Event Details

This PHO Rounds is the second session of a two-part series on the upcoming 2026–27 respiratory season. The presenters will provide an overview of key information and advice for influenza, COVID-19 and RSV immunization for this period.

The Rounds will review the immunization products available this fall in Ontario, summarize the evidence supporting their use, and highlight new recommendations and changes to the immunization landscape for the 2026–27 respiratory season. The presentations will be followed by a panel that will include all presenters and Dr. Daniel Warshafsky, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, to answer questions from participants.

To register for part one of this series, please register separately at PHO Rounds: Respiratory Season 2026–27: Part 1.

Intended audience:

 Medical Officers of Health (MOHs), Associate Medical Officers of Health (AMOHs), public health professionals working in communicable disease control and/or immunization, primary healthcare providers, healthcare staff in hospitals, public health clinicians, public health staff working in acute care, long-term care and congregate living settings, public health unit staff and epidemiologists.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe the immunization products available in Ontario for influenza, COVID-19, and RSV for the 2026–27 respiratory season.
• Summarize NACI’s recommendations and provincial guidance for Ontario’s influenza, COVID-19, and RSV immunization programs for the 2026–27 respiratory season.
• Identify resources to support immunizers in their delivery of Ontario’s influenza, COVID-19, and RSV immunization programs during the 2026–27 respiratory season.

Dr. Reed Morrison, MD, MPH, MHA, CCFP, FRCPC, is a Public Health Physician in Communicable Disease Control at Public Health Ontario working with the Immunization and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases team. He is an Assistant Professor at NOSM University.

Dr. Richard Mather, MD, MSc., CCFP, FRCPC, is a Public Health Physician in Communicable Disease Control at Public Health Ontario. He is an Assistant Professor (Adjunct) at Queen’s University in the Department of Family Medicine and has an MSc in Control of Infectious Diseases from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Dr. Daniel Warshafsky, MD, MPH, CCFP (SEM), Dip Sport Med, FRCPC, is an Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health and oversees the immunization portfolio in the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health at Ontario’s Ministry of Health. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa.

The opinions expressed by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies or views of Public Health Ontario, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by Public Health Ontario.

Public Health Ontario Rounds are a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).

Other colleges, including the College of Family Physicians of Canada, Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario and the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors, may accept RCPSC accredited events on a per-hour basis. Please contact your relevant college should you have any questions.

In order to receive written documentation for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits, please check "Yes" beside the question "Do you require CME credits?" on the registration form.

For more information or for a record of registration for other Continuing Education purposes, please contact capacitybuilding@oahpp.ca.

Public Health Ontario is committed to complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodations to participate in this event, please contact 647-260-7100 or capacitybuilding@oahpp.ca.