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Early Career Researcher Highlight: Cancer Screening among People Living with HIV in Ontario

Friday May 22 2026 12pm EDT/1pm ADT/10am CST/9am PDT

People living with HIV are at higher risk of developing certain cancers, making timely screening and early diagnosis essential. Ontario provides universal, age-based screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer—and has recently introduced lung cancer screening for eligible residents. In this webinar, Saeedeh Moayedi-Nia will discuss trends in cancer screening and recovery among Ontario residents living with HIV following disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.  She will also share preliminary findings from a systematic review on referral and adherence to lung cancer screening among people living with HIV and will preview an upcoming Ontario study examining referral and attendance patterns in the provincial lung cancer screening program using data from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS) and ICES. This webinar will be presented in English.

Learning objectives: 1) Understand trends in cancer screening among people living with HIV and; 2) Identify key gaps and opportunities to improve cancer screening for people living with HIV

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UlqBtVs_TIeiWiT_l2CZUA

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Saeedeh Moayedi-Nia is a PhD candidate in Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, under the supervision of Dr. Ann Burchell. With a background in nursing and population health research in both Iran and Canada, her work spans HIV, latent tuberculosis, cancer epidemiology, and preventive care, with a strong focus on health disparities research. She has methodological expertise in epidemiologic study design and population-based analyses using administrative health data.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR:

Dr. Anna Yeung is an Adjunct Scientist at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Unity Health Toronto, and is the Research Program Manager for the Epidemiology of STI Methods and Analysis for inTerventions and Evaluation (ESTIMATE) Lab led by Dr. Ann Burchell. She completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne on the Australian Chlamydia Control Effectiveness Pilot and a postdoc at the University of New South Wales on the Australian Study of Health and Relationships, where she continues as an Associate Investigator on the third wave of the study. Her research focuses on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, and how it intersects with sexual behaviour and delivery of healthcare. Her latest projects are on human papillomavirus and its interactions with people living with or at risk for human immunodeficiency virus, and healthcare delivery for sexual and gender minorities in the primary care setting.