Infectious Questions : An Infectious Diseases Public Health Podcast
96 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA public health podcast produced by the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID), "Infectious Questions" connects those with infectious disease questions to those with the answers.
Un balado sur la santé publique réalisé par le Centre de collaboration nationale des maladies infectieuses (CCNMI) et appelé « Infections en question » fait le lien entre les balados concernant les questions sur les maladies infectieuses et ceux qui offrent des réponses à ces questions.
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Episodes
Voices of Sovereignty Podcast Series: Episode 2
July 03, 2024 13:49 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBThrough insightful conversations, compelling stories, and thoughtful analysis, the Voices of Sovereignty podcast aims to shed light on the importance of First Nations Data Sovereignty and inspire collective action towards a future where First Nation peoples have full control over their data, their narratives, and their destiny. In this second episode, we’ll be speaking to Math’ieya Alatini from the One Yukon Coalition, joining us to share their insights about working on the Wastewater Mon...
Voices of Sovereignty Podcast Series: Episode 1
June 04, 2024 19:04 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBThrough insightful conversations, compelling stories, and thoughtful analysis, the Voices of Sovereignty podcast aims to shed light on the importance of First Nations Data Sovereignty and inspire collective action towards a future where First Nation peoples have full control over their data, their narratives, and their destiny. In this first episode, we will be speaking to Carmen Jones from Chiefs of Ontario (COO) and Mariette Sutherland from the Ontario First Nations Information Governa...
Episode 4: Trans Pulse Canada COVID-19 mini-series
March 13, 2024 16:06 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MBIn our last episode, we are joined by guest Heather to discuss another theme of our qualitative analysis - changes in safety-related concerns among trans and nonbinary people during the pandemic. Through this episode our guest describes the ways in which some trans and nonbinary people experienced heightened safety concerns in addition to those related to the pandemic.
Episode 3: Trans Pulse Canada COVID-19 mini-series
March 13, 2024 16:05 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBThrough this episode, our guest Shadi speaks about another theme of the qualitative data analysis - the way COVID strained social networks, made it challenging to connect to the trans community, and the impact of virtual communication had on relationships.
Episode 2: Trans Pulse Canada COVID-19 mini-series
March 13, 2024 16:04 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBIn this episode along with our guest Hazel, we focus on another theme we found in the Trans Pulse COVID qualitative paper. We discuss the heightened financial, employment, and housing precarity that some trans and nonbinary folks experienced during the pandemic and the way this impacted community members.
Episode 1: Trans Pulse Canada COVID-19 mini-series
March 13, 2024 16:03 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MBIn this first episode, podcast host Leo Rutherford describes Trans Pulse Canada and its sub-study about COVID-19. He shares details of a thematic analysis of qualitative free-form responses from a national survey of trans and nonbinary people. In addition, the public health implications and key take-aways from the results of our study are described.
Ep. 58: mod4PH Research Highlights - Within-host modelling: what does it mean to model immunity?
December 13, 2023 15:28 - 19 minutes - 35.9 MBNCCID's new mod4PH Research Highlights podcast showcases new and relevant mathematical modelling concepts and research for public health. In this episode, we spoke with Dr Jane Heffernan from York University about using mathematical modelling methods for understanding and controlling infectious diseases in individuals (or immunology) and in populations (or epidemiology), and discuss the differences between within-host and population-level modelling.
Ep. 57: mod4PH Research Highlights - Is scientific evidence enough? Using expert opinion to fill gaps in data in antimicrobial resistance research
October 30, 2023 12:53 - 14 minutes - 27.2 MBNCCID's new mod4PH Research Highlights podcast showcases new and relevant mathematical modelling concepts and research for public health. In this episode, we will be speaking to Dr Melanie Cousins from the Public Health Agency of Canada about some of her PhD work, which was recently published in an article titled "Is scientific evidence enough? Using expert opinion to fill gaps in data in antimicrobial resistance research".
