presentations
MCGILL CHRONIC VIRAL ILLNESS SERVICE ROUNDS
Saeed S. Advancing Syphilis Elimination: A multipronged public health approach to enhancing testing across Ontario. McGill University Health Center (Chronic Viral Illness Services Rounds). Montreal, QC. December 2025. Oral
ISSUES OF SUBSTANCE 2025
Dinh D., Mackrell, L., Carter, M., Southall, M., Sanderson, P., Hoover, M., Saeed, S. 'Ease up on us a little': Barriers to Syphilis Testing Among Un(der)housed Individuals and People Who Use Drugs in Kingston, Ontario. Issues of Substance; Halifax, NS. November 2025. Poster
Canadian society of addiction medicine 2025
Larkin N., Saeed, S., Southall, M., Carter, M., on behalf of the SPRITE study. Responding to syphilis with a rapid 'test and treat' outreach nursing model of care. Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine 2025 Scientific Conference; Montreal, QC. October 2025. Poster
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STI & hiv 2025 world congress
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Sayyad S., Antoun, J., Mackrell, L., Carter, M., Saeed, S. Contextual facilitators to public health units’ adoption of the rapid syphilis "test and treat" outreach model of care. STI & HIV 2025 World Congress; Montreal, QC. July 2025. Oral
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Mackrell L., Carter, M., Larkin, N., O’Byrne, P., Tran, V., Szumlanski, N., Hoover, M., Mandryk, K., Khandakar, F., Burnside, J., Saeed, S for the SPRITE Study. Intersecting Risks: Heightened Syphilis Seropositivity Among Equity-Deserving Populations in Ontario, Canada. STI & HIV 2025 World Congress, Montreal, QC. July 2025. Poster
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Saeed S. Culturally Relevant and Effective Research Responses to Emerging and Reemerging Infections: Advancing the Government of Canada's STBBI Action Plan Priorities. STI & HIV 2025 World Congress. July 2025. Symposium Panelist
workshop on mathematical ecology
Zhao, S. Disease Transmission on Random Graphs Using Edge-Based Percolation and its Application to Syphilis Control in KFL&A Area. Workshop on Mathematical Ecology; Kingston, ON. July 2025. Poster
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society for mathematical biology annual meeting 2025
Zhao, S. Responding to syphilis with a rapid 'test and treat' outreach nursing model of care. Society for Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting; Edmonton, AB. July 2025. Oral
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Canadian association for health services and policy research 2025
Antoun J., Sayyad, S., Mackrell, L., Carter, M., Saeed, S. Adopting a Syphilis "Test and Treat" Outreach Model of Care: A Judgement and Decision-Making Lens. Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research. Ottawa, ON. May 2025. Oral
ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGISTS IN ONTARIO 2025
Mackrell L., Dinh, D., Carter, M., Antoun, J., Larkin, N., Belanger, K., Cassan C., Leggett, L., Martinez-Cajas, J., Szumlanski, N., Vance, S., Saeed, S. for the SPRITE study. Evaluating the reach of the syphilis point of care rapid test and immediate treatment. Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario (APHEO) Conference. Kingston, ON. May 2025. Oral
Canadian public health association 2025
​Hoover M., Carter, M., Szumlanski, N., Larkin, N., Vance, S., Deschenes, G., Belanger, K., Rasinho, B., Burnside, J., Mackrell, L., Mandryk, K., Evans, M., Melanie St. John, M., Dereski, S., Caron-Bruneau, MF., Leggett, L., Southall, M., O'Bryne, P., Stoner, B., Martinez-Cajas, J., Tran, V., Burbidge, J., Saeed, S. Syphilis Point-of-care Rapid testing and Immediate Treatment Evaluation (SPRITE): Implementation across 5 Ontario Public Health Units. Public Health 2025. Winnipeg, MB. April 2025. Poster
tHE ONTARIO PUBLIC HEALTH CONVENTION 2025
Mackrell L., Hoover, M., Saeed, S., Stoner, B., Szumlanski, N., Belanger, K., Vance, S., Larkin, N., Deschenes, G., Rasinho, B., Mandryk, K., O'Bryne, P., Tran, V., Greenblatt, M., Martinez-Cajas, J., Burbidge, J., Burnside, J., Southall, M., Carter, M. Monitoring results from the Syphilis Point-of-Care Rapid Testing and Immediate Treatment Evaluation. The Ontario Public Health Convention. Virtual. April 2025. Oral
27TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON HIV AND HEPATITIS OBSERVATIONAL DATABASES
Mackrell L., Carter, M., Larkin, N., O'Bryne, P., Tran, V., Szumlanski, N., Hoover, M., Mandryk, K., Khandakar, F., Burnside, J., Saeed, S for the SPRITE Study. Intersecting Risks: Heightened Syphilis Seropositivity Among Equity-Deserving Populations in Ontario, Canada. International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Observational Databases. Toledo, Spain. March 2025. Poster
