Recent Abstract Presentations
  1. Shaw, S.Y., RR. Lorway, KN. Derring, H.L. Mohan, P. Bhattacharjee, S. Isac, BM. Ramesh, R. Washington, S. Reza-Paul, S. Moses, JF. Blanchard.  Sexual violence against men who have sex with men and transgenders (MSM-T) in southern India.  19th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Conference; Quebec City, Quebec: July 10-13, 2011.*  02-S6.05, page A68.
  2. Shaw, S.Y., KN. Deering, AM. Jolly, JW. Wylie.  Outlier populations: heightened risk for HIV, HCV and HIV/HCV co-infection among solvent-using injection drug users.  19th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Conference; Quebec City, Quebec: July 10-13, 2011.* 02-S5.04, page A65.
  3. Shaw, S.Y., KN. Deering, S. Isac, BM. Ramesh, R. Washington, S. Moses, JF. Blanchard.  Heterogeneity of HIV risk: female sex worker clients and their non-commerical sexual partners in south India.  19th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Conference: Quebec City, Quebec: July 10-13, 2011.* 02-S6.03, page A67
  4. Shaw, S.Y., M. Whitlock, D. Nowicki, P. Plourde, S. Mahmud.  Assessing heterogeneity in the incidence of Chlamydia and gonorrhoea in an urban Canadian setting: a population-based analysis.  19th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Conference; Quebec City, Quebec: July 10-13, 2011. P1-S1.02, page A100.
  5. Shaw, S.Y., KN. Deering, S. Isac, BM. Ramesh, R. Washington, S. Moses, JF. Blanchard.  Prevalence of HIV and sexually-transmitted infections among clients of female sex workers in Karnataka, south India.  19th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Conference; Quebec City, Quebec: July 10-13, 2011. P1-S2.01, page A122.
  6. Thompson, L.H., K. Deering, SY. Shaw, S. Reza-Paul, RR. Lorway.  Sex cells: a pilot stuy investigating cell phone-based sexual networks among men-who-have-sex-with-men in two south Indian cities.  19th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Conference; Quebec City, Quebec: July10-13, 2011. P1-S5.40, page A193.
  7. Deering, K., J. Shoveller, M. Pickles, SY. Shaw, S. Moses, J. Blanchard, R. Washington, BM. Ramesh, S. Isac, M-C Boily.  Variability in the numbers and types of sex partners of female sex partners and its impact on HIV prevalence in southern India.  19th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Conference; Quebec City, Quebec: July 10-13, 2011.* 01-S08.06, page A43. 
  8. Deering, K., P. Bhattacharjee, R. Washington, J. Bradley, M-C Boily, SY. Shaw, K. Shannon, BM. Ramesh, S. Rajaram, S. Moses, M. Alary.  Condom use within intimate partnerships of female sex workers in southern India.  19th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Conference; Quebec City, Quebec: July 10-13, 2011. P2-S2.12, page A232.
  9. Mishra, S., SK. Sgaier, LH. Thompson, S. Moses, BM. Ramesh, M. Alary, JF. Blanchard.  Revisiting HIV epidemic appraisals for the design of effective prevention programs. 19th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Conference; Quebec City, Quebec: July 10-13, 2011. P1-S4.15, page A166.
  10. Jain, J. LH Thompson, K. Deering, SY. Shaw, S. Reza-Paul, RR. Lorway. Comparing cell phone-based sexual networks among men who have sex with men in two South Indian cities.  International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific; Busan, Korea; August 26-30, 2011.
  11. Thompson, L.H., K. Deering, SY. Shaw, S. Reza-Paul, RR Lorway. Comparing cell phone-based sexual networks among men who have sex with men in two South Indian cities.  Canadian Association for HIV Research Conference; Toronto, Ontario; April 2011.
  12. Thompson, L.H., M. Ormond. Survey to inform the design of drop-in programs for inner-city populations in Winnipeg.  Canadian Association for HIV Research Conference; Toronto, Ontario; April 2011.