Ep. 56: mod4PH Research Highlights - NACI Guidelines for Economic Evaluation of Vaccination programs in Canada
September 11, 2023 14:48 - 18 minutes - 35.3 MBNCCID's new Mod4PH Research Highlights podcast showcases new and relevant mathematical modelling concepts and research for public health. Today, we will be speaking to Man Wah Yeung and Dr Beate Sander about the recently published Guidelines for the Economic Evaluation of Vaccination Programs in Canada, produced by the National Advisory Committee on Immunizations, or NACI. Man Wah is a Senior Health Economist at the Public Health Agency of Canada and Beate is a Canadian Research Chair in ...
Ep. 55: mod4PH Research Highlights - the past, present, and future of math modelling for public health
July 25, 2023 13:01 - 15 minutes - 29.8 MBNCCID's new Mod4PH Research Highlights podcast showcases new and relevant math modelling concepts and research for public health. In this episode, we will be speaking to Dr Michael Li, who is a Senior Scientist at the National Microbiology Lab, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). Michael currently applies his modelling skill set at PHAC in the development and analysis of disease transmission models of COVID-19, mpox transmission, and other infectious diseases in Canada. Today, Micha...
Ep. 54: Mod4PH Research Highlights - successes and challenges in antibacterial modelling for public health
July 05, 2023 19:49 - 16 minutes - 30.7 MBNCCID's new Mod4PH Research Highlights podcast showcases new and relevant mathematical modelling research for public health. In this episode, we will be speaking to Dr. Gwen Knight. She is an Associate Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and co-Director of the LSHTM Antimicrobial Resistance Centre. Gwen’s research is focused on mathematical modelling of the interactions between demographic factors and antimicrobial resistance (or AMR), One Health approaches t...
Ep. 53: Mod4PH Research Highlights - being a math modelling researcher during the COVID-19 pandemic
May 25, 2023 16:49 - 11 minutes - 20.9 MBNCCID's new Mod4PH Research Highlights podcast showcases new and relevant mathematical modelling research for public health. In this episode, we will be speaking to Dr. Rachael Milwid. After completing her postdoctoral fellowship at McGill University, Rachael joined the Public Health Agency of Canada in August 2021. Since then, she has used her mathematical modelling skill set in the development and analysis of disease transmission models of COVID-19 importation into Canada, mpox transmi...
Ep. 52: Mod4PH Research Highlights - maximizing the impact of limited vaccine supply under different early mpox epidemic conditions
April 03, 2023 12:00 - 18 minutes - 34.8 MBNCCID's new Mod4PH Research Highlights podcast showcases new and relevant mathematical modelling research for public health. We first speak with with Jesse Knight, a final year Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto. Working with Dr. Sharmistha Mishra at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions of St. Michael's Hospital, Jesse's research uses simulation models to help support response to infectious disease epidemics with a focus on HIV. Jesse spea...
Ep. 51: Blastomycosis in Northwest Ontario
May 02, 2022 17:06 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBNCCID's Susie Taylor speaks with Dr. Lloyd Douglas, a Sioux Lookout First Nation Health Authority physician. Dr. Douglas discusses the recent outbreaks of blastomycosis in Northwest Ontario and outlines how health practitioners and the general public can respond.
Ep. 50: COVID-19 and Inuit Communities
November 04, 2021 20:08 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBOn the 31st episode of our series, we speak with Richard Budgell, newly appointed Professor of Practice of Inuit and Northern Health Promotion in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University. Richard discusses with us the social-historical context of COVID-19 and how histories can reveal significant gaps in pandemic responses to inform future policies and practices for Inuit communities and northern populations.
Ep. 49: COVID-19 and Sex Work - Part 2
November 04, 2021 19:38 - 22 minutes - 31 MBOn the 30th episode of our series, we continue our conversation with Elene Lam, Executive Director of Butterfly - Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network. This time around, Elene is joined by Alice Cavanagh of Health Providers Against Poverty (HPAP). Through advocacy, education, and patient care, HPAP is working to eliminate poverty and reduce health inequities in Canada. The network has provincial chapters in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Laborador.
