role for Paediatric Health Centres
Presented by: CAPHC Presents! and Immunize Canada
Date: 27 April 2016
Speakers: Mr. Nicolas Gilbert and Dr. Marina Salvadori
Immunizing Immunocompromised Adults
Presented by: Immunize Canada
Date: 11 February 2016
Speaker: Dr. Deepali Kumar
Reducing Pain and Fear: Integrating Evidence into Routine Immunization Practice
Presented by: Public Health Physicians of Canada and Immunize Canada
Date: 11 June 2015
Speaker: Dr. Anna Taddio
Storage and Handling (Cold Chain) of Immunizing Agents
Presented by: Immunize Canada & Canadian Public Health Association
with funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada
Date: April 2014
Speaker: Dr. Susan Bowles