Citywide rounds are held twice monthly during the academic year on Mondays, 12-1 pm via Zoom.
Rounds are open to healthcare professionals; to register, please email alice.tseng@uhn.ca
Citywide HIV rounds schedule for the 2026-2027 academic cycle:
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| September 21, 2026 | Update from AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference, July 26-31, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Darrell Tan, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Options Collaboratory in HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention Science, St. Michael’s Hospital; Associate Professor, Dept of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto |
| October 5, 2026 | Using injectable ART in challenging populations Janhavi Bhalla, Pharm.D and Megan Devlin, MD, FRCPC from St. Joseph’s Health Care Infectious Diseases Care Program, London, ON |
| October 19, 2026 | Topic TBC Sheliza Halani, CTN+ Mark Wainberg Postdoctoral Fellow, Unity Health |
Recordings and handouts:
| Date | Topic | Passcode | Handouts |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2026 | What is needed to implement anal cancer screening guidelines for people living with HIV in Ontario? Findings from the ACCESS Study Ann Burchell, PhD, Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and Professor, Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Adjunct Senior Scientist, ICES. Adjunct Professor, Division of Cancer Epidemiology, McGill University. | 1qs$d2%Wr* | |
| June 8, 2026 | Hepatitis D treatment update David Wong, MD, FRCP(C), Hepatologist, UHN | sT@2VQd0FF | |
| May 25, 2026 | Urban Indigenous Peoples’ Understanding of PrEP in Toronto Timothy Lim, PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences candidate Jaris Swidrovich, BSP, PharmD, PhD, AAHIVP, RPh, Assistant Professor, Tenure Stream; Indigenous Engagement Lead, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto | 54K%VaGCR1 | Priss Cryption: your informed, judgement-free, slightly fabulous guide to sexual health |
| May 11, 2026 | HIV Sustained Remission and Possible Cure (CAHR 2026 late-breaker presentation) Sharon Walmsley, MD, FRCPC, FCAHS, CM, Toronto General Hospital Mario Ostrowski, MD, St. Michael’s Hospital | sn^+1FPe$h | |
| April 13, 2026 | TB preventive therapy: novel treatment options and pharmacologic considerations Dylan Kain, MD, Division of Infectious Diseases, UHN Jinell White, BScPhm, ACPR, Southern Alberta Clinic, Calgary, AB | UB%BDm8DNw | |
| March 23, 2026 | CROI 2026 update Gord Arbess, MD, CCFP, St. Michael’s Hospital Alice Tseng, PharmD, Toronto General Hospital | ng+.=fjLF9 | |
| March 9, 2026 | From Kaposi to Candidiasis: The Changing Face of HIV Dermatology in the ART Era Handreen Saeed, HIV Fellow, St. Michael’s Hospital | Mu4v@m3F0G | slides |
| February 9, 2026 | Anal Dysplasia Screening in HIV Care Paige Homme (they/them), MSc, MD, PGY3 2SLGBTQ Health Enhanced Skills Program, DFCM, University of Toronto | bKs62gSbR$ | slides screening algorithm |
| January 26, 2026 | Antiretroviral exposures in pregnancy: impact on pregnancy outcomes Lena Serghides, PhD Senior Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute | ||
| January 12, 2026 | HIV and cardiovascular disease: a review of current knowledge and clinical implications Kaitlin Janvary, HIV Fellow, St. Michael’s Hospital | 46zeJ2j7&T | |
| December 15, 2025 | From Megace to Mounjaro: The Weight Journey for People Living with HIV Gord Arbess, MD Staff Physician in the Department of Family & Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital; Clinical Director of the HIV/AIDS program; Director of the HIV Fellowship program, Faculty at the University of Toronto | AuH#p#q2!@ | |
| December 1, 2025 | History of HIV advocacy in Toronto and Canada Malika Sharma, MD, MEd, FRCPC HIV and Infectious Disease physician and Clinician Teacher at St. Michael’s Hospital | 02L!7@=4r7 | |
| November 17, 2025 | Neurocognitive and neuropsychiatry effects of aging with HIV Alan Wai, MD Psychiatrist, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario; Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto | !KJ+.Cu95F | |
| November 3, 2025 | History of TWIRI + Moving towards and implementing gender-affirming HIV/STBBI care and prevention Ashley Lacombe-Duncan, PhD, MSW Adjunct Scientist, Women’s College Hospital Research and Innovation Institute Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, School of Social Work Core Faculty, Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, University of Michigan, School of Nursing | slides | |
| October 20, 2025 | Update from the European AIDS Conference Dr Jürgen Rockstroh, Professor of Medicine, Head of the HIV Outpatient Clinic at the University of Bonn, Germany | ||
| October 6, 2025 | Pediatric HIV case finding – beyond infant testing Ruslan Malyuta, Programme Specialist, HIV/AIDS| Programme Group UNICEF | PT0n#zFf#r | |
| September 22, 2025 | Long-acting ARVs: managing DDIs, skipped doses, and other PK tidbits Alice Tseng, PharmD, FCSHP Immunodeficiency Clinic, Toronto General Hospital; Associate Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto | Use&5F744f | |
| September 8, 2025 | Update from the IAS 2025 conference Darrell Tan, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Options Collaboratory in HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention Science, St. Michael’s Hospital; Associate Professor, Dept of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto | nl4RZn?rC$ | |
