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Posters

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# Theme: ADVOCACY Submission title Submission Authors & Affiliations
1 No Health Without Status: The Fight for Equitable HIV Care for Uninsured People Sarah Ionson1
1Blue Door Clinic located at Casey House
2 Two Steps Back: The Fight for Healthcare Access for Uninsured People in Ontario Sarah Ionson1
1Health Network for Uninsured Clients (HNUC)
# Theme: EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Submission title Submission Authors & Affiliations
3 Nursing Students’ Experience in International Collaboration While Learning About Community Health and Diverse Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities: An Auto-ethnography Study Samantha Colafella1, Supreet Bains1, Somalpreet Khamb1, Roya Haghiri-Vijeh1
1York University
4 Developing and Conducting a Training on Teaching Children with Special Needs for Special Education Teachers in a Refugee Camp in Northern Thailand Annalise Keen1, Jennifer Mayer-Glenn2, Julianne Rabb2, Rosemarie Hunter3
1Huntsman Mental Health Institute, 2University Neighborhood Partners, 3College of Social Work, University of Utah
5 Effect of education tools on trainee competence in caring for patients affected by female genital cutting: a quasi-experimental study Alexandra Norton1, Sarah Dotters-Katz1, Sally Kuehn1, Spencer Sumner1, Nicole Warren2
1Duke University School of Medicine, 2Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
6 MyLingual MD: A resource to improve language-concordant care for refugee health Sabrina Yeung1, Marck Mercado2
1McMaster University, Department of Medicine, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine, Hamilton, ON, Canada
# Theme: GLOBAL REFUGEE HEALTH AND MIGRATION Submission title Submission Authors & Affiliations
7 Essential medicines for Palestinians in countries hosting refugees Moizza Zia Ul Haq1, Areesha Sabir1, Nav Persaud1, 2
1MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto 2Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
8 Developing a Student-Run Free Dermatology Clinic in Rochester, NY Erica Andersen1, Diamond Rose Guy1, S. Minhaj Rahman1, Mike Sportiello1, Lisa Beck1, Stella King1
1University of Rochester Medical Center
9 Oral health of humanitarian migrant children: a policy discourse analysis of the Interim Federal Health Program using Child's Lens Olawale D1, Beatriz Ferraz Dos Santos1, Belinda Nicolau1, Mary Ellen Macdonald2
1McGill University, 2Dalhousie University
# Theme: HEALTH NAVIGATORS Submission title Submission Authors & Affiliations
10 Empowering Refugee Communities Through Culturally Tailored Health Communication During COVID-19. Ehiremen (Ehi) Adesua Azugbene1, Roseanne Schuster2, Karin Wachter3, Jeanne F. Nizigiyimana4, Crista. E Johnson-Agbakwu5, Olga Davis6
1Arizona State University-College of Health Solutions, 2Arizona State University-School of Human Evolution and Social Change, 3Arizona State University-School of Social Work (SSW), 4Center For Refugee and Global Health-Refugee Women’s Health Clinic Valleywise Health Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 5Collaborative in Health Equity-Office of Health Equity UMass Memorial Health, UMass Chan Medical School, 6Arizona State University-Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
# Theme: INFECTIOUS DISEASE Submission title Submission Authors & Affiliations
11 Implementation of a Sputum Collection Protocol for Tuberculosis Testing in an outpatient Clinic and inpatient unit Jane McNamee1
1West Park Healthcare Centre
12 Reactivation of Old World Tegumentary Leishmaniasis Following Iatrogenic Immunosuppression: Occurrence and Role for Secondary Prophylaxis Michael Klowak1, 2, Angelica Vidal1, Carson Lo3, Asal Adawi1, Ike Adeyinka1, Katherine Faith Tan1, Raesham Mahmood1, 2, Andrea Boggild1, 2, 4, 5
1Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada, 2Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Canada, 3University Health Network, Transplant Infectious Diseases and Ajmera Transplant Centre, Toronto, Canada, 4Office of Access and Outreach, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 5Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
13 Rifampin-Ofloxacin-Minocycline (ROM) for the Treatment of Paucibacillary Leprosy: A Systematic Review Jahmar Hewitt1, Michael Klowak1, 2, Shveta Bhasker1, Raesham Mahmood1, Arghavan Omidi1, Sahar Gholzom1, Andrea K. Boggild1, 3
1Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital; Office of Access and Outreach, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; 2Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; 3Departments of Medicine and Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
14 The Treatment of Multibacillary Leprosy utilizing Rifampin-Ofloxacin-Minocycline (ROM): A Systematic Review Jahmar Hewitt1, Michael Klowak1, 2, Shveta Bhasker1, Raesham Mahmood1, Arghavan Omidi1, Sahar Gholzom1, Andrea K. Boggild1, 3
1Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital; Office of Access and Outreach, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; 2Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; 3Departments of Medicine and Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
15 Treatment of Schistosomiasis in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of Maternal Outcomes Sonia Igboanugo1, Gregory D. Hawley2, 3, 4, Michael Klowak2, 4, Rachel Lau2, Chelsia Watson2, Alexandra Atayde2, Melissa Phuong2, Yashvi Bharwada2, Robert B. Chris2, Swana Kopalakrishnan2, Leila Makhani2, Sharmistha Mishra2, Andrea K. Boggild2, 3, 4, 5
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada, 3Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 4Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 5Office of Access and Outreach, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
