| Presenter: |
| Victor Leung, MD |
CPD Learning Series for Hope to Health Staff
Treatment of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Compassion-led and Trauma Informed De-escalation and Reparation Practices
| Presenter: |
| Marika Sandrelli, M.Ed. |
HCV: Decreasing Barriers to Care from Initiation to Re-Treatment
| Speaker: |
| Dr. Alnoor Ramji, MD, FRCPC |
Understanding the evidence base and journey to HPV based self-collection for cervical cancer screening
| Speaker: |
| Dr. Gina Ogilvie, MD, FCFP, DrPH, FRSC |
Screening, Diagnosing and Managing Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in 2025
| Speaker: |
| Victor Leung, MD |
Navigating Community Support Networks: Introduction to a Downtown Eastside Resource Guide
| Speakers: |
| Sarah Kelly and Grace Sykes |
Connecting Spirituality to Healthcare
| Speaker: |
| Ryan Giesbrecht |
Resources in the DTES for Indigenous Womens’ Health and Wellness
| Speakers: |
| Elder Bruce Robinson and Dr. Jani Laramée |
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in Persons who Inject Drugs
| Speakers: |
| Simone Cowan and Cindy Nordquist |
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