Past COVID-19 Community of Practice sessions
2021
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Each item below includes session details, the webinar recording and linked resources.
Q&A on the Omicron situation in Ontario (December 29, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Peter Juni, Director of the Applied Health Research Centre (AHRC), St. Michael’s Hospital, and Scientific Director of Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Sacha Bhatia, Executive, Population Health and Value-Based Health Systems, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Allison McGeer, Infectious Disease Specialist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
Co-hosts:
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Vice President, Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair of Improvement and Innovation, University of Toronto and Family Physician, St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
The latest on Omicron and what it means for you and your practice (December 17, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Peter Juni, Director of the Applied Health Research Centre (AHRC), St. Michael’s Hospital, and Scientific Director of Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Sacha Bhatia, Executive, Population Health and Value-Based Health Systems, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Shane Teper, Queen Square Family Health Team, Brampton, ON
- Dr. Allison McGeer, Infectious Disease Specialist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
Co-hosts:
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Vice President, Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair of Improvement and Innovation, University of Toronto and Family Physician, St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
Q&A with Dr. Kieran Moore and Dr. Janine McCready (December 3, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health for Ontario
- Dr. Janine McCready, Infectious Disease Physician, Michael Garron Hospital
- Dr. Dan Warshafsky, Senior Medical Consultant at the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Co-hosts:
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair of Improvement and Innovation, University of Toronto and Family Physician, St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
COVID-19 vaccination in children age 5 to 11 years: part 2 (November 19, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Kate Miller, Family Physician, Guelph Family Health Team, Guelph, ON
- Dr. Joan Chan, Family Physician, Guelph Family Health Team, Guelph, ON
- Dr. Allison McGeer, Infectious Disease Specialist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
Co-hosts:
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair of Improvement and Innovation, University of Toronto and Family Physician, St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
COVID-19 vaccination in children (November 5, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Upton Allen, Division Head for Infectious Disease, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
- Ms. Sophia Ikura, Founder and Executive Director, Health Common Solutions Lab, Toronto, ON
Co-host:
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair of Improvement and Innovation, University of Toronto and Family Physician, St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
Testing for COVID-19 and “last mile” vaccination (October 22, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth, Family Physician, Common Ground Collaborative Care, Ottawa, ON
- Dr. Latif Murji, Physician Lead, VaxFacts Clinic, Scarborough Health Network, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Jeya Nadarajah, Infectious Disease Specialist, Public Health Ontario and Markham Stouffville Hospital, ON
Co-hosts:
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair of Improvement and Innovation, University of Toronto and Family Physician, St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
Flu shots, managing ILI, COVID vaccine boosters, and more (October 8, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Jeff Kwong, Epidemiologist, Family Physician, Toronto Western Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Allison McGeer, Infectious Disease Specialist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
Co-hosts:
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair of Improvement and Innovation, University of Toronto and Family Physician, St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
Keeping our kids safe at school, new IPAC guidance, and more (September 17, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Janine McCready, Infectious Disease Physician, Michael Garron Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Carol Geller, Family Physician, Centretown Community Health Centre, Ottawa ON
- Dr. Jeya Nadarajah, Infectious Disease Specialist, Public Health Ontario and Markham Stouffville Hospital, ON
Co-hosts:
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
The vaccine, virus and in-person visits as we head into Fall (August 20, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Megan Stephenson, Family Physician, Algonquin Family Health Team, Huntsville, ON
- Dr. Allison McGeer, Infectious Disease Specialist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
Co-hosts:
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
- Ivermectin Summary (103.97 KB)
- COVID-19 CoP Resource List (August 20, 2021) (243.52 KB)
- COVID-19 CoP In-Session Q&A (August, 20, 2021) (393.65 KB)
- COVID-19 CoP Slide Deck (August 20, 2021)
Vaccinating the last 25% and ramping up in-person visits (July 9, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Abhishek Raut, Medical Director, Appletree Medical Group, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Allison McGeer, Infectious Disease Specialist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
Co-hosts:
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
Getting to herd immunity: addressing children, confidence, and complacency (June 18, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Jeff Kwong, Epidemiologist, Family Physician, Toronto Western Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Nisha Thampi, Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician, IPAC Medical Director, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON
Co-hosts:
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
