Sunday, September 11, 2022

Sunday Evening Welcome Reception / Registration

Ajax Convention Centre

Monday, September 12, 2022

7:30am- 4:30pm

Registration

Foyer

7:30am-8:30am

Networking Breakfast sponsored by HS GovTech

Main Ballroom

8:30am-9:15am

Opening Remarks

Main Ballroom

9:15am-10:15am

Keynote Address: Lieutenant-General, the Honourable Roméo Dallaire (Ret’d)

Main Ballroom

10:15am-10:35am

Networking Break sponsored by Johnson Insurance

Bayly Ballroom

Morning Breakouts

Salem Room

Tobacco Smoking & Vaping Enforcement in Alberta

Keara Shaw and Erin Teare
Alberta Health Services

Harwood Room

Rabies Exposure Investigation: Importance of Risk Assessment, Communication and Application of Best Practices

Lori Holmes and Patrick Landry
Huron Perth Public Health

Main Ballroom

Environmental Influences and Prediction of Escherichia Coli Concentration in Freshwater Recreational Beaches

Dr. Jordan Tustin and Dr. Binyam Desta
Toronto Metropolitan University

Hilton Garden Inn
Canadian Hall BC
(No live streaming)

EQ Leadership Workshop
(10:40am – 12:20pm and 1:00 pm – 2:35pm)

Michelle Lyne
Root Revival: Strategic Coaching & Consulting

(Pre-registration required, more information to follow)

Salem Room

Ignite Talk -Student Presentations
(11:15am-12:20pm)

Conestoga College and Toronto Metropolitan University

Harwood Room

Canadians here rarely wear masks, so I don’t wear one either.

A Synthesis of Qualitative Research on Environmental Determinants of Disease Prevention Behaviors

Abhinand Thaivalappil
University of Guelph

Main Ballroom

Investigating the Urban Smellscape Using Citizen Science- The Smell Vancouver Project
(11:15am-12:20pm)

Angela Eykelbosh
National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (Vancouver)

Hilton Garden Inn
Canadian Hall BC
(No live streaming)

EQ Leadership Workshop
(10:40am – 12:20pm and 1:00 pm – 2:35pm)

Salem Room

Ignite Talk -Student Presentations

(11:15am-12:20pm)

Conestoga College and Toronto Metropolitan University

Harwood Room

Tick Talk & Tick Zones: A Climate Health Adaptation Project Targeting Lyme Disease Prevention

Sarah Warren and Ramien Sereshk
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit

Main Ballroom

Investigating the Urban Smellscape Using Citizen Science- The Smell Vancouver Project

(11:15am-12:20pm)

Hilton Garden Inn
Canadian Hall BC
(No live streaming)

EQ Leadership Workshop
(10:40am – 12:20pm and 1:00 pm – 2:35pm)

12:25pm-1:25pm

Networking Lunch sponsored by HS GovTech

Main Ballroom

After Lunch Breakouts

Salem Room

Safe Pool Kit

Paul Di Salvo
Lifesaving Society

Harwood Room

Healthy and Sustainable Child Care Environments: A Vision for Canada – A Future for Our Children

Helen Doyle
Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment (CPCHE)

Main Ballroom

Establishing Low-Cost Rabies Vaccine Options for the Community

Jane Murrell
Hamilton Public Health Unit

Hilton Garden Inn
Canadian Hall BC
(No live streaming)

EQ Leadership Workshop
(10:40am – 12:20pm and 1:00 pm – 2:35pm)

Salem Room

What’s new with CoPE and NEC?