27th annual kingston nursing research conference 2025
Larkin N., Southall, M., Carter, M., Hoover, M., Saeed, S. on behalf of the SPRITE study. Responding to syphilis with a rapid ‘test and treat’ outreach nursing model of care. Kingston Nursing Research Conference. Kingston, ON. March 2025. Oral
Public health ontario rounds
Belanger K., Mackrell, L., Vance S. Leveraging Momentum: Building Outreach Capacity and Point-of-Care Syphilis Rapid Testing and Treatment Practices. PHO Rounds. January 2025. Virtual Presentation
CIHR MID-TERM KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION VIRTUAL EVENT
Saeed, S. Breaking barriers: expanding syphilis point-of-care testing and immediate treatment to meet the needs of underserved communities. CIHR Mid-Term Knowledge Mobilization Virtual Event: Addressing Infectious and Congenital Syphilis in Canada. Virtual. December 2024. Oral
Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Saeed, S. Leveraging Public Health and Academic Partnerships to Meet the Needs of Underserved Communities. Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Virtual. December 2024. Oral
Public health sciences day - queen's university 2024
Saeed, S. Advancing Syphilis Elimination: Leveraging Public Health and Academic Partnerships to Build Capacity. Plenary Talk at Public Health Sciences Day, Queen's University. Kingston, ON. September 2024. Oral
Canadian applied and industrial mathematics society annual meeting 2024
Zhao, S. Disease Transmission on Random Graphs Using Edge-Based Percolation and its Application to Syphilis Control in KFL&A Area. Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society Annual Meeting. Kingston, ON. June 2024. Oral
Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research 2024
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Mackrell L, Carter, M., Magpantay, F., Zhao, S., Adams, J., Belanger, K., Burbidge, J., Deschenes, G., Green, E., Greenblatt, M., Hoover, M., LaBrie, S., Mandryk, K., Martinez-Cajas, J., McFaul, S., O'Bryne, P., Rasinho, B., Sanderson, P., Stoner, B., Tran, V., Szumlanski, N., Vance, S., Saeed, S. Syphilis Point of Care Rapid Testing and Immediate Treatment Evaluation (SPRITE) in 5 Ontario Public Health Units: Determining Real World Accuracy of Point-of-Care Tests. Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research. London, ON. April 2024. Poster
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Mackrell L, Carter, M., Magpantay, F., Zhao, S., Adams, J., Belanger, K., Burbidge, J., Deschenes, G., Green, E., Greenblatt, M., Hoover, M., LaBrie, S., Mandryk, K., Martinez-Cajas, J., McFaul, S., O'Bryne, P., Rasinho, B., Sanderson, P., Stoner, B., Tran, V., Szumlanski, N., Vance, S., Saeed, S. Syphilis Point of Care Rapid Testing and Immediate Treatment Evaluation (SPRITE) in 5 Ontario Public Health Units: Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation. Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research. London, ON. April 2024. Poster
Public Health Sector Coordination Table Syphilis Sub-Group
Guan, H and Carter MA. Local syphilis prevention initiatives: prenatal testing and point-of-care testing and rapid treatment. Virtual. May, 2024. Oral
CANADIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION 2024
Carter MA, for the SPRITE Working Group. Syphilis Point of Care Testing and Immediate Treatment Evaluation (SPRITE) in 5 Ontario Public Health Units. Public Health 2024. Halifax, NS. April, 2024. Oral
Kingston, frontenac, lennox and addington board of health
Hoover, M. SPRITE Study Overview and Preliminary Results. KFL&APH Board of Health. Kingston, ON. April, 2024. Oral
taking action on congenital syphilis in canada: national conference 2024
Szumlanski N, Carter M. Front-line experience in syphilis testing: Recommendations to increase testing during pregnancy and point-of-care testing among un(der)housed. Taking Action on Congenital Syphilis in Canada: National Conference 2024, Public Health Agency of Canada. Ottawa, ON. February 2024. Workshop
Syphilis Response Steering Committee Meeting - Public Health Agency of Canada
Szumlanski N, Carter M. Syphilis point of care rapid testing and immediate treatment evaluation preliminary results. STBBI FPT Secretariat Public Health Agency of Canada - Syphilis Response Steering Committee Meeting. Virtual. December 2023. Oral
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Loyalist College Nursing Research course
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Public Health Sector Coordination Table Syphilis Sub-Group
Updated: January 2026