Evolving evidence on COVID-19 transmission and vaccination and implications for primary care (June 4, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Peter Juni, Director of the Applied Health Research Centre (AHRC), St. Michael’s Hospital, and Scientific Director of Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Allison McGeer, Infectious Disease Specialist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
Co-hosts:
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
Mobilizing community, administering Moderna in the office, evolving guidance and more (May 21, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth, Family Physician, Common Ground Collaborative Care, Ottawa, ON
- Dr. Allison McGeer, Infectious Disease Specialist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Karen Chu, Family Physician, Bridgepoint Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Co-hosts:
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
Variants, the J&J vaccine, VIIT, and more (May 7, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Menaka Pai, Hematologist, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
- Dr. Allison McGeer, Infectious Disease Specialist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
The COVID-19 Vaccine: Vaccination in primary care, evolving vaccine evidence, and more (April 23, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Allison McGeer, Director of Infection Control, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Rosemarie Lall, Family Physician, Platinum Medical FHO Lead, Toronto, ON
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources
- COVID-19 CoP Slide Deck (April 23, 2021) (5.07 MB)
The COVID-19 Vaccine: Building vaccine confidence in the Black community, evolving guidance, and more (April 9, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Onye Nnorom, Family Physician and Public Health and Preventive Medicine Specialist, University of Toronto and President, Black Physicians’ Association, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Daniel Warshafsky, Senior Medical Consultant at the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
The COVID-19 Vaccine: Lessons from vaccine pilots, evolving guidance, and more (March 26, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Sohal Goyal, Lead Physician, Comprehensive Care Family Health Group; Chair, Primary Care Network Mississauga Halton; and Co-Lead HCW Population Planning Table, COVID-19 Mass Immunization, Region of Peel-Public Health, Mississauga, ON
- Dr. Sandra Khan, Family Physician, The Medical Centre Family Health Team, Peterborough, ON
- Dr. Daniel Warshafsky, Senior Medical Consultant at the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
The COVID-19 Vaccine: Newly approved vaccine, public health collaboration, and more (March 12, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health, KFL&A Public Health, and member of Ontario's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, Kingston, ON
- Dr. Daniel Warshafsky, Senior Medical Consultant at the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
- COVID-19 CoP Slide Deck (March 12, 2021).pdf (7.51 MB)
- COVID-19 CoP Resource List (March, 12, 2021).pdf (242.76 KB)
- COVID-19 CoP In-Session Q&A (March 12, 2021).pdf (318.16 KB)
Changing the way we work: Long COVID and lessons from the UK (February 19, 2021)
Special guest:
- Dr. Trish Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
Other panelists:
- Dr. Daniel Warshafsky, Senior Medical Consultant at the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
The COVID-19 vaccine: New vaccines, building vaccine confidence, and more (February 5, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Sarah Newbery, Rural Generalist Family Physician, Marathon Family Health Team, and Assistant Dean Physician Workforce Strategy for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Marathon, ON
- Ms. Sabina Vohra-Miller, Co-founder Vohra Miller Foundation and Co-founder South Asian Health Network, MSc in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Daniel Warshafsky, Senior Medical Consultant at the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Toronto, ON
Co-hosts:
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
The COVID-19 vaccine: sharing best practices and answering your questions (January 22, 2021)
Panelists:
- Ms. Mae Katt, Nurse Practitioner, Temagami First Nation and Lead, Nishnawbe Aski Nation COVID-19 Task Force, Thunder Bay, ON
- Dr. Thuy-nga (Tia) Pham, Physician Lead, South East Toronto Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Daniel Warshafsky, Senior Medical Consultant at the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Toronto, ON
Co-hosts:
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
Update on COVID-19 vaccines - Part 2 (January 15, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Hugh Boyd, Care of the Elderly Physician and Chair of the OMA Section on Long Term Care/Care of the Elderly, Dundas, ON
- Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman, Paediatric Allergist and Clinical Immunologist, Adult Allergist, and Chair of the OMA Section on Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Hamilton, ON
- Dr. Noah Ivers, Family Physician, Women's College Hospital and Co-Chair of the Ontario Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Advisory Council, Toronto, ON
Guest speakers:
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources:
Drs. Hugh Boyd and Noah Ivers have created this presentation template to help physicians have conversations with their staff about the COVID-19 vaccine. Please adapt and use for your context and share broadly.
Update on COVID-19 vaccines (January 8, 2021)
Panelists:
- Dr. Hugh Boyd, Care of the Elderly Physician and Chair of the OMA Section on Long Term Care/Care of the Elderly, Dundas, ON
- Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman, Paediatric Allergist and Clinical Immunologist, Adult Allergist, and Chair of the OMA Section on Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Hamilton, ON
- Dr. Noah Ivers, Family Physician, Women's College Hospital and Co-Chair of the Ontario Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Advisory Council, Toronto, ON
Guest speakers:
- Dr. David Kaplan, Family Physician, North York Family Health Team and Chief, Clinical Quality, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON
- Dr. Liz Muggah, OCFP President, Family Physician, Bruyère Family Health Team, Ottawa, ON
Moderator:
- Dr. Tara Kiran, Fidani Chair, Improvement and Innovation, Department of Family & Community Medicine, U of T, and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team, Toronto, ON
Resources: