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.
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mod4PH Research Highlights Podcast: Is scientific evidence enough? Using expert opinion to fill gaps in data in antimicrobial resistance research
In this episode, we spoke with Dr Melanie Cousins from the Public Health Agency of Canada about some of her PhD work, which was recently published in an article titled “Is scientific evidence enough? Using expert opinion to fill gaps in data in antimicrobial resistance research”.
mod4PH Research Highlights Podcast: NACI Guidelines for economic evaluation of vaccination programs in Canada
This episode will provide an overview of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) health economics guidelines for the evaluation of vaccination programs in Canada, and how they can be used to inform best practices and promote standardized and high-quality evidence for public health decision making.
mod4PH Research Highlights Podcast: The Past, Present, and Future of Infectious Disease Modelling for Public Health
In this episode, Dr. Michael Li spoke with us about the past, present, and future of infectious disease modelling, the different roles and responsibilities of a math modeller, and how he envisions math modelling for public health in the future.
mod4PH Research Highlights Podcast: Successes and challenges in antibacterial modelling for public health
Dr. Gwen Knight speaks with us about her research in modelling antibiotic resistance and the implications of this work for public health.
mod4PH Research Highlights Podcast: Being a math modelling researcher during the COVID-19 pandemic
In this mod4PH episode, we speak to Dr. Rachael Milwid about her experiences and considerations as a math modelling researcher during the COVID-19 pandemic.
mod4PH Research Highlights Podcast: Maximizing the impact of limited vaccine supply under different early mpox epidemic conditions
In the first episode, Jesse Knight speaks to NCCID’s Wendy Xie about his recent work on maximizing the impact of limited vaccine supply under different early mpox epidemic conditions using mathematical modelling.