INTRODUCING THE CAN AMS! SERIES
CAN AMS! is a new webinar series focused on antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions. Leaders in AMS from across Canada share examples of what has been done to implement evidence-based interventions, with the goal to inspire what CAN be done to help slow the rise and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The series aims to:
- highlight and build greater knowledge of evidence-based AMS interventions,
- help bridge knowledge gaps and capacity challenges that can limit the
development of AMS interventions, and - promote broad collaboration on AMS across regions, settings, and sectors.
CAN AMS! events promote a One Health frame for AMS to raise awareness for the interconnected drivers and consequences of AMR, and the need for shared solutions across human, animal, and environmental health domains.
UPCOMING WEBINARS
Global Mobility. Local Impact: Coordinating the Response to Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms (CPOs)
| Date: | Wednesday, Oct 7th, 2026 |
| Moderator: | TDB |
| Speakers: |
Linda Hoang, MSc, MD, DTM&H, FRCPC, |
Recording coming soon
PAST WEBINARS
From Point of Care to Practice Change: Antimicrobial Stewardship for Dental Conditions
| Date: | Tuesday, September 22 2026 |
| Moderator: | Alissa Levine, PhD Assistant Professor, McGill University |
| Speakers: | Clifford Pau, BSc, MSc, DMD, Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia Susan Sutherland, DDS, MSc, Associate Professor, University of Toronto |
Stewardship With a Human Touch: Handshake stewardship at the BC Children’s Hospital
| Date: | Wednesday, March 25, 2026 |
| Moderator: | Carsten Krueger, MD FRCPC Medical Lead, Pediatric ASP, Southern Alberta Pediatric ID Consultant, Alberta Children’s Hospital |
| Speakers: | Alastair McAlpine, MBChB, FRCPC Director, PHSA ASP; ID Pediatrician, BC Children’s Hospital |
Implementation Science in Action: Audit and Feedback to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care
| Date: | Friday, February 13, 2026 |
| Moderator: | Sarah Neil-Sztramko, PhD Co-Scientific Director, National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools |
| Speakers: |
Kevin Schwartz, MD Noah Ivers, MD, PhD |
No Stewardship without Stewards: Resourcing your Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
| Date: | December 3, 2025 |
| Moderator: | Bradley J. Langford PharmD, BCIDP, MPH Pharmacist Specialist, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Public Health Ontario |
| Join us for a review of the challenges, successes, and best practices in resourcing antimicrobial stewardship programs. |
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| Presenter: | Valerie Leung, BScPhm, MBA Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Lead Public Health Ontario |
Turning the Tide on Resistance: Local Leaders, National Goals for Antimicrobial Stewardship
| Date: | October 20, 2025 |
| Moderator: | TBA |
| Join us for a panel discussion among provincial leads working to implement priority antimicrobial stewardship actions in their regions. These efforts align with goals laid out in the Pan-Canadian Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance (PCAP-AMR), but work with the regions’ realities. The discussion will highlight different starting points, priorities, approaches, opportunities, and any shareable lessons. | |
| Panelists: | David Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc,
Robert Strang, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Health, James Turner, |
Small but Mighty: Promoting Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities in Rural Locations
| Date: | June 18, 2025 |
| Moderator: | Jason R. Vanstone, PhD Research Scientist – Stewardship and Clinical Appropriateness Regina General Hospital, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Speakers: | Katherine Neil, BSP, ACPR, Senior Pharmacist Lloydminster Hospital, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
Drop the Label: Penicillin Allergy de-Labelling is for Everyone!
| Date: | April 14, 2025 |
| Moderator: | Nick Smith, MPH Project Manager, Community Antimicrobial Stewardship BC Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Services Authority |
| Speakers: |
Tiffany Wong, Chelsea Elwood, Haneen Albayati, |
What CAN Antibiograms Tell us? Microbiological insights for antimicrobial stewardship
| Date: | February 24, 2025 |
| Chair/Moderator: | Harpa Isfeld-Kiely, National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases |
| Speakers: |
Terence Wuerz, Philippe Lagacé-Wiens, |
Optimizing Antimicrobial Use through the Respiratory Season in Children
| Date: | December 10, 2024 |
| Moderator: | Cora Constantinescu, BSc, MD, FRCPC, MSc Paediatric Infectious Disease Clinical Associate Professor University of Calgary |
| Speaker: | Michelle Science, MD, MSc Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician Division of Infectious Diseases The Hospital for Sick Children |
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care
– What CAN be done?
| Date: | October 25, 2024 |
| Moderator: | Kim Abbass, PharmD, BCIDP, DPLA Clinical Coordinator of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Pharmacy Practice, Eastern Zone Nova Scotia Health |
| Panelists: |
Timothy MacLaggan, Gerald McDonald, BSc. (Pharm) Thomas Warren, MD, MSc, FRCPC |
Building an Antimicrobial Stewardship
Committee in Long-term Care
| Date: | June 10, 2024 |
| Moderator: | Jason Vanstone, PhD Research Scientist, Stewardship and Clinical Appropriateness, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Speakers: |
Kaitlyn Sterner, RN, BSN, MHA, CHE Kim Dhand, BSP |
Three Can-Do Outlooks on AMS:
A One Health Opener for the CANadian
Antimicrobial Stewardship Series
| Date: | April 22, 2024 |
| Moderator: | Yoav Keynan, MD, PhD National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases |
| Speaker: | Kanchana Amaratunga, MD, MPH, FRCPC AMR Task Force, PHAC |
| Panelists: |
Human Health – Environmental Health – Animal Health – |
