Epidemiology Seminars - Winter 2021
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-Winter 2021 will take place from 4:00 to 5:00 PM every other Monday via ZOOM. (For Zoom links please click on title)
Date | Speaker | Title | OBJECTIVES | RECORDING |
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January 11, 2021 | Alyssa Bilinski (Harvard University) |
Goldilocks and the Pre-Intervention Time Series: How Long is "Just Right" and the Parallel Trends Implications |
1. To understand why pre-intervention time periods that are too long or too short may introduce bias into estimates of causal effects; |
Not Available |
January 25, 2021 | Xiangfei Meng (McGill) |
How do Adverse Early Life Experiences Influence Our Mental Health? |
1. Understand the importance of early life experiences in the subsequent health outcomes;
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Recording Link |
February 8, 2021 | Marc Beltempo (McGill) |
Resource Allocation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – Does it Matter?
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1. Review how large collaborative quality improvement initiatives have helped change outcomes of preterm infants;
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Recording Link |
February 22, 2021 | Kelly K. Anderson (Western University) | Psychosis among Migrant Groups in Ontario: Differences in Risk, Access to Care, and Clinical Presentation at First Onset |
1. To discuss the epidemiology of psychotic disorders among migrant groups in Ontario;
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Available upon request |
March 1, 2021 | NO SEMINAR - READING WEEK | |||
March 15, 2021 | Joanna Merckx (McGill) |
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.
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JOINT SEMINAR 12-1pm March 22, 2021 |
Senjuti Saha (Child Health Research Foundation, Bangladesh) |
SPECIAL TIME - 12-1PM Tackling Paediatric Infections in Low-Resource Settings |
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of Toronto in collaboration with the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine | |
March 29, 2021 | Brett Thombs (McGill) |
1. To summarize key design elements and potential advantages and challenges of using cohorts and routinely collected data to conduct clinical trials ;
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Recording Link |