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HIV Infection and Tropical Diseases

Presenter: Dr. Katherine Plewes
Location: Conference Room 6, Providence Building Level 1, St. Paul’s Hospital
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Katherine Plewes is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at University of British Columbia (UBC) since 2017, an Honorary Visiting Research Fellow in Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford specializing in clinical severe malaria in Bangladesh for the last 10 years, and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Health Professional-Investigator. She holds a DPhil in Clinical Medicine (University of Oxford), Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (University of Liverpool), specialist training in Infectious Diseases (UBC), and MD, MSc and BSc (University of Calgary). She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, College of Physician and Surgeons of BC, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. She fulfills roles as the UBC Tropical and Geographic Medicine Intensive Short Course co-director, PHAC Canadian Malaria Network BC designate physician, Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT), and GeoSentinel Global Surveillance Network Vancouver site director.
Credit: This 1-credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the British Columbia Chapter for up to 1 Mainpro+ credit
Registration: Eventbrite - Care Rounds


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During the Canada Post strike, the following measures have been undertaken to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.

  • The BC-CfE Laboratory has transitioned to private courier for delivery of outgoing reports and documents. (Lab Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8775; FAX 604-806-9463)
  • The BC-CfE Drug Treatment Program (DTP) will fax outgoing forms and documents to the provider’s office.  (DTP Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8515; FAX 604-806-9044)
  • St. Paul’s Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy has transitioned to private courier for delivery of medications. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)

During this time, we recommend that documents be faxed or couriered to our sites, versus utilization of regular mail service.