INVITED PRESENTATIONS JULY 1, 2011 – JUNE 30, 2012
Michelle Alfa
“Medical Device Reprocessing: How to Ban the Biofilm”. Presented at CHICA, Saskatoon. June 16-20, 2012.
“Monitoring and Improving the Effectiveness of Cleaning Medical and Surgical Devices”. Presented at APIC, San Antonio. June 2-6, 2012.
“HLD and Sterilization”. Presented at the MB Chapter of CSGNA Spring Conference, Winnipeg. April 28, 2012.
“Flexible Endoscopes and Monitoring Manual Cleaning”. Presented at the Manitoba Medical Device Reprocessing Conference, Winnipeg. April 21, 2012.
“Laboratory Services for TB in Manitoba”. Presented at Integrated Tuberculosis Services Tuberculosis Forum, University of Manitoba. April 12, 2012.
“Adaption of MALDI-TOF to the Clinical Microbiology Diagnostic Lab”. Presented to the Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba. March 14, 2012.
“Reprocessing of Implants: What are the Issues?” Presented via Webber Training Teleclass, December 15, 2011.
“Automated Medical Instrument Washers”, “Flexible Endoscopes: Monitoring Efficacy of Manual Cleaning”, “Surgical Tray Sets: Accumulation of Organic Debris on Implantable Screws”. Presented at the XVI National Congress and the V International Congress, Santiago, Chile. October 26-28, 2011.
Blake Ball
Proteomic analysis of mucosal samples from the female genital tract. HIV Mucosal Immunology Group Meeting. Washington Seattle Researcher 2012-05-16.
Protection from HIV Transmission at the Female Genital Tract. Models of Protection from HIV Symposium. Manitoba Winnipeg General Public 2012-04-20.
Marissa Becker
HIV Point of Care Testing in the Emergency Room. Invited presentation. City Wide Emergency Rounds. University of Manitoba. April 3, 2012.
The Neglected Tropical Diseases. Co-lecturer, for the graduate student course “ Health and Health Care in Developing Countries”, University of Manitoba. February 7, 2012.
Treatment as Prevention, a consideration. Co-lecturer, for the graduate student course “ Health and Health Care in Developing Countries”, University of Manitoba. February 28, 2012.
Examples of Genetic Research Partnerships in Manitoba. Partnerships between the Manitoba HIV Program and Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Invited Presentation. Manitoba First Nations Research Conference. Feb 8, 2012.
A Manitoba HIV Update. World AIDS Day. Dec 1, 2011. Invited presentation. West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Kathryn Bernard
‘Legionella: an Overview. September 20, 2011 for the Teleconference Network of Texas, San Antonio TX. (1h credit, 8 sites, up to 80 participants).
‘MALDI-TOF as a Tool in Clinical Microbiology Laboratories’. February 21, 2012 for the Teleconference Network of Texas, San Antonio TX (1h Credit).
Stephanie Booth
Invited seminar CPFFD, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, “MiRNA meets mRNA: Regulatory networks in prion disease pathogenesis”.
PrioNet Canada Networking and Collaboration Meeting, Vancouver, “Identification of miRNA driven regulatory circuits involved in neuronal survival and death in prion disease – an update”, (2012).
Presentation Prion2011, Salzburg, Austria “significance of pre-clinical miRNA expression levels in an animal model of prion disease”.
Timothy Booth
Three-Dimensional Structure of Ebola Virus Determined by Cryo-Electron Microscopy and Cryo-Electron Tomography. Keystone Symposium on the Cell Biology of Virus Entry, Replication and Pathogenesis, Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, March 29, 2012.
Eric Bow
Sept 26, 2011. Hematology Grand Rounds, London Health Sciences Centre/University of Western Ontario, Department of Medicine, Hematology Division, London ON. “How then shall we avoid catching our death of mould? What physicians should consider about early therapy to optimize outcome in acute leukemia and HSCT patients”.
Sept 27, 2011. Regional Lymphoma/Myeloma Rounds, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON.
“How then shall we avoid catching our death of mould? What physicians should consider about early therapy to optimize outcome in acute leukemia and HSCT patients”.
October 1, 2011. University of Calgary Medical School Reunion, Academic & Scientific Session: “What Professional Relationship Best Serves the Needs of Patients, Independent Contractor or Employee Status - Pathways to Care”.
November 2, 2011. UofM Med I Structure Function & Disease Mechanisms Lecture: Fungal Infections (SF128).
November 3, 2011. UofM Med I Structure Function & Disease Mechanisms Joint Lecture w/Drs. F. Aoki & P. Plourde: Viral, Fungal and Parasitic Infections (SF129).
Nov 21-23, 2011. Invited Speaker in Montreal & Quebec City. “How then shall we avoid catching our death of mould?”. 4 Lectures given to Hem/Onc and ID Rounds in (1) Charles Lemoyne Hospital, (2) Montreal General Hospital, and (3) Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemount, Montreal, and (4) Hopital L’enfant Jesus, Quebec City.
March 20, 2012. Internal Medicine Residents Academic Half Day. “Febrile Neutropenia”.
March 31, 2012. 22nd ECCMID (European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases), London, UK.
