Events
Webinar: Strategies for effective poison prevention community outreach and communication
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Time: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT
Presented by Parachute in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Poison Centres and Clinical Toxicology and Toxicovigilance Canada, this webinar will feature two experts in knowledge translation and communications: Chad Larabie from the Ontario Poison Centre and Samantha Bruin from the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit. Participants will learn about effective strategies for conducting community outreach and public communications around poison prevention. Presenters will share case examples, lessons learned and recommendations for organizations working with limited resources. The event will be recorded.
Webinar: Novel drug surveillance sources and current drug trends
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Time: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT
Presented by Parachute in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Poison Centres and Clinical Toxicology and Toxicovigilance Canada, this webinar will feature experts from two drug surveillance programs: Street Connections of Winnipeg Regional Public Health, a comprehensive mobile harm reduction program, and the National Wastewater Drug Surveillance (NWDS) initiative of Health Canada, an interactive public dashboard that explores the presence of drugs in wastewater. Participants will hear an overview of each program, including their surveillance methods and data sharing practices, followed by information on current drug trends. Participants will also learn how they can stay informed by accessing reports, surveillance data and drug alerts.
Past events
Enhancing Public Health Management of Chemical Incidents through Collaboration with Poison Centres: a Case Studies Based Virtual Symposium
A robust public health management of chemical incidents comprises surveillance, mitigation, prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. Poison centre capabilities can assist and support public health entities in these activities.
This symposium brought together representatives of poison centres and public health entities to present their experiences in responding to a chemical incident through case studies. These presentations place the relationship between poison centre and public health entities at the heart of the discussions, exploring the importance of their collaboration, as well as gaps and opportunities, in chemical incident management. The symposium culminated in a town hall discussion on fortifying their collaboration.
Day 1 GHSI Symposium: 2025-02-06 Presentations
Day 2 GHSI Symposium: 2025-02-13 Presentations