Seminars in Epidemiology

1. To understand why pre-intervention time periods that are too long or too short may introduce bias into estimates of causal effects;

2. To understand how to apply data driven estimators to select the length of the pre-intervention time period;

3. To understand how these estimators reduce bias and mean-squared error compared to traditional estimators.

How do Adverse Early Life Experiences Influence Our Mental Health?

1. Understand the importance of early life experiences in the subsequent health outcomes;

2. Be familiar with the potential mechanisms of early life experiences linking with subsequent mental health;

3. Recognize the roles of internal and external adaptive factors in the processes of early life experiences in subsequent mental health.

Resource Allocation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – Does it Matter?

1. Review how large collaborative quality improvement initiatives have helped change outcomes of preterm infants;

2. Review how resource allocation, specifically nursing ratios and unit occupancy in the NICU can affect patient outcomes;

3. Discuss the current gaps in knowledge and barriers to help improve resource allocation in the NICU.

1. To discuss the epidemiology of psychotic disorders among migrant groups in Ontario;

2. To describe the disparities faced by these groups when accessing psychiatric treatment;

3. To highlight perceived differences in clinical presentation for migrant groups at first hospitalization for psychotic disorder.

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in School-Aged Children:  Evidence from Belgian Sero-Prevalence Studies and School Based Surveillance

1. Introduce concepts of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by children and the different study designs and considerations necessary for a valid assessment of transmission dynamics;

2. Provide examples of the application of different school-based studies, focussing on sero-prevalence and case surveillance studies in Belgium;

3. Summarize knowledge of the role of children in the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2.

JOINT SEMINAR 12-1pm

March 22, 2021

SPECIAL TIME - 12-1PM

Tackling Paediatric Infections in Low-Resource Settings

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Using Cohorts and other Types of Routinely Conducted Data as Trial Frameworks: Examples from the Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network

1. To summarize key design elements and potential advantages and challenges of using cohorts and routinely collected data to conduct clinical trials ;

2. To describe the experience of one research group in using a cohort as an ongoing framework for clinical trials ;

3. To describe lessons learned as an early implementer of cohort-based trials, including unanticipated advantages and disadvantages.