Data for action: the role of data science in public health

Please join us for the third seminar of the Surveillance Advances seminar series entitled “Data for action: the role of data science in public health”, on Tuesday, November 28 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (ET).

This virtual event is part of the Surveillance Advances seminar series co-hosted by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)’s Data, Surveillance and Foresight Branch (DSFB) and the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID).

Introduction

The seminar will feature Dr. Jude Kong from York University and Dr. Nathaniel Osgood from the University of Saskatchewan, who will discuss the potentially transformative role of data science in shaping the future landscape of public health surveillance.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Deepen their understanding of how to use responsible Artificial Intelligence, data science and mathematical solutions to improve public health surveillance and response to emerging and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks

  
  

Speakers

Dr. Jude Kong

Executive Director, Africa-Canada Artificial Intelligence & Data Innovation Consortium

Executive Director, Global South AI for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4EP)

Executive Director, Resilience Research Atlantic Alliance on Sustainability, Supporting Recovery and Renewal (REASURE2)

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Faculty of Science, York University

Dr. Nathaniel Osgood

Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan

Director, Computational Epidemiology & Public Health Informatics Laboratory

Chief Research Advisor, Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research

Associate Faculty, Community Health & Epidemiology

Chief Scientist, Computer Simulation & Advanced Research Technologies (CSART)

Associate Faculty, Bioengineering Division

Moderators 

• Dr. Louis Wong, Acting Manager, DSFB, PHAC

• Dr. Luisa Arroyave, Post-doctoral Fellow, NCCID

  
  

Date and time: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | 1:00 to 2:00 pm Eastern Time (ET) / 12:00 to 1:00 pm Central Time (CT).

Language: This seminar will be delivered in English.

Location: This seminar will be held on Zoom.

Accreditation: Surveillance Advances is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Surveillance Advances is also approved by the Council of Professional Experience for professional development hours for members of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors.