Biography:
Dr. Cara Spence received her Ph.D. in Global Health at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in 2020. She has worked in the field of infectious diseases since 2012, and completed her post-doctoral research at McGill University, faculty of medicine. Dr. Spence conducts both community-based and clinical research, and is the Research Director for infectious diseases for Wellness Wheel Clinic – a non-profit health organization providing comprehensive culturally responsive STBBI care in rural/remote and on-reserve First Nations communities. She currently holds an Associate Researcher position at the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.
Title : SHIVER: A Syphilis/HIV ‘Test and Treat’ POCT intervention trial to reach rural/remote and underserved populations in Saskatchewan, Canada