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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260915T080000
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SUMMARY:Getting more out of randomised clinical trials: post-hoc analyses of the BALANCE trial
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine for their weekly Infectious Diseases/Microbiology (ID/Micro) City-Wide Rounds. \nSean Ong is an Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinician-Scientist at Sunnybrook Hospital and University of Toronto and will be giving a talk titled: \n“Getting more out of randomised clinical trials: post-hoc analyses of the BALANCE trial” \nObjectives: \n\nUnderstand the concept of heterogeneity of treatment effect (HTE) in clinical trials of antibiotic duration\nUnderstand the risk-modelling approach to evaluate heterogeneity of treatment effect\nUnderstand how non-adherence can affect validity of clinical trial results\nUnderstand predictors of non-adherence in the BALANCE trial\nAppreciate different statistical approaches to handle non-adherence in clinical trials\n\n  \nDate: September 15\, 2026 \nTime: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. \nLocation: Virtual on Zoom \nhttps://utoronto.zoom.us/j/86232348191 \nMeeting ID: 862 3234 8191 \nPasscode: 625722
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/getting-more-out-of-randomised-clinical-trials-post-hoc-analyses-of-the-balance-trial/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260921T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260921T130000
DTSTAMP:20260831T161600Z
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SUMMARY:Update from AIDS 2026\, the 26th International AIDS Conference\, July 26-31\, Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil
DESCRIPTION:Join the Immunodeficiency Clinic at the University Health Network for their bimonthly citywide HIV Rounds. \nThis HIV round will be led by EPIC member Darrell Tan (Unity Health Toronto) who will cover the following topic: “Update from AIDS 2026\, the 26th International AIDS Conference\, July 26-31\, Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil” \nDate: September 21\, 2026 \nTime: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. \nLocation: Virtual (Please email alice.tseng@uhn.ca to register)
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/update-from-aids-2026-the-26th-international-aids-conference-july-26-31-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260923T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260923T140000
DTSTAMP:20260812T134149Z
CREATED:20260812T134149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T134149Z
UID:8043-1790150400-1790172000@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Advancing quality\, harmonization\, and patient-centred laboratory medicine: From evidence to implementation
DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology’s Quality Council invites laboratory professionals from across Ontario to the LMP Quality Council Workshop 2026. \nBringing together leaders in clinical laboratory quality\, this hybrid workshop will showcase current initiatives that are advancing quality\, harmonization and patient-centred laboratory medicine across the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. Through scientific presentations\, panel discussion and an interactive strategic session\, participants will explore how evidence-based recommendations can be translated into measurable improvements in laboratory practice and patient care. \nDate: September 23\, 2026 \nTime: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. \nLocation: Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning or online \nRegister before September 15th using this form. 
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/advancing-quality-harmonization-and-patient-centred-laboratory-medicine-from-evidence-to-implementation/
LOCATION:Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning Auditorium\, 686 Bay Street\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,In-person,Virtual,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260924T130000
DTSTAMP:20260819T181355Z
CREATED:20260819T181355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T181355Z
UID:8064-1790251200-1790254800@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Toward vaccine equity: Commercial forces\, technological platforms and the race to develop the Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine
DESCRIPTION:Join the Centre for Global Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health\, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing & WHO Collaborating Centre for Governance\, Transparency\, and Accountability in the Pharmaceutical Sector for a the first episode of season 6 of the Health Inc. Seminar Series. The seminar is titled “Toward vaccine equity: Commercial forces\, technological platforms and the race to develop the Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine.” \nThe seminar will be presented by Matther Herder\, BSc\, LLB\, LLM\, JSM (Dalhousie University). \nAbstract: The race is on to develop a vaccine to help quell the outbreak of Ebola virus disease currently ripping its way through the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. With millions in funding from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)\, the United States government\, and other sources\, four vaccine candidates are in the lead\, with an mRNA vaccine among the frontrunners. However\, the race to develop a Bundibugyo vaccine is less about competing technological platforms\, and more about the commercial forces that control them all. In this seminar\, Professor Matthew Herder will discuss how vaccine research and development\, despite government and philanthropic investments\, often fails to address public health need and inequities. Rather\, due to opaque arrangements and lack of public accountability\, commercial interests frequently infiltrate R&D process and extract a profit from an intervention even when it has little lucrative potential\, as in the case of an Ebola outbreak. Instead\, mechanisms such as technology transfer and provision of resources to local organizations must be developed to make vaccines and other essential medicines in places where infectious diseases like Ebola are endemic beyond the current outbreak. \nDate: September 24\, 2026 \nTime: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. \nLocation: Virtual on Zoom. \nPlease register in advance on the event website. 
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/toward-vaccine-equity-commercial-forces-technological-platforms-and-the-race-to-develop-the-bundibugyo-ebola-vaccine/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260929T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260929T130000
DTSTAMP:20260910T142052Z
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UID:8245-1790683200-1790686800@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:The future of Influenza & COVID-​19 vaccines in publicly funded Canadian vaccination programs
DESCRIPTION:Join the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (CVPD) and the Canadian Alliance for Immunization Research\, Evaluation and Education (CAIRE) for an engaging webinar to discuss the current approaches for public funding of influenza and COVID-19 vaccines in British Columbia and Quebec\, followed by a Q&A session with our experts. \nOur Speakers: \nJia Hu is a public health physician and the interim medical director for immunization programs and vaccine preventable disease services at BCCDC. He co-chairs BC’s immunization scientific policy advisory committee. \nJesse Papenburg practices pediatric infectious diseases and medical microbiology. Papenburg formerly led the NACI influenza working group and is Chair of the Quebec Immunization Committee at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec. \nDate: September 29\, 2026 \nTime: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET \nFormat: Virtual on Zoom \nPlease register for attendance using this form.
