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Chris Tait Wins David Hewitt Award
Congratulations to PhD Epidemiology candidate Chris Tait on his David Hewitt Award win! This award, given to students who have “contributed substantially to the intellectual and social life of the Public Health Sciences body” acknowledges both Chris’ adeptness as a...
Newcomers to Canada benefit from ‘healthy immigrant effect,’ Toronto study finds
By NICHOLAS KEUNG Wed., March 15, 2017 Immigrants are 60 per cent less likely to die during a given time period than native-born Canadians and long-term residents in Ontario, says a new study that examines mortality rates based on immigration and socioeconomic status....
Chris Tait Wins CIHR Silver Award of Excellence
Congratulations to PhD Epidemiology candidate Chris Tait on receiving the 2017 CIHR Silver Award of Excellence! Chris presented his study concerning “Diet Quality and Mortality Risk in Canada” on June 7th at the University of Manitoba. His study is the first of...
Frankly Speaking: Epidemiologist John Frank Searches Upstream and Downstream for Chronic Disease Prevention
Event: John Frank @ U of T – May 4th, 2017, 12:00pm Written by: Nicholas Fazio Room HS106’s full house on Thursday demonstrated the strength of epidemiologist John Frank’s reputation in Toronto’s health-science circles. Over the next hour, he reminded attendees...
New Zealand Epidemiologist Asks “Where Have All The Heart Attacks Gone?”
Event: Rod Jackson @ U of T – May 3rd, 2017, 11:00am Written by: Nicholas Fazio Shortly after graduating from medical school, University of Auckland’s Professor Rod Jackson leapt fully into the arena of cardiovascular epidemiology. Over 265 peer-reviewed papers later,...
Top users consume half of health budget
Treating the top 5% of users of Ontario’s health system — 662 248 patients in 2011 — accounted for more than half the provincial health budget, say a team of Toronto-based researchers who are probing data on so-called high-cost users. Publication date: 2014 May 20....