This section contains our collection of multimedia presentations, which include various lectures with accompanying audio. These lectures are flash-based, and will require the installation of the free Adobe's Flash Player plug-in.

• Antibiotic Resistant Organisms
• Avian / Pandemic Influenza (The Bird Flu)
• Diagnostics and Lab Testing
• Gastrointestinal Illnesses
• Herpes Viruses (New)
• Infection Control
• Influenza
• Legionnella (Legionnaire's Disease)
• Pneumococcal Diseases
• Polio
• SARS
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Tuberculosis
• Vector-Borne Illnesses
• Other Multimedia Education Sites

• Multi-drug Resistant Serotype 19A Pneumococci in Toronto – The Role of the Microbiology Lab (New)
  Presented by by Dr. Susan M. Poutanen
  (Powerpoint Presentation as a PDF file)
• Does Antimicrobial Prescribing Really Cause Resistance
  Presented by by Dominique L. Monnet
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Emergence and Clinical Significance of Community-associated MRSA
  Presented by by Dr. Kevin Katz
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Nosocomial Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections
  Presented by Dr. Nick Daneman
  (PowerPoint Presentation)
• Infection Control Implications of ESBL Producing Organisms
  Presented by Dr. David Patterson
  (PowerPoint Presentation)
• Factors Associated with MRSA Acquisition in Contacts of MRSA Colonized/Infected Patients in an Acute Care Hospital
  Presented by Christine Moore, Jastej Dhaliwal, Agnes Tong, Infection Control Team, Allison Mcgeer
  (PowerPoint Presentation)

• Surviving SARS, Preparing for Pandemics: Ethics, Infectious Diseases and Modern Health Care Organizations (New)
  Click here for the Powerpoint Slides.
  by Dr. Ross Upshur
  (Flash Video Presentation - * There might be a short loading time depending on your internet connection)
• Influenza and Pandemic Training Presentation <-- Training for Mount Sinai Hospital employees
  by Christine Moore (M.L.T, BSc) on Dec, 2006
  (Interactive Flash Video Presentation)
• Pandemic Preparedness & the Lab
  by Dr. Susan M. Poutanen on Nov 16, 2006
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Pandemic or Pandemonium?
  by Dr. Donald Low on Nov 16, 2005
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Part 1: An Overview of Influenza
  by Dr. Tony Mazzulli on Oct 27, 2005
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Part 2: Avian Influenza ("The Bird Flu")
  by Dr. Tony Mazzulli on Oct 27, 2005
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• See also: [Influenza]

• An Introduction to Clinical Microbiology 
  by Dr. Susan Poutanen
  (Power Point Presentation)
• Root Cause Analysis of Discordant Results on QMP-LS Microbiology Surveys 
  by Christine Fleming
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Advances in SARS Diagnostics
  by Dr. Sue Richardson
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Influenza Diagnostics: Molecular Approaches
  by Dr. George Broukhanski on Nov 3, 2005
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Influenza Diagnostics: Traditional Approaches
  by Laura Burton on Nov 3, 2005
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Issues with Diagnostic Testing for SARS
  by Dr. Susan Poutanen
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Malaria Diagnosis by Microscopy
  by Dr. Ian Crandall
  (Flash Presentation)
• Malaria Dipstick Tests
  by Dr. Ian Crandall
  (Flash Presentation)
• Principles and Applications of Molecular Tests in Microbiology
  by Steven Drews on Oct 14, 2005
  (PowerPoint Presentation)
• Real-Time PCR for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
  by the Mayo Clinic on Nov 17-18, 2005
  (Slide Images)

• Clostridium difficile Associated Disease
  by Dr. Cliff McDonald of the CDC
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Clostridium difficile Associated Diarrhea on 2004: A Changing Pattern of Disease
  by Dr. Louis Valiquette
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• C. difficile Disease: Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment
  by Dr. Dale Gerding
  (Flash Audio Presentation)

• Varicella Zoster (Shingles): Epidemiology and Reducing the Burden of Herpes Zoster and Post-Herpetic Neuralgia -A New Preventive Option- (New)
  Presented by Dr. Tony Mazulli and Dr. Myron Levin on April 30th, 2008
  (Flash Video with Synchronized slides Presentation *There might be a short loading time depending on your internet connection)

