Knowledge mobilization
COnferences
Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB) Conference, Montreal, QC
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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STI & HIV 2025 World Congress, Montreal, QC
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
Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Conference, Boston, MA
Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference, Ottawa, ON
​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
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
Saeed S, Kablawi D, Milic J, Thomas T, Tadjo TF, Cinque F, Elretli W, Gioe C, Lebouche B, Tsochatzis E, Finkel J, Ballesteros LR, Bhagani S, Cascio A, Guaraldi G, Mazzola G, Sebastiani G. Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis is a Sex-Dimorphic Disease in People with HIV. American Association for the Study of the Liver: The Liver Meeting. San Diego, USA. November 2024 Poster
Burnside J, Sebastiani G, Cinque F, Patel K, Ramji A, Swain M, Saeed S. Significant sex/gender disparities in the prevalence, cardiometabolic risk profiles and management of MASLD: Results from a cohort of 24,888 Canadians. American Association for the Study of the Liver: The Liver Meeting. San Diego, USA. November 2024 Poster
Burnside J, Sebastiani G, Patel K, Ramji A, Swain M, Saeed S. All-cause mortality differs between steatotic liver disease subtypes: Results from a prospective cohort of 16,560 Adults in Canada. American Association for the Study of the Liver: The Liver Meeting. San Diego, USA. November 2024 Poster  
Romano J, Burnside J, Sebastiani G, Patel K, Ramji A, Swain M, Saeed S. Examining the prevalence of hepatic steatosis and advanced fibrosis using multiple non-invasive measures in Canada: A national estimate using the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) from 2009-2019. American Association for the Study of the Liver: The Liver Meeting. San Diego, USA. November 2024 Poster 
Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2024), London, ON
Mackrell L, Carter M, O’Byrne P, Szumlanski N, Stoner B, Hoover M, Adams J, Belanger K, Burbidge J, Deschenes G, Diadamo C, Green E, Greenblatt M, Labrie S, Mandryk K, MartinezCajas J, McFaul S, Rasinaho B, Stienstra E, Saeed S. Syphilis Point of Care Testing and Immediate Treatment Evaluation (SPRITE) in 5 Ontario Public Health Units: Determining Real-World Accuracy of Point-of-Care Tests. 33rd Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research, London, ON April 2024 Poster
Mackrell L, Carter M, O’Byrne P, Szumlanski N, Stoner B, Hoover M, Adams J, Belanger K, Burbidge J, Deschenes G, Diadamo C, Green E, Greenblatt M, Labrie S, Mandryk K, MartinezCajas J, McFaul S, Rasinaho B, Stienstra E, Saeed S. Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation: Syphilis Point of Care Testing and Immediate Treatment Evaluation (SPRITE) in 5 Ontario Public Health Units. 33rd Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research, London, ON April 2024 Poster
Joint CDDW™-CLM Conference 2024, Toronto, ON
Burnside J, Cinque F, Sebastiani G, Saeed S. The Rise of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Among Adults in Canada between 2012-2018. Canadian Liver Meeting, Toronto, ON, March 2024 Poster
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Dinh DA, Tan Y, Saeed S. Disengagement from Clinical Care among People Co-Infected with HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV): A Scoping Review. Canadian Liver Meeting, Toronto, ON, March 2024 Poster
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Saeed S, Cinque F, Sebastiani G, Betel M; Canadian NASH Network & Fatty Liver Alliance. "Your Liver, Your Health": An Innovative Approach to Improve Public Health Awareness of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD). Canadian Liver Meeting, Toronto, ON, March 2024 Poster
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