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Research summaryAs part of the CARA group, Dr. Lagacé-Wiens participates in national surveillance studies designed to assess the epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial pathogens in patients within the hospital setting. He has a particular interest in multi-drug resistance in Enterobacterales. As a medical microbiologist, he also actively researches diagnostic methods for infectious diseases.
Biography
Dr. Philippe Lagacé-Wiens is the medical microbiologist at the Saint-Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the University of Manitoba and a clinical consultant for the Travel and Tropical Medicine Services and Community Intravenous Programme of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. He completed undergraduate studies in Microbiology and Biochemistry at the Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface (now Université de Saint-Boniface) in 1999. He obtained his medical degree (MD) from the University of Manitoba in 2003 and completed specialty training in Medical Microbiology in 2008. He obtained a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the Universidad Cayetano Heredia in Peru in 2007. He has published over 100 manuscripts, abstracts and book chapters on a variety of topics including clinical microbiology and diagnostics, lab acquired infections, antimicrobial resistance, novel antimicrobials and tropical medicine
Education
Awards
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- Masters: No
- PhD: No
- Antibiotic resistance
- Travel and Tropical Medicine
- Diagnostic microbiology
- Antibiotic resistance
- Molecular diagnostics
- Treatment of resistant infections
- Travel and tropical infections
- Parasitology
- Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA, www.can-r.com)
Research summaryAs part of the CARA group, Dr. Lagacé-Wiens participates in national surveillance studies designed to assess the epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial pathogens in patients within the hospital setting. He has a particular interest in multi-drug resistance in Enterobacterales. As a medical microbiologist, he also actively researches diagnostic methods for infectious diseases.
Biography
Dr. Philippe Lagacé-Wiens is the medical microbiologist at the Saint-Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the University of Manitoba and a clinical consultant for the Travel and Tropical Medicine Services and Community Intravenous Programme of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. He completed undergraduate studies in Microbiology and Biochemistry at the Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface (now Université de Saint-Boniface) in 1999. He obtained his medical degree (MD) from the University of Manitoba in 2003 and completed specialty training in Medical Microbiology in 2008. He obtained a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the Universidad Cayetano Heredia in Peru in 2007. He has published over 100 manuscripts, abstracts and book chapters on a variety of topics including clinical microbiology and diagnostics, lab acquired infections, antimicrobial resistance, novel antimicrobials and tropical medicine
Education
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Specialist Certification in Medical Microbiology (FRCPC) (2008)
- Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Gorgas) (DTM&H) (2007)
- Certificate of Knowledge in Travel Medicine (CTM™) (2007)
- Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) (2004)
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) (2003)
- Bachelor of Medicine (B.Sc. (Med.)) (2003)
- Bachelor of Science with Honours (B.Sc. (Hons.)) (1999)
Awards
- Medical Microbiology Jim Parker Educational Award (2016)
- Department of Medical Microbiology Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology Resident’s Educator of the Year Award (2009, 2013, 2020)
- Teaching Innovation Award (2015-16)
- Teaching Inspiration Award (2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19)
- Undergraduate medical student’s Teaching Excellence Nomination (2011-12)
- International Urinary Tract Infection Symposium Resident Research Project Award (2006)
- Governor General’s Medal (1999)
- University’s Gold Medal (1999)
- University’s Medal of Excellence (1999)
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