ECCMID Educational Workshop on Febrile Neutropenia – past, present and future. “Preparing for a stem cell transplant – what it means for the host defences”.
ECCMID Poster Presentation: “Mixed treatment comparison of randomized clinical trials of primary antifungal prophylaxis in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients – focus on invasive aspergillosis”.
April 2, 2012. 38th Annual Meeting of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), Geneva, Switzerland. Presentation to Japanese Hematologists: “Latest insights into the prophylaxis of fungal infections in patients with hematopoietic malignancy”.
April 12, 2012. CBMTG 2012 Annual Conference (Canadian Blood and Marrow Transplant Group) Toronto, ON. Symposium: Fending Off Invasive Aspergillosis in Blood and Marrow Transplant Patients. “Invasive Mould Infection, and HSCT … Universal Prophylaxis vs. Selective Prophylaxis vs. Pre-emptive Screening vs. Nothing”.
April 25, 2012. UofM Med II Blood & Lymph System Lecture: Approach to Infection in the Immunocompromised Host.
May 4, 2012. AMMI Canada Annual Conference (Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease), Vancouver BC. Symposium: Fending off Invasive Fungal Infections: A Decade in Review. “Combination Antifungal Therapy for Invasive Fungal Infection in High-Risk.
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May 16, 2012. Hematology Rounds, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB. “Complications and Infection in HSCT: Myelosuppression, Immunosuppression and Enterosuppression”. Evening Presentation to ID/Hematology physician group.
May 17, 2012. Hematology Rounds, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary AB. Evening Presentation to ID/Hematology physician group “Managing Molds: What’s the best approach?”.
May 22, 2012. Medical Oncology Subspecialty Residents Academic Half-day: “Febrile Neutropaenic Patient”.
June 13, 2012. ID Subspecialty Residents Academic Half-day: “Pulmonary Infiltrates NYD”.
June 25, 2012. 17th Symposium on Infections in the Immunocompromised Host (ICHS). Genova, Italy.
Roundtable: Infections in hematological patients: A case study roundtable. Chairs: Dr. E.J. Bow and Dr. G. Maschmeyer. Symposium: Infections in cancer patients: “Comparison of points of view and guidelines: The IDSA Perspective”.
Jared Bullard
“Prepare to be Boarded!”: The Waterborne Infectious Risks of Travel
Invited Speaker for the Manitoba 10th Annual Travel Conference
Winnipeg, Manitoba (April 2012)
Diagnostic testing for STBBIs in 2012: What you should know about GC, syphilis and HIV POCT
Keynote speaker for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority New and Emerging Issues in STBBIs
Winnipeg, Manitoba (March 2012)
Viruses!!!
Invited speaker for the Collaborative Adult and Pediatric BMT Education Day
Winnipeg, Manitoba (January 2012)
Invited lecturer for the Manitoba Blood & Marrow Transplant Program 20th Anniversary Symposium
Winnipeg, Manitoba (November 2011)
Antiretrovirals: What you need to know and how to use them
Invited presenter to the Department of Pediatrics Small Group Discussion
University of Manitoba (November 2011)
Enterococci
Guest lecturer at the University of Manitoba
Clinical Bacteriology MMIC 7040 (October 2011)
Adam Burgener
Salivary basic proline-rich proteins are elevated in HIV-exposed seronegative men who have sex with men. CAHR. Montreal. April 2012.
Understanding innate responses in HIV-resistant individuals through proteomics. Karolinska Institutet. Stockholm, Sweden. May 2012.
David Butler-Jones
July 27, 2011 – Public Service Leadership Conversation, Gatineau QC
August 30, 2011 – Opening of the University of Victoria School of Public Health Policy (video presentation)
September 7, 2011 – PHAC Field Services Orientation Session
September 15, 2011 – Towards a Safer World Conference: Achievements and Gaps in Pandemic Preparedness – Human and Animal Health, Rome, Italy
September 22, 2011 – Statistics Canada’s Health Data Users Conference: Health Data – Pushing the Boundaries, Ottawa, ON
September 27, 2011 – International Association of National Public Health Institutes Annual Meeting: The Role of National Public Health Institutes in a Public Health Crisis – Helsinki, Finland
October 3, 2011 – Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health – Briefing on the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa
October 11, 2011 – A Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, Banff AB
October 11, 2011 – Action on Wellness Symposium, Banff AB
October 20, 2011 – World Conference on Social Determinants of Health 2011: Head of Delegation Remarks, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
October 27, 2011 – Timiskaming Health Unit’s 60th Anniversary Celebration Keynote Address, Timiskaming ON
October 31, 2011 – Circumpolar Health Metrics Conference dinner address
November 3, 2011 – Social Affairs, Science and Technology Senate Committee Appearance: Examining the Progress in Implementing the 2004 10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care, Ottawa ON
November 4, 2011 – PHAC Regional Townhall, Winnipeg MB
November 9, 2011 – Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina/University of Saskatchewan, Regina SK
November 9, 2011 – Saskatchewan Epidemiology Association, Regina SK
November 14, 2011 – Antimicrobial Awareness Week – Webinar
November 18, 2011 – Canadian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference 2011
November 22, 2011 – Boys’ and Mens Health Forum, Ottawa ON
