{"id":3321,"date":"2023-07-07T09:42:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T12:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/?p=3321"},"modified":"2023-07-07T09:42:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T12:42:31","slug":"cseb-conference-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/2023\/07\/07\/cseb-conference-update\/","title":{"rendered":"CSEB Conference Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

The CanPath <\/a>team was well represented at the\u00a0Canadian Society for Epidemiology & Biostatistics (CSEB)<\/a>\u00a0Conference in Halifax on June 26-28, 2023.<\/p>\n

We had representatives from the CanPath National Coordinating Centre<\/a>,\u00a0Atlantic PATH<\/a>,\u00a0CARTaGENE<\/a>, the\u00a0Manitoba Tomorrow Project<\/a>, and the\u00a0Ontario Health Study<\/a>\u00a0that showcased the groundbreaking research and resources available related to epidemiology and biostatistics within CanPath and the regional cohorts.<\/p>\n

Throughout the conference, CanPath and the regional cohorts were well-represented in various sessions and discussions, particularly regarding data linkage. Some notable presentations included:<\/p>\n

? Dr.\u00a0Robin Urquhart, Scientific Director of Atlantic PATH,\u00a0co-presented a workshop on data repositories in Canada
\n? Dr.\u00a0Ellen Sweeney, Research Director of Atlantic PATH,\u00a0presented at a concurrent session about research at Atlantic PATH exploring environmental exposure to arsenic and cancer risk using toxicological and machine-learning methods
\n? Dr.\u00a0Vikki Ho, co-Scientific Director of CARTaGENE,\u00a0co-presented a workshop on mentorship for junior faculty and funding opportunities
\n?\u00a0Nicholas Cheng, PhD candidate at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, presented at a concurrent session about his research on leveraging population health cohorts to identify cancer biomarkers in blood up to seven years before diagnosis
\n? Poster sessions featured CanPath, the Manitoba Tomorrow Project, the Ontario Health Study, CARTaGENE, and more, showcasing the exceptional research happening at the regional level and how they can support epidemiological and biostatistical projects.<\/p>\n

Please connect with us to learn more about these projects. We are proud to contribute to advancing this critical field and look forward to continuing our efforts to drive positive health outcomes for all.<\/p>\n

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Dr. John McLaughlin (Executive Director, CanPath) presented on the completion of CanPath’s provincial map with cohorts representing all 10 provinces, as well as cross-province data linkage efforts.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dr. Ellen Sweeney (Research Director, Atlantic PATH) presented research on environmental exposure to arsenic and cancer risk in the Atlantic PATH cohort using toxicological and machine learning methods.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dr. Vikki Ho (co-Scientific Director, CARTaGENE) presented on abberant DNA methylation and lung cancer risk in the CARTaGENE cohort.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dr. Travis Hrubeniuk (Project Lead, Manitoba Tomorrow Project) presented the activities conducted and a profile of the Manitoba participants recruited to date. The Manitoba Tomorrow Project are still recruiting and would welcome residents of Manitoba to reach out directly.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sarah Salih (Data Analyst, Ontario Health Study) presented on the Ontario Health Study and the value of its data holdingsand biological samples for conducting population health research.<\/p><\/div>\n

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#CSEBConference2023\u00a0#Epidemiology\u00a0#Biostatistics\u00a0#EveryoneCounts #HealthResearch #Cohort #PopulationHealth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The CanPath team was well represented at the\u00a0Canadian Society for Epidemiology & Biostatistics (CSEB)\u00a0Conference in Halifax on June 26-28, 2023. We had representatives from the CanPath National Coordinating Centre,\u00a0Atlantic PATH,\u00a0CARTaGENE, the\u00a0Manitoba Tomorrow Project, and the\u00a0Ontario Health Study\u00a0that showcased the groundbreaking research and resources available related to epidemiology and biostatistics within CanPath and the regional cohorts. Throughout the conference, CanPath and the regional cohorts were well-represented in various sessions and discussions, particularly regarding data linkage. Some notable presentations included: ? Dr.\u00a0Robin Urquhart, Scientific Director of Atlantic PATH,\u00a0co-presented a workshop on data repositories in Canada ? Dr.\u00a0Ellen Sweeney, Research Director of Atlantic PATH,\u00a0presented at a concurrent session about research at Atlantic PATH exploring environmental exposure to arsenic and cancer risk using toxicological and machine-learning methods ? Dr.\u00a0Vikki Ho, co-Scientific Director of CARTaGENE,\u00a0co-presented a workshop on mentorship for junior faculty and funding opportunities ?\u00a0Nicholas Cheng, PhD candidate at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, presented at a concurrent session about his research on leveraging population health cohorts to identify cancer biomarkers in blood up to seven years before diagnosis ? Poster sessions featured CanPath, the Manitoba Tomorrow Project, the Ontario Health Study, CARTaGENE, and more, showcasing the exceptional research happening at the regional level and how they can support epidemiological and biostatistical projects. Please connect with us to learn more about these projects. We are proud to contribute to advancing this critical field and look forward to continuing our efforts to drive positive health outcomes for all.                                   #CSEBConference2023\u00a0#Epidemiology\u00a0#Biostatistics\u00a0#EveryoneCounts #HealthResearch #Cohort #PopulationHealth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3299,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[3],"tags":[13,100,11,82,36,98,99,101,102,83,38,103],"class_list":["post-3321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-atlantic-path","tag-biostatistics","tag-canpath","tag-cartagene","tag-cohort","tag-csebconference2023","tag-epidemiology","tag-everyonecounts","tag-healthresearch","tag-manitoba-tomorrow-project","tag-ontario-health-study","tag-populationhealth"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"pathwp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3321"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3327,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3321\/revisions\/3327"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}