Ep. 58: mod4PH Research Highlights - Within-host modelling: what does it mean to model immunity?
Infectious Questions : An Infectious Diseases Public Health Podcast
Release Date: 12/13/2023
Voices of Sovereignty Podcast Series: Episode 9
Infectious Questions : An Infectious Diseases Public Health Podcast
Episode 9 of the Voice of Sovereignty podcast series welcomes Michael Staruck, Education Director for the Chiefs of Ontario, to discuss his sector’s approach to working with data and how it benefits First Nations education. We also welcome Diane Jacko from the Naandwechge-Gamig Wiikwemkoong Health Centre in Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory (WUT). She shares insights on her community’s work surveying while upholding OCAP principles. We also speak with Michael McCormick, the Information Technology (IT) Supervisor for WUT, about his role in managing the community’s health data. ...
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Voices of Sovereignty Podcast Series: Episode 8
Infectious Questions : An Infectious Diseases Public Health Podcast
Through insightful conversations, compelling stories, and thoughtful analysis, the Voices of Sovereignty podcast aims to shed light on the importance of First Nations Data Sovereignty and inspire collective action towards a future where First Nation peoples have full control over their data, their narratives, and their destiny. In this episode, Gordon Peters is joining us to share his experiences working to support First Nations data sovereignty efforts, and what it means to conduct research that incorporates and respects First Nations culture and ways of knowing.
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Voices of Sovereignty Podcast Series: Episode 7
Infectious Questions : An Infectious Diseases Public Health Podcast
Through insightful conversations, compelling stories, and thoughtful analysis, the Voices of Sovereignty podcast aims to shed light on the importance of First Nations Data Sovereignty and inspire collective action towards a future where First Nation peoples have full control over their data, their narratives, and their destiny. Dr. Jennifer Walker from McMaster University and Dr. Sharmistha Mishra from the University of Toronto joined us for a two-episode feature to talk about the COVID-19 Scenario model. Over the course of these two episodes, we walked through the process of this project...
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Voices of Sovereignty Podcast Series: Episode 6
Infectious Questions : An Infectious Diseases Public Health Podcast
Through insightful conversations, compelling stories, and thoughtful analysis, the Voices of Sovereignty podcast aims to shed light on the importance of First Nations Data Sovereignty and inspire collective action towards a future where First Nation peoples have full control over their data, their narratives, and their destiny. Dr. Jennifer Walker from McMaster University and Dr. Sharmistha Mishra from the University of Toronto joined us for a two-episode feature to talk about the COVID-19 Scenario model. Over the course of these two episodes, we walked through the process of this project from...
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Voices of Sovereignty Podcast Series: Episode 5
Infectious Questions : An Infectious Diseases Public Health Podcast
Through insightful conversations, compelling stories, and thoughtful analysis, the Voices of Sovereignty podcast aims to shed light on the importance of First Nations Data Sovereignty and inspire collective action towards a future where First Nation peoples have full control over their data, their narratives, and their destiny. In episode 5, we will be speaking to Roseanne Sutherland and Thresea Adams from the Chiefs of Ontario about the First Nations Regional Health Survey. Together, we will discuss the importance of the Regional Health survey for the health and well-being of First Nations...
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Voices of Sovereignty Podcast Series: Episode 4
Infectious Questions : An Infectious Diseases Public Health Podcast
Through insightful conversations, compelling stories, and thoughtful analysis, the Voices of Sovereignty podcast aims to shed light on the importance of First Nations Data Sovereignty and inspire collective action towards a future where First Nation peoples have full control over their data, their narratives, and their destiny. In episode 4 of this podcast series, Erin Corston and Gonzague Guéranger from the First Nations Information Governance Centre are joining us to share the story behind the development of the First Nations Data Governance Strategy (FNDGS) and talk about a new FNDGS video...
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Ep.66: A public health perspective on shelters mini series part 2
Infectious Questions : An Infectious Diseases Public Health Podcast
In the second episode of our series, we speak with Dr. Cheryl Forchuk, a University Professor at Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing (Western University); and Scientist and Assistant Director at Lawson Health Research Institute. Cheryl discusses the public health risks and barriers faced by clients of shelters and mental health facilities. She describes how the lived experiences of shelter clients can reveal significant gaps in public health responses, which can inform more effective collaborations and best-practices for shelters.
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Ep. 65: A public health perspective on shelters mini series part 1
Infectious Questions : An Infectious Diseases Public Health Podcast
In the first episode of our series, we speak with Dr. Katharina Maier, an Associate Professor at the University of Winnipeg who has published extensively on issues pertaining to prison violence, prison masculinities, prisoner re-entry, and halfway houses. Katharina discusses the public health risks and barriers faced by clients of halfway houses and safe injection sites. She elaborates on public health risks for inmates who move from corrections to transitional housing and outlines a role for public health in mitigating precarious housing.
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Ep. 67: A public health perspective on shelters mini series part 3
Infectious Questions : An Infectious Diseases Public Health Podcast
In the third episode of our series, we speak with Jeannette Waegemakers Schiff, an Emerita Professor at the University of Calgary, and a founder of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and the Canadian Homeless Research Network. Jeannette describes the housing first program model, and how housing programs can address gaps in health and social services for individuals without homes. She discusses the differences between rural and urban homelessness, and how public health policies and programs can be responsive to the unique needs of rural communities.
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Voices of Sovereignty Podcast Series: Episode 3
Infectious Questions : An Infectious Diseases Public Health Podcast
Through insightful conversations, compelling stories, and thoughtful analysis, the Voices of Sovereignty podcast aims to shed light on the importance of First Nations Data Sovereignty and inspire collective action towards a future where First Nation peoples have full control over their data, their narratives, and their destiny. In episode 3 of this podcast series, we will be speaking to Dr. Maggie Walter from the University of Tasmania, joining us to talk about REAL mijidootjik. Mijidootgik is an Anishnaabemowin word that means a person who knowingly commits wrongs. In studies involving...
info_outlineNCCID's new mod4PH Research Highlights podcast showcases new and relevant mathematical modelling concepts and research for public health.
In this episode, we spoke with Dr Jane Heffernan from York University about using mathematical modelling methods for understanding and controlling infectious diseases in individuals (or immunology) and in populations (or epidemiology), and discuss the differences between within-host and population-level modelling.