/epi-biostat-occh/taxonomy/term/3/all en /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/exhibit-when-there-are-no-words-361738 <p><i>La version française suit.</i></p> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:16:55 +0000 admin 5400659 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/vernissage-when-there-are-no-words-person-361740 <p>Please join us for the vernissage of the exhibit <em>When There Are No Words</em> on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 17:00.</p> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:31:36 +0000 admin 5400660 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/mcgill-cares-exploring-relationship-between-diabetes-and-dementia-362587 <p>Join us on <strong>February 5th</strong> at noon for a special one-hour º£½ÇÉçÇø Cares webcast to support informal caregivers.</p> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:47:49 +0000 admin 5400559 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/generalized-logrank-type-test-comparison-treatment-regimes-sequential-multiple-assignment-randomized-362148 <h2><strong>Marie Davidian</strong><b>, PhD</b></h2> <p>J. Stuart Hunter Distinguished Professor<br /> Department of Statistics |<br /> North Carolina State University</p> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:36:14 +0000 dora.ferrara@mcgill.ca 5332916 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/neurogenesis-speaker-series-362082 <h2><b>Neurogenesis Speaker Series</b></h2> <h3>Wednesday, February 5, 2025<br /> 4:30–5:30 p.m. (with post-event reception)</h3> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:23:31 +0000 admin 5398619 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/2025-hughlings-jackson-lecture-362529 <p>Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.</p> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000 admin 5396310 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/potential-carbon-offsets-agriculture-promoting-adoption-technologies-and-best-management-practices-362525 <p><strong>Abstract:</strong> Carbon sequestration practices have the dual benefit of replenishing soil organic matter levels while simultaneously mitigating greenhouse gas emissions by capturing and storing carbon in agricultural soils.</p> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:36:54 +0000 admin 5396096 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/climate-change-extreme-heat-and-health-362527 <p><strong>Abstract:</strong> Climate change has resulted in an increase in the global mean temperature. In recent decades, Canada has seen a rise in the frequency, duration, and intensity of heat waves.</p> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:43:54 +0000 admin 5396097 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/unraveling-biophysical-mechanistic-links-between-climate-change-and-infectious-disease-transmission-362524 <p><b>Abstract</b>: There is clear evidence that climate change will alter the timing, intensity, and geographic range of infectious disease outbreaks with important implications for public health.</p> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:31:14 +0000 admin 5396042 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/preservation-engineering-and-climate-change-adapted-building-design-362521 <p><strong>Abstract: </strong>This talk explores how preservation engineering adapts current buildings to withstand more extreme weather, altered trends in temperature fluctuations and environmental stresses, while also guiding the design of new stru</p> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:24:58 +0000 admin 5396041 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/data-driven-simulations-new-quantitative-bias-analysis-tool-real-world-applications-survival-362132 <h2><b>Michael Abrahamowicz, PhD</b></h2> <p>Distinguished James º£½ÇÉçÇø Professor of Biostatistics<br /> Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health | º£½ÇÉçÇø</p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:57:58 +0000 dora.ferrara@mcgill.ca 5330787 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/towards-trustworthy-machine-learning-causal-lens-learning-non-spuriousness-362129 <h2><b>Hengrui Cai, PhD</b></h2> <p>Assistant Professor of Statistics<br /> Donald Bren School of Information<br /> and Computer Sciences | UCI</p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:30:49 +0000 dora.ferrara@mcgill.ca 5330619 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/lecture-scientific-revolution-renaissance-and-dialogue-between-galileo-and-kepler-person-362471 <p><em>La version française suit</em></p> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:13:14 +0000 admin 5388191 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/26th-annual-neuropsychology-day-and-brenda-milner-lecture-362436 <p>The 26th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture honours the career and achievements of Professor Brenda Milner, an eminent cognitive neuroscientist and pioneer of the discipline of neuropsychology.</p> Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:31:44 +0000 admin 5385952 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-362431 <p>Join IMHL Program Director <a href="/desautels/leslie-breitner">Leslie Breitner</a> for an online information session outlining the International Masters for Health Leadership at º£½ÇÉçÇø's Desautels Faculty of Manage</p> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:50:18 +0000 admin 5384199 at /epi-biostat-occh