December 7, 2010
The National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases is one of six National Collaborating Centres for Public Health funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada. The six centres form a network across Canada, each hosted by a different institution and focusing on a different topic in public health. NCCID is hosted by the International Centre for Infectious Diseases (ICID), located in Winnipeg.
Web 2.0 and Infectious Diseases
 Health-care practitioners from across Canada logged onto AntibioticAwareness.ca on Nov. 18 to participate in our webcasts on antibiotic resistance. Eight webinars were held on Canada’s first Antibiotic Awareness Day, with subjects ranging from community education to antibiotic use in animals. In case you missed the live webcasts, you can still see the recordings at www.AntibioticAwareness.ca. The website will stay up indefinitely as NCCID continues to partner with the Public Health Agency of Canada, AMMI Canada, CHICA - Canada, CFID, CPS and other groups to promote antibiotic awareness.
For a look at emerging and re-emerging outbreaks of infectious diseases, check out a free webinar tomorrow, Dec. 8, by Dr. Patricia Huston, Senior Medical Advisor, Pandemic Preparedness Division, at PHAC. This Fireside Chat is a collaboration between PHAC, CPHA and CHNET-Works.
Sincerely,
Margaret Fast, MD, FRCPC
Scientific Director
NCCID
Infectious Diseases in the News
To read more infectious diseases news, visit our website.
Breakthroughs in HIV prevention research
When the exciting results of the CAPRISA 004 microbicide trial were announced at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna last July, the world took notice. A topically applied gel containing the antiretroviral agent tenofovir was found to reduce a woman's risk of acquiring HIV during sex by 39 per cent. Women who used the gel in at least four out of five sex acts had a 54 per cent reduction in HIV infections. And the gel reduced a woman's risk of acquiring genital herpes infections by 51 percent. READ MORE.
The current state of introduction of human papillomavirus vaccination into national immunization schedules in Europe:
First results of the VENICE 2010 survey
The Venice 2 human papillomavirus vaccination survey evaluates the state of introduction of the HPV vaccination into the national immunization schedules in the 29 participating countries. As of July 2010, 18 countries have integrated this vaccination. The vaccination policy and achievements vary among those countries regarding target age groups, delivery infrastructures and vaccination coverage reached. Financial constraints remain the major obstacle for the 11 countries who have not yet introduced the vaccination. READ MORE.
Upcoming Conferences
1st International One Health Congress
February 14 to 16, 2011
Victoria, Australia
Annual STOP TB North American Meeting
February 24 to 26, 2011
Vancouver, British Columbia
2011 CHSPR Health Policy Conference
February 22 to 23, 2011
Vancouver, British Columbia
CADTH: 2011 Symposium
April 3 to 5, 2011
Vancouver, British Columbia
IHRA International Harm Reduction Association
April 3 to 7, 2011
Beirut, Lebanon
AMMI CACMID
April 7 to 10, 2011
Montreal, Quebec
NCC Website Links
National Collaborating Centres for Public Health NCCPH
National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases NCCID
National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health NCCEH
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health NCCAH
National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools NCCMT
National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy NCCHPP
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health NCCDH
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Production of this e-newsletter has been made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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