The Canadian Breakpoint

by Dr. Rupeena Purewal

A Canadian Infectious Diseases Podcast by Canadian Infectious Diseases Physicians.

Podcast episodes

  • Season 3

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

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

    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 Center for Infectious Diseases (NCCID) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) awareness campaign. NCCID: www.nccid.ca 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 *This episode was recorded in a live session November 20th 2024.

  • 24. S3 Episode 4: Emerging Viral Diseases; Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic?

    24. S3 Episode 4: Emerging Viral Diseases; Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic?

    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?

  • 23. S3 Episode 3: Monkeypox

    23. S3 Episode 3: Monkeypox

    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.

  • 22. S3 Episode 2: mRNA

    22. S3 Episode 2: mRNA

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

  • 21. S3 Episode 1: CLEAR Spotlight Review on IV Ceftobiprole

    21. S3 Episode 1: CLEAR Spotlight Review on IV Ceftobiprole

    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 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