Ep. 48: COVID-19 and Sex Work - Part 1
September 29, 2021 20:55 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBOn the 29th episode of our series, we spoke to Elene Lam, Executive Director of Butterfly - Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network. Butterfly was formed by sex workers, social workers, legal and health professionals. It provides support to, and advocates for, the rights of Asian and migrant sex workers.
Ep. 48: COVID-19 and Sex Work
September 29, 2021 20:55 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBOn the 29th episode of our series, we spoke to Elene Lam, Executive Director of Butterfly - Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network. Butterfly was formed by sex workers, social workers, legal and health professionals. It provides support to, and advocates for, the rights of Asian and migrant sex workers.
Ep. 47: COVID-19 and South Asian Communities
August 16, 2021 19:48 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBOn the 28th episode of our series, we discuss some of the structural determinants, intensified by COVID-19, that are playing a role in how the pandemic affects South Asian communities in Canada. We spoke with Dr. Ananya Tina Banerjee, Assistant Professor at the School of Population and Global Health, in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at the University of Toronto. She is also the founder of the South Asian Health Research Hub, a team of public health s...
Ep. 46: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Guide
July 21, 2021 21:32 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBOn the 27th episode of our series, we spoke with Dr. Myles Leslie, who leads a team of researchers at the School of Public Policy in the University of Calgary. They have developed the "Vaccine Hesitancy Guide” to support better clinical conversations about vaccines. It differentiates common types of vaccine hesitancy that primary care clinicians may see, helps identify the sources of their patients’ hesitancy, and offers advice and resources on how to address them.
Ep. 45: Syndemics of Concern in COVID-19
July 06, 2021 20:03 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBOn the 26th episode of our series, we discuss syndemics of concern involving STBBIs, substance use and living conditions intensified by COVID-19. We spoke with Dr. Yoav Keynan, scientific director of the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases and associate professor in the departments of Internal Medicine, Medical Microbiology, and Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba.
Ep. 44: COVID-19 and Healthcare Workers
June 24, 2021 20:55 - 14 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this episode, Dr. Allen Kraut speaks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected healthcare workers in Manitoba (and across Canada). We address current infectivity rates in various healthcare settings, worker vaccine hesitancy and approaches to increase worker vaccination.
Ep. 43: COVID-19 and Migrant Workers - Part 2
May 19, 2021 20:28 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBIn episode 24 of our series, we continue our discussion on the health care and vaccination of migrant workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. NCCID’s Susie Taylor spoke with Mr. Eduardo Huesca, an Outreach Worker and Program Coordinator with Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers.
Ep. 42: COVID-19 and Migrant Workers - Part 1
May 13, 2021 18:42 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MBIn episode 23 of our series, we will be discussing health care and vaccination of migrant workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the beginning of the agricultural season approaches. NCCID’s Susie Taylor spoke with Mr. Eduardo Huesca, an Outreach Worker and Program Coordinator with Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers.
Ep. 41: Update Two on COVID-19 and Children
April 27, 2021 19:48 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MBTuesday, April 27, 2021 — For our 22nd episode, and nearly one year later, we return to our discussion on the health and well-being of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. NCCID’s Aleksandra Wierzbowski speaks with Dr. Jared Bullard, an infectious disease specialist and Associate Medical Director at the Cadham Provincial Lab in Winnipeg Manitoba, about current pediatric considerations for COVID-19 including epidemiology, presenting symptoms and demographic data.
Ep. 40: COVID-19 and Waste Water Surveillance
January 28, 2021 21:52 - 14 minutes - 20.5 MBThursday, January 28, 2021 — In this episode, we explore the usefulness of waste water surveillance as an early detection method for SARS-CoV-2 in the community with Dr. Steve E. Hrudey, Professor Emeritus of the Analytical & Environmental Toxicology Division at the University of Alberta.
Ep. 39: COVID-19 and Racism - Part 2
January 07, 2021 22:29 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MBThursday, January 7, 2021 — In this continuation of our last episode, Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh, Senior Knowledge Translation Specialist at the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), continues the discussion on racism during the COVID-19 pandemic including the social, cultural, economic and political impacts on different communities.
