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Epidemiology

Seminars - Fall 2025/Winter 2026

The Seminars in Epidemiology organized by the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at the ɬÀï·¬ School of Population and Global Health is a self-approved Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the maintenance of certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Physicians requiring accreditation, please complete the Evaluation Form and send to admincoord.eboh [at] mcgill.ca

PLEASE NOTE: The Fall 2025/Winter 2026 Seminar Series will be held in hybrid format (in-person/Zoom) on Mondays from 3:30-4:30 PM, at the SPGH, 2001 ɬÀï·¬ College, Room 1140. Please refer to announcement titles below for details.

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Date Speaker Title OBJECTIVES RECORDING

FALL 2025

Sept 22
In-Person

David Buckeridge (ɬÀï·¬)

The CITF Databank - A Research Resource and Metascience Research Platform

1. Understand the role of the Covid-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) and the CITF Databank in the context of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic;

2. Be aware of epidemiological research using serology, including the types of data involved, and how they can be used for research;

3. Be aware of the role of data sharing in science and the potential to improve this process through research.

Sept 29
In-Person
Jennifer O’Loughlin (U of M)

A 50-Minute Walk Down the Road of a 25-Year
Longitudinal Study: The NDIT Study

1. Understand the design and scope of the NDIT study: Participants will be able to describe the structure, duration, and methodology of the 25-year longitudinal NDIT study, including data collection methods and key participant demographics;

2. Identify several key findings related to nicotine dependence and other adolescent health behaviours: Attendees will gain insight into major outcomes of the study, including determinants and trajectories of cigarette smoking, nicotine dependence, and associated behaviours such as vaping, cannabis use, and physical activity;

3. Evaluate the public health implications of long-term adolescent health research: Participants will critically assess how findings from longitudinal research like the NDIT study inform public health policy, particularly in youth prevention strategies related to substance use and chronic disease risk factors.
Oct 6
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Oct 13 NO SEMINAR - Thanksgiving Holiday & Reading Week - Oct 15-17, 2025 Ìý
Oct 27
JOINT CORE/EBOH
In-Person at COREÌý

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Patrick Lawler (ɬÀï·¬) Estimating treatment effects for individual patients using randomized controlled trials: Promise and challenges

1. Understand heterogeneous treatment effects in randomized controlled trials and their clinical implications;

2. Develop familiarity with modern statistical methods to identify differential treatment responses across patient subgroups in clinical trials including the estimation of individualized treatment effects;

3. Consider emerging clinical trial designs built around these frameworks.
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Isabelle Rao (U of Toronto) Optimal Responses to Epidemics: Models to Support Good Decisions

1. The structure of the epidemic model used to study vaccine allocation across population groups;

2. How to translate transmission dynamics into tractable decision rules for vaccine prioritization;

3. Empirical performance of simple allocation rules when calibrated to real epidemic data.

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Nov 17
In-Person
Diego Lucumi Cuesta (U Los Andes) Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in Colombia’s Pacific Coast Using Community and Organizational Approaches

1. Describe the geographic, social, and economic disparities influencing cardiovascular disease risk and outcomes in Colombia’s Pacific Coast region;

2. Analyze the role of community and organizational approaches in addressing cardiovascular disease prevention in Colombia’s Pacific Coast region;

3. Identify strategies and challenges in implementing public health interventions for cardiovascular disease prevention in local contexts and analyze their implications for policy development and public health practice.

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Nov 24
JOINT CORE/EBOHÌýIn-Person at CORE
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Karen Brown (ɬÀï·¬) A Trajectory Analysis of Pain Following Tonsillectomy

1. Describe the challenges presented by Real-World data obtained from the home environment;

2. Discuss our analysis Methods: Missingness, MICE & the Fitting of Trajectory Models;

3. Discuss the evaluation of the performance of this analysis and the interpretation of our results;

4. Highlight the challenges of publishing in clinical journals.

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WINTER 2026

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Jan 26
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Feb 2
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Mabel Carabali (ɬÀï·¬)

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Mar 2 NO SEMINAR - Spring Break March 2-6, 2026 Ìý
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Mar 23
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Mar 30
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