Epidemiology Seminars - Fall 2022
The Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health - Seminar Series is a self-approved group learning activity (section 1) as defined by the maintenance of certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
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PLEASE NOTE: The Seminar Series-Fall 2022 will be held in hybrid format from 4:00 to 5:00 PM on Mondays at the Leacock Building, Rm 219, 855 Sherbrooke Street W. (For the Zoom links please click on title)
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| September 26, 2022 | Geneviève Cadieux/Robert Allard/Pascale Leclerc/Céline Signor (Montreal Public Health) | Applied epidemiology at Montreal Public Health: Monkeypox, COVID-19, and Beyond |
1. Describe how some epidemiological methods and statistical analyses are used to investigate communicable disease outbreaks and guide interventions aimed at controlling transmission; 2. Describe how some epidemiological methods and statistical analyses are used to evaluate population-level outcomes of public health interventions at Montreal Public Health; 3. Identify various opportunities for practical learning, graduate student research and remunerated employment for epidemiologists at Montreal Public Health.
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| October 17, 2022 | Stephanie Nixon (Queens) | |||
| October 24, 2022 | Laís Picinini Freitas (UdeM) | Spatio-Temporal Distribution and Associated Environmental and Ssocioeconomic Factors: Studying a Triple Epidemic of Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya |
1. Review the epidemiology of dengue, Zika and chikungunya, and the challenges in the prevention and control of these arboviral diseases; 2. Review the different factors (demographic, environmental and socioeconomic) associated with the spatio-temporal distribution of arboviral diseases; 3. Discuss how spatio-temporal analyses can help in public health strategies. |
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| October 31, 2022 | Michel Rossignol (McGill) | Epidemiology in the Courtroom: Where Uncertainties Learn to Tango with the Truth |
1. Know the judicial criteria for the assessment of scientific evidence; 2. Understand the difference between scientific and judicial concepts of causality; 3. Comprehend the opportunities and the limitations of the role played by a scientific advisor in a courtroom. |
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| November 14, 2022 | Julian Santaella-Tenorio (NYU) | Unintended Consequences of Medical and Recreational Marijuana Legislation in the United States |
1. Review the landscape of medical and recreational marijuana laws in the United States and current concerns about the unintended consequences of these laws; 2. Describe the methods and findings from studies examining the associations between medical/recreational marijuana laws and health outcomes; 3. Discuss limitations of previous studies and current gaps in knowledge to help prevent unintended consequences of these laws. |
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| November 21, 2022 | Brooke Levis (McGill) & Lauren Maxwell (U Heidelberg) | |||
| November 28, 2022 | Josée Dupuis (McGill) |