Infectious Questions : An Infectious Diseases Public Health Podcast

This episode continues our look at tuberculosis at  End TB 2017 , a meeting of the North American Region of the International Union Against Tuberculosis. This episode's featured guest is Kay Wallis, a special projects manager with the Curry International Tuberculosis Center, who presented on cultural proficiency among healthcare providers.

This episode, we turn our attention to tuberculosis for a special series of "TB Talk" episodes. This February, the city of Vancouver played host to End TB 2017 , a meeting of the International Union Against Tuberculosis, specifically, the North American Region: we hear a sample of attendees' top TB priorities. In future episodes, we'll bring you a number of one-on-one conversations with experts at...

We continue our look at refugee oral health: thi s time around, we'll discuss the Interim Federal Health Program . It provides limited, temporary coverage of healthcare benefits to people who aren't eligible for health insurance in Canada. Our guest expert is Dr. Carlos Quiñonez , an Associate Professor of Dental Public Health at the University of Toronto.  // Our theme music is 'Weathervane' by B...

In this episode of Infectious Questions , we continue our look at refugee oral health: specifically, the benefits of universal screening and how to optimize collaborations between primary care providers and dentists. Here to help us once again is Dr. Carlos Quiñonez , an associate professor of dental public health at the University of Toronto.

This episode marks a shift in focus for our podcast, from a virus—Zika—to a population, namely, refugees. Refugee health remains a matter of concern to public health practitioners across Canada. Today, we'll focus on their oral health, an aspect of wellbeing all too often overlooked.  Our guest expert is Dr. Carlos Quiñonez , an Associate Professor of Dental Public Health at the University of Toro...

Once again, Zika virus is the focus of this program. This episode explores two more questions: What healthcare providers should do to evaluate infants with positive or inconclusive Zika virus test results, and, should a mother who's had a Zika virus infection during pregnancy breastfeed her infant. Our guest expert is Dr. Vanessa Poliquin, an obstetrician, gynecologist and reproductive infectious...

This episode of Infectious Questions  addresses a question about amniocentesis for pregnant women who've recently travelled to Zika endemic areas. Our guest expert is Dr. Vanessa Poliquin , an obstetrician, gynecologist and reproductive infectious diseases specialist at the University of Manitoba. Our theme music is 'Weathervane' by Blue Dot Sessions [ www.sessions.blue ]

This episode of Infectious Questions  responds to questions raised in media reports that pesticides, rather than the Zika Virus, might be responsible for such birth defects as microcephaly.   Joining us once again is Dr. Philippe Lagacé-Wiens , Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease at the University of Manitoba and a consultant with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authori...

This episode of Infectious Questions  looks at the sexual transmission of Zika Virus, specifically, how long a couple should wait before trying to conceive after visiting a Zika-affected region.   Our returning guest expert is Dr. Philippe Lagacé-Wiens , Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease at the University of Manitoba and a consultant with the Winnipeg Regional Heal...

Our debut episode of Infectious Questions focuses on Zika Virus and the health risks it poses to Canadians travelling to affected countries, pregnant women in particular. Our guest expert this week is Dr. Philippe Lagacé-Wiens , Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease at the  University of Manitoba and a consultant with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority's Travel and...