New RID Program Syphilis Resource Co-Developed with a Community Advisory Committee, BCAPOP and FNHA has been Released!

New RID Program Syphilis Resource Co-Developed with a Community Advisory Committee, BCAPOP and FNHA has been Released!

The RID Program has released the Syphilis in Pregnancy Toolkit for Community and Outreach Programs. This resource was co-developed with BCAPOP, FNHA and a community advisory committee and aims to help support care of syphilis in pregnancy in BC.

The RID Program 2025 Annual Report is Now Available!

The RID Program 2025 Annual Report is Now Available!

The RID Program’s 2025 Annual Report is now available, which describes the remarkable work that was completed over the course of the 2025 calendar year!

RID Program’s Newest Publication in JAMA Featured by  Numerous Media Outlets Around the World!

RID Program’s Newest Publication in JAMA Featured by Numerous Media Outlets Around the World!

The RID Program’s newest publication “The Role of Vaccination in Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy” has been featured by numerous news outlets around the world!

New Publication Highlighting Results of CANCOVID-Preg Project Published in JAMA!

New Publication Highlighting Results of CANCOVID-Preg Project Published in JAMA!

A new publication authored by members of the RID Program local team and national network of collaborators was just published in JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association)!

Two New Publications for the RID Program Team!

Two New Publications for the RID Program Team!

Two new publications authored by members of the RID Program Team have been published in Microbiology Spectrum and the British Columbia Medical Journal!

Congratulations to Dr. Elisabeth McClymont and Dr. Jeffrey Wong on receiving 2025 Women’s Health Research Institute Catalyst Grants!

Congratulations to Dr. Elisabeth McClymont and Dr. Jeffrey Wong on receiving 2025 Women’s Health Research Institute Catalyst Grants!

Congratulations to RID Program Investigators Dr. Elisabeth McClymont and Dr. Jeffrey Wong on receiving 2025 Women’s Health Research Institute Catalyst Grants!

Dr. Deborah Money and Dr. Jeffrey Wong Give Joint Presentation at D.A. Boyes Society Meeting!

Dr. Deborah Money and Dr. Jeffrey Wong Give Joint Presentation at D.A. Boyes Society Meeting!

As a part of this year’s D.A. Boyes meeting, RID Program Lead Dr. Deborah Money and RID Program Investigator Dr. Jeffrey Wong completed a joint presentation entitled “Reproductive Infectious Diseases Updates”.

New Publication: “Cost-effectiveness of infant and maternal RSV immunization strategies, in British Columbia, Canada”

New Publication: “Cost-effectiveness of infant and maternal RSV immunization strategies, in British Columbia, Canada”

A new publication authored by a team including RID Program clinician-investigator Dr. Jeffrey Wong and RID Program collaborator Dr. Pascal Lavoie was recently published in Vaccine!

New Publication: “Safety of Cefazolin in Pregnant Patients with Documented Penicillin Allergy: A Retrospective Cohort Study”

New Publication: “Safety of Cefazolin in Pregnant Patients with Documented Penicillin Allergy: A Retrospective Cohort Study”

A new publication authored by team of authors including RID Program investigator Dr. Chelsea Elwood was recently published in the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy!

Congratulations to Dr. Julie van Schalkwyk on UBC Clinical Faculty Award!

Congratulations to Dr. Julie van Schalkwyk on UBC Clinical Faculty Award!

This honor is awarded by the UBC Faculty of Medicine annually, to celebrate notable clinical faculty members who have exhibited excellence in clinical teaching in the past year. Congratulations again on this honor Dr. van Schalkwyk!