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The International Centre for Infectious Diseases (ICID) partners to reduce the impact of infectious diseases. We bring people and resources together to catalyze solutions that target infectious diseases.

The four major areas of activity include: 1) Optimizing disease prevention strategies and technologies; 2) Enhancing the biosafety and biosecurity of laboratories, hospitals and communities;
3) Moving innovation into public health practice and the marketplace; 4) Improving evidence-based decision making in public health.
 

RECENT ACTIVITIES: 

Canadian Network on HPV Prevention Webinar Session from October 27, 2011
HPV Testing Technologies: Current evidence and new advancements.

Prioritizing HPV Immunization of Indigenous Populations: an international HPV symposium
The symposium was held at the IPV2001 conference in Berlin, Germany, on September 19, 2011. Speakers were from New Zealand, Canada, and Nepal.

HPV Today Newsletter
Canadian Network on HPV Prevention highlighted in latest issue of HPV Today Newsletter. 

Canadian Network on HPV Prevention Webinar Session from June 13, 2011
Video of the session and a webinar evaluation link.

2009-2010 HPV Abstract Summaries & Research Priorities
This summary provides an update on HPV research published in scholarly journals between January 2009 and September 2010. 245 abstract summaries are organized into major HPV topics. More.

2010 Directory of Canadian HPV Research
The Canadian Network on HPV Prevention, ICID, is pleased to present the 2nd edition of the Canadian HPV Directory. The purpose of the Directory is to increase awareness, promote sharing and support linkages among Canadian researchers, policy decision makers, and funders about current HPV research activities. More.

2010 Indigenous HPV Symposium
This Symposium was recently held to share current information on the burden of HPV-related diseases and to identify interventions and practices among Indigenous populations. More.
Symposium presentations by an esteemed panel of HPV specialists can be found here.

ICID Guidebook and Resources for Influenza and Vulnerable Populations
Issues in Pandemic Influenza Responses for Marginalized Urban Populations
Public health planners and direct service providers across Canada identify a need for pandemic planning for marginalized urban populations to address most vulnerable population barriers in the context of pandemic influenza and should include input from direct service providers in planning, communication, and implementation strategies. More.

 

Upcoming Events

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Laboratory Biorisk Management Workshop
Apr 30 2012 - May 4 2012 CDT - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canadian Biosafety Symposium
Jun 4 - Jun 7 2012 CDT - Vancouver, British Columbia