Ep. 38: COVID-19 and Racism - Part 1
January 07, 2021 21:52 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBThursday, January 7, 2021 — In this episode, Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh, Senior Knowledge Translation Specialist at the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), shares data on racism during the COVID-19 pandemic including the social, cultural, economic and political impacts on different communities.
Ep 37: TB Stories - What it Takes
December 01, 2020 19:39 - 18 minutes - 8.84 MBIn the final episode of this series, TB program staff reflect on their lessons from the outbreak, including what worked well, and what is still needed for TB elimination.
Ep 36: TB Stories - Get Away from Me
December 01, 2020 19:36 - 17 minutes - 8.58 MBOur third episode looks deeper into the impact of stigma, particularly on the experiences of one young woman whose life had been repeatedly up-ended by the disease.
Ep 35: TB Stories - My Four Year Old Son
December 01, 2020 19:33 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBEpisode two describes the TB journey of a young mother and her four-year-old son after learning he had contracted a rare form of the disease.
Ep 34: TB Stories - The Face of the First Case
December 01, 2020 18:52 - 24 minutes - 11.6 MBOur first episode takes us to the beginning – the story of how a young adult fell through the cracks of a trying but strained health system to become the outbreak’s index case.
EP. 33: Precautions against COVID-19 for multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) (2019-nCoV, Pt 18)
September 23, 2020 15:24 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MBIn this episode, Angela Eykelbosh, Environmental Health and Knowledge Translation Scientist at the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH), shares their information and evidence for preventing COVID-19 transmission in multi-unit residential buildings.
Ep. 33: Precautions Against COVID-19 for Multi-Unit Residential Buildings (MURBs)
September 23, 2020 15:24 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MBIn this episode, Angela Eykelbosh, Environmental Health and Knowledge Translation Scientist at the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH), shares their information and evidence for preventing COVID-19 transmission in multi-unit residential buildings.
EP. 32: COVID-19 and Migrant Agricultural Workers (2019-nCoV, Pt 17)
September 14, 2020 20:10 - 12 minutes - 16.5 MBStephanie Mayell, of the Migrant Worker Health Expert Working Group (MWHEWG), discusses the burden of COVID-19 among migrant agricultural workers in Canada, barriers to prevention, and opportunities for public health intervention.
Ep. 32: COVID-19 and Migrant Agricultural Workers
September 14, 2020 20:10 - 12 minutes - 16.5 MBStephanie Mayell, of the Migrant Worker Health Expert Working Group (MWHEWG), discusses the burden of COVID-19 among migrant agricultural workers in Canada, barriers to prevention, and opportunities for public health intervention.
EP. 31: Trends in Substance Use During COVID-19 (2019-nCoV, Pt 16)
July 21, 2020 19:09 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MBIn this podcast, Dr. Erin Knight discusses changes and trends in substance use during COVID-19 and how public health and addiction service teams are responding together to meet the needs of communities.
Ep. 31: Trends in Substance Use During COVID-19
July 21, 2020 19:09 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MBIn this podcast, Dr. Erin Knight discusses changes and trends in substance use during COVID-19 and how public health and addiction service teams are responding together to meet the needs of communities.
EP. 30: COVID-19 and Evacuations of Northern Indigenous Communities (2019-nCoV, Pt 15)
July 06, 2020 17:10 - 10 minutes - 14.4 MBOn this episode, the 15th of our series, we’ve partnered with the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health to bring to discuss the evacuations of Northern Indigenous communities in Canada, and the public health considerations of COVID-19 in these tragic events. NCCIH’s Roberta Stout spoke with Dr. Emily Dicken, the Director of Emergency Management at the First Nations Health Authority.
Ep. 30: COVID-19 and Evacuations of Northern Indigenous Communities
July 06, 2020 17:10 - 10 minutes - 14.4 MBOn this episode, the 15th of our series, we’ve partnered with the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health to bring to discuss the evacuations of Northern Indigenous communities in Canada, and the public health considerations of COVID-19 in these tragic events. NCCIH’s Roberta Stout spoke with Dr. Emily Dicken, the Director of Emergency Management at the First Nations Health Authority.
