Dr. Rupeena Purewal

The Canadian Breakpoint

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A Canadian Infectious Diseases Podcast by Canadian Infectious Diseases Physicians.

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Dr. Rupeena Purewal

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Health

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Latest episode

Jun 2, 2026

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Episodes

Procalcitonin 02.06.2026

For this episode Dr. Rupeena Purewal welcomes Melissa Kucey, antimicrobial stewardship and infectious diseases pharmacist with the SHA Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Regina, to discuss Procalcitonin.

LIVE at the 2025 AMR Symposium: The Public Health Agency of Canada’s AMR Task Force and the Pan Canadian Action Plan with Dr. Kanchana Amuratunga 20.11.2025

Dr. Rupeena Purewal is LIVE at the 2025 AMR Symposium in Toronto visiting with all of you! For this LIVE episode we welcome Dr. Kanchana Amuratunga to discuss The Public Health Agency of Canada’s AMR Task Force and the Pan Canadian Action Plan. For more information visit: Canada’s AMR Task Force an Introduction to Canada’s Amr Advisory Group Pan-Canadian Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance - C...

LIVE at the 2025 AMR Symposium: Canadian Sepsis Strategies 19.11.2025

For this episode we go LIVE from The Quay in Toronto at the 2025 AMR Symposium. "Canadian Sepsis Strategies; Optimizing Patient Management with AMS and Equity" Dr. Rupeena Purewal discusses the National Sepsis Action Plan with Dr. Kali Barrett and Ms. Fatima Sheikh, Ph. D.(c). (Sepsis Canada)

LIVE at the 2025 AMR Symposium: Canbuild AMR Newfoundland with Dr. Peter Daley 18.11.2025

Dr. Rupeena Purewal is LIVE at the 2025 AMR Symposium in Toronto visiting with all of you! For this LIVE episode we welcome Dr. Peter Daley to discuss Canbuild AMR in Newfoundland. For more information visit: Canbuild AMR Audit and Feedback

LIVE at the 2025 AMR Symposium: NCCID CAN AMS with Harpa Isfeld-Kiely 18.11.2025

Dr. Rupeena Purewal is LIVE at the 2025 AMR Symposium in Toronto visiting with all of you! For this LIVE episode we welcome Harpa Isfeld-Kiely from the NCCID to promote CAN AMS and other NCCID initiatives. For more information visit: National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases – Centre de collaboration nationale des maladies infectieuses CAN AMS! – National Collaborating Centre for Infec...

LIVE at the 2025 AMR Symposium: AMR in Cystic Fibrosis, A Patient Perspective with Huda Razzak 18.11.2025

Dr. Rupeena Purewal is LIVE at the 2025 AMR Symposium in Toronto visiting with all of you! For this LIVE episode we welcome cystic fibrosis patient and advocate Huda Razzak from Montreal to discuss antimicrobial resistance in cystic fibrosis. For more information visit: We’re changing the cystic fibrosis story. Home - Do Bugs Need Drugs

LIVE at the 2025 AMR Symposium: Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship with Jason Vanstone 18.11.2025

Dr. Rupeena Purewal is LIVE at the 2025 AMR Symposium in Toronto visiting with all of you! For this LIVE episode we welcome Jason Vanstone of Saskatchewan to discuss his projects in AMR research and antimicrobial utilization. For more information, contact Jason at: antimicrobial.stewardship@saskhealthauthority.ca Antimicrobial Stewardship Program - About Us | SaskHealthAuthority

IV Amoxicillin Clavulanate 24.10.2025

Dr. Rupeena Purewal welcomes back Dr. George Zhanel, Medical Microbiologist in Winnipeg and Research Director for CARA, to expand on The CLEAR Registry and spotlight clear results for IV Amoxicillin Clavulanate. To join CLEAR, email Dr. Zhanel at ggzhanel@pcsinternet.ca CARA www.can-r.com Canadian IV AmoxClav Product Monograph: 00074544.PDF Canadian collaborative AMR Awareness campaign: www.antibi...

