presentations
issues of substance 2025
Check out our upcoming abstract presentation, this November, at Issues of Substance:
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
STI & hiv 2025 world congress
Check out our upcoming abstract presentations, this July, at STI & HIV 2025 World Congress:
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
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
Canadian association for health services and policy research 2025
Check out our upcoming abstract presentation, this May, at CAHSPR 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
Canadian applied and industrial mathematics society annual meeting 2024
Sicheng, Z. Disease Spread on Networks using Percolation Methods and Edge-Based Modeling. 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
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
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
Other Presentations:
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Boards of Health (2)
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Loyalist College Nursing Research courses
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Family Health Team
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Plenary Talk, Queen's University
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Public Health Sector Coordination Table Syphilis Sub-Group (2)
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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STBBI Federal/Provincial/Territorial Secretariat Public Health Agency of Canada - Syphilis Response Steering Committee Meeting
Updated: April, 2025