  13. Mishra S., SK. Sgaier, LH. Thompson, S. Moses, BM. Ramesh, M. Alary, JF Blanchard.  Revisiting HIV epidemic appraisals for the design of effective prevention programs.  Canadian Association for HIV Research Conference; Toronto, Ontario; April 2011.
  14. Thompson, L.H., M. Becker, SM. Mahmud, M. Dawood, Y. Keynan, K. Fowke, P. Van Caeseele, J. Slater, JF. Blanchard.  Serological survey of the novel influenza A H1N1 in inner-city Winnipeg, Manitoba 2009.  Canadian Public Health Association Annual Conference; Toronto, Ontario; June 2011.
  15. Mahmud S.M., M.Becker, Y. Keynan, L. Elliot, LH. Thompson, K. Fowke, P. Van Caeseele, S. Harlos, JF. Blanchard, M. Dawood.  Serological survey of the pandemic influenza A H1N1 (pH1N1) in Manitoba 2009.  Canadian Public Health Association Annual Conference; Toronto, Ontario; June 2011.
  16. Thompson, L.H., M. Becker, SM. Mahmud, M. Dawood, Y. Keynan, K. Fowke, P. Van Caeseele, J. Slater, JF. Blanchard.  Serological survey of the novel influenza A H1N1 in inner-city Winnipeg, Manitoba 2009.  Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada Annual Conference; Edmonton, Alberta; May 2010.
  17. Bombak, A., LH. Thompson, C. Muzyka, R. Lorway.  Review of Phase II and III HIV Vaccine Candidate Trials.  Poster presentation; Canadian Public Health Association Annual Conference; Toronto, Ontario; June 2011.
  18. Malik, M.T., A. Gumel, LH. Thompson, T. Strome, SM. Mahmud.  "Google Flu Trends" and Emergency Department Triage Data Predicted the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 waves in Manitoba.  Poster presentation; Canadian Public Health Association Annual Conference; Toronto, Ontario; June 2011.

Conference Presentations Published as Abstracts:

  1. Deery C, Nugent ZJ, Ricketts DNJ, Shoaib L. - 2009 The validity and reproducibility of bitewing radiographs and a laser fluorescnence device.  Int J of Paed Dent 19 (Suppl 1):9.
  2. Nugent Z, Blanchard J, Bernstein CN. 2009.  The impact of infliximab use on health care utilization in Crohn's Disease:  A population based Study.  Gastroenterology 136 (Suppl 1): A-358.
  3. Bernstein CN, Nugent Z, Blanchard J. 2010.  A population based assessment of 5-ASA as chemoprophylaxis in IBD for colorectal cancer.  Gastroenterology 138 (Suppl 1): S-46-47.
  4. Nguyen GC, Nugent Z, Shaw SY, Bernstein CN. 2011.  A population-based cohort analysis of risk of surgery, hospitalization and the use of immunomodulatory therapy for Crohn's disease over the last two decades: The impact of specialist care.  Gastroenterology, Volume 140(5), Supplement 1, S37.
  5. Nugent Z, Targownik LE, Bernstein CN. 2011.  A population based study of mortality in IBD.  Gastroenterology, Volume 140(5), Supplement 1, S778.
  6. Nugent Z, Targownik LE, Bernstein CN. 2011.  Prescription dug use in IBD: A population based study.  Gastroenterology, Volume 140(5), Supplement 1, S778-779.
  7. Singh H, Nugent Z, Demers A, Mahmud S, Bernstein CN. 2011.  Exposure to bisphosphonates and risk of colorectal cancer:  A population-based study.  Gastroenterology, Volumen 140(5), Supplement 1, S402.
  8. Targownik LE, Nugent Z, Bernstein CN. 2011.  Risk of early and late colectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis: Results from a population-based cohort.  Gastroenterology, Volume 140(5), Supplement 1, S113-114.
  9. Targownik LE, Nugent Z, Bernstein CN. 2011.  Population-based study of prevalence and predictors of hospitalization in UC.  Gastroenterology, Volume 140(5), Supplement 1, S780.