STBBI Virtual Classroom

Key Details

The STBBI Virtual Classroom delivers live presentations to healthcare providers in Saskatchewan, featuring local experts who share up-to-date information on STBBI testing, treatment, management, and prevention. Presentations highlight Saskatchewan-specific resources and allow participants to ask questions. Recordings are available for all registrants. Past presentations may be accesssed via the online STEPS Portal (see Past Presentatons section below).

virtual icon Format: Virtual | Recordings available on website after sessions
person icon Target Audience: Primary care physicians, specialist physicians, medical residents, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and pharmacists working in Saskatchewan. Other health care professions are welcome to participate. 
clock Program Length: 1 to 1.5 hour presentations
accreditation icon Accreditation: This program is accredited. See accreditation statement below.
registration Registration: See individual STBBI Virtual Classrooms presentations below. 
dollar icon Fees: Free!

Register! Fall 2025 Presentations

HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Made Practical: Indications, Prescribing, and New Provincial Supports

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025

Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm (Saskatchewan Time)

Presenters:

Dr. Satchan Takaya MD FRCPC
ID Specialist, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Jackie Perrot MD CCFP (EM)
ER Physician, Outgoing Saskatoon Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Medical Director, Saskatchewan Health Authority

Courtney Dalton BSP
STBBI Pharmacist, Saskatchewan Health Authority

Janice Seebach RN BScN
Provincial STBBI Coordinator, Saskatchewan Health Authority

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Assess and manage patients following blood and body fluid exposure (BBFE), including determining when HIV PEP is indicated.
  • Prescribe HIV PEP according to Saskatchewan guidelines.
  • Implement appropriate follow-up care, including required bloodwork and monitoring.
  • Apply the new Saskatchewan BBFE Practitioner Order Sets and use the Firstline app to support decision-making in emergency and urgent care settings.

Syphilis in Saskatchewan: An Update for Healthcare Providers

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025

Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm (Saskatchewan Time)

Presenters:

Dr. Steve Sanche MD, FRCPC
Infectious Diseases Specialist, Associate Professor Infectious Diseases, University of Saskatchewan

Courtney Dalton BSP
STBBI Pharmacist, Saskatchewan Health Authority

Janice Seebach RN BScN
Provincial STBBI Coordinator, Saskatchewan Health Authority

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Apply current best practices to diagnose, stage, and manage syphilis.
  • Recognize high-priority clinical and public health considerations in syphilis care.
  • Identify and integrate provincial resources and online tools, such as Firstline, into clinical practice to enhance syphilis care across Saskatchewan.

Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Update: What’s New and What’s Next in HIV Treatment

Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025

Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm (Saskatchewan Time)

Presenters:

Beverly Wudel MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor Infectious Diseases, University of Saskatchewan

Alexander Wong, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Saskatchewan

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Apply current first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) recommendations in clinical practice.
  • Integrate recent updates on bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide(Biktarvy) and long-acting injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine (Cabenuva) into patient care.
  • Recognize emerging therapies such as lenacapavir (Sunlenca) and their potential future role in HIV treatment and prevention

Accreditation

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Continuing Medical Education Division, University of Saskatchewan. You may claim a maximum of 3.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

The College of Family Physicians of Canada: This activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Continuing Medical Education Division, University of Saskatchewan for up to 3.5 Mainpro+® Certified Activity credits.

Past STBBI Virtual Classroom Recordings

All STBBI Virtual Classrooms are recorded and uploaded to a virtual portal. In this portal you will find:
  • Video recordings and their related resources, such as websites.
  • Additional STBBI resources, such as various guidelines, manuals, other relevant organizations, and more

To access the STEPS portal, follow one of the two options below:

If you've registered for a live STBBI Virtual Classroom presentation in the past, you have recieved the password for the STEPS portal in the follow-up email after the session. If you are unable to locate the password, please email STEPS@usask.ca for assistance.

If you have NOT registered for a live STBBI Virtual presentation, you can receive the password for the STEPS portal by completing this form.

