Epidemiology

FALL 2024

Denis Nash (CNUY)

1. To understand the structure, scope and design of the global IeDEA network of HIV care cohorts;

2. To appreciate the potential for applications of quasiexperimental methods to address causal research questions around HIV care outcomes;

3. To become oriented to the climate-related data sources that can be used to create exposure variables to assess the influence of extreme weather on HIV care outcomes.

Occupational exposures and Cancer: from the Isolated Role of Exposures to the Cocktail Effect and the Occupational Exposome

1. Understanding the concept of the occupational exposome;

2. Understand the importance of identifying the occupational exposome of workers and its role in the development of cancer through an example of study conducted in the French West Indies;

1. Understand the natural course of cannabis use in adolescents;

2. Appreciate the usefulness of observational prospective data in understanding the mechanisms leading to cannabis initiation;

1. Understand the gaps in knowledge related to cancer prevention efforts and the potential importance of timing of exposure;

2. Become familiar with the utility of the life course approach to epidemiologic research when studying cancer etiology;

3. Appreciate the application of the weighted cumulative exposure (WCE) method and the Bayesian relevant life course exposure model (BRLM).

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1. Understand the epidemiology of HIV-exposure in pregnancy and among young children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs);

2. Understand the application of epidemiologic methods for evaluating long-term consequences in young children;

3. Recognize the strengths and limitations of contexts in which studies are conducted and contexts where the burden is high.

WINTER 2025

1. Describe economic and social indicators through which food affordability is monitored for public policy purposes in Canada;

2. Contextualize the use of these indicators to address varied normative policy goals;

3. Explore options for public investment in high-quality digital food cost measurement with nutrition in mind.

1. To understand patterns in disparities in Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy and lactation over time;

2. To understand the association between language and racial groups and Covid-19 vaccination initiation during pregnancy;

3. To understand the association between language and racial groups and Covid-19 vaccination initiation during lactation.

Lyda Osorio (Universidad del Valle - Colombia)

1. To describe the challenges for diagnosing dengue;

2. To critically appraise research studies on dengue diagnostics;

3. To Identify gaps and opportunities to improve research in dengue diagnostics.

Surveillance Bias – When Appearances are Misleading

1. Know what is surveillance bias and several conditions exposed to this bias;

2. Understand the impact of surveillance bias on cancer epidemiology;

3. Know the causes of this bias and how to prevent it.

1. To discuss the challenges encountered in Canada with maternal mortality surveillance;

2. To appraise the complexity of international comparisons in maternal mortality;

3. To envision new ways to improve the surveillance of maternal mortality in Canada.

1. Understand the historical and recent evidence informing clinical decision making regarding planned mode of delivery following a previous cesarean delivery;

2. Learn to apply internal validation studies in large, routinely collected database analyses;

3. Describe and understand the limitations of study findings on disparities in planned and actual mode of delivery by BMI;

4. Understand the process of implementing an evidence-based clinical decision support tool addressing planned mode of delivery following a previous cesarean.

Postpartum Weight Retention, Long-Term Mortality, and a Novel Path Forward Addressing Food and Nutrition Security in High Risk Communities

1. Examine the long-term implications of pregnancy and postpartum weight changes on maternal health;

2. Understand ways to assess food and nutrition security;

3. Learn about novel approaches for addressing barriers to healthy eating.

1. Describe the pragmatic-explanatory continuum in the context of clinical trials;

2. Understand the need to design trials that are fit for purpose;

3. Explore the educational resources available through the HDRN Canada Pragmatic Trials Training Program.