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The Lung Health Foundation is proud to present the Provider Education Series, an accredited learning program designed to deliver clinically relevant, practice-focused education in an accessible virtual format. Join us at 12:00-1:30PM EST on Thursday, November 25th, 2026 for Could It Be Tuberculosis? A Frontline Approach to Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment.
 
This Certified Activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Queen's University CPD Team for one credit per session. It is also an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, co-developed and approved by the Queen's University CPD Team, for which Royal College Specialists may claim a maximum of 1 hour (credits are automatically calculated). 
 
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Could It Be Tuberculosis? A Frontline Approach to Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment

November 25th, 2026, 12:00-1:30PM EST

 

Learning Objectives:

  1. Recognize when to suspect tuberculosis, initiate appropriate diagnostic testing, and apply treatment and referral principles

  2. Implement appropriate isolation measures for patients with presumptive tuberculosis and provide effective counselling on reducing the risk of tuberculosis transmission

  3. Assess the risk of TB infection, select and interpret appropriate tests, and initiate appropriate treatment and follow-up, including safety monitoring

MEET OUR SPEAKERS

Amanda Marino

Dr. Amanda Marino, MD

Dr. Amanda Marino is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Respiratory Medicine at McGill University and a Respirologist at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). She received her medical degree and completed her residency training in Internal Medicine and Respirology at McGill University. She subsequently completed advanced fellowship training in mycobacterial diseases at Harvard University and the University of Toronto. Her clinical and academic interests focus on mycobacterial infections, including tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease, as well as non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.

Dick Menzies

Dr. Dick Menzies, MD, MSc

Dr. Dick Menzies received his medical training at McGill University and specialty training in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA, with subspecialty training in Respiratory Medicine and a Master's degree in Epidemiology & Biostatistics at McGill University. He is now Director of the McGill WHO Collaborating Centre in TB Research and the McGill International TB Center.

Dr. Menzies has a long history of involvement in tuberculosis care and research, beginning with two and a half years in Lesotho, Africa, where he was first exposed (literally) to tuberculosis with all its devastation. In Montreal, he developed a tuberculosis research program that combined clinical and epidemiological studies with a large, multidisciplinary clinical service at the Montreal Chest Institute andthe Public Health Unit of Montreal. He developed and led international collaborative groups in nosocomial transmission of TB, MDR-TB treatment, INH-resistant TB treatment, and latent TB treatment.

James Johnston

Dr. James Johnston, MD, MPH

Dr. James Johnston is Evaluation Lead at BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Provincial TB Services, Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Respiratory Medicine, and Current President of the Union North American Region. Dr. Johnston’s research interests include tuberculosis epidemiology, genomics, drug resistance, and treatment outcomes.

Julia Heron

Dr. Julia Heron, MD, MSc, LL.B

Dr. Julia Heron is a Public Health and Preventive Medicine specialist and the Médecin responsable de la tuberculose at the Montréal Public Health Department.

Dr. Heron completed her medical degree and residency training at McGill University, where she also earned a Master’s degree in Epidemiology. Prior to studying medicine, Dr. Heron obtained a law degree at the Université de Montréal. This background informs her understanding of the legal and policy dimensions of public health practice. Her professional interests include tuberculosis prevention and control, tuberculosis surveillance systems, and improving collaboration between clinical providers, public health teams, and community partners.

Dr. Heron will be soon working as a Faculty Lecturer (Clinical) at the McGill Department of Global and Public Health.