Category Archives: Covid-19 Resources

Webinar – COVID-19 Vaccine Foundations for Health Care Providers
Dec 8th, 2020

AMMI Canada is hosting a Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) webinar to inform Canadian health care providers about the COVID-19 vaccines to increase their knowledge and confidence in the vaccines. Topic: The Public Health Agency of Canada presents COVID-19 Vaccine Foundations for Health Care Providers. Date: Dec 14-15, 2020 Time: 01:00 PM – 3:00 PM […]

Surgical Learning Opportunities from Home
Oct 21st, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the ways in which we learn and exchange ideas. There are many impressive innovations in didactic teaching with almost all major conferences and meetings being shifted to online platforms. However, surgical education is not as easy to transform into online formats due to the inherent complexities in delivering these ideas virtually. […]

WEBINAR – How COVID-19 Is Changing the Evidence Landscape
Oct 13th, 2020

Webinar Date: October 20, 2020 Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDTRegistration Required: https://cadth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gnMamStBQPmrjsXNYf53Cw Around the world, governments, researchers, and health care providers are working under extreme pressure to develop and deliver effective, evidence-based approaches to prevent, detect, treat, and manage COVID-19. The need for swift action combined with the constantly changing information we have about […]

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists COVID – 19 & Ophthalmology virtual conference
Sep 24th, 2020

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) will host a virtual conference on COVID-19 and Ophthalmology on 20 October 2020. Content will include lectures and discussions on restarting services, operating theatre pathways, the impact on training, home testing, digital innovations, and the physical effects of the virus on the eye. Current ophthalmic services and how they […]

Article from the AAO : Ocular Signs of COVID-19 Suggested by Internet Search Term Patterns Worldwide
Aug 24th, 2020

August 24, 2020 Ocular Signs of COVID-19 Suggested by Internet Search Term Patterns Worldwide Studies have suggested a possible association of coronavirus 2019(COVID-19) with conjunctivitis, chemosis, and other ocular symptoms such as red or sore eyes. 1e 5 The estimated proportion of those with ocular symptoms, some consistent with conjunctivitis, ranges widely, from less than […]

Webinar – Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine
Aug 11th, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives. Medical experts around the globe have said that what we each have known as normal life won’t fully resume until we have a vaccine, and that could take years. In this webinar, an expert panel will take you inside the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. What’s involved […]

Clinical Updates from PHAC and AMMI Canada Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC) – Management Of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care
Jul 2nd, 2020

The Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (AMMI) Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) are collaborating on an online open access webinar series to provide cutting edge continuing education to Canadian medical professionals in the context of COVID-19. Date:     Thursday, July 9, 2020 Time:     16:00 – 16:45 EDT Title: Infection Prevention […]

The New Normals
Jun 30th, 2020

The New Normals COVID has ushered in a bunch of new normals. The way we run clinic, how we vacation, and where our kids go to “school”. A more long-term change we may see in our profession is how we go to “school”.  Month after month, we will have to continue to make the difficult […]

Resource Toolkit – A Path to a New Vision: COS COVID-19 Webinar Series delivered in April/May 2020
Jun 26th, 2020

This Resource Toolkit provides direct links to general COVID-19 literature, resources and guidance from reputable agencies, as well as specific COVID-19 topics such as medico-legal concerns. In addition, instructions and patterns for some simple do-it-yourself PPE projects are included. GENERAL RESOURCES Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Resources The CMA is working with the Public Health Agency […]