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.
|
WINTER 2024 SCHEDULE |
||
|
Date |
Speaker |
Seminar Title |
|
January 12 |
Dr. Jamie Seabrook Adjunct Research Professor Adjunct Professor Scientist |
|
|
January 19 |
Dr. Elizabeth Nethery |
Why is gestational diabetes increasing in BC: Changes in population risk or clinical practice? |
|
January 26 |
Dr. Stephanie Frisbee Cross Appointee |
|
|
February 2 |
Dr. Kevin Sheild |
An overview of the harms caused by alcohol at the individual and population level |
|
February 9 |
Dr. Beth Potter |
Generating evidence to improve health care and outcomes for children with rare genetic diseases: opportunities and challenges |
|
February 16 |
Dr. Luciano Sposato
|
Atrial fibrillation detection in stroke patients: mechanistic and prognostic implications. |
|
February 23 |
No Seminar - Reading week |
|
|
March 1 |
Dr. Ayden Scheim Adjunct Assistant Professor |
Structural and intersectional approaches to trans population health |
|
March 8 |
Dr. Chris Hebbern |
Future temperature-related excess mortality under climate change and population aging scenarios in Canada |
|
March 15 |
PhD Thesis Proposal Defense Public Lectures Parisa Mokhtari Karina Tassiopoulos |
Causal mediation analysis of time-to-event data in the context of intersectionality in breast cancer
|
|
March 22 |
Dr. Hilary Brown Adjunct Scientist Adjunct Scientist |
Pregnancy outcomes and health care experiences of people with disabilities in Ontario: Findings and reflections from a multi-methods study |
|
March 29 |
No Seminar – Public Holiday – Good Friday |
|
|
April 5 |
ANNUAL ALLAN DONNER LECTURE Dr. Fan Li |
|