• Core Competency Education Modules 
  by Ontario Ministry of Health
  (Interactive Flash Video Presentations)
• Pertussis in the UK - the more we look, the more we find
  Click here for the Powerpoint Slides.
  Presented by Dr. Natasha Crowcroft on November 15th, 2007
  (Flash Video Presentation *There might be a short loading time depending on your internet connection)
• Life with MDR pseudomonas
  by Dr. Michael Gardam
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Infection Control: Historical and Modern Perspectives
  by Dr. Matthew Muller
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Nosocomial Infections: Can They Be Prevented?
  by Dr. Matthew Muller
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• The Science of Hand Hygiene
  by Dr. Matthew Muller
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Infection Control for SARS
  Prepared by Dr. McGeer, Christine Moore
  (Powerpoint Slides)
• Precautions for SARS: Protective Barriers
  Prepared by Dr. McGeer, Karen Green, Christine Moore
  (Powerpoint Slides)
• Comparing Hand Hygiene Adherence Rates For Existing Hand Hygiene Products with a New Personal Alcohol Hand Rub Dispenser (gelFAST)
  Prepared by Christine Moore, Agnes Tong, Gilad Shoham, Jenny Lo, Susan Parks, Allison McGeer
  (Powerpoint Slides)
• Recent Foreign Hospital Admission As Risk Factor For Antibiotic Resistant Organism Carriage and On Screening, Preventing Infection and Isolating Patients
  Prepared by Sarah Eden, RN - Infection Control Team, Mount Sinai Hospital
  (Powerpoint Slides)

• Pandemic Preparedness & the Lab
  by Dr. Susan M. Poutanen on Nov 17, 2006
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Influenza in Toronto: TIBDN Surveillance 2004/2005
  by Dr. Allison McGeer on Oct 14, 2005
  (PowerPoint Presentation)
• Influenza in Pregnancy
  by Dr. Kathleen M. Neuzil on Oct 14, 2005
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Influenza Vaccination Programs: Who, Why, and How?
  by Dr. Kathleen M. Neuzil on Oct 14, 2005
  (Powerpoint Presentation)
• Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours Towards Influenza during Pregnancy
  by Agnes Tong
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Influenza Activity Level - by Region
• See also: [Avian Influenza]

• A Legionella Outbreak in the Post-SARS Era
  Presented by Dr. Ian Kitai
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• Epidemiologic Investigation of Legionellosis in a Toronto Long Term Care Facility
  Presented by Effie Gournis
  (Flash Audio Presentation)

• Pneumococcal Empyema: Toronto, Ontario 1995-2006 (New)
  Click here for the Powerpoint Slides.
  Presented by Dr. Todd C. Lee on November 15th, 2007
  (Flash Video Presentation - * There might be a short loading time depending on your internet connection)

• Polio Eradication: An Eritrean travelogue
  Presented by Monali Varia
  (Flash Audio Presentation)

• Surviving SARS, Preparing for Pandemics: Ethics, Infectious Diseases and Modern Health Care Organizations (New)
  by Dr. Ross Upshur
  (Flash Video Presentation - * There might be a short loading time depending on your internet connection)
• The SARS Outbreak in Toronto
  by Dr. Donald Low
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• SARS and the City: Toronto, Hong Kong, Taipei, and Beijing
  by Dr. Bonnie Henry
  (Flash Audio Presentation)
• SARS Exposure in an ICU
  Presented by Dr. Damon Scales
  (Flash Audio Presentation)

• Another look at HIV transmissions: Implications for Prevention
  Presented by Darrell Tan on Oct 14, 2005
  (PowerPoint Presentation)

• TB Testing and Outbreaks in Shelters
  by Dr. Tamara Wallington
  (Flash Audio Presentation)

• West Nile Virus: Lessons Learned in 2002 and Preparations for 2003
  Presented by Dr. Harvey Artsob
  (PowerPoint Presentation)

• Carolina School of Public Health webcasts
  The mission of the School of Public Health is to improve the health and well-being of the population. Several public health related webcasts are available at this site.
• CDC: Public Health Training Network (PHTN)
  PHTN uses a variety of instructional media ranging from print-based to videotape and multimedia to meet the training and information needs of the health workforce nationwide.
• Webber Training
  Webber Training is an ever-expanding group of medical, research, and education professionals who are committed to the distribution of the most current and important medical information to anyone who wants to receive it.