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November 30, 2017

The GeoSentinel Surveillance Project of the CDC and International Society of Travel Medicine

Dr. Davidson H. Hamer, Project Lead of the GeoSentinel Global Surveillance Network and Professor of Global Health & Medicine, Boston University, gave a fascinating analysis of travel-related illnesses and outbreaks reported to the Network during 2007-2011, including Zika virus infections and acqusition of multidrug antimicrobial resistant microorganisms. His talk was presented at the Intercity Rounds […]

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November 30, 2017

Emerging Arboviral Threats: Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika

Dr. Davidson H. Hamer, Professor of Global Health & Medicine, Boston University, and Director of the Boston Medical Center Travel Clinic, described the epidemiology, clinical manifestations and laboratory diagnosis of these emerging arboviral threats as well as their risk assessment and prevention strategies, including vaccines. This talk was presented to ID and Med Micro professionals […]

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May 6, 2017

2017 CFID Bug Run

The morning of May 6, 2017 dawned grey and unsettled in Toronto, which was an improvement over the near-continual rain of the preceding week. An intrepid group of about 25 runners congregated outside the Sheraton Centre Hotel on Queen Street West to begin a historical/medical tour of central Toronto over the course of the run. […]

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May 3, 2017

What’s Hot in Infectious Diseases & Quality Improvement (2017)

These plenary talks were presented at the 2017 AMMI Canada/CACMID Annual Conference in Toronto, ON, during May 3-6, 2017: What’s Hot in Adult & Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Quality Improvement 2017 What’s Hot in Adult Infectious Disease? (Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti, University of Toronto) What’s Hot in Pediatric Infectious Disease? (Dr. Sarah Forgie, University of Alberta) What’s Hot […]

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October 24, 2016

The Untold Story of the Canadian National Microbiology Laboratory

Dr. Francis A. Plummer, Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Medical Microbiology at the University of Manitoba, and recipient of the 2016 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, gave this inspirational presentaton about emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases and important innovations of the National Microbiology Laboratory during his tenure as its director. His lecture was delivered at the […]

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The Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases is a charitable organization committed to improving the health of Canadians and people worldwide through the support of research and dissemination of knowledge pertaining to the prevention, diagnosis, control and treatment of infectious diseases.

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