Events
Enhancing Public Health Management of Chemical Incidents through Collaboration with Poison Centres: a Case Studies Based Virtual Symposium
- Dates: February 6, 13 and 20, 2025
- Time: 14:00 to 18:00 UTC (9:00 – 13:00 Washington D.C.; 23:00 – 3:00 Tokyo)
- Location: Online/Virtual via Zoom
- Registration: Free (link to be provided soon)
- Organizer: Global Health Security Initiative, Chemical Events Working Group
- Contact: For more information, please contact Health Canada at kelsey.ha@hc-sc.gc.ca
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 brings together representatives of poison centres and public health entities to present their experiences in responding to a chemical incident through case studies. These presentations will 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. It will culminate in a town hall discussion on fortifying their collaboration.