Dr. Linda Hoang, Head of the Public Health Advanced Bacteriology and Mycology Program at the BC Centre for Disease Control, discussed this important topic at the BCCDC Grand Rounds in Vancouver on January 28, 2014. Download her Presentation.
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Canada Gairdner Global Health Lecture (2013)
Dr. King K. Holmes, recipient of the 2013 Canada Giardner Global Health Award, discussed “Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI): Major Progress, Current Challenges and Future Opportunities” in Vancouver on October 31, 2013. Download his Presentation.
University of British Columbia Infectious Diseases Symposium
These State of the Art talks were presented on May 25, 2013 in Vancouver, BC: Dr. Stephen D. Shafran (University of Alberta) – Meeting the Current and Future Challenges of HCV. Download PDF here. Dr. George G. Zhanel (University of Manitoba) – Antimicrobial Stewardship: Why, When, Where and How? Download PDF here. Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy (McGill University) – Integrase […]
Integrated Symposium on Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI)
These State of the Art talks were presented at the 2013 AMMI Canada/CACMID Annual Conference in Quebec City during April 4-6, 2013: Dr. Vivian Loo (Montreal, QC) – Epidemiology and burden of CDI, including risk factors for recurrence. Download PDF here. Dr. Tom Louie (Calgary, AB) – Impact of CDI treatment on intestinal microbiome. Download PDF here. Dr. George […]
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Opportunities and Challenges
This excellent talk was presented by Dr. David P. Nicolau to the Intercity Rounds of the UBC Division of Infectious Diseases in Vancouver on October 4, 2012. Dr. Nicolau is Director of Center for Anti-infective Research & Development, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT. Download Dr. Nicolau’s powerpoint presentation here.