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FINAL PROGRAM
The Scientific Planning Committee worked hard on developing a meeting with broad-based appeal. We strive to bring cutting edge topics and engaging high-level speakers to the meeting to ensure excellent scientific discussion.
Topics covering tuberculosis, machine learning, clinical controversies in infectious diseases, diagnostic microbiology and vaccines, and hot topics in diagnostic microbiology, adult and pediatric infectious diseases are being prepared.
Planning Committees
Central Planning Committee (CPC)
Co-Chairs
Tanis Dingle
Sarah Forgie
Scientific Planning Committee Co-Chairs
Christine Turenne
Susan Poutanen
Robert Kozak
Co-Treasurers
Carmen L. Charlton
Andrew Simor
Sponsorship Committee Co-Chairs
Jeff Fuller
Shariq Haider
Abstract Co-Chairs
Christian Lavallée
Christopher Lowe
Committee Members
Carmen L. Charlton
Agatha Jassem
Todd Hatchette
Deborah Yamamura
Scientific Planning Committee (SPC)
Co-Chairs
Christine Turenne
Susan Poutanen
Robert Kozak
Committee Members
Agatha Jassem
William Connors
Esther Nagai
Melanie Di Quinzio
Samir Patel
Ramzi Fattouh
Vanessa Tran
Valentina Russell
Jennie Johnstone
Danielle Brabant-Kirwan
Christian Lavallée
Farhan Khan
Christopher Lowe
David Patrick
Peter Pieroni
Earl Rubin
Joanne Salmon
Yoko Schreiber
Prameet M. Sheth
Kathy Malejczyk
Glenn Patriquin
Marthe Charles
Philippe Lagacé-Wiens
Catherine Hogan
Sponsorship Committee
Co-Chairs
Jeff Fuller
Shariq Haider
Committee Members
Dwight Ferris
Don Vinh
Titus Wong
Deborah Yamamura
ABSTRACT SUPPLEMENT
All abstracts have been published in a conference supplement in Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada
Merit Awards
- 2019 AMMI Canada Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Jay Keystone
- 2019 AMMI Canada Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Daniel Gregson
- AMMI Canada Young Investigator Award
2019 – Manish Sadarangani
2020 – Matthew Cheng
- AMMI Canada Trainee Research Award
2019 – Samuel Chorlton
2020 – Alice Zhaborkritsky
- 2020 JAMMI Trainee Scientific Article Award
Brittany Kula (Manuscript – Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in intensive care: epidemiology, outcomes, and antimicrobial susceptibilities)
- 2019 AMMI Canada bioMérieux Post Residency Fellowship in Microbial Dignostics
Jonathan Kotwa
- 2021 CACMID Award for Leadership in Syndromic Infectious Disease Testing Award
Dr. Marek Smieja
- 2020 John G Fitzgerald CACMID Outstanding Microbiologist Award
Dr. Michael Maulvey
- 2021 John G Fitzgerald CACMID Outstanding Microbiologist Award
Dr Alison McGreer
- Dr. John M Email Mentorship Award In Infectious Diseases
2020 – Marcel Behr
2021- Todd Lee
- CFID Dr. Juan A. Email Award for Excellence in Infectious Diseases
2020 – Alexander Lawandi (Manuscript – In vitro synergy of beta-lactam combinations against KPC- producing Klebsiella pneumonia strains)
2021 – Georges Ambaraghassi (Manuscript – Identification of Candida
- CFID Undergraduate Summer Student Research Grant
2020 – Jonathan Chung (Project – Improving the success of Pseudomonas aeruginosa eradication in children with Cystic Fibrosis)
2020 – Leslie Fell (Project – Investigation of risk factors for well water contamination)
2021 – Syed Zain Ahmad (Project – Assessment of Empiric Management Practices of Common Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients)
2021 – Amaanat Gill (Project – Examining the HIV risks and associated factors among male clients of female sex workers (FSW) in Dnipro, Ukraine)
- AMMI Canada Medical student Research Award
2020 – Jemma Finlayson-Trick (Project – The Composition of guy bacteria, with an emphasis on pathogens, in anemic women living in Cambodia following intervention with a new iron supplement)
2021- Vinya Harish (Project – A Geographical Analysis of Four Tropical Infections in Ontario)
- Altona Diagnostics Canada Medical Student Research Award
2020 – Siena David (Project – Impact of a provincial hepatitis C elimination strategy on treatment accessibility and outcomes for member of vulnerable populations)
2021 – Sonia Lgboanugo (Project – Treatment of intestinal protozoa in pregnancy: A systematic review of maternal, fetal infant outcomes)
Poster Awards
- AMMI Canada Poster Award
- CACMID Poster Award
Kayar Mehta (SP02: Antiviral use among Canadian children hospitalized for influenza 2010-2019)
- CACMID Student Oral Presentation Award
- Canadian College of Microbiologists (CCM) Poster Award
- Canadian College of Microbiologist (CCM) Dr. Kenneth Rozee Memorial Poster Award
- Dr. Susan King Paediatric Abstract Award