Cameron Weighill
Council of Professional Experience (CoPE)

Ann Thomas
National Executive Council (NEC)

Harwood Room

Putting Environmental Public Health Practice on the Map with Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Leah Rosenkrantz, PhD
National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health

Main Ballroom

Fires, Floods and Heat Domes: The Role of Environmental Health Professionals in Emergency Management

Casey Neathway
First Nations Health Authority

Hilton Garden Inn
Canadian Hall BC
(No live streaming)

EQ Leadership Workshop
(10:40am – 12:20pm and 1:00 pm – 2:35pm)

2:40pm-3:00pm

Networking Break sponsored by Johnson Insurance

Bayly Ballroom

Late Afternoon Breakouts

Salem Room

National Annual General Meeting
(3:05pm-4:45pm)

Harwood Room

Salmonella Case Investigation and Food Recall – Scaling up through Public Health Partners

Alejandro Jaramillo-Tatis
Middlesex-London Health Unit

Main Ballroom

Living in a Microplastic World
(3:05pm-4:10pm)

Nelson Fok

Hilton Garden Inn
Canadian Hall BC
(No live streaming)

Improv to Improve!  A Novel Approach to Developing PHI Skills
(3:05pm-4:45pm)

Cathy Egan
Conestoga College

Jay Reid
The Making Box’s Improv

Salem Room

National Annual General Meeting
(3:05pm-4:45pm)

Harwood Room

Radiation Basics and Emergency Preparedness

Parisa Mahdian
Ontario Power Generation

Main Ballroom

Living in a Microplastic World
(3:05pm-4:10pm)

Hilton Garden Inn
Canadian Hall BC
(No live streaming)

Improv to Improve!  A Novel Approach to Developing PHI Skills
(3:05pm-4:45pm)

Salem Room

National Annual General Meeting
(3:05pm-4:45pm)

Harwood Room

Supporting the COVID-19 Response and Recovery with Evidence: Importance of Timely Knowledge Translation

Lydia Ma
National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health

Main Ballroom

The Effects of Climate Change on the Food Supply Cold chain: An Evidence Review

Kelsey James
National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health

Hilton Garden Inn
Canadian Hall BC
(No live streaming)

Improv to Improve!  A Novel Approach to Developing PHI Skills
(3:05pm-4:45pm)

Monday Night Social

Slabtown Cider Co.

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

7:30am- 4:30pm

Registration

Foyer

7:30am-8:30am

Networking Breakfast sponsored by HS GovTech

Main Ballroom

8:30am-9:00am

Morning Welcome
Advocacy Presentation

Main Ballroom

9:00am-10:00am

Keynote Address:  Dr. Nicole Blackman, DNP, MN, RN

Main Ballroom

10:00am-10:20am

Networking Break sponsored by Environmental Health Foundation of Canada

Bayly Ballroom

Morning Breakouts

Salem Room

Overview of the Regulatory Compliance Ontario
(10:25am-11:30am)

Lina Cimarrusti and BJ Alvey
Ontario Public Service

Harwood Room

National Environmental Health Association Updates Latest and Greatest Happenings
(10:25am-11:30am)

Dr.  Gary Brown
Eastern Kentucky University National Environmental Health Association

Main Ballroom

Farm-to-Fork: FoodNet Canada as an Integrated Sentinel Site Surveillance System for Food Safety

Cheryl Tung
Middlesex-London Health Unit

Allison Roberts
Public Health Agency of Canada

Hilton Garden Inn
Canadian Hall BC
(No live streaming)

CIPHI Board of Certification (BOC) Forum
(10:25am-12:05pm)

Members of the Board of Certification

Salem Room

Overview of the Regulatory Compliance Ontario
(10:25am-11:30am)

Harwood Room

National Environmental Health Association Updates Latest and Greatest Happenings
(10:25am-11:30am)

Main Ballroom

Quantitative Evaluation of Microbial Health Risks Faced by Migrant Farm Workers in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program

Nadwa Elbadri
University of Waterloo

Hilton Garden Inn
Canadian Hall BC
(No live streaming)

CIPHI Board of Certification (BOC) Forum
(10:25am-12:05pm)

Members of the Board of Certification

Salem Room

Collaborative Approaches to Reconciliation in Environmental Health Practice

J. Ivor Norlin
Interior Health Authority

Casey Neathway
First Nations Health Authority

Harwood Room

Climate Change and Health – A Rapid Risk Assessment Tool for Prioritizing Risks

Bo Cheyne
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health

Brandie Bevis
Region of Waterloo Public Health

Main Ballroom

Water Quality Challenges in Healthcare Settings- Past, Present and Future

April Smith
Canadian Hospital Specialties

Hilton Garden Inn
Canadian Hall BC
(No live streaming)

