Biostatistics Seminar Series with Dr. Clement Ma on Adaptive Clinical Trials
The Biostatistics Seminar Series presents: “Paradigm Shift: My Journey in Implementing Adaptive Clinical Trials in Academic Medicine” by Dr. Clement Ma, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Abstract: Clinical trials that use traditional study designs are facing high development costs and high rates of failure. Adaptive designs the use observed...
Biostatistics Seminar Series with Dr. Lisa Avery on LearnR
The Biostatistics Seminar Series presents: “LearnR: A Tool for Interactive Lectures and Tutorials” by Dr. Lisa Avery, Princess Margaret Cancer Center Abstract: As student numbers increased and funding per student decreased the amount of personalised attention devoted to undergraduate statistics students declined markedly over the 15 years leading into the...
Biostatistics Seminar Series with Dr. Sareh Keshavarzi on Propensity Score Analysis
The Biostatistics Seminar Series presents: “Propensity Score Analysis, Challenges, and Practical Recommendations: Evaluation through Simulations and Case Studies” by Dr. Sareh Keshavarzi, Princess Margaret Cancer Center Abstract: Observational studies are sometimes preferred over randomized trials because of having lower cost, greater timeliness, and more generalizability. The issue with the observational...
Indigenous Research Ethics Workshop #2 – Respect and Reciprocity
A monthly workshop series from U of T Indigenous Research Network on specific topics of Indigenous research ethics with added time for individual academic support in ethical or methodological matters.
Webinar: Introducing the “Public Health History Archives”
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) continues a unique legacy of public health teaching, research, and professional development that stretches back more than a century; a legacy strengthened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The School’s history is told in several exhibits, but its physical documentary, visual and digital legacy,...
Webinar: Cannabis use and the risk of workplace injury- Findings from a longitudinal study of Canadian workers
Free webinar: Cannabis use and the risk of workplace injury: Findings from a longitudinal study of Canadian workers Tuesday, March 8, 2022 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET Presenter: Dr. Nancy Carnide, Institute for Work & Health For information and registration, go here: https://www.iwh.on.ca/events/speaker-series/2022-mar-08 Does the use of cannabis increase...
A Panel Discussion on Planetary Health: Policy, Practice & Research
Join the Infectious Disease Working Group on March 12th at 10:30am (EST) for our panel discussion, “Planetary Health: Practice, Policy, and Research”, which aims to introduce planetary health and provide insight into its importance. We aim for the panel to provide an open discussion surrounding the diverse field of planetary...
The CCB in Challenging Impasses around Substitute Decision-Making
JCB Seminar Series: In Ontario, the Consent and Capacity Board (CCB), a statutory tribunal, is arguably underutilized for challenging cases related to substitute decision-making. Health care providers (HCPs) and other stakeholders are often hesitant to make an application to the CCB, uncertain of its process, outcome and impact on their...
Bioethics for the Anthropocene (Partners with CSHS)
JCB Seminar Series: Global change is increasingly forcing environmental and health care ethics to face each other. This meeting of disciplines is likely to clash with tragic results and to disappoint many, while at the same time it is fraught with tantalizing possibilities. The main practical consequence of interest for...
Learnings from Educating Clinicians on Pandemic Critical Care Triage
The Ontario Critical Care Command Centre (OCCCC) created guidelines for hospitals on how to enact emergency standards of care for admission to critical care should the demand for ICU beds exceed the capacity in Ontario during a pandemic surge. At Hamilton Health Sciences, we created a two-step educational program for...