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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Fever in the Returned Traveler – Management Approach
Dr. Laurenna Peters, Consultant in Infectious Diseases at Burnaby Hospital, BC and an expert in International and Tropical Medicine with extensive volunteer experience in Asia, Africa, Central and South America, gave this excellent talk at the annual Fraser Health Infectious Disease Symposium on October 15, 2016 at the Surrey Memorial Hospital. Download PDF here.
2016 CFID Bug Run
The Vancouver seawall was the beautiful early morning setting for the 2nd Annual Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases (CFID) Bug Run that took place at this year’s Annual AMMI Canada CACMID Annual Conference in Vancouver. Nearly 50 enthusiasts braved the early hour and joined together to run, jog or stroll the 2.5/5km course prior to […]
2016 CFID Awards Presentation
The 2016 CFID Awards ceremony took place on March 31, 2016 during the AMMI Canada /CACMID Annual Conference in Vancouver, BC. Winners included: Dr. Juan A. Embil Trainee Award for Infectious Disease Research – Dr. Allison Mah, University of British Columbia Dr. John M. Embil Mentorship Award – Dr. Caroline Quach, McGill University AMMI Canada […]
What’s Hot in Adult & Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Diagnostic Microbiology (2016)
These plenary talks were presented at the 2016 AMMI Canada/CACMID Annual Conference in Vancouver, BC, during Mar 30-Apr 2, 2016: What’s Hot in 2016 What’s Hot in Adult Infectious Disease? (Dr. Victor Leung, University of British Columbia) What’s Hot in Paediatric Infectious Disease? (Dr. Soren Gantt, University of British Columbia) What’s Hot in Diagnostic Microbiology? (Dr. Deirdre Church, […]