Canadian Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Thank you to all delegates, sponsors and exhibitors who participated in the 2023 AMMI Canada – CACMID Annual Conference. The conference was a great success.
Dr Bugs Escape Room was a new addition to the conference. We had 18 team participates. The fastest to escape in a time of 22:54 was the “Gorgus Group”. The “Mac Microbes” were a close second finishing with a time of 23:55. Honourable mention goes to the “McMasters” who finished in 31:10.
The team that won the Gamemasters Certificate of Achievement was the “Nerd Herd” for being the most collaborative group of all the teams. Honourable mention goes to the “NMLs” for being the most resourceful team. CLICK HERE to view all the team photos.
The conference also gave us an opportunity to recognize excellence in our community. See below for all the award recipients.
Tuesday March 28
| 8:00 – 12:00 | One Health and Blood Operator Workshop |
| 8:30 – 13:00 | AMMI Canada Council Meeting |
| 12:00 – 17:00 | AMMI Canada CRN Meeting |
| 12:30 – 17:00 | Trainees’ Day |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Trainees’ Day Welcome Reception |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | CACMID Board Meeting |
| 18:00 – 19:30 | Paladin co-developed accredited learning activity with dinner Management of complicated Gram-positive infections in adult patients: current treatment challenges, unmet needs, and new treatment options |
Wednesday March 29
| 7:00 – 9:00 | Masterclasses New Tuberculosis Guidelines Lab Validation and Verification |
| 7:30 – 9:00 | Roche Canada co-developed accredited learning activity with breakfast Part I: Transplant viral load testing for BKV and EBV Part II: Mycoplasma genitalium infections: A challenge in Canada |
| 9:15 – 11:30 | Plenary Emerging Infectious Diseases in Canada – From Poop to Data to Diagnostics |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Merck Canada co-developed accredited learning activity Management of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in transplantation |
| 12:30 – 14:30 | Lunch and Exhibit Hall Open |
| 12:30 – 14:30 | In-Person Poster Presentations |
| 12:30 – 14:30 | AMMI Canada AGM and Sections Meeting |
| 14:45 – 15:45 | State of the Art Clinical Lecture Travel and Refugee Infectious Disease Update |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | GSK co-developed accredited learning activity Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in older adults: The under recognized burden |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Merit and Association Awards Presentations |
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Special Lecture Stanley’s Dream: The Canadian Medical Expedition to Easter Island |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Meet and Greet Welcome Reception Poster Viewing and Presentations |
Thursday March 30
| 7:00 – 9:00 | Masterclasses Genomics: Impact on IPAC and PH Optimizing options to end the epidemic: Harnessing the full array of antiretroviral agents for the treatment and prevention of HIV |
| 7:30 – 9:00 | Pfizer Canada co-developed accredited learning activity with breakfast Reduce the Risk: Optimizing care for patients at risk of COVID-19 |
| 9:15 – 11:15 | Plenary Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Updates: Making Sense of the Breakpoint Alphabet Soup and Rapid AST Options |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Hologic co-developed accredited learning activity Complementing In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) molecular testing menu options with Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) |
| 12:30 – 14:30 | Lunch and Exhibit Hall Open |
| 12:30 – 14:30 | In-Person Poster Presentations |
| 12:30 – 14:30 | CACMID AGM with special 90th anniversary lecture by Dr. Michael Mulvey |
| 14:45 – 15:45 | State of the Art Clinical Lecture Oral vs. IV Antibiotics: A Tough Pill to Swallow? |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Student Oral Presentations Competition – Session A |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Oral Presentations – Session B |
| 17:15 – 18:15 | Case Reports Symposium |
| 18:30 – 20:30 | AstraZenca unaccredited learning activity with dinner |
| 18:30 – 22:30 | JAMMI Editorial Board Meeting |
Friday March 31
| 6:30 – 8:30 | CFID Bug Run |
| 7:00 – 9:00 | Masterclasses How to Build a Research Program Communication with the Public/ Social Media |
| 7:30 – 9:00 | CSL Seqirus co-developed accredited learning activity with breakfast A critical look at influenza vaccine technologies: From bench to bedside |
| 9:15 – 10:15 | State of the Art Clinical Lecture Fundamentals of laboratory stewardship: essential components and easy wins |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Oral Presentations – Session C |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Oral Presentations – Session D |
| 11:30 – 13:30 | Lunch and In-Person Poster Presentations |
| 11:30 – 13:30 | CCM AGM |
| 11:30 – 13:30 | AMMI Canada Phage Working Group Meeting |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Merck Canada co-developed accredited learning activity with lunch Pneumococcal vaccines for adults – past, present, and future |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | ViiV Healthcare Canada co-developed accredited learning activity with lunch When RWE reinforce RCT results: Review of the effectiveness and barrier to resistance of DTG/3TC in clinical practice |
| 13:45 – 14:45 | State of the Art Clinical Lecture Nuclear Medicine In Infectious Disease |
| 14:45 – 15:45 | Sanofi co-developed accredited learning activity RSV burden of disease in infants – A need for all infant protection |
| 16:00 – 18:00 | Plenary What’s Hot in Infectious Disease, Medical Microbiology, Stewardship and Infection Control Co-Developed with Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases (CFID) |
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Merit, Poster, and Research Awards Closing Remarks |
Session recordings have been uploaded to the conference virtual platform. Note: Only presentations that were approved by the speakers to have recorded are available. The platform, including all the posters and session recordings, will remain open until May 31, 2023. The platform is not open access, only participants who registered and paid to attend the conference have access to the virtual platform.
