Specialists vs Generalists: Finding Common Knowledge Among Reasonable Physicians in Malpractice Trials
University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics Seminar Series 2021-22 Speaker: Patrick Garon-Sayegh, SJD candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto About this Seminar: The legal standard for medical malpractice tells us very little on its own. To make a specific malpractice claim, the legal standard must be suffused with...
Epidemiology Seminar Series
RSVP epi.dlsph@utoronto.ca Speakers: 1) Dr. Tatyana Mollayeva – "Sex and gender in traumatic brain injury: Equity in outcomes" Tatyana Mollayeva, PhD, MD is an Affiliate Scientist at the KITE Research Institute University Health Network and an Assistant Professor (Status) in the Department of Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of...
Reproducibility in Research – Health Data Working Group
Join in on our November workshop with Dr. Aya Mitani, Assistant Professor in the Division of Biostatistics at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. While her research interests include methods for correlated data, she is also passionate about promoting reproducibility in research via developing ready-to-use software packages. Her talk...
Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar: “Indigenous knowledge, western research, and a community’s cancer journey.”
Title: Indigenous knowledge, western research, and a community’s cancer journey Aamjiwnaang is known as “the place at the spawning stream – where the water flows spiritually like a braid”. The community is located along the shores of the St. Clair River, within the boundaries of the City of Sarnia, Ontario....
DLSPH LinkedIn Lab: Develop your LinkedIn Profile
This Professional Development session is open to all students and post-doctoral fellows at DLSPH. Monday, December 6, 2021 5:15-6:30pm - DLSPH LinkedIn Lab: Develop your LinkedIn Profile LinkedIn is considered to be one of the top online networking sites for job seekers. Whether you are new to LinkedIn or looking...
Epidemiology Seminar Series
RSVP: epi.dlsph@utoronto.ca SPEAKERS: 1) Dr. Vincy Chan - “A population-based sex-stratified study to understand how pre-injury health status affects functional outcome after traumatic brain injury” Dr. Vincy Chan is an Assistant Scientist at KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network and Assistant Professor (Status) at the Institute of Health Policy, Management,...
CVPD Seminar – Global equity in vaccination programs and Canada’s role
Special note: This seminar will be hosted on Zoom. Please register to receive the link and password two hours before the seminar. Please note that space is limited. This seminar is co-hosted with the Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Trainee Seminar Series. Speakers: Dr. Arlene King and Dr. Srinivas Murthy...
CSPHP Rounds | Dr. Brian Rush: Research on Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and Entheogen-Based Healing
This presentation will provide a synthesis of the current state of research on the use of "psychedelics" for therapeutic purposes, first drawing an important distinction between psychedelic-assisted therapy and the use of entheogens in a ritualist context. Research in both aspects has experienced a renaissance, presenting both exciting opportunities and...
Health Inc: Corporations, capitalism, and commercial determinants of health series
This panel is co-hosted by the Centre for Global Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto. Seminar 1: Corporate Influences on Health and Healthcare Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are currently the leading cause of mortality globally (1). Most...
Webinar: Uncovering the impact of a depressive episode on employment earnings of Canadian workers
Despite much attention being paid to the employment outcomes of Canadians experiencing depression, we still know little about the long-term impact of depression on their work earnings. In this presentation, IWH Associate Scientist Kathleen Dobson shares findings from her novel study using linked administrative tax data and population health data...