epidemiology /channels/taxonomy/term/4513/all en Addressing competing risks when assessing the impact of health services interventions on hospital length of stay /channels/channels/news/addressing-competing-risks-when-assessing-impact-health-services-interventions-hospital-length-stay-327046 <p>The IHSP's <strong>Arijit Nandi</strong> co-authored an article in <em><strong>Epidemiology</strong></em>:</p> <p>Batomen B, Moore L, Strumpf E, Nandi A</p> <h4>Addressing competing risks when assessing the impact of health services interventions on hospital length of stay</h4> <p><em>Epidemiology</em> (Cambridge, Mass.)<br /> November 23, 2020 - Volume Published Ahead of Print<br /><a href="https://journals.lww.com/epidem/Abstract/9000/Addressing_competing_risks_when_assessing_the.98320.aspx" target="_blank">DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001307</a>.聽PMID: 33284168.</p> Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:38:52 +0000 webfull 166182 at /channels THE STAR | Getting ahead of the curve: A comprehensive COVID-19 testing strategy for Canada /channels/channels/news/star-getting-ahead-curve-comprehensive-covid-19-testing-strategy-canada-322500 <p><strong>Dick Menzies</strong>, professor of medicine and of epidemiology and biostatistics at 苹果淫院, and <strong>Tim Grant Evans</strong>, director of the 苹果淫院 School of Population and Global Health, co-authored this article.</p> Fri, 29 May 2020 17:05:52 +0000 webfull 161047 at /channels Canada launches serological testing initiative to help manage COVID-19 /channels/channels/news/canada-launches-serological-testing-initiative-help-manage-covid-19-321802 <p>The Government of Canada <a href="https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/23/prime-minister-announces-new-support-covid-19-medical-research-and">is launching a task force</a> to measure the scope of coronavirus infection in Canada and rapidly provide information needed to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and safely get Canadians back to work.</p> <p>The COVID-19 Immunity Task Force will generate this vital information, drawing on experts from universities and hospitals across Canada and working closely with provincial and territorial public health officials.</p> Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:17:27 +0000 webfull 160297 at /channels Are Medications Safe? The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, 16:00 /channels/event/are-medications-safe-good-bad-and-ugly-1600-254122 <h2>Mini-Med - What makes people sick</h2> Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:50:27 +0000 webfull 111309 at /channels Help prevent the transmission of HPV! /channels/news/help-prevent-transmission-hpv-225542 <p>The 苹果淫院 Division of Cancer Epidemiology has recently launched the CATCH study to test the effectiveness of a Carrageenan-based gel in preventing the tranmission of HPV. Carrageenan is derived from red algae, and commonly used as a thickening agent in food products. It could represent an inexpensive method of prevention against the virus, whereas the vaccine and screening procedures are considerably more expensive.</p> Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:24:35 +0000 webfull 95325 at /channels Epidemiology Seminar /channels/event/epidemiology-seminar-254823 <h2>聽</h2> <h2>Can we save open access publishing?</h2> <p><strong>Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD</strong></p> Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:26:17 +0000 webfull 111977 at /channels Landmark Events Shaping Our Lives, Epidemiology and Public Health: 1950-2014, 7:00 /channels/event/landmark-events-shaping-our-lives-epidemiology-and-public-health-1950-2014-700-254128 <h2>Mini-Med - What makes people sick</h2> Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:56:50 +0000 webfull 111316 at /channels Are Medications Safe? The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, 9:00 /channels/event/are-medications-safe-good-bad-and-ugly-900-254123 <h2>Mini-Med - What makes people sick</h2> Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:51:15 +0000 webfull 111311 at /channels Clerk, Pai named to RSC鈥檚 College of New Scholars /channels/news/clerk-pai-named-rsc%E2%80%99s-college-new-scholars-238926 <p style="text-align:left" align="center">苹果淫院 physicist Aashish Clerk and epidemiologist Madhukar Pai are among the inaugural members named today to the Royal Society of Canada鈥檚 College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Tue, 16 Sep 2014 17:04:11 +0000 webfull 105300 at /channels 鈥渕Health applications to predict the need for hospitalization and in-hospital or post discharge mortality in under-five children: results from Bangladesh and Uganda鈥 /channels/event/%E2%80%9Cmhealth-applications-predict-need-hospitalization-and-hospital-or-post-discharge-mortality-under-fi-255091 <h3>The 苹果淫院 Global Health Programs and the 苹果淫院 Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health are proud to present a seminar discussion with Dr.</h3> Wed, 16 Sep 2015 15:30:10 +0000 webfull 112483 at /channels Landmark Events Shaping Our Lives, Epidemiology and Public Health: 1950-2014, 6:00 /channels/event/landmark-events-shaping-our-lives-epidemiology-and-public-health-1950-2014-600-254129 <h2>Mini-Med - What makes people sick</h2> Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:57:34 +0000 webfull 111317 at /channels Are Medications Safe? The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, 7:00 /channels/event/are-medications-safe-good-bad-and-ugly-700-254124 <h2>Mini-Med - What makes people sick</h2> Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:52:18 +0000 webfull 111312 at /channels Genetics: no evidence of role in racial mortality gap /channels/news/genetics-no-evidence-role-racial-mortality-gap-243597 <p style="text-align:left" align="center"><em>Despite numerous genomic studies, evidence for a genetic contribution to cardiovascular disease disparities in blacks versus whites provide little insight Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:01:18 +0000 webfull 108884 at /channels Middle-aged white Americans health crisis /channels/news/middle-aged-white-americans-health-crisis-256549 <p> Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:48:06 +0000 webfull 113764 at /channels Global Health Seminars: 鈥淢easles Eradication-Should it be a Priority?" /channels/event/global-health-seminar-%E2%80%9Cmeasles-elimination-pros-cons%E2%80%9D-254424 <p>The 苹果淫院 Global Health Programs, in collaboration with the 苹果淫院 Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and the MUHC-RI program in Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health, is proud to present a keynote semin</p> Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:27:13 +0000 webfull 111582 at /channels