Pan-InfORM

Pandemic Influenza Outbreak Research Modelling

Pan-InfORM - NCCID - ICID Workshop

Public Health Challenges for Modelling and Infectious Diseases

From “Communities of Practice” to “Communities of Health”

On October 3-4, 2016, Pan-InfORM will hold its fifth bi-annual meeting in Toronto, York University, co-hosted by the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases and the International Centre for Infectious Diseases.

Program

First Day

Registration (8:30 – 8:45)

08:45–09:00

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Seyed Moghadas 


09:00–09:25

Introductions, background and workshop objectives

Margaret Haworth-Brockman

Modeling in public and global health

09:25–9:50

Overview: Pan-InfORM and progress to-date in modelling for public health

Seyed Moghadas

9:50–10:15

Stochastic agent-based modelling of tuberculosis in Canadian Inuit communities 

Amy Greer

10:15–10:40

A persistent shadow on the land: using mathematical modelling to understand the challenges of syphilis controlAshleigh Tuite

10:40–11:00

Health Break

11:00–11:25

The honeymoon is over: waning vaccinal immunity and pertussis resurgence

Pej Rohani
11:25–11:50
Making complex models simpleEd Thommes

11:50–13:00

Lunch

Session: Reflections, perspectives, and summary

13:00–13:25

Modelling and public health decision making - an emerging partnership

Joanne Langley

13:25–13:50
Climate change and infectious diseases: the more things change, the more they stay the sameDavinder Singh
13:50–14:15
First Nations and Tuberculosis: trends, challenges and opportunitiesMarlene Larocque

14:15–14:45

Reflection on the presentations, setting the stage for identifying key questions on grand challenges and developing plans with secured support for addressing research questions

Facilitated discussion

14:45–15:00

Health Break

15:00 – 15:50

Group Discussion, summary, and wrap-up for the day

18:00–21:00

Networking Dinner

Second Day

Session: What are the key questions?

9:00–9:20

Setting the stage for our grand challenges

Joel Kettner

9:20–10:45

Group discussion on grand challenges (breakout sessions)

 

10:45–11:00

Health Break

11:00–12:00

Group feedback and key research questions


11:30–12:00

General Discussion

12:00–13:00 

Lunch

Session: Identification of key research projects with requirements and sources of support

13:00–14:30

Discussion of research questions and target areas

14:30–14:45

Health Break

14:45 – 16:00

Next steps: development of plans for addressing research questions; how to grow and improve the community of practice; securing funds and identifying leads for research projects

Joel Kettner

16:00-16:15

Workshop evaluation, feedback

Meeting adjourns

Margaret Haworth-Brockman