Canadian Field Epidemiology Program

CFEP Seminar Series

If you wish to participate via teleconference, the link to the presentation will be available approximately two hours prior to the seminar. The presentation cannot be reproduced in part or whole without the written permission of the author(s).

The CFEP seminars are held the third Tuesday of each month from 13:30 to 14:30 EDT. Until further notice, the seminar will be located in Room 388A at 130 Colonnade Rd, in Ottawa. If the boardroom is not available, an alternate location will be posted on our website. To suggest topics or volunteer as a speaker, please contact the CFEP office.

This event is an accredited group learning activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSP). Attending the seminars in person or via teleconference and completion of an evaluation form provides Section 1 MCOMP credits. RSCPC fellows must submit the online seminar evaluation form in order to receive credits.

SEMINARS 2010-2011

October 19, 2010

The use of social network analysis in a syphilis outbreak in a large Canadian city

Presenter: Holly D’Angelo-Scott
Field Epidemiologist, Canadian Field Epidemiology Program, PHAC.

Bio: Holly D'Angelo-Scott is a second year Field Epidemiologist placed at Public Health, Capital Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia. In addition to performing routine analysis, interpretation and dissemination of data from the various Public Health programs, her current projects include the design and pilot testing of an enhanced chlamydia surveillance system, social network analysis for communicable diseases, population health indicators, and participation in the surveillance program for the Canada Winter Games.

November 16, 2010

Address quality in surveillance data & potential public health implications

Presenter: Kate Zinszer
Surveillance Lab, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health

Bio: Kate Zinszer is currently a PhD student in epidemiology at McGill University and is part of the Surveillance Lab headed by Dr. David Buckeridge. Her thesis involves estimating the malaria burden in endemic countries and examining a wide variety of predictors of malaria. She is also a research assistant and works on a variety of topics including address errors in public health surveillance data. Before beginning her PhD, Kate worked as a public health epidemiologist with the Canadian Field Epidemiology Program as well as with the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.

December - none

 

January 18, 2011

 

February 15, 2011

 

March 15, 2011

 

April 19, 2011

 

May 17, 2011

 

June 21, 2011

 

Recent seminars

• Seminars 2009-2010
• Seminars 2008-2009
• Seminars 2007-2008
• Seminars 2006-2007
• Seminars 2005-2006

The CFEP Seminar Series allow health professionals and researchers to share knowledge on applied research and interventions related to contemporary public health issues, provide a forum for Field Epidemiologists to present their work and contribute to continuing professional development of public health practitioners.

During these seminars, participants will:

I. Update their knowledge on pertinent public health issues;
II. Review epidemiologic methods;
III. Examine new analytic approaches to assessing population health;
IV. Appraise public health applied research;
V. Assess public health responses to these issues;
VI. Assess the relevance of the presented research results and public health responses to their practice of public health.