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SUMMARY:Epidemiology of Autism: Substantive Results and Methodological Issues
DESCRIPTION:Home / HSPH\, Kresge 502\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHSPH\, Kresge 502\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: Since the mid 1960’s\, 165 prevalence surveys of autism were conducted worldwide and their main findings will first be summarized. While the contribution of genetic factors to autism etiology is high\, the increase in autism prevalence has raised concerns about additional contribution of environmental factors. Autism risk has been statistically associated with myriads of exposures but\, with few exceptions\, the causal nature of these associations remains unproven. Estimates are often confounded and results do not replicate across samples and study designs. We review recent findings on select risk factors to illustrate current methodological issues relevant to this research domain.  \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Eric Fombonne trained in child and adolescent psychiatry in France. He held academic appointments at INSERM (Paris\, France)\, at the Institute of Psychiatry (London\, UK)\, at McGill University (Canada)\, and at OHSU (Portland\, Oregon\, USA). He has a long experience of clinical work with children with autism and their families\, and of research on this population\, especially using epidemiological methods. He published over 380 articles and 50 chapters in books. He was Associate Editor of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (1994-2004) and is currently  Joint Editor of Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.  \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n							Eric Fombonne\, MD					\n				Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry\, Oregon Health Science University\n			\n			\n					\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDepartment of Epidemiology\n\n\n\nMaternal and Child Health Center of Excellence\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted programs through our Advanced Learning Academy\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Advanced Learning Academy
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology/events/epidemiology-of-autism-substantive-results-and-methodological-issues/
LOCATION:HSPH\, Kresge 502\, 677 Huntington Ave.\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pandemic Preparedness: The Role of Virus-Restricted Vaccines and Universal Antiviral Drugs
DESCRIPTION:Home / HSPH\, Kresge 502\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHSPH\, Kresge 502\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBRIEF ABSTRACT  \n\n\n\nPandemic Preparedness as a concept has four unknowns to deal with: 1) how often can we expect a pandemic causing excess mortality and morbidity to occur\, 2) what virus will cause it?\, 3) are panzoonotic infections a harbinger of a human pandemic driven by human to human transmission\, and 4) does the change in climate increases the frequency of panzoonotics and pandemics? Recent data on 12\,000 mammalian virus-host interactions suggest that enveloped viruses are the most likely cause of the next pandemic and among those a segmented enveloped RNA virus with a high rate of antigenic drift and shift\, maximizing viral escape from immune interventions\, may present the biggest threat. Currently members of the panzoonotic H5 virus family are spreading rapidly among birds and a wide range of mammal species. Evidence will be presented that a combination of an easy-to-use universal antiviral drug for the first 100 days able to prevent human-to-human transmission and a series of prime and boost virus family-specific vaccines thereafter protecting against severe human disease by consecutive and fast evolving virus strains and clades may present the best of options to prevent catastrophic events.   \n\n\n\nSHORT BIO  \n\n\n\nJaap Goudsmit has an MD and PhD degree from the  University of Amsterdam. He was a Fogarthy Scientist at the National Institutes of Health from 1978 till 1983 and was full professor of virology at the University of Amsterdam from 1989-2000.   \n\n\n\nJaap Goudsmit was Chief Scientific Officer of the Vaccine Company Crucell from 2000 till 2011 when the company was acquired by Johnson and Johnson in 2011 and developed an Adenovirus vaccine platform resulting in licensed vaccines against Ebola and Covid-19. Jaap Goudsmit authored over 500 scientific publications\, many of whom appeared in Nature\, Science and PNAS.   \n\n\n\nJaap Goudsmit headed the Crucell Vaccine Institute (2011 – 2014) and the Janssen Prevention Center  (2014 – 2017) at Johnson and Johnson. In 2017 he joined the faculty of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health as adjunct professor of Epidemiology and Immunology of Infectious Diseases. Jaap Goudsmit initiated and is co-PI of the vaccine course at the T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Jaap Goudsmit co- founded the biotech company Leyden Labs in 2020 and was the founding Chief Scientific Officer from 2020-2025.  \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n							Jaap Goudsmit\, MD\, PhD					\n				Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology and Immunology of Infectious Diseases\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n			\n			\n					\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDepartment of Epidemiology\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted programs through our Advanced Learning Academy\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Advanced Learning Academy
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology/events/pandemic-preparedness-the-role-of-virus-restricted-vaccines-and-universal-antiviral-drugs/
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SUMMARY:Occupational Asthma: Risks and Management in Laboratory Workers Exposed to Animal Proteins
DESCRIPTION:Home / HSPH\, Kresge 502\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHSPH\, Kresge 502\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOccupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds\nTitle: Occupational Asthma: Risks and Management in Laboratory Workers Exposed to Animal Proteins\n\nSpeakers: Christopher Leopardi\, DO\, MPH and Stefanos N. Kales\, MD\, MPH\, FACOEM\, FACP \n\n\nLocation: Kresge 502 and Zoom. \n\n\nRegister: Register for Zoom here. \n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\n\nParticipants will be able to: \n\n\n\n\nidentify the common sources of animal protein exposure in laboratory environments;\n\n\nidentify the role of animal proteins in occupational asthma;\n\n\ndescribe the mechanisms by which high-molecular-weight animal proteins contribute to the development of sensitizer-induced occupational asthma;\n\n\nassess the diagnostic approaches used to detect occupational asthma in laboratory workers and to\n\n\nformulate management strategies for reducing exposure to animal proteins in laboratory settings and mitigating asthma symptoms.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Chan Education and Research Center. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. \n\n\nThe Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health designates this live activity for 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted programs through our Advanced Learning Academy\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Advanced Learning Academy
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/environmental-health/events/occupational-asthma-risks-and-management-in-laboratory-workers-exposed-to-animal-proteins/
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SUMMARY:Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Home / HSPH\, Kresge 502\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHSPH\, Kresge 502\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWork and Suicide: Evolving Understandings of Etiology and Intervention\nPresenter:\n\nAnthony D. LaMontagne\, ScD (HSPH ’94)\nProfessor\, Work Health and Wellbeing\, Institute for Health Transformation and School of Health and Social Development\, Deakin University\, Melbourne\, Australia \n\nLearning Objectives:\n\nParticipants will be able to: \n\n\n\n\ndefine work-related suicide from an occupational health and safety perspective;\n\n\ndiscuss the case investigation-based evidence for potential work-related causes of suicide;\n\n\ndiscuss the epidemiologic evidence for potential work-related causes of suicide;\n\n\nlist six categories of potential work-related causes of suicide; and\n\n\ndescribe the strengths and limitations of current workplace suicide prevention policy and practice.\n\n\n\n\n\nSee also: LaMontagne AD\, Aberg M\, Blomqvist S\, et al (2024): Work & suicide: Evolving understandings of etiology & intervention. American J\nIndustr Med 67(8):679-695. \n\n\n\nFunded by NIOSH Grant T42 OH008416 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted programs through our Advanced Learning Academy\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Advanced Learning Academy
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/environmental-health/events/occupational-safety-and-health-osh-seminar-2/
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