Welcome to the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics web site!
Faculty
Seminars are held on
Fridays at 1:30-2:30 pm in the Kresge Building, Room K203
Everyone welcome!
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics is dedicated to the expert application and teaching of epidemiological and health services research methods, and to the discovery of new research methods, to improve population health.
Educational Programs
Our department is approved by the Ontario College of Graduate Studies (OCGS) to offer MSc and PhD degrees in the fields of: Biostatistics; Clinical Epidemiology; Health Services and Policy Research; Population Epidemiology. The department offers a Collaborative Program in Biostatistics with the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, a Certificate Program and an undergraduate course in the BMSc program.
Research Programs
Our department boasts a thriving research environment. Our faculty epidemiologists have externally funded (predominantly CIHR or SSHRC) research programs in specific health areas of interests and are expert in the application of a number of health and health research methods. Our faculty biostatisticians have externally funded (NSERC) research programs directed towards the development of new methods applicable to health and health services research.
Also from this web page:
Summer 2012
2011-12 Timetable
Seminar Series
Carol Buck Lecture
Fall 2011 Scholarship Timelines & Deadlines
What's New
May 2012 - Congratulations to Dr. Moira Stewart, Distinguished University Professor.
May 2012 - Congratulations to Dr. Mark Speechley, Schulich Educator Award (Undergraduate).
May 2012 - Congratulations to Dr. Kathy Nixon Speechley, Schulich Educator Award (Graduate/Postgraduate).
April 2012 - Congratulations to MSc candidates Alvin Li & Sonia Thomas, winners of the Health Council of Canada's Health Innovation Challenge.
February 2012 - Congratulations to Dr. Kathy Nixon Speechley, promotion to Professor.
November 2011 - Congratulations to Hilary Brown, winner of the 2010 - 2011 Carol Buck Graduate Scholarship in Epidemiology.
November 18, 2011 - The Annual Carol Buck Lecture and Graduate Student Scholarship presentation will be held in K 203 at 1:30 pm with Dr. Moira Stewart as the speaker.
July 2011 - Western welcomes the Annual Meeting of the Candian Health Economics Study Group. The conference co-chairs are Dr. Sisira Sarma and Dr. Greg Zaric.
July 2011 - Congratulations to Dr. Greta Bauer and Dr. Marnin Heisel (Psychiatry) on their Promotions to Associate Professor with tenure.
June 2011 - News from the North American Congress of Epidemiology in Montreal.
2010-2011
Graduate Student Scholarship & Award Winners
