TIBDN Education Day - Thursday, May 7, 2026
Half day of networking and knowledge sharing on various microbiology and infectious diseases research topics!
| Agenda | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:15 – 8:45 | Breakfast and Registration | |
| 8:45 – 8:50 | Welcome and Introduction | Dr. Allison McGeer, Sinai Health |
| 8:50 - 9:20 | Nudging in microbiology | Dr. Larissa Matukas, University of Toronto |
| 9:20 - 9:50 | Nudging and vaccines/vaccine hesitancy | Dr. Aaron Scherer, University of Iowa |
| 9:50 - 10:20 | Molecular Testing for Enteric Parasites: Successes, Challenges, and Next Steps | Dr. Antoine Corbeil, Public Health Ontario |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | BREAK and POSTER VIEWING | |
| 10:40 - 11:25 | Should we go waterless in intensive care units? | Dr. Yves Longtin, McGill University |
| 11:25 - 11:55 | Sustainability in infectious diseases, microbiology, and infection prevention | Mr. Michael Kurz, University Health Network Dr. Susan Poutanen, Sinai Health System Dr. Shaqil Peermohamed, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (virtual) |
| 11:55 - 12:15 | Update on C. auris | Dr. Julianne Kus, Public Health Ontario |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Epidemiology of CPE in long term care in Toronto/Peel, 2007-2023 | Dr. Conrad Izydorczyk, TIBDN |
| 12:30 – 12:40 | Summary & next steps for TIBDN | Dr. Allison McGeer, Sinai Health |
| 12:40 – 1:30 | LUNCH and NETWORKING |
Thanks, as always for what you do to support TIBDN.