CIPHI Board of Certification (BOC) Forum
(10:25am-12:05pm)

Members of the Board of Certification

12:10pm-12:40pm

Networking Lunch sponsored by HS GovTech

Main Ballroom

12:40pm-1:40pm

CIPHI National Awards Luncheon
Environmental Health Foundation of Canada awards

Main Ballroom

1:40pm-2:25pm

Keynote Address: Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health

Main Ballroom

2:25pm-2:55pm

Ontario Branch Awards

Main Ballroom

2:55pm-3:15pm

Networking Break sponsored by Environmental Health Foundation of Canada

Bayly Ballroom

Late Afternoon Breakouts

Salem Room

Daily Prevention of Outbreaks
(3:20pm-4:25pm)

Jim Gauthier
Diversey INC. 

Harwood Room

Integrated Durham IPAC Hub Model- A partnership with Public Health

Michelle Alexander
Lakeridge Health

Main Ballroom

Leading a Multi-Agency Response to Health Hazards in an Unlicensed Group Home
(3:20pm-4:25pm)

Kayla Elms and Simran Saini
Southwestern Public Health

Hilton Garden Inn
Canadian Hall BC
(No live streaming)

Board of Certification (BOC) Training Workshops
(3:20pm-4:25pm)

Members of the Board of Certification

Salem Room

Daily Prevention of Outbreaks
(3:20pm-4:25pm)

Harwood Room

Experiences of Environmental Public Health Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Canada

Subrana Rahman and Fatih Sekercioglu
Toronto Metropolitan University

Main Ballroom

Leading a Multi-Agency Response to Health Hazards in an Unlicensed Group Home
(3:20pm-4:25pm)

Hilton Garden Inn
Canadian Hall BC
(No live streaming)

Board of Certification (BOC) Training Workshops
(3:20pm-4:25pm)

President’s Gala

Ballroom

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

8:00am- 12:35pm

Registration

Foyer

8:00am-9:00am

Networking Breakfast sponsored by HS GovTech

Main Ballroom

9:00am-10:30am

Morning Welcome
Keynote Address:  Steve Patterson
Closing remarks

Main Ballroom

10:30am-10:50am

Networking Break sponsored by Johnson Insurance

Bayly Ballroom

Morning Breakouts

Salem Room

A Public Health Approach to Assessing Ventilation and Filtration to Mitigate the Risk of Aerosol Transmission of COVID-19

Brian Beck
Niagara Region Public Health

Harwood Room

Rabies in an Imported Dog
(10:55am-12:00pm)

Paul Di Salvo
Toronto Public Health

Main Ballroom

The Potential for Practice: COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Panel
(10:55am-12:35pm)

Dr. Alex Chik
Ontario Clean Water Agency

Katrina Hitchman
Canadian Water Network

Alexandra Swirski
Durham Region Health Department

Mary- Anne Pietrusiak
Durham Region Health Department

Moderated by Dr. Wendy Pons
Conestoga College

Salem Room

Impact of COVID-19 on Environmental Public Health Professionals

Ken Diplock and Cathy Egan
Conestoga College

Harwood Room

Rabies in an Imported Dog
(10:55am-12:00pm)

Main Ballroom

The Potential for Practice: COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Panel
(10:55am-12:35pm)

Salem Room

IAQ- How to and FAQ of Mould and Particle Count Air Sampling Techniques and Interpretation in Healthcare and Public Health Settings

Eric Devine
University Health Network

Harwood Room

Fermented Food Safety Guidance for Canadian Public Health Inspectors

Naghmeh Parto
Public Health Ontario

Kelsie Dale
Ministry of Health in Saskatchewan

Main Ballroom

The Potential for Practice: COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Panel
(10:55am-12:35pm)