Past Recordings Posted to STEPS Portal

Fall 2024

Hot Topics in Pediatric STBBIs: HIV and Breastfeeding & Congenital Syphilis
  • October 9, 2024 | Athena McConnell MD, FRCPC & Rupeena Purewal MD, FAAP, FRCPC
Spring 2024
Practical Approaches to Syphilis
  • April 11, 2024 | Janice Seebach RN & Caroline Bailey RN
Fall 2023
Congenital Syphilis
  • October 26, 2023 | Rupeena Purewal MD, FRCPC & Julie Kryzanowski MD, CCFP FRCPC MSc
Treating Syphilis in Saskatchewan
  • November 15, 2023 | Alexander Wong MD, FRCPC & Lanre Medu MBBS, FRCPC

Fall 2024
Hot Topics in Pediatric STBBIs: HIV and Breastfeeding & Congenital Syphilis
  • October 9, 2024 | Athena McConnell MD, FRCPC & Rupeena Purewal MD, FAAP, FRCPC
Understanding HIV and TB: Interactions, Challenges and Solutions
  • November 21, 2024 | Mahli Brindamour MD, FRCPC & Ryan Meili MD, CCFP
Spring 2024
Digging Deeper into the Women-Centred HIV Care Model
  • June 12, 2024 | Mona Loutfy MD, FRCPC, MPH & Dessie-Jo Sutherland (Community Consultant)
HIV PrEP 101
  • May 22, 2024  | Courtney Dalton, BSP, Jacqueline Myers, BSP AAHIVP & Richelle Foraei, NP
Fall 2023
Preventing Substance-Use Related Infections
  • November 23, 2023  | Victoria Weaver MD, FRCPC & Victoria Tian MD, FRCPC
HIV Key Messages for Health Care Providers 
  • September 28, 2023 | Larissa Kiesman MD, CCFP & Dessie Jo Sutherland (Community Consultant)
Spring 2023
Women Centred-HIV Care: How to Deliver Trauma & Violence Informed, Person-Centred, Integrated HIV Care
  • Monday, March 27, 2023| Mona Loutfy MD, FRCPC & Dessie-Jo Sutherland (Community Consultant)
HIV Treatment Approaches for 2023: A State of the ART Case-Based Update
  • Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |Alexander Wong MD, FRCPC
Fall 2022 
HIV Virtual Classroom Series
Approaches to Care for a Newly Diagnosed Patient Living with HIV in Saskatchewan
  • November 8, 2022 | Larissa Kiesman MD, CCFP & Dessie-Jo Sutherland (Community Consultant)
ARV Initiation Treatment in an Uncomplicated, Treatment Naïve Patient Living with HIV
  • November 10, 2022 | Beverly Wudel MD, FRCPC
Long-Term Treatment and Primary Care of a Patient Living with HIV
  • November 15, 2022 | Beverly Wudel MD, FRCPC
Management of Key Populations & Harm Reduction Approaches
  • November 17, 2022 | Beverly Wudel MD, FRCPC

Fall 2024

Treating Hepatitis C within Saskatchewan Primary Care
  • October 29, 2024 | Courtney Dalton BSP, Lesley Gallagher RN, & Morris Markentin MD, CFPC

Spring 2023 

Practical Approaches to Delivering Hepatitis C Care
  • May 16, 2023 | Lesley Gallagher, RN
Fall 2022 
Treating and Curing Hepatitis C (HCV) in Saskatchewan Primary Care
  • October 20, 2022 | Alexander Wong MD, FRCPC

Fall 2023
Chlamydia & Gonorrhea: An Overview for Health Care Providers
  • December 13, 2023 | Alexander Wong MD, FRCPC & Troy Grennan MD, MSc, FRCPC, DTMH

Fall 2024
STBBI Care for 2SLGBTQ+ Patients
  • December 12, 2024 | Megan Clark MD, CCFP (she/her) & Amanda Dela Cruz LPN (she/they)