Monday March 3, 2025
10:00-11:30 AM Pacific time
Presented by the Public Health Agency of Canada in partnership with CATIE.
This webinar explores the rapid increase in syphilis cases among women in Canada over recent years, examining the social determinants of health, systemic barriers to care and intersecting forms of discrimination that drive the epidemic. Speakers discuss current and historic trends across national and regional contexts, including the similarly steep increase in congenital syphilis, which occurs when the infection is passed to a fetus during pregnancy.
The alarming rise in syphilis among women in Canada requires urgent action. This session addresses critical gaps in prevention, testing, treatment, perinatal care and partner notification services, highlighting strategies to close these gaps. This webinar provides insights into improving care and providing support for women at risk of, or impacted by, syphilis.
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You will receive an email confirmation with a personalized link for you to join the webinar. Keep this email.
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On the day of the webinar, click the link on the confirmation email to watch the webinar. It will take you to the zoom.us site. Click “join from your browser”.
You will need internet connection to participate in Zoom webinars through the web-based interface. You may also join audio by phone for the English presentation. Please note: French interpretation is not available by phone at this time. To hear the French interpretation audio you will need to join Zoom via the web-based interface and select computer audio.
To participate in this webinar you will need access to a computer with an internet connection to watch the presentation.
Space is limited so to be sure you can access the webinar you must register in advance. Click the link provided on the invitation and then enter the required registration information. The link in the invitation is only for registrations – you cannot access the webinar on the day of the event by using this link.
Once you have registered, you will receive an email about how to access the webinar. Be sure to save this email until the day of the webinar. The email will contain a link so you can access the webinar online.
Here is how to join the webinar by phone (only applicable for English audio at this time):
- Dial a Zoom number (provided in the confirmation email)
- Enter the meeting ID – the nine (9), ten (10), or eleven (11) digit ID provided to you by the host, then the pound (#) key.
- You will be prompted to enter your unique participant ID. This only applies if you have joined on the computer or mobile device. Press # to skip.
If you have a problem during the webinar you can send a message to the host using the chat function on the screen.