Are Medications Safe? The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, 9:00
Mini-Med - What makes people sick
Epidemiology is the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health. In this 6-week lecture series, professors in 平特五不中鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine will explore what epidemiologists do and how their work affects us. This includes : evaluating m茅dications, their benefits and dangers; examining electronic prescriptions and medical records and their potential exploitation; and weighing the upsides and downsides of changing childbirth practices... and so much more.
La Facult茅 de m茅decine de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中 offre une s茅rie de six conf茅rences destin茅 au grand public, pr茅sent茅es par des professeurs du D茅partement d鈥櫭﹑id茅miologie, de biostatistique et de sant茅 au travail. Apprenez-en plus sur ce que les 茅pid茅miologistes font et comment leur travail nous affecte; sur les m茅dicaments - leurs bienfaits et les risques qu鈥檌ls pr茅sentent; sur les ordonnances et dossiers m茅dicaux 茅lectroniques; sur les nouvelles tendances en mati猫re de naissances... et beaucoup plus!
Episode 3:聽Are Medications Safe? The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Despite extensive testing, many people die or are hospitalized by adverse reactions to medications. Using epidemiologic approaches, scientists can evaluate the risks and benefits of drugs used by the population. We will discuss examples of the usefulness of epidemiology in evaluating medications used for various illnesses as well as introducing the new Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies, which examines the safety of medications used by Canadians.
With Dr. Samy Suissa, Professor of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and Dr. Pierre Ernst, Professor of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
Malgr茅 de nombreux essais cliniques, un grand nombre de personnes d茅c猫dent ou sont hospitalis茅es suite aux effets ind茅sirables de la prise de m茅dicaments. 脌 l'aide des m茅thodes 茅pid茅miologiques, les chercheurs peuvent 茅valuer les risques et les bienfaits de la m茅dication. Exploration de l'utilit茅 de l'茅pid茅miologie sur la v茅rification des m茅dicaments.
Avec Dr. Samy Suissa, Professeur, D茅partement d'茅pid茅miologie, de biostatistique et de sant茅 au travail et Dr. Pierre Ernst, Professeur, D茅partement d'茅pid茅miologie, de biostatistique et de sant茅 au travail