Knowledge mobilization
PresentatIONS
Featherstone A. Curbing the epidemic: A public health approach to enhancing congenital syphilis prevention. OB/GYN Grand Rounds; Kingston Health Sciences; April 24, 2025; Kingston, ON
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Saeed S. Epidemiology of MASLD in Canada: Where are the gaps?. Joint CDDW™-CLM Conference;
March 1, 2025; Quebec City, QC
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Saeed S. Breaking Barriers: Leveraging Public Health and Academic Partnerships to Meet the Needs of Underserved Communities. STD Prevention Science Series (CDC). Dec 12, 2024
Saeed S. Advancing Syphilis Elimination: Leveraging Public Health and Academic Partnerships to Build Capacity. Public Health Sciences Day; Sept 27, 2024; Kingston, ON.
Saeed S. Mobility-data to inform public health research. CIHR Café Scientifique; April 22, 2024;
Kingston, ON.
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Saeed S. Addressing the growing public health burden of MASLD in Canada through task-shifting. Joint CDDW™-CLM Conference 2024; April 2, 2024; Toronto, ON
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Saeed S. Breaking Barriers: Expanding Syphilis Point-of-Care Testing and Immediate Treatment to Meet the Needs of Underserved Communities. Epidemiology Monday Seminar Series, McGill University; March 18, 2024; Montreal, QC.
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Saeed S. Your Liver, your Health: Understanding NAFLD, NASH, Diabetes and Your Metabolic Health. CIHR Café Scientifique; October 16, 2023; Westmount, QC.
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Saeed S. Clinical care trajectories among people living with HIV and Hepatitis C. Public Health
Sciences Day; Sept 28, 2022; Kingston, ON.
COnferences
CSCI-CITAC-CIP Annual Joint Scientific Meeting 2025, Toronto, ON
Wen C, Burnside J, Rapino C, Saeed S. The synergistic effects of alcohol and cardiometabolic risk factors on mortality in aging Canadians with hepatic steatosis. CSCI-CITAC-CIP Annual Joint Scientific Meeting, Toronto, ON April 2025 Poster
Public Health 2025 (CPHA) Winnipeg, MB
Hoover M, Carter M, Szumlanski N, Larkin N, Vance S, Deschenes G, Belanger K, Rasinho B, Burnside J, Mackrell L, Mandryk K, Evans M, 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 (CPHA) Winnipeg, MB April 2025 Poster
Featherstone A, Carter M, Szumlanski N, Hoover M, Guan TH, Saeed S. Drivers of enhancing prenatal syphilis screening recommendations across Ontario public health units. Public Health 2025 (CPHA) Winnipeg, MB April 2025 Poster
International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Observational Databases (IWHOD), Toledo, Spain 2025)
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. International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Observational Databases (IWHOD), Toledo, Spain 2025 Poster
Joint CDDW™-CLM Conference 2025, Quebec City, QC
​​Burnside J, Djerboua M, Flemming J, Sebastiani G, Wong W, Lu Z, Bajaj H, Patel K, Biondi M, Betel M, Greenwald Z, Saeed S. Significant Decline in Liver Fibrosis Screening among People Living with Diabetes in Ontario: A Population-based Study. Canadian Liver Meeting. Quebec City, CA. February 2025 Oral​​
Dinh DA, Betel M, Swain M, Lazarus JV, Joshi S, Cusi K, Kim JW, Jung HM, Dale C, Sebastiani G, Saeed S. Barriers and Facilitators to Liver Fibrosis Screening: Perspectives and Practices of Canadian Primary Care Physicians. Canadian Liver Meeting. Quebec City, CA. February 2025 Poster​
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American Association for the Study of the Liver: The Liver Meeting 2024, California, United States
Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2024), London, ON
Joint CDDW™-CLM Conference 2024, Toronto, ON
Upcoming Conferences
Issues of Substance Conference, Halifax, NS
Dinh DA, 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 Conference, Halifax, NS November 2025 Poster
Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB) Conference, Montreal, QC
STI & HIV 2025 World Congress, Montreal, QC
Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Conference, Boston, MA
Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference, Ottawa, ON
Featherstone A, Carter M, Szumlanski N, Hoover M, Guan TH, Saeed S. Adoption and implementation of enhanced universal prenatal syphilils screening in Ontrario public health units: A survey and difference in differences analysis. Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB) Conference, Montreal, QC Oral
Khandakar F, Austin N, Saeed S. Disruption to Sexual Health Service Impacted Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Rates Differently in Ontario and British Columbia: An Interrupted Time Series. Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB) Conference, Montreal, QC Oral
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Wen C, Zhou S, Xuan D, Saeed S. Beyond The Numbers: Expanding the Core Competencies of Public Health Research Graduate Programs. Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB) Conference, Montreal, QC Poster
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Khandakar F, Austin N, Saeed S. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Reported Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Cases Among Youth and Young Adults in Canada. STI & HIV 2025 World Congress, Montreal, QC July 2025 Poster
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
Featherstone A, Willms H, Carter M, Ospina MB, Velez MP, Guan TH, Richard-Greenblatt M, Tran V, Flemming J, Saeed S. Factors Associated with Adherence to Canadian Universal Prenatal Syphilis Screening Guidelines: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study in Ontario, Canada. STI & HIV 2025 World Congress, Montreal, QC July 2025 Poster
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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Khandakar F, Austin N, Saeed S. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Reported Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Cases Among Youth and Young Adults in Canada. Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Conference, Boston, MA June 2025 Poster
​Antoun J, Sayyad S, Mackrell L, Carter M Saeed S. Adopting a Syphilis "Test and Treat" Outreach Model of Care: A Judgment and Decision-Making Lens. Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference, Ottawa, ON May 2025 Oral
Featherstone A, Carter M, Szumlanski N, Hoover M, Guan TH, Saeed S. Evaluating Adherence to Enhanced Prenatal Syphilis Screening Recommendations in Ontario, Canada. Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference, Ottawa, ON May 2025 Poster