• She was a consultant at NCCID during 2017 and conducted a comprehensive literature review to synthesize evidence surrounding the availability and use of point-of-care technologies for diagnosing sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs). (nccid.ca)
  • Representing one of a series of NCCID evidence reviews on partner notification for sexually transmitted and blood borne infections, this component will also distinguish issues particular to PN for Chlamydia, to the extent that the literature allows. (nccid.ca)
  • Background information on HIV, hepatitis C and STIs in Canada, including basic information, statistics (epidemiology), provincial and national strategies to address HIV, hepatitis C and STIs, and social determinants of health. (catie.ca)
  • He was the principal investigator for PREPARATORY-5 (CTN 279), Canada's first PrEP demonstration project of daily oral tenofovir/emtricitabine, which examined real-world implementation issues including acceptability, effectiveness, impact on sexually transmitted infection, and strategies for supporting adherence outside the clinical trial setting. (ubc.ca)
  • This and other reviews in the series will contribute to advancing Canadian practice by providing information necessary to identifying commonalities in the practice of PN, challenges relating to specific diseases / infectious agents, and proposed strategies to address them. (nccid.ca)
  • Regardless of the causal factors involved, the trend raises questions about how Canadian public health strategies should respond. (nccid.ca)
  • Currently (2021) Smallwood is a Project Manager at Genome Canada where she supports the development and implementation of Genome Canada's programs, including the Canadian COVID-19 Genomics Network (CanCOGeN) and large-scale science. (nccid.ca)
  • He is leading multiple efforts to optimize the implementation of HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP) in Canada. (ubc.ca)
  • For more information, refer to the Canadian Paediatric Society Position Statement about the prevention and management of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections. (canada.ca)
  • He holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in HIV Prevention and STI Research, and was elected to the Governing Council of the International AIDS Society for a three-year term in 2020. (ubc.ca)
  • Megan Smallwood has a Bachelor in Sciences from Queen´s University and a Masters in Epidemiology from McGill University. (nccid.ca)
  • He then obtained his doctorate degree in clinical epidemiology from the University of Toronto. (ubc.ca)
  • He chaired the development of Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines on PEP & PrEP , supported by the CTN. (ubc.ca)
  • La dernière étude canadienne portant sur la surveillance biocomportementale du VIH et des autres infections transmissibles sexuellement et par le sang (ITSS) chez les hommes gais, bisexuels et autres hommes ayant des relations sexuelles avec des hommes (GBH) a été menée en 2010. (springer.com)
  • Nous avons mis en œuvre une étude visant à estimer la prévalence des ITSS parmi les GBH résidant dans les régions métropolitaines de Montréal, Toronto et Vancouver ainsi qu'à documenter les comportements préventifs et à risque associés à ces infections. (springer.com)
  • Screening for gonococcal infections is recommended in asymptomatic sexually active people under 25 years, all pregnant people during their first trimester (or at their first antenatal visit) and third trimester, neonates born to mothers with gonorrhea and any other people with risk factors for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI). (canada.ca)
  • Molecular Epidemiology of Antimicrobial resistance and development of alternatives to antibiotics in poultry (Genomic Research and development initiative on AMR (GRDI-AMR). (gc.ca)
  • Clarence Frenchman & Albert McLeod The National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases, together with the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada, hosted a Google Hangout On-Air about culturally-safe nursing practices and STBBIs in Indigenous communities. (nccid.ca)
  • Adopting a sociomaterial theoretical perspective, we analysed 93 semi-structured interviews with GBQM (n = 93) in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, Canada, conducted between November 2020 and February 2021 (n = 42) and June-October 2021 (n = 51). (bvsalud.org)
  • This paper reviews all relevant qualitative research on the experiences of Canadian healthcare workers who were so critical to the response during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. (nccid.ca)
  • We explored the differential impacts of the rapid transition to virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic on health-care access and delivery for gay, bisexual and queer men (GBQM), a population that disproportionately experiences sexual and mental health disparities in Canada. (bvsalud.org)