16 Treatment of Schistosomiasis in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of Fetal and Infant Outcomes Sonia Igboanugo1, Gregory D. Hawley2, 3, 4, Michael Klowak2, Alexandra Atayde2, Hira Raheel2, Rachel Lau2, Shveta Bhasker2, Chelsia Watson2, Vivian Chen2, Robert B. Chris2, Swana Kopalakrishnan2, Leila Makhani2, Sharmistha Mishra2, Andrea K. Boggild2, 3, 4, 6
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada, 3Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 4Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 5St. Michael's Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 6Office of Access and Outreach, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
17 Epidemiological update on febrile returned travelers to Ontario from the Rapid Assessment of Febrile Travelers (RAFT) program Gregory Hawley1, 2, 3, Michael Klowak1, 3, Aisha Khatib1, Andrea Boggild1, 2, 3, 4
1Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada, 2Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 3Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 4Office of Access and Outreach, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
18 Primary Varicella Infection in a Young Adult from India: A Case Report Maryam AlHashmi1, Gregory Hawley1, Andrea Boggild1, 2, 3
1Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada, 3Office of Access and Outreach, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
19 An update on the role of imaging in the care of patients with intestinal schistosomiasis Sabrina Yeung1, 2, Rachel Lau3, Michael Klowak2, 4, Candice Madakadze2, Leilia Makhani2, Andrea K Boggild2, 5, 6
1McMaster University, Department of Medicine, Hamilton, Canada, 2Toronto General Hospital, Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto, Canada, 3Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Toronto, Canada, 4University of Toronto, Institute of Medical Science, Toronto, Canada, 5Office of Access and Outreach, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 6University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Canada
20 Erythema Induratum in a Migrant from the Caribbean: A Case Report and Mini-review of Cutaneous Tuberculosis Abstract theme: Chikaodili Obetta1, Sheliza Halani2, Manreet Dhaliwa1, Matthew Driedger3, Andrea K. Boggild1, 2, 4
1Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada, 3Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, 4Office of Access and Outreach, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
21 A Systematic Review of Targeted Therapies for Helminthic Eosinophilic Meningitis: Implications for Refugee, Migrant, and Returning Traveller Populations Sadaf Javaid Khan1, Ali Aunas2, Sonia Poenaru2, Gregory Hawley2, Eunice Aluko2, Dileesha Fernando2, Ezra Bado2, Judith Joshi2, Michael Klowak2, Andrea K. Boggild2, 3
1 Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital; Office of Access and Outreach, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Advanced Health Care Practice, Western University, London, Canada 2 Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital; Office of Access and Outreach, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 3Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
22 A case of concurrent dengue and Plasmodium vivax malaria in a returned traveler to India: Case report and mini literature review Kumudhavalli Kavanoor Sridhar1, Fahad Buskandar2, Manreet Dhaliwal3, Gordane Calloo4, Andrea Boggild3
1Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2Division of Infectious Disease, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 3Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 4Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
23 An Update on the Role of Imaging in the Care of Patients with Genitourinary Schistosomiasis: A Systematic Review Candice Madakadze1, Michael Klowak1, 2, Rachel Lau3, Andrea Boggild1, 4
1 Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital; Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 2 Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 4Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Toronto, Canada 4Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
24 The Influence of Host Nutriome on Immunological Control of Leishmania Infection Ranie Ahmed1, Michael Klowak1, 2, Maryam Mohammed1, Rachel Lau3, Afia Birago2, Kalsoom Shahzad2, Andrea Boggild1, 2, 4>br />1Toronto General Hospital, Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto, Canada, 2University of Toronto, Institute of Medical Science, Toronto, Canada, 3Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Toronto, Canada, 4University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Canada
25 Ethnopharmaceuticals for the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis of the New World Kalsoom Shahzad1, Ruwandi Kariyawasam2, 3, Michael Klowak1, 4, Dileesha Fernando1, Eunice Aluko1, Ezra Bado1, Shveta Bhasker1, 4, Jason Kwan5, Sonia Igboanugo6, Andrea Boggild1, 4, 6, 7
1Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada, 2University of Alberta, Division of Diagnostic & Applied Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Edmonton, Canada, 3University of Alberta, Alberta Precision Laboratories - Public Health Laboratory (ProvLab), Edmonton, Canada, 4Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 5Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 6Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 7Office of Access and Outreach, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;
26 Fruit-Bearing Plant Ethnopharmaceuticals for the Treatment of Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Dileesha Fernando1, 2, Ruwandi Kariyawasam3, 4, Michael Klowak2, 5, Kalsoom Shahzad2, Eunice Aluko2, 6, Ezra Bado2, Shveta Bhasker2, 5, Jason Kwan7, Sonia Igboanugo6, Andrea Boggild2, 5, 6, 8
1Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, 2Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada, 3University of Alberta, Division of Diagnostic & Applied Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Edmonton, Canada, 4University of Alberta, Alberta Precision Laboratories - Public Health Laboratory (ProvLab), Edmonton, Canada, 5Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 6Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 7Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 8Office of Access and Outreach, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
27 A Systematic Review of Mosquitoes Aboard International Conveyances: Implications of Risks for Migrating Refugees Aquilla Reid-John1, Asal Adawi1, 2, Candice Madakadze1, Jahmar Hewitt1, 3, Michael Klowak1, 4, Gregory Hawley1, 5, Syed Zain Ahmad1, 4, Andrea K. Boggild1, 2, 4, 5
1Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital, UHN, Toronto, Canada, 2Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 3Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 4Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 5Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
28 A Systematic Review of Mosquitoes at International Ports and Points of Entry: Implications of Risks for Migrating Refugees Jahmar Hewitt1, 2, Candice Madakadze1, Syed Zain Ahmad1, 3, Michael Klowak1, 3, Gregory Hawley1, 4, Aquilla Reid-John1, Asal Adawi1, 5, Andrea K. Boggild1, 3, 4, 5
1Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital, UHN, Toronto, Canada, 2Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 3Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 4Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 5Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
# Theme: NUTRITION Submission title Submission Authors & Affiliations
29 Identification and prioritization of food and water security issues in a refugee center in Harmanli, Bulgaria. Mylene Ratelle1, Rosanne Blanchet1, Malek Batal1, Zied Ben Taleb2
1University of Montreal, 2Independent Consultant
# Theme: PEDIATRIC HEALTH Submission title Submission Authors & Affiliations
30 The Risk Of Anemia In Pediatric Immigrant And Refugee Populations And Its Association With Immigration Status: A Systematic Review & Meta-analysis Amal Khan1, Mehnaz Munir1, Maheen Raja1, Zeest Kadri1, Sujane Kandasamy1, Andrea Hunter2
1McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2McMaster University, Department of Pediatrics
# Theme: POLICY AND LEGAL Submission title Submission Authors & Affiliations
31 Expanded Access to Healthcare for Uninsured Migrants During COVID-19 in Ontario: A Descriptive Study of Program Use Kara Grace Hounsell1, Edward Xie1, Michaela Hynie2, Michaela Beder1, Ahmed Bayoumi1
1University of Toronto, 2York University
# Theme: RESEARCH Submission title Submission Authors & Affiliations
32 Advancing Participatory Research for Refugees with Disabilities: Addressing Structural Oppression Mustafa Rfat1, Yibin Yang1, Flora Flora Yaffe1
11Washington University in St Louis, 2Boston University, 3University of Illinois
33 Head Trauma Associated with Memory Impairment in Asylum Seekers: A retrospective analysis of medico-legal affidavits Jacob Herron1, Anna Fretz1, Kim Griswold2
1Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 2Department of Family Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
34 A Photovoice Exploration of Refugee Claimant Youth's Experiences and Psychosocial Wellbeing in Canadian Temporary Shelters Passang Regyal1, Rachel Kronick1
1Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
# Theme: SETTLEMENT / RESETTLEMENT ISSUES Submission title Submission Authors & Affiliations
36 Cultivating Health: How Community Gardening Enhances Refugee Well-being and Healthcare Access in the U.S. Lilana Sukkari1, Shadin Atiyeh2, Reynatou Noma3, Lizbeth Cortes4
1Doctoral Researcher in Sustainability and Health Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Otto-von Guericke University Magdeburg, 2Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at Wayne State University, College of Education, 3Senior Manager of Employment & Economic Empowerment Programs Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County, 4Refugee Family Empowerment Program Manager Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County
# Theme: WOMEN’S HEALTH Submission title Submission Authors & Affiliations
37 “The men made me believe that I had no other option”: A qualitative analysis of sexual exchanges within the context of Venezuelan forced migration Sydney Johnson1, Luissa Vahedi2, 3, Maria Marisol4, Susan Bartels5, 6
1School of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, 2The Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 3Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 4International Organization for Migration, Pacaraima Office, Pacaraima, Brazil, 5Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, 6Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
38 Exploring COVID-19 Vaccination Facilitators Among Pregnant and Lactating Refugee Women: A Community-Based Qualitative Study. Ehiremen (Ehi) Adesua Azugbene1, Li Liu1, Crista E. Johnson-Agbakwu2, Alexis Koskan1
1Arizona State University-College of Health Solutions, 2UMass Chan Medical School, UMass Memorial Health
# Theme: HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY Submission title Submission Authors & Affiliations
39 Effective Interventions with Interpreters for Allophone Migrants: Insights from Québec Naïma Bentayeb1,2,3, Lara Gautier4, Mónica Ruiz-Casares3,5
1IU SHERPA, 2École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP), 3Université McGill, 4Université de Montréal, 5Toronto Metropolitan University

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