Dr. Melanie Murray MD/PhD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at UBC, reviewed this topic and the alarming increase in the prevalance rate of syphilis within BC in recent years at Medical Grand Rounds in Vancouver on May 22, 2014. Download her Presentation.
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CFID State of the Art Lecture – Microbe-managing: Manipulating the Human Gut Microbial Ecosystem to Enhance Health
Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe (Guelph, ON) discussed this fascinating topic at the recent AMMI-Canada /CACMID Annual Conference in Victoria, BC on April 5, 2014. Download presentation.
What’s Hot in Adult & Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Diagnostic Microbiology (2014)
These plenary talks were presented at the 2014 AMMI Canada/CACMID Annual Conference in Victoria, BC during April 3-5, 2014: Dr. Neil Rau (Oakville, ON) – What’s Hot in Adult Infectious Diseases? Download PDF here. Dr. Joan Robinson (Edmonton, AB) – What’s Hot in Paediatric Infectious Diseases? Download PDF here. Dr. Edith Blondel-Hill (Kelowna, BC) – What’s Hot in […]
Networking: Aligning Objectives and Strategies in Responding to Emerging Infectious Diseases
Dr. Theodore Kuschak, Director of Networks and Resilience Development, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada (Winnipeg, MB), discussed the importance of national and international networking in responding to Public Health Emergency concerns in a Plenary Symposium on Emerging Infections at the recent AMMI-Canada /CACMID Annual Conference in Victoria, BC on April 4, 2014. Download presentation.
Controlling Antibiotic Resistance in the Hospital Setting – Is Mandatory Screening Imperative?
Drs. Allison McGeer (Toronto, ON) and Elizabeth Bryce (Vancouver, BC) debated the pros and cons of mandatory screening and transmission control for antibiotic resistant organisms in the hospital setting in a State of the Art presentation at the recent AMMI-Canada /CACMID Annual Conference in Victoria, BC on April 4, 2014. Download presentation.