The Canadian Breakpoint

Dr. Rupeena Purewal welcomes back Dr. George Zhanel, Medical Microbiologist in Winnipeg and Research Director for CARA, to expand on The CLEAR Registry and CLEAR spotlight review for IV Fosfomycin.

To join CLEAR, email Dr. Zhanel at [email protected]

CARA www.can-r.com

Canadian IV Fosfomycin Product Monograph: [Product Monograph Template - Standard] (ivozfo.com)

Canadian collaborative AMR Awareness campaign: www.antibioticawareness.ca

Pan-Canadian Action on Antimicrobial Resistance: www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/drugs-health-products/pan-canadian-action-plan-antimicrobial-resistance.html

Dr. Rupeena Purewal invites Dr. Sarah Khan, Infectious Disease Specialist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University, to discuss infant feeding in the context of HIV.

Dr. Rupeena Purewal invites Dr. Terry Wuerz, Infectious Diseases physician based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to discuss the National Collaborating Center for Infectious Diseases (NCCID) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Campaign as well as the Manitoba AMR Alliance.

World AMR Awareness Week is November 18-24th. During this time, look for your local landmarks to be lit up in blue for the Go Blue campaign! Take a photo and share on social media using the hashtag #goblueforAMR.

Manitoba AMR Alliance Website: www.manitobaamr.ca

Canadian collaborative AMR Awareness campaign: www.antibioticawareness.ca

NCCID: www.nncid.ca

Pan-Canadian Action on Antimicrobial Resistance: www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/drugs-health-products/pan-canadian-action-plan-antimicrobial-resistance.html

Dr. Rupeena Purewal welcomes Dr. Zain Chagla, associate professor at McMaster University, to discuss the upcoming respiratory season and the RSV vaccine.

Canadian Arexvy® Product Monograph: AREXVY English Product Monograph (gsk.com)

Dr. Rupeena Purewal invites Dr. George Zhanel, Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiologist and Research Director for CARA, to discuss the CLEAR registry.

To join CLEAR, email Dr. Zhanel at [email protected]

CARA www.can-r.com

Canadian collaborative AMR Awareness campaign: www.antibioticawareness.ca

Pan-Canadian Action on Antimicrobial Resistance: www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/drugs-health-products/pan-canadian-action-plan-antimicrobial-resistance.html

Dr. Rupeena Purewal invites Dr. Shaqil Peermohamed, Infectious Diseases Physician at Vancouver Coastal Health, to discuss gamification in medicine.

Dr. Rupeena Purewal invites Dr. Jared Bullard and Dr. Carsten Krueger for a roundtable discussion on Congenital Syphilis.

Dr. Rupeena Purewal invites Dr. Jennifer Grant, Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology specialist from Vancouver, BC to discuss the ASPIRES Program.

More information about the program can be found here: ASPIRES - Home (vch.ca)

Pan-Canadian Action on Antimicrobial Resistance: www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/drugs-health-products/pan-canadian-action-plan-antimicrobial-resistance.html

Dr. Rupeena Purewal invites Dr. Marthe Charles, Medical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Specialist from Vancouver, BC to discuss new molecular diagnostics.

Link to some of the diagnostic tools discussed: bioMérieux | Pioneering Diagnostics (biomerieux.com)

Dr. Rupeena Purewal, Canadian Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, summarizes the CARSS report for 2022.

Find the full report here: Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (CARSS) Report 2022 - Canada.ca

Pan-Canadian Action on Antimicrobial Resistance: www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/drugs-health-products/pan-canadian-action-plan-antimicrobial-resistance.html