Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Winter 2013: Research Seminar Series

Seminars are held on Fridays. Seminars run from 1:30-2:30 in Kresge, Room K203
Date	Speaker	Title of the Talk
January 18, 2013	Dr. Marnin Heisel, Department of Psychiatry and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UWO	“Being pragmatic and programmatic”: Developing a program of research while remaining true to your passion
January 25, 2013	Dr. Marnin Heisel, Department of Psychiatry and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UWO	“How to win grants and influence people”: A primer on grant-writing in the health sciences
February 1, 2013	Dr. Janet Martin, Director, Medical Evidence, Decision Integrity, Clinical Impact (MEDICI) and Evidence-based Periodic Clinical Outcomes Research Group (EPiCOR)	From knowledge (Evidence + Economics + Ethics) into practice: The great fluid debate
February 8, 2013	Dr. Neil Klar, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UWO	The Evolving Role of Theory in Epidemiology
February 15, 2013	Rafiqul Chowdhury, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics	A multistage model for maternal morbidity during antenatal, delivery and postpartum periods
February 22, 2013	Reading Week - University Closed
March 1, 2013	Dr. Giuseppe Guaiana, Chief of Psychiatry, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital	Below the tip of the iceberg: Why a systematic review should really be systematic
March 8, 2013	Dr. Amanda Terry, Assistant Professor & Kathryn Nicholson, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics	The DELPHI Project: Epidemiological Research Using Electronic Medical Records
March 15, 2013	Dr. Salimah Shariff, Lead Analyst/Epidemiologist, ICES@Western & Dr. Stephanie Dixon, Lead Analyst/Biostatistician, ICES - Kidney Dialysis and Transplantation Program.	Survival Analysis using data holdings at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
March 22, 2013	Eva Neufeld, Doctoral Candidate, University of Waterloo/Western University/London Health Sciences Centre	Intentional Self-Harm among Community-Residing Older Adults in Ontario: Using Secondary Data to Examine Clinical Trends and Accountability in the Home Care Sector
March 29, 2013	Good Friday - Unviersity Closed
April 5, 2013	Mrs. Kathy Wallis, Media Relations, Western University	TBA
April 12, 2013	Dr. Marnin Heisel, Department of Psychiatry and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UWO	Translating Research Findings into Frontline Care: A Review of the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health Late-Life Suicide Prevention Knowledge Translation Study