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Welcome
Epidemiology is the study of the frequency, distribution, and determinants of disease in human populations. The mission of the Department is to provide rigorous training in the fundamentals and practice of epidemiology, to contribute to the understanding of the etiology and prevention of disease, and to improve the health of the public through excellence in research.
Upcoming Events
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Epi 583 Seminar for Autumn Quarter starts on October 14. (click here for more information)
Enjoy breakfast and a talk by Dr. Hans-Olov Adami, Harvard University and the Karolinska Institute, "Conducting Epidemiological Research in Europe and the U.S." Discussion follows with our UW Epidemiology panel:
- Rich Jensen, Ph(C) MS, PhD Student, UW Department of Epidemiology
- Ronit Calderon, MD MPH, Hadassah-Hebrew University Braun School of Public Health, Jerusalem, Israel, and visiting scientist, Cardiovascular Health Research Unit
- Annette Fitzpatrick, PhD MA, Research Associate Professor of Epidemiology
- Jonathan Mayer, PhD MA, Professor of Geography and Epidemiology
- Riki Peters, PhD MPH, Research Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
- Les Roberts at the University of Washington - October 22 - 24, 2008
Les Roberts, PhD, MPH, is the principal researcher in a series of public health surveys (click here for more information)
Spotlight:
New York Times (September 1, 2008)
Doubts Grow over Flu Vaccine in Elderly
University Week (August 21, 2008)
Young Investigator Award
The influenza vaccine which has been strongly recommended for people over 65 for more than four decades, is losing its reputation as an effective way to ward off the virus in the elderly.
It was Michael L. Jackson's (PhD student in the Dept. of Epidemiology, University of Washington) thesis project, that revealed the flaw in using the codes to differentiate patients (read more)
Congratulations!
Kenneth Sherr,
PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology,
University of Washington - wins Young Investigator
Award for HIV/AIDS work.
Sherr's abstract was titled "Task shifting to mid-level clinical health providers: An evaluation of quality of ART [antiretroviraltreatment] provided by ‘tecnicos de medicina' and physicians in Mozambique." (read more)
Epi 583 Seminar for Autumn Quarter starts on October 14. (click here for more information)
Enjoy breakfast and a talk by Dr. Hans-Olov Adami, Harvard University and the Karolinska Institute, "Conducting Epidemiological Research in Europe and the U.S." Discussion follows with our UW Epidemiology panel:
- Rich Jensen, Ph(C) MS, PhD Student, UW Department of Epidemiology
- Ronit Calderon, MD MPH, Hadassah-Hebrew University Braun School of Public Health, Jerusalem, Israel, and visiting scientist, Cardiovascular Health Research Unit
- Annette Fitzpatrick, PhD MA, Research Associate Professor of Epidemiology
- Jonathan Mayer, PhD MA, Professor of Geography and Epidemiology
- Riki Peters, PhD MPH, Research Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
- Les Roberts at the University of Washington - October 22 - 24, 2008
Les Roberts, PhD, MPH, is the principal researcher in a series of public health surveys (click here for more information)
Spotlight:
| New York Times (September 1, 2008) Doubts Grow over Flu Vaccine in Elderly |
University Week (August 21, 2008) Young Investigator Award |
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The influenza vaccine which has been strongly recommended for people over 65 for more than four decades, is losing its reputation as an effective way to ward off the virus in the elderly. It was Michael L. Jackson's (PhD student in the Dept. of Epidemiology, University of Washington) thesis project, that revealed the flaw in using the codes to differentiate patients (read more) |
Congratulations! Kenneth Sherr, PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington - wins Young Investigator Award for HIV/AIDS work. Sherr's abstract was titled "Task shifting to mid-level clinical health providers: An evaluation of quality of ART [antiretroviraltreatment] provided by ‘tecnicos de medicina' and physicians in Mozambique." (read more) |