Continuing Medical Education (CME) opportunity: tuberculosis

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To: Local Health Care Providers

Tuberculosis in York region: insights, experiences, and pathways to care

York Region Public Health is hosting an accredited webinar on October 28, 2025 at 6:30 p.m., open to healthcare providers across Ontario. The webinar will focus on recognizing and diagnosing TB, infection prevention and control practices for TB, and TB screening.  Participants will be eligible to earn up to 2 Mainpro+ credits.

Registration

Register for the webinar online.

Webinar objectives

Through this webinar, participants will

• gain an understanding of the Immigration Medical Screening (IMS) process from a patient’s perspective and understand the role of community health care providers and public health units regarding screening and follow-up
• improve their ability to recognize and diagnose TB and improve infection, prevention, and control practices in the office
• gain a comprehensive understanding of current TB epidemiological trends within York Region Public Health’s service area and understand the role of health care providers and public health in shifting these trends

Speakers

• Cheryl Young, Associate Medical Officer of Health, York Region Public Health
• Jeya Nadarajah, Clinician and Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC), Microbiology Laboratory, Oak Valley Health
• Client with lived experience navigating the IMS process
• Debeka Navaranjan, Manager, Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Team, York Region Public Health

Sincerely,

Original Signed By

Emily Groot, MD, MPH, FRCPC (she/her)
Associate Medical Officer of Health