Seminar Series

The EpiBio Seminar Series takes place weekly on Fridays from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. The Series features talks by Faculty, PhD Candidates, External and Internal guests, all presenting on a variety of topics in the field of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

All graduate students are required to attend the weekly departmental seminar series in the first two terms of registration (fall and winter). This seminar series milestone will appear on the transcript as complete or incomplete, based on student participation (at least 80% attendance is required). Students who miss more than 20% of seminars in the first year will have to complete the missed seminars in their second year. The Seminar Series Schedule is available below.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

 

FALL 2024 SCHEDULE

Date

Speaker

Seminar Title

September 6

Dr. Jamie Seabrook and Dr. Egide Kalisa -Introduction to the Seminar Series

Dr. Gerald Koh
Professor, Head & Clinical Director
Future Primary Care
Ministry of Health (MOH) Office for Healthcare Transformation

Health Systems and Behavioural Sciences (HSBS) Domain
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

Joint Professor
Dean’s Office & Department of Medicine
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore

Honorary Senior Consultant
Department of Medicine
National University Hospital
National University Health System

Healthier SG – Lessons So Far

September 13

Dr. Sebastian Fridman

Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Cross-Appointed   Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University

London Stroke Registries: Opportunities and Challenges.

September 20

Dr. Sarah Cuschieri
Faculty of Medicine & Surgery
University of Malta
Msida, Malta

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemilogy and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry 
Western University
Ontario, Canada

The burden of non-communicable diseases in small countries – Why should we care?

September 27

Dr. Saverio Stranges
Professor and Chair
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry 
Western University

Professor (cross-appointment)
Departments of Family Medicine and Medicine
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry 
Western University

Director 
Africa Institute
Western University

Publish or Perish: Measuring Research Impact in Current Academia

October 4

PhD Thesis Proposal Defense Public Lectures

Yhesaem Park
PhD Candidate
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Lauren Cipriano
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University

 

Edith Otalike
PhD Candidate
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Joel J. Gagnier
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University

Whole community impact and cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention strategies targeting people who are incarcerated

 

 

 

Development and validation of a critical appraisal tool for individual participant data meta-analysis and evaluation of the therapeutic benefits of cannabidiol in chronic pain

October 11

Dr. Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University

 Common Statistical pitfalls in Health-related Research

October 18

No Seminar - Reading week

October 25

Dr. Osvaldo Espin-Garcia
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Western University

Dalla Lana School of Public Health
University of Toronto

Department of Statistical Sciences
University of Toronto

Department of Biostatistics
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre & Schroeder Arthritis Institute
Krembil Research Institute
University Health Network

Challenges and Opportunities for Methodological Developments in Osteoarthritis Research

November 1

Dr.  Cheryl Currie
Director
Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health
Western University

Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University

 Qualitative Epidemiology: An Oxymoron?

November 8

Dr. Margaret Mutumba Nakalembe
Program Director
Frugal Biomedical Innovations
School of Biomedical Engineering

Adjunct Research Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University 

Future Proof: How medical technological innovation is solving health equity in a global context

November 15

Dr. Alexandria Ratzki-Leewing
Assistant Professor
Division of Gerontology
Department of Epidemiology
Public Health University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing

Clinical and Translational Research Informatics Center (CTRIC)
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Adjunct Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University

 From real-world data to anti-fake world evidence: The story of iNPHORM

November 22

Dr. Egide Kalisa
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Western University

TBA

November 29

Dr. Marco De Tubino Scanavino
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Western University

 TBA

December 6

 ANNUAL CAROL BUCK LECTURE TBA