Ep. 29: STBBI programming and COVID-19
June 22, 2020 15:26 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MBIn this episode of our series on COVID-19, we discuss the impact of COVID-19 on public health programming for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs). We speak with Jennifer Gratrix, interim director of the STBBI program for Alberta Health Services.
EP. 29: STBBI programming and COVID-19 (2019-nCoV, Pt 14)
June 22, 2020 15:26 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MBIn this episode of our series on COVID-19, we discuss the impact of COVID-19 on public health programming for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs). We speak with Jennifer Gratrix, interim director of the STBBI program for Alberta Health Services.
Ep. 28: Update on COVID-19 and Children
June 08, 2020 15:06 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBFor our 13th episode, we circle back to continue our discussion on the health and well-being of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. NCCID's Margaret Haworth-Brockman speaks with Dr. Joanne Langley, a pediatric infectious disease clinician in Halifax at IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, about current pediatric considerations for COVID-19 including epidemiology, presenting symptoms and demographic data.
EP. 28: Update on COVID-19 and Children (2019-nCoV, Pt 13)
June 08, 2020 15:06 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBFor our 13th episode, we circle back to continue our discussion on the health and well-being of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. NCCID's Margaret Haworth-Brockman speaks with Dr. Joanne Langley, a pediatric infectious disease clinician in Halifax at IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, about current pediatric considerations for COVID-19 including epidemiology, presenting symptoms and demographic data.
Ep. 27: Serology and COVID-19
May 27, 2020 18:09 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this episode, NCCID's Aleksandra Wierzbowski speaks with Dr. Graham Tipples, Medical-Scientific Director at Alberta’s Public Health Lab, about current and upcoming serological tactics for COVID-19. Tipples explains what healthcare professionals need to know about serology testing right now, the limitations of the test, length of immunity to COVID-19 and who should be the priority for serological testing.
EP. 27: Serology and COVID-19 (2019-nCoV, Pt 12)
May 27, 2020 18:09 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this episode, NCCID's Aleksandra Wierzbowski speaks with Dr. Graham Tipples, Medical-Scientific Director at Alberta’s Public Health Lab, about current and upcoming serological tactics for COVID-19. Tipples explains what healthcare professionals need to know about serology testing right now, the limitations of the test, length of immunity to COVID-19 and who should be the priority for serological testing.
Ep. 26: Children and COVID-19
April 29, 2020 17:25 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBFor our 11th episode, we discuss the health and well-being of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. NCCID's Margaret Haworth-Brockman speaks with Dr. Joanne Langley, a pediatric infectious disease clinician in Halifax at IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, about current pediatric considerations for COVID-19.
EP. 26: Children and COVID-19 (2019-nCoV, Pt 11)
April 29, 2020 17:25 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBFor our 11th episode, we discuss the health and well-being of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. NCCID's Margaret Haworth-Brockman speaks with Dr. Joanne Langley, a pediatric infectious disease clinician in Halifax at IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, about current pediatric considerations for COVID-19.
EP. 25: Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19: Spotlight on IPAC Canada Resources (2019-nCoV, Pt 10)
April 20, 2020 16:35 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this episode, we shed light on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) resources for COVID-19 from IPAC Canada. Jennifer Happe, an Infection Prevention and Control Professional and a Director on the Board of IPAC Canada acknowledges current challenges for frontline personnel and reminds our listeners of foundational IPC skills and opportunities to learn more.
Ep. 25: Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19: Spotlight on IPAC Canada Resources
April 20, 2020 16:35 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this episode, we shed light on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) resources for COVID-19 from IPAC Canada. Jennifer Happe, an Infection Prevention and Control Professional and a Director on the Board of IPAC Canada acknowledges current challenges for frontline personnel and reminds our listeners of foundational IPC skills and opportunities to learn more.