Fall 2021
*Please note that in 2021, all Fall seminars will be provided via Zoom. Please email us at cche@utoronto.ca for registration details.
Date: Friday, September 17 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Adrian Rohit Dass (University of Toronto)
Student Workshop: Introduction to R Session 1
Date: Friday, September 24(Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Adrian Rohit Dass (University of Toronto)
Student Workshop: Introduction to STATA Session 1
Date: Friday, October 1 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Carolina Arteaga Cabrales (University of Toronto) with Victoria Barone
Topic: The Opioid Epidemic: Causes and Consequences
Date: Friday, October 8 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Mofakhar Hussain (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care)
Topic: Perception and Attitudes Towards Vaccination Against COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh
Date: Friday, October 15 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM): No seminar this week (Reading Week)
Date: Friday, October 22 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Wendong Chen (Normin Health)
Topic: Utilization of Real-World Evidence in Reimbursement Decision-Making: Challenges and Solutions
Date: Friday, October 29 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Robert Schwartz (University of Toronto)
Topic: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Legalizing Nicotine Vapes and Recreational Cannabis
Date: Friday, November 5 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Shane G. Henderson (Cornell University)
Topic: Mathematical Modeling Enabled Cornell University to Reopen for In-Person Instruction in Academic Year 2020-21 and To Remain Open in Fall 2021
Date: Friday, November 12 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Andres Lopez (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care)
Topic: Trends in Health Technology Assessment in Canada
Date: Friday, November 19 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Bill Dempster (3Sixty Public Affairs)
Topic: Health and Pharmaceutical Policy in Canada’s Dynamic Political, Fiscal and Legal Context
Date: Friday, November 26 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Kednapa Thavorn (Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa)
Topic: Value of CAR T-cell Therapy for Cancer: What Does the Evidence Say?
Winter 2022
*Please note that in Winter 2022, all seminars will be provided via Zoom. Please email us at cche@utoronto.ca for registration details.
Date: Friday, January 14 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Adrian Rohit Dass (University of Toronto)
Topic: Introduction to R Session 2
Date: Friday, January 21 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Michael Lebenbaum (University of Toronto)
Topic: Introduction to STATA Session 2
Date: Friday, January 28 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Maripier Isabelle (Université Laval)
Topic: Demand for Domestic Help Services: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Date: Friday, February 4 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Javad Moradpour (University of Toronto)
Topic: How should Canada acquire vaccines for the next pandemic?
Date: Friday, February 11 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM): No seminar this week (Cancelled)
Date: Friday, February 18 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Steve Thomas (Trinity College Dublin)
Topic: The Economics of Health System Shocks and Resilience
Date: Friday, February 25: No seminar this week (Reading Week)
Date: Friday, March 4 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Michael Lebenbaum (University of Toronto)
Topic: Genetic Endowments for Education and Social Capital
Date: Friday, March 11 (Time: 10 AM-12 PM)
Speaker: Nazmi Sari (University of Saskatchewan)
Topic: What Do We Learn From a Physical Activity Intervention Implemented in Daycare Centers?
Date: Friday, March 18 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Lucy Wang (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Topic: Procurement Institutions and Essential Drug Supply in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Date: Friday, March 25 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Laura Lasio (McGill University)
Topic: Stigma as a Barrier to Treatment and Adoption of Innovation
Date: Friday, April 1 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Shaun Shaikh (Ontario Medical Association)
Topic: Primary Care Use with Outside Providers: A Multilevel Analysis of Family Health Organizations in Ontario
Date: Friday, April 8 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Sara Allin (University of Toronto) and Medhi Ammi (Carleton University)
Topic: Organizing and Financing Public Health Systems in Canada
Date: Friday, April 15: No seminar this week (Good Friday)
Date: Friday, April 22 (Time: 10 AM – 12 PM)
Speaker: Etienne Gaudette (PMPRB)
Topic: The rapidly declining sustainability of Traditional Medicare in California hospitals