Mathematics for Public Health Festival (MfPHest)
October 26 - 28, 2022, The Fields Institute
Description
The Mathematics for Public Health (MfPH) program is a program to develop a national network of infectious disease modellers and public health policy makers that can rapidly respond to public health emergencies. In line with the program’s aim, this in-person event will facilitate the important inter-personal relationships that are necessary to building a strong and resilient network of public health modellers and the public health decision makers that work with them. Of particular focus will be the early career network members who, due to the pandemic, have not had the same opportunities as their more experiences peers to meet one another, or their supervisors and mentors.
Planned activities include:
- Healthahack & Emergency Operations Center Exercise
- Talks by leading academic experts
- Career development events
Schedule
| 09:00 to 10:00 |
Neil Fergusson, Imperial College London Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 10:00 to 10:45 |
Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 10:45 to 11:30 |
Poster Break
Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 11:30 to 12:30 |
Zhilan Feng, Purdue University Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 12:30 to 14:00 |
Lunch Break
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| 14:00 to 15:00 |
Michael Wolfson, University of Ottawa Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 15:00 to 15:45 |
Poster Break
Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 15:45 to 16:45 |
David Earn, McMaster University Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 18:00 to 22:00 |
Dinner at the Faculty Club
Location:Faculty Club, 41 Wilcocks St. |
| 09:00 to 10:30 |
Jane Heffernan, York University, Ali Asgary, York University Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 10:30 to 10:45 |
Break
|
| 10:45 to 12:15 |
Jane Heffernan, York University, Ali Asgary, York University Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 12:15 to 13:45 |
Lunch Break
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| 13:45 to 15:15 |
Healthahack & Emergency Operations Center Exercise
Jane Heffernan, York University, Ali Asgary, York University |
| 15:15 to 15:30 |
Break
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| 15:30 to 17:00 |
Healthahack & Emergency Operations Center Exercise
Jane Heffernan, York University, Ali Asgary, York University |
| 17:00 to 18:00 |
Pizza Dinner
Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 18:00 to 20:00 |
Hot Chocolate Hangout at Fields
Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 09:00 to 10:00 |
Morgan Craig, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Centre/Université de Montréal Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 10:00 to 11:00 |
Venkata R Duvvuri, Public Health Ontario, Edward Thommes, Sanofi Pasteur and University of Guelph, Jessica Stockdale, Simon Fraser University, Aamir Fazil, Public Health Agency of Canada Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 11:00 to 11:30 |
Break
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| 11:30 to 12:30 |
Ashleigh Tuite, University of Toronto Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 12:30 to 14:00 |
Lunch
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| 14:00 to 15:00 |
Jummy David, York University, Alex Watts, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Natalie Au, Bluedot, Sarah Nayani, University of Toronto Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 15:00 to 15:30 |
Break
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| 15:30 to 16:30 |
Hannah Stevenson, University of Toronto Location:The Fields Institute, Room 230 |
| 16:00 to 18:00 |
Complementary Professional Headshot Photography Session
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