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/the-future-of-influenza-covid-19-vaccines-in-publicly-funded-canadian-vaccination-programs/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261005T120000
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UID:8144-1791201600-1791205200@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Making the challenging possible: Novel program development for successful use of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy in vulnerable patients living with HIV with adherence challenges
DESCRIPTION:Join the Immunodeficiency Clinic at the University Health Network for their bimonthly citywide HIV Rounds. \nThis HIV round will be led by Janhavi Bhalla and Megan Devlin (St. Joseph’s Health Care Infectious Diseases Care Program\, London\, ON) who will cover the following topic: “Making the challenging possible: Novel program development for successful use of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy in vulnerable patients living with HIV with adherence challenges” \nDate: October 5\, 2026 \nTime: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. \nLocation: Virtual (Please email alice.tseng@uhn.ca to register)
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/making-the-challenging-possible-novel-program-development-for-successful-use-of-long-acting-injectable-antiretroviral-therapy-in-vulnerable-patients-living-with-hiv-with-adherence-challenges/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261006T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261006T140000
DTSTAMP:20260903T150017Z
CREATED:20260903T150017Z
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UID:8177-1791291600-1791295200@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Dual-Use technologies: Know your research – know your partners – assess the risk
DESCRIPTION:Join Public Safety Canada for an informative module for researchers to learn more about the dual-use technologies and risk assessments. Dual-Use technologies: Know your research – know your partners – assess the risk will discuss dual-use technologies and research\, with specific examples. These examples highlight the complex nature of dual-use technologies and ways to recognize their sensitivities. Whether working in STEM\, social sciences\, or humanities\, the outcome of the module will enhance understanding of the dual-use nature of any research and provide frontline researchers and institutions with tools to perform their due diligence and appropriately evaluate risks.  \nHost: Todd Bielarczyk\, Senior Policy Advisor\, Public Safety Canada \nDate: October 6\, 2026 \nTime: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. \nLocation: Virtual on Teams \nPlease register for the event using this form. 
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/dual-use-technologies-know-your-research-know-your-partners-assess-the-risk/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261008T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261008T130000
DTSTAMP:20260910T194922Z
CREATED:20260910T194922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T194922Z
UID:8267-1791460800-1791464400@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:What's next in digital health? Research\, implementation and system transformation
DESCRIPTION:Join us the University Health Network for a podcast-style conversation during their Health Systems and Policy Research Rounds featuring: \n\n\nQuynh Pham\, Director and Principal Investigator\, Centre for Digital Therapeutics; Affiliate Scientist\, UHN’s Organ Systems & Integrated Health Sciences Research Institute\n\n\n\n\nJoseph Cafazzo\, Executive Director\, Biomedical Engineering\, Centre for Digital Therapeutics; Founder\, Healthcare Human Factors; Wolfond Chair in Digital Health\, UHN; Senior Scientist\, UHN’s Organ Systems & Integrated Health Sciences Research Institute\n\n\nDrawing on their experience developing\, implementing\, and evaluating real-world digital health solutions\, they will explore emerging developments in digital health and AI-enabled care\, share lessons learned from translating innovation into practice\, and reflect on the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of the field\, including what it takes to achieve meaningful and sustainable impact at scale. The conversation will offer insights for researchers\, clinicians\, health system leaders\, and policymakers interested in advancing digital innovation\, improving care delivery\, and driving health system transformation. \nThese monthly sessions aim to foster dialogue and connect researchers from across UHN. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage and collaborate! \nDate: October 8\, 2026 \nTime: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.  \nLocation: 200 Elizabeth Street\, 10th Floor\, Eaton North\, Conference Room (Room 240) \nFormat: Hybrid  \nRegister to attend virtually via Microsoft Teams. 
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/whats-next-in-digital-health-research-implementation-and-system-transformation/
LOCATION:Toronto General Hospital\, 200 Elizabeth St\, Toronto\, ON\, M5G 2C4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,In-person,Seminar,Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261102T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261102T130000
DTSTAMP:20260831T162157Z
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UID:8147-1793620800-1793624400@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Sexualized drug use & approach to crystal methamphetamine (+ motivational interviewing)
DESCRIPTION:Join the Immunodeficiency Clinic at the University Health Network for their bimonthly citywide HIV Rounds. \nThis HIV round will be led by Jacob Cuthbert (HIV fellow\, Unity Health Toronto) who will cover the following topic: “Sexualized drug use & approach to crystal methamphetamine (+ motivational interviewing)” \nDate: November 2\, 2026 \nTime: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. \nLocation: Virtual (Please email alice.tseng@uhn.ca to register)
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/sexualized-drug-use-approach-to-crystal-methamphetamine-motivational-interviewing/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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