November 24, 2011 – PHAC Regional Townhall, Halifax NS
December 6, 2011 – Best Brains Exchange Workshop: Pandemic, Ottawa ON
December 12, 2011 – PHAC National Town Hall, Ottawa ON
January 13, 2012 – Best Brains Exchange Workshop: Aboriginal Health, Ottawa ON
February 8, 2012 – Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada fourth Pan-Canadian Conference
February 15, 2012 – Manitoba Mental Health Summit (panel), Winnipeg MB
February 19, 2012 – One Health Conference, Davos, Switzerland
February 27, 2012 – Healthy Weights Summit, Ottawa ON
March 3, 2012 – Metropolis Conference, Toronto ON
March 6, 2012 – Advisory Committee for the Autism Spectrum Disorders Surveillance Meeting, Ottawa ON
April 2, 2012 – Harvard University Canada Seminar, Cambridge MA
April 3, 2012 – The Ontario Public Health Convention – welcoming remarks, Toronto ON
April 11, 2012 – PHAC-CIHR Influenza Research Network Annual Meeting, Ottawa ON
April 24, 2012 – 13th World Congress on Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
May 4, 2012 – PHAC’s Strategic Policy and International Affairs Directorate Retreat
May 7, 2012 – Global Development Symposium, Guelph ON
June 11, 2012 – Canadian Public Health Association Conference – Social and Cultural Determinants of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Health
June 15, 2012 – PHAC Awards 2012 remarks
Kevin Coombs
Coombs, K.M. (2011). Fishing beyond the peer: Global proteomic studies of virus-infected cells. Dalhousie University, October 26.
Coombs, K.M. (2012). Systems wide quantitative omics to delineate virus-induced host protein alterations. Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology Inaugural Symposium, Edmonton, May 31.
Maryanne Crockett
Parenting a global child: An update on international adoption, Manitoba 10th Annual Travel Health Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Apr 26, 2012.
Canadian children who travel abroad: What are the risks? Canadian Paediatric Society, London, Ontario, Canada, Jun 7, 2012.
Kangmin Duan
Antimicrobial discovery from traditional Chinese medicine targeting Microbial interaction. BIT 3red World DNA and Genome Conference, April 24-29, 2012, Xi’an, China.
John Embil
Case Studies in Infectious Diseases. Manitoba Association of Asian Physcians Summer Symposium. August 27, 2011. Lakeview Resort and Conference Centre, Gimli Manitoba.
Infection Control: A View from the Trenches. Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Grand Rounds, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 18, 2011.
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine Update, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 21, 2011.
Infection Prevention and Control in the Field. InterAct 2011 – Looking Towards the Future, Manitoba EMS Yearly Symposium, Victoria Inn and Conference Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 28, 2011
Potpourri of Respiratory Infections. Continuing Professional Development Program for Primary Care Physicians. University of Manitoba , February 10, 2012.
Q Fever as a Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin. Department of Internal Medicine, Resident Research Day. University of Manitoba, May 29, 2012.
Symposia: Inpatient Management of Diabetic Foot Disorders: Non-Operative Management of Diabetic Foot Infections. 72nd Scientific Sessions, American Diabetes Association, Philadelphia PA, USA, June 9, 2012.
Professional Section Interest Group Discussion : Osteomyelitis of the Foot – What Is It and How Do We Treat It? 72nd Scientific Sessions, American Diabetes Association, Philadelphia PA, USA, June 9, 2012.
A Potpourri of Respiratory Infections. Manitoba Association of Registered Respiratory Therapists, Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 2, 2012.
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: To Decolonize or Not? Community and Hospital Infection Control Association – Canada (CHICA) 2012 National Education Conference, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, June 20, 2012.
Joanne Embree
Measles. Community and Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA-Canada). 2012 Educational Conference, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, June 17-21, 2012.
Sergio Fanella
Pertussis – An Update for the Paediatrician. Pediatric Grand Rounds, University of Manitoba, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health. April 5, 2012, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Alberta Association of Travel Health Professionals – Annual Travel Health Symposium and General Meeting 2012. Three presentations given: “Update on Malaria”, “Mass Gatherings and Infections Related to Sporting Events”, “Whoop There It Is! An Update on Pertussis Epidemiology” June 1-2, 2012, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Margaret Fast
Sex, Science and Social Politics: Implications for STI and HIV prevention in the 21st Century. International Society for Sexually Transmitted Research. July 13, 2011. Quebec City QC.
A One Health Approach. CIPHI Annual Meeting – MB Branch. Sept 15, 2011 .
“Rapid KT” in the time of pandemic H1N1. Best Brains Exchange: Knowledge Translation to Decision-Makers in times of Pandemic Influenza. Jan 13, 2012. Ottawa ON.
Heinrich Feldmann
Henipaviruses – Emerging Zoonoses wirh ‘One Health’ Impact. Seminar Series, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, USA (2012).
Macaques: Disease Models for Influenza? Special Symposium on Virology. Gairdner Foundation & Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (2012).