Depression occurs in an estimated 7% to 15% of all pregnancies and is widely recognized as a factor affecting birth outcomes and neonatal behaviors. However, the use of antidepressants to manage perinatal depression is not without risk to the baby.
Midwifery in Canada was legalized in 1998 and in BC established as a profession under the College of Midwives by the Ministry of Health in 2000.
The neighbourhoods in which children reside at Kindergarten can influence their reading comprehension scores in elementary school, seven years later, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Human Early Learning Partnership, (HELP) at the University of British Columbia.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a relatively common immune mediated disease affecting the brain and spinal cord. It typically attacks people in the prime of their lives and its cause is unknown.
The global coronavirus pandemic has clearly demonstrated the great urgency to collect and use patient data effectively to understand, track and manage the spread of Covid-19. The value of patient data in this pandemic is undeniable, however considerations around how – and by whom - such data should be collected, accessed and used, and for what purposes, remain to be fully debated and resolved.
This webinar will provide an introduction to multistate and microsimulation modeling and describe their usefulness in causal inference and health economics. The presentation will focus on the application of these methods in estimating the burden of COPD in Ontario.
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