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23 Mar Postponed – [NCCID & PHAC] COVID-19 Vaccines Webinar: Recommendations of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) on the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine

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*Update (March 23rd, 2021): NCCID & PHAC will be postponing this webinar. It will be rescheduled as soon as possible. You can find up to date news regarding this webinar here.

You are invited to [NCCID & PHAC] COVID-19 Vaccines Webinar: Recommendations of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) on the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 23rd, 2021 at 3:30PM – 4:30PM (ET) – English Session, and March 25th, 2021 at 12:00PM (ET) – French Session. You can learn more and register here.

Description

The National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases presents:

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) COVID-19 Vaccines Webinar for Health Care Providers to inform health care and vaccine providers on the NACI recommendations on the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. This webinar will be moderated with a live Question and Answer period.

Presentation highlights:

NACI Recommendations on the use of AstraZeneca vaccine:

• To describe the characteristics of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine platform.

• To outline the clinical evidence for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

• To summarize NACI recommendations on the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

• To present key information on handling and administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

English Presentation

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

3:30pm – 4:30pm EDT

Moderator: April Killikelly, PhD, PHAC

Participants: Dr. Robyn Harrison, NACI; Dr. Jesse Papenburg, NACI; Dr. Martin Lavoie, NACI liaison from Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health (CCMOH); Dr. Bryna Warshawsky, PHAC; Michael Rosu-Myles and Leo Bouthillier, Health Canada

Please note, due to time limitations, not all questions can be answered during the live session.

Access

NCCID will be hosting this webinar on Zoom’s Webinar Platform. Livestreaming may be available.

Information on how to access the webinar will be provided to you in your Eventbrite registration confirmation email. Please register to receive your access link.

You can test your compatibility with Zoom meeting software here – https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115002262083-Joining-a-test-meeting

If you experience technical issues during the webinar, you can email us at nccid@umanitoba.ca.

Other

The same webinar will be presented in English and in French. The webinars will be recorded and available on the NCCID website shortly following each event.

The webinar in French will take place on:

Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 12:00 PM EDT

Moderator: Andrea Gartley, BScN, PHAC

Participants: Dr. Jesse Papenburg, CCNI; Dr. Martin Lavoie, agents de liaison CCNI, Conseil des médecins hygiénistes en chef (CMHC); Charlene Young et Leo Bouthillier, Santé Canada

For more information, please visit event and registration page here.