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29th Annual Bug Day – Thursday October 23, 2025

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Interested in the prevention and control of communicable diseases, and health issues in the community or healthcare setting? Bug Day is for you!

Nationally and internationally recognized experts will present timely topics in infectious diseases and public health at Manitoba’s largest healthcare continuing professional development event. Held every year during National Infection Prevention & Control Week, Bug Day is streamed online – it’s FREE – and you’re invited.

The programme is accredited for physicians and can be used for continuing education purposes by other healthcare workers. There is no charge, but you must register to attend the live sessions. Registrations are not accepted post-event.

Accreditation Statement

This event was co-developed with the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.

  • This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for up to 7 Mainpro+ credits.
  • This event is 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, and approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for a maximum of 7 hours.
  • Participants should only claim credit for the actual number of hours attended.
  • The University of Manitoba CPD Medicine Program is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME).

(Bug Day 2025 has received financial support from the University of Manitoba in the form of a grant supporting the audiovisual and technical support for this programming. This program has received in-kind support from the Max Rady College of Medicine Continuing Professional Development in the form of accrediting and coordinating this event.)

Overall Objectives

By attending this program, the attendee will be able to:

  • State the names of the key pathogens that have been clinically and socially relevant over the past 29 years.
  • State how the determinants of health influence a person’s risk for infection.
  • State how to modify risk factors for the acquisition of infection.

Evaluation

Your comments and suggestions are important to us and assist with planning for future events. Evaluations are anonymous. Private information and data are not collected.

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