Continuing Professional Development Learning Series for Hope to Health Staff
The goal of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program is to ensure that health care providers and front-line staff at the Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre are equipped with the appropriate knowledge and expertise to interact with clients that have complex care needs as well as significant co-morbidities. The program embraces an interdisciplinary approach to care and will include presentations that focus on both medical and social issues that clients of the centre may be faced with.
The CPD program commenced in January 2020 and will run on a monthly basis with sessions generally from 8:30AM to 10:00AM on a Monday or Wednesday. Topics for the initial phase of the program will be derived from ongoing needs assessment of the team at the Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre.
Most presentations can be accessed on this website.
May 7, 2024
Moving with Pain – Pt 2
April 24, 2024
Resources in the DTES for Indigenous Womens’ Health and Wellness
Speakers:Elder Bruce Robinson and Dr. Jani Laramée
March 13, 2024
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in Persons who Inject Drugs
Speakers:Simone Cowan and Cindy Nordquist
February 14, 2024
Motivational Interviewing: Responding to Challenging Interpersonal Situations
Speaker:Dr. Heather Fulton
May 3, 2023
myoActivation: A Systematic Approach to Treating Pain
Speakers: Barb Eddy & Dr. Eddie Rooke
September 28, 2022
A Review of the Antiretroviral Program and Clinical Approach to the Management of People Living with HIV
Presenters:Dr. Silvia Guillemi
Clinical Professor
Department of Family Practice
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Clinical Consultant, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Dr. Junine Toy
Senior Manager for the Drug Treatment Program
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
May 18, 2022
Polypharmacy and the art of medication management
Presenter:
Chase Fisher
Clinical Pharmacist
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
April 27, 2022
Delusional Infestation
Presenters:
David Harris, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, DTM&H, CTropMed
Infectious Disease Physician, St. Paul’s Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor | University of British Columbia
Dr. Clare Alexander
Family Physician
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Clinic
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
April 14, 2022
Trauma/PTSD in Primary Care
Presenters:
Dr. Simon Elterman, R.Psych.
Psychologist, Behavioural Health Consultant
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Providence Healthcare
Alana Hirsh, MD, CCFP (EM)(AM)
Physician at Kilala Lelum (Urban Indigenous Health and Healing Cooperative)
UBC Clinical Assistant Professor
February 9, 2022
Ambulatory Approach to Wounds: Is it infected? How do I get it to heal?
Presenters:
Dr. William Connors
Infectious Diseases Consultant
St. Paul's Hospital and Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
Patti Van Ham
Nurse Specializing in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence
Downtown Community Health Centre
Marina Deziel
Community Health Nurse & Wound Clinician
Pender Community Health Centre
Dr. Silvia Guillemi
Clinical Professor
Department of Family Practice
Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Clinical Consultant, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
January 26, 2022
Food Insecurity: Related Nutrition and Health Concerns
Presenters:
Alena Spears
Clinical Dietitian
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Clinic
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Dr. Clare Alexander
Family Physician
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Clinic
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
November 17, 2021
Fentanyl tablets for opioid use disorder in the context of the BC overdose crisis
Presenter:
Dr. Melanie van Soeren, MD CCFP
Family Physician and iOAT Program Lead, PHS Community Services Society
Family Physician, St. Paul's Maternity Care
September 30, 2021
Fentanyl Patch in the Context of Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain
Presenters:
Dr. Annabel Mead
Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC
Addiction Medicine Consultant, St Paul's Hospital
Senior Medical Director, Mental Health and Substance Use, BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre
Dr. Edward Rooke
Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Practice, UBC
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Usask
Physician, DTES Research and Innovation Centre, Hope to Health Clinic, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
June 23, 2021
Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTI) in the DTES
Dr. Queenie Dinh
Clinical Researcher, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Department of Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases
Julie Foreman
Nurse
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Dr. Cole Stanley
Innovation and QI Lead
Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
May 27, 2021
Our cultural safety journey: From awareness, to understanding, to every day action
Presenters:
Alia Ali
Founder and Principal Consultant
Empathy Catalyst Consulting
Elder Valerie Nicholson
Peer Indigenous Research Associate
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Surita Parashar, PhD
Research Scientist
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Patience Magagula
Executive Director
Afro-Canadian Positive Network of BC
Claudette Cardinal
Peer Indigenous Research Associate
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
April 21, 2021
When Meth and Psychosis Come Together
Dr. Julius Elefante Medical Education Lead, Department of Psychiatry, St. Paul’s Hospital Clinical Instructor, UBC Faculty of Medicine Dr. Tanya Fairweather Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine VGH Tertiary Mental Health GP Physician, Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Dr. Cole Stanley Medical Lead for the Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
March 10, 2021
Emotional Regulation through Sensory Interventions
Celine Ho Celine Ho, MScOT | Occupational Therapist | Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Stabilization Unit | Surrey Memorial Hospital | Philipp Santiago, MScOT | Interim Clinical Lead, Occupational Therapy | Mental Health & Substance Use Services | Fraser Health Authority
March 4, 2021
Psychosis Management in Primary Care
Dr. Tanya Fairweather, MD, CCFP, FCFP | Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine | VGH Tertiary Mental Health GP | DTES Research and Innovation Centre, Hope to Health Clinic, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
February 2, 2021
HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
Presenter: Dr. Marianne Harris, MD, CCFP | Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia; | Clinical Trials Physician, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.
January 28, 2021
Concurrent Disorders in Community: Strategies to work with people who have complex mental illness and substance use challenges
Presenter: Brendan Munden, MSW, RSW | Clinical Supervisor for ACT 1 | Vancouver Coastal Health | Assertive Community Treatment Team 1
December 10, 2020
A Primer on Motivational Interviewing in Primary Care
Dr. Simon Elterman, Behavioural Health Clinician, Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
November 25, 2020
Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment
Presenters: Julie Foreman, RN BSN | Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre, BC-CfE | Dr. Christy Sutherland, MD CCFP | Medical Director, PHS Community Services Society
November 4, 2020
Management of Alcohol Use Disorder
Dr. Clare Alexander, MD, CCFP and Dr. Rupinder Brar, MD, CCFP, CSIAM
October 1, 2020
Oral Agonist Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Case Study: Dr. Edward Rooke, M.D., CCFP | Main Presentation: Dr. Annabel Mead, MBBS FAChAM DABAM
August 18, 2020
Promoting Wellbeing through the Built Environment at Hope to Health
Dr. Tanya Fairweather, Family Physician and Joanna Ferguson, Project Coordinator | DTES Research and Innovation Centre | Hope to Health Clinic, BC CfE Centre for Excellent in HIV/AIDS
July 20, 2020
Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Marginalized Populations
Dr. Greg Bondy, MD, FRCPC | Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) | Director of the IDC Metabolic Clinic and Associate Director of the Healthy Heart Prevention Clinic, St. Paul’s Hospital
May 28, 2020
Managing psychosis in the office setting
Dr. Tanya Fairweather, MD, CCFP, FCFP | Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine | VGH Tertiary Mental Health GP | DTES Research and Innovation Centre, Hope to Health Clinic, BC-CfE
March 16, 2020
Engaging Clients in Care: Barriers Related to Income Security
Mary Petty and Jaclyn Ranville
January 20, 2020
Hepatitis C: Update on screening and treatment
Dr. Mark Hull MD, MHsc, FRCPC - Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia - Research Scientist – BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Dr. Cole Stanley, MD, CCFP - Innovation and QI Lead - Hope to Health Research and Innovation Clinic | Rachelle Funaro - HIV/Hep C Co-Infection Treatment Program - John Ruedy Clinic - St. Paul’s Hospital