| June 16, 2025 | HIV Criminalization Ryan Peck, Executive Director, HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO) | HIV Disclosure and the Law: A resource kit for service providers (HIV Legal Network) | |
| June 9, 2025 | Syphilis in pregnancy & congenital syphilis Michelle Durst, MBBS, FRCPC, MSc, Unity Health Department of Paediatrics & Trillium Health Partners, and Rebecca Zur, MD MHSc FRCSC, Assistant Professor, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, McMaster University/Hamilton Health Sciences | meeting summary (via Grain) | |
| May 26, 2025 | Update on GLP-1 agonists Satya Dash, MD, PhD, FRCP (Edin), FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Senior Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute; Staff Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Toronto General Hospital; Medical Director, Bariatric Programme, Toronto Western Hospital | ||
| May 12, 2025 | Evaluating the Performance of ChatGPT in Identifying Drug-Drug Interactions with Antiretrovirals Erin Ready, BSc(Pharm), MPH, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, St. Paul’s Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy, Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia | ||
| April 28, 2025 | HIV and infant feeding: the UK experience Bakita Kasadha, MA, NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow, Nuffield Dept of Primary Care Health Services, University of Oxford | Hearing the silence and silenced (Kasadha et al. 2025) Feeding a baby while living with HIV (Health Experience Insights, University of Oxford) | |
| April 14, 2025 | HIV and pregnancy care: before, during, and after Mark Yudin, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Infectious Diseases, St. Michael’s Hospital, Professor, University of Toronto | SOGC Clinical Practice Guideline: Care of pregnant women living with HIV and interventions to reduce perinatal transmission (June 2024) | |
| March 31, 2025 | CROI 2025 conference update Sharon Walmsley, CM, MD, FRCPC, Director, Immunodeficiency Clinic, UHN, Professor, University of Toronto | ||
| March 24, 2025 | HIV-2 vs. HIV-1: Differences, Challenges, and Advances Swati Chavda, HIV Fellow, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto | ||
| March 17, 2025 | Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy: overview and application to HIV care Daniel Rosenbaum, MD, FRCPC, Psychiatrist, IMPACT Program, UHN, Psychedelic Psychotherapy Research Group, Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless (PEACH), Inner City Health Associates, and Lecturer, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Toronto | ||
| February 24, 2025 | HIV-Geriatric Medicine Clinic: Making the Golden Years Extra Shiny for Older Adults Living with HIV Luxey Sirisegaram, MD, MASc, FRCPC, Staff Geriatrician, Sinai Health & UHN | ||
| February 10, 2025 | From Viral Load to Pain Mode: Navigating Chronic Pain in HIV Denise Kreutzwiser, PharmD, Pain Management Program & Celeste Giovanatti, Year 1 Pharmacy Resident, St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, ON | slides | |
| January 27, 2025 | A review of HIV risk assessment tools and their diagnostic performance for identifying pre-exposure prophylaxis candidates Myo Oo, PhD, Senior Research Associate, Options Lab, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto | HIV risk assessment tools for identifying individuals who could benefit from PrEP: systematic review protocol | |
| January 13, 2025 | Hepatitis B update David Wong, MD, FRCP(C), Hepatologist, UHN | slides | |
| December 2, 2024 | HIVR4P conference update Darrell Tan, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Options Collaboratory in HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention Science, St. Michael’s Hospital; Associate Professor, Dept of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto | IAS HIVR4P 2024 Knowledge Toolkit | |
| November 18, 2025 | HIV and menopause Elizabeth King, MD, Oak Tree Clinic, Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University & Mona Loutfy, MD, FRCPC, MPH, Women’s College Research Institute, Professor, Dept Medicine, University of Toronto | Canadian Menopause Society Pocket Guide; A practical clinical guide to counselling on and managing contraception, pre-conception planning, and menopause for women living with HIV (Cvetkovic et al. JAMMI 2021); Menopause Mgmt Tools (MQ6) | |
| November 4, 2024 | COVID-19 vaccination among people living with HIV in Ontario: findings from the CHESS study Cassandra Freitas, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto | ||
| October 21, 2024 | Drug interactions and toxicities with appearance and performance-enhancing drugs Alice Tseng, PharmD, FCSHP, AAHIVP, Immunodeficiency Clinic, TGH, Associate Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto | Clinic poster and form to record APEDS use Information sheet for patients | |
| October 7, 2024 | Integrating addictions medicine into HIV care Nick Cochkanoff, MD, CCFP, FM HIV Fellow, St. Michael’s Hospital | slides | |
| September 23, 2024 | AIDS 2024 update Kevin Woodward, MD, FRCPC, Director, HQ Toronto, Associate Professor, McMaster University & Darrell Tan, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Options Collaboratory in HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention Science, St. Michael’s Hospital, Associate Professor, Dept of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto | slides (KW) slides (DT) |