Sepsis 08.08.2025

Dr. Rupeena Purewal welcomes Sepsis expert Dr. Alison Fox-Robichaud to discuss the Canadian challenges and initiatives in Sepsis diagnosis and with Sepsis survivors. Sepsis Canada Canadian Sepsis Foundation Critical Care Canada

ASPIRES 5 Point Antimicrobial Audit 28.04.2025

Dr. Rupeena Purewal welcomes Pharmacist Dr. Rosanne Thalakada and Dr. Shaqil Peermohamed to discuss the results of the 5 Point Audit through the ASPIRES Group. ASPIRES - Home Firstline - Clinical Decision Support Platform Planetary Health

25. S3 Episode 5: LIVE at the AMR Symposium 2024 in Toronto, ON 04.12.2024

Dr. Rupeena Purewal is LIVE* at the 2024 AMR Symposium in Toronto, ON and invites Dr. Bradley Langford, Antimicrobial Stewardship and Antimicrobial Resistance Pharmacist Specialist, Infectious Diseases Pharmacist and Assistant Professor, University of Toronto – NCCID, to introduce AMR Aware Canada and their website www. AMRAware.ca This website is in collaboration with the National Collaborating C...

Emerging Viral Diseases; Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? 31.10.2024

Dr. Rupeena Purewal welcomes back Dr. Jason Kindrachuk for this special halloween episode to discuss Emerging Viral Diseases: Are we ready for the next pandemic?

Bonus Episode: AMR Symposium 2024 19.10.2024

For this special episode, Dr. Rupeena Purewal summarizes the agenda and keynote speakers at this year's 2024 AMR Symposium, empowered by bioMerieux. To register, visit www.amrsymposium.com/registration/ to register to attend virtually or in person November 19th - 20th 2024. Enter coupon code "breakpoint" to receive 25% off your registration fee.

Monkeypox 02.10.2024

Dr. Rupeena Purewal welcomes Dr. Jason Kindrachuk whose research focuses on the circulation, transmission and pathogenesis of emerging viruses that pose the greatest threat to global human and animal health, to discuss Monkeypox.

mRNA 12.08.2024

Dr. Rupeena Purewal welcomes Dr. Thomas Duchaine , Director of the McGill Center for RNA Sciences, to discuss mRNA. www.thomasduchaine.lab.mcgill.ca

CLEAR Spotlight Review on IV Ceftobiprole 08.04.2024

Dr. Rupeena Purewal welcomes back Dr. George Zhanel, Medical Microbiologist in Winnipeg and Research Director for CARA, to expand on The CLEAR Registry and spotlight clear results for IV Ceftobiprole. To join CLEAR, email Dr. Zhanel at ggzhanel@pcsinternet.ca CARA www.can-r.com Canadian IV Ceftobiprole Product Monograph: Product-Monograph-Zevtera.pdf ( avirpharma.com ) Canadian collaborative AMR A...

CLEAR Spotlight Review on IV Fosfomycin 12.12.2023

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 ggzhanel@pcsinternet.ca CARA www.can-r.com Canadian IV Fosfomycin Product Monograph: [Product Monograph Template - Standard] ( ivozfo.com ) Canadian collaborative AMR...

Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV 28.11.2023

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.

World AMR Awareness Week: NCCID AMR Awareness Campaign 16.11.2023

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...

Arexvy® RSV Vaccine 01.11.2023

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 )

CLEAR Registry- Canadian Leadership on antimicrobial rEal life usAge Registry 11.07.2023

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 ggzhanel@pcsinternet.ca 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/pu...

Gamification in Medicine 28.06.2023

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

CPSP Congenital Syphilis 06.06.2023

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

ASPIRES Program 12.05.2023

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-re...

Molecular Diagnostics 20.04.2023

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 )

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