| Speaker: |
| Janice Leung, MD |
CPD Learning Series for Hope to Health Staff
From Chill to Ill: The Highs and Lows of Cannabis Smoking Â
Treatment of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
| Presenter: |
| Victor Leung, MD |
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