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2019 AMMI Canada Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Jay Keystone
2022 AMMI Canada Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Sharon Walmsley
2022 AMMI Canada Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Andrew Simor
2022 AMMI Canada New Investigator Award
Dr. Anthony Bai
2023 John G. FitzGerald – CACMID Outstanding Microbiologist Award
Dr. Lori Burrows
2023 Michael R. Mulvey Studentship Award
Dr. Domenica De Luca
2023 CACMID Student Poster Award
Emma Finlayson-Trick
“Effects of oral iron supplementation on gut bacterial composition in Cambodian women of reproductive age: A randomized controlled trial”
2023 CACMID President’s Student Poster Award
Elizabeth Simms
“Cases of PCR-Positive Blood for Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Nova Scotia: A Review from May – September 2022”
2023 CACMID Technologist: Clinical Research Scientist Poster Award
Christine Lukac
“Hospitalizations for acute respiratory diseases among children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic”
2023 CACMID Student Oral Abstract Award
Ariana Saatchi
“Retrospective cohort analysis of appropriate antibiotic use for community-acquired pneumonia in Canadian older adults”
2023 CFID Dr. John M. Embil Mentorship Award in Infectious Diseases
Dr. Nick Daneman
2023 CCM Distinguished Microbiologists Award
Dr. Linda Chui
2023 CCM Student Poster Award
Brody Duncan
2023 CCM Dr. Kenneth Rozee Memorial Student Poster Award
Yerin (Rina) Lee
2023 PICNIC Dr. Susan King Paediatric Abstract Award
Elisabeth Mercier
2022 AMMI Canada Trainee Research Award
Dr. Jordan Mah
For his manuscript entitled “Microbiological Characterization of Actinotignum schaalii Strains Causing Invasive Infections during a Multiyear Period in a Large Canadian Health Care Region”.
2023 AMMI Canada Student Poster Award
Adam Komorowski
For his poster titled: “Methodological and reporting quality of non-inferiority randomised controlled trials comparing antiretroviral therapies: A systematic review”.
2023 CFID Verity Pharma Resident Travel Award in Infectious Diseases
Shealynn Carpenter
For her project titled “The period prevalence of a beta-lactam allergy label in patients prescribed carbapenems: A retrospective cohort study”.
2023 Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases (CFID) Summer Student Research Program Award
Justine Beghin
For her project titled “Targeting Hepatitis B Virus by pretending to be Hepatitis D Virus”, under the supervision of Dr. Vanessa Meier-Stephenson.
2022 JAMMI Trainee Published Manuscript Award
Dr. Suefay Liu
For her manuscript entitled “Epidemiology and associated risk factors for candidemia in a Canadian tertiary pediatric hospital:an11-year review”
2023 Award for Leadership in Syndromic Infectious Disease Testing Award sponsored by Biomerieux
Dr. Charlene Ranadheera
For her study titled “A four specimen-pooling scheme reliably detects SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses using the BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2.1.”.
2023 NCCID – CFID Infectious Diseases Knowledge Translation Award
Monika Kowatsch
For her project titled “Drawing back the curtain on basic science: community engagement in Canada and Kenya”, under the supervision of Dr. Keith Fowke.
Central Planning Committee (CPC)
Co-Chairs
Agatha Jassem
Deborah Yamamura
Scientific Planning Committee Co-Chairs
Robert Kozak
Susan Poutanen
Co-Treasurers
Carmen L. Charlton
Christopher Lowe
Sponsorship Committee
Co-Chairs
Jeff Fuller
Shariq Haider
Abstract Committee
Co-Chairs
Danielle Brabant-Kirwan
Christian Lavallée
Committee Members
Tanis Dingle
Sarah Forgie
Yves Longtin
Prameet M. Sheth
Scientific Planning Committee (SPC)
Co-Chairs
Robert Kozak
Susan Poutanen
Committee Members
Morgan Alford
Danielle Brabant-Kirwan
Marthe Charles
William Connors
Ramzi Fattouh
Jessica Forbes
Catherine Hogan
Agatha Jassem
Jennie Johnstone
Farhan Khan
Philippe Lagacé-Wiens
Christian Lavallée
Vivian Loo
Vanessa Meier-Stephenson
Esther Nagai
Samir Patel
David Patrick
Glenn Patriquin
Peter Pieroni
Earl Rubin
Prameet M. Sheth
Vanessa Tran
Sponsorship Committee
Co-Chairs
Jeff Fuller
Shariq Haider
Committee Members
Dwight Ferris
Don Vinh
Titus Wong
Payment Policy
Conference registrations are not considered confirmed until full payment is received. All conference registration fees must be paid prior to commencement of the commencement of the AMMI Canada – CACMID Annual Conference, March 29, 2023. This includes payment for all optional events.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation request must be submitted in writing. Those received on or before February 21. 2023 – 100% refund; those received on or before March 15, 2023 – 50% refund; those received after March 15, 2023, cannot be refunded. An administration fee of $50 will be charged with all cancellations. Registrations may be transferred at any time without penalty.
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