CPD Learning Series for Hope to Health Staff

Navigating Community Support Networks: Introduction to a Downtown Eastside Resource Guide

Speakers:
Sarah Kelly and Grace Sykes

Connecting Spirituality to Healthcare

Speaker:
Ryan Giesbrecht

Moving with Pain – Pt 2

Speaker:
Tori Etheridge

Resources in the DTES for Indigenous Womens’ Health and Wellness

Speakers:
Elder Bruce Robinson and Dr. Jani Laramée

Moving with Pain: Part 1

Speaker:
Tori Etheridge

Motivational Interviewing: Responding to Challenging Interpersonal Situations

Speaker:
Dr. Heather Fulton

Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

Speaker:
Dr. Heather Fulton

HIV PrEP in persons who inject drugs – Where are we now?

Speaker:
Dr. Mark Hull

Alcohol Use Disorders: Management and Harm Reduction

Speaker:
Dr. Rupi Brar

Managing Treatment Failures in Hepatitis C

Speaker:
Dr. Alnoor Ramji

A Shared Pathway: Trauma and Anxiety to Addiction

Presenter:
Dr. Martha Ignaszewski

myoActivation: A Systematic Approach to Treating Pain

Speakers:
Barb Eddy & Dr. Eddie Rooke

A Review of the Antiretroviral Program and Clinical Approach to the Management of People Living with HIV

Presenters:
Dr. Silvia Guillemi
Clinical Professor
Department of Family Practice
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Clinical Consultant, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Dr. Junine Toy
Senior Manager for the Drug Treatment Program
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Polypharmacy and the art of medication management

Presenter:
Chase Fisher
Clinical Pharmacist
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Delusional Infestation

Presenters:
David Harris, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, DTM&H, CTropMed
Infectious Disease Physician, St. Paul’s Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor | University of British Columbia
Dr. Clare Alexander
Family Physician
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Clinic
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Trauma/PTSD in Primary Care

Presenters:
Dr. Simon Elterman, R.Psych.
Psychologist, Behavioural Health Consultant
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Providence Healthcare
Alana Hirsh, MD, CCFP (EM)(AM)
Physician at Kilala Lelum (Urban Indigenous Health and Healing Cooperative)
UBC Clinical Assistant Professor

Ambulatory Approach to Wounds: Is it infected? How do I get it to heal?

Presenters:
Dr. William Connors
Infectious Diseases Consultant
St. Paul’s Hospital and Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
Patti Van Ham
Nurse Specializing in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence
Downtown Community Health Centre
Marina Deziel
Community Health Nurse & Wound Clinician
Pender Community Health Centre
Dr. Silvia Guillemi
Clinical Professor
Department of Family Practice
Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Clinical Consultant, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Food Insecurity: Related Nutrition and Health Concerns

Presenters:
Alena Spears
Clinical Dietitian
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Clinic
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Dr. Clare Alexander
Family Physician
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Clinic
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Fentanyl tablets for opioid use disorder in the context of the BC overdose crisis

Presenter:

Dr. Melanie van Soeren, MD CCFP
Family Physician and iOAT Program Lead, PHS Community Services Society
Family Physician, St. Paul’s Maternity Care

Fentanyl Patch in the Context of Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain

Presenters: 

 

Dr. Annabel Mead

Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC
Addiction Medicine Consultant, St Paul’s Hospital

Senior Medical Director, Mental Health and Substance Use, BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre

 

Dr. Edward Rooke

Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Practice, UBC

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Usask

Physician, DTES Research and Innovation Centre, Hope to Health Clinic, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTI) in the DTES

Our cultural safety journey: From awareness, to understanding, to every day action

Presenters:

Alia Ali
Founder and Principal Consultant
Empathy Catalyst Consulting

Elder Valerie Nicholson
Peer Indigenous Research Associate
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Surita Parashar, PhD
Research Scientist
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Patience Magagula
Executive Director
Afro-Canadian Positive Network of BC

Claudette Cardinal
Peer Indigenous Research Associate
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

When Meth and Psychosis Come Together

Dr. Julius Elefante
Medical Education Lead, Department of Psychiatry, St. Paul’s Hospital
Clinical Instructor, UBC Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Tanya Fairweather
Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine
VGH Tertiary Mental Health GP
Physician, Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Dr. Cole Stanley
Medical Lead for the Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Emotional Regulation through Sensory Interventions

Celine Ho Celine Ho, MScOT
Occupational Therapist
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Stabilization Unit
Surrey Memorial Hospital

Philipp Santiago, MScOT
Interim Clinical Lead, Occupational Therapy
Mental Health & Substance Use Services
Fraser Health Authority

Psychosis Management in Primary Care

Dr. Tanya Fairweather, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine
VGH Tertiary Mental Health GP
DTES Research and Innovation Centre, Hope to Health Clinic, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)

Presenter: Dr. Marianne Harris, MD, CCFP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia;
Clinical Trials Physician, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.

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Canada Post has provided notification of restarting their operations on December 17, 2024. As Canada Post ramps up and stabilizes their services, the BC-CfE will continue the following measures on an interim basis to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.

  • The BC-CfE Laboratory will utilize 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 will utilize private courier for delivery of medications. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)