Research Seminar: Scaling Equitable Syphilis Prevention through Community Outreach and Public Health Partnerships
The resurgence of syphilis and congenital syphilis in Canada exposes deep inequities in access to sexual health services and prenatal care. This talk traces a research program that bridges epidemiology and implementation science to scale equitable prevention across Ontario. Drawing on the CIHR-funded Syphilis Point-of-Care Rapid Test and Immediate Treatment Evaluation (SPRITE) study,听Sahar Saaed, PhD Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen鈥檚 University,听will illustrate how community-based outreach, co-designed with local public health units and implementation frameworks (PRISM/RE-AIM) have advanced testing and treatment among underserved populations. Complementary population-based analyses reveal barriers to timely prenatal syphilis screening and heterogeneity in policy uptake aimed at preventing congenital syphilis. Together, these studies demonstrate how a community-public health-academic partnership can create sustainable, equity-oriented models of care.
Event title:听Research Seminar: Scaling Equitable Syphilis Prevention through Community Outreach and Public Health Partnerships听
Speaker: Sahar Saaed, PhD Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen鈥檚 University.
Date:听Monday November 10, 12.30-13.30pm
Where: Hybrid.听In person: 3777 rue Jean-Brillant, Montreal. Conference Room 4730.听Online: via Teams.
To register, please contact Kyndra Laurie at听acad-ga.fammed [at] mcgill.ca.
