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Two workshops will be offered simultaneously on Friday October 23. Workshop A will be held at Laval University at Québec and Workshop B will be held at Loews le Concorde hotel. The workshops will be conducted in English at a minimum.
Deadline for registration: September 11th
WORKSHOP A: *Closed - you may be placed on the waiting list*
Spreadsheet model for disease spread and control
October 23, 2009 8:30 - 17:00
Université Laval à Québec, Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot, room 3966
Workshop offered only in English
Registration cost: $120 CAN (Currency Converter)
This workshop is being offered by Dr. Tim Carpenter.
Dr. Tim Carpenter is a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of California, Davis.
He currently teaches risk analysis, spatial epidemiology and epidemiologic modeling to students in the DVM, MPVM and PhD programs. Dr. Carpenter received his BS degree in economics at UCLA before coming to UC Davis, where he received 2 master’s degrees, one in avian sciences and the other in agricultural economics, and a PhD degree in medical ecology (before there was a graduate group in epidemiology. While in the PhD program, he worked a year for the Inter-American Development Bank, developing an epidemic/economic model for FMD in Latin America. He began teaching a course in Animal Health Economics in 1976 and became an assistant professor of animal health economics at UCD in 1979. From 1988 to 1990, he was Director of the MPVM program. In 1991 he was the first chair of the Graduate Group of Epidemiology. He continued that role for 7 years, taking a break of 10 years until returning in 2008. In 2003, he created the Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance (CADMS) along with Dr. Mark Thurmond. As the name implies, CADMS conducts research and trains students and postdoctoral fellows in projects focused on modeling disease spread and its control. His research interests are in economics, epidemic modeling, risk analysis and spatial statistics for livestock and wildlife diseases. Dr. Carpenter is a member of International Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE), the Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (AVEPM), the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (SVEPM), and the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease (CRWAD). He is the author of over 200 peer-reviewed scientific publications and reports and in the field of veterinary epidemiology and economics. Outside of work, his main interests are family, golf, running, cycling, fly fishing, gold mining and reading, if the mining does not pan out.
The use of simulation modeling to estimate the spread and control of diseases in human, wildlife and livestock populations has become increasingly popular. This is in part due to increased computing power and newly available software that can used to simulate disease spread in complex populations. While the learning curve and cost of some of this software may be prohibitive, extensive work can be done using readily available software, familiar to individuals that are often requested to model a disease. In this workshop we will use one such software, an electronic spreadsheet, to develop disease simulation models. Depending on participant familiarity, we will begin with simple, homogeneously mixing populations and develop more complex and realistic models, which will include randomness (stochasticity), variable mixing, and varying durations of infectious states, such as latent, infectious and immune. In addition, control strategies will be included to evaluate their impact on disease spread. Benefits of spreadsheet models will be demonstrated, such as their auditing tools, which will simplify debugging, and optimization add-ins, which may be used to provide additional information to decision makers.
General objectives:
Familiarize participants with examples of disease models, focusing on examples that could be developed in a spreadsheet. Give participants the tools to begin developing their own models that will incorporate information that is specific to their specific problem(s).
Specific objectives:
At the end of the day, the participant will be able to: Construct simple disease models Modify models to make them more realistic Use models to evaluate alternative control strategies
Preliminary schedule of the day
| 8:30-10:15 | Introduction and building a simple disease model |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Computer lab |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-14:30 | Introduction to stochastic modeling |
| 14:30-14:45 | Break |
| 14:45-16:00 | Computer lab |
| 16:00-17:00 | Modified disease model, including extended infection periods, etc. |
Organisational committee
Dr. Denise Bélanger, DVM, PhD
President of the RITA XX Organizing Committee
Groupe de recherche en épidémiologie de zoonoses et santé publique (GREZOSP)
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
University of Montreal
Dr. Pascal Michel, DMV, MPVM, PhD
Program lead : Population and environmental determinants
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Chair, PHAC Geomatics Network
Groupe de recherche en épidémiologie de zoonoses et santé publique (GREZOSP)
Stéphanie Brazeau, Msc
Medical Geographer
Public Health Agency of Canada
Groupe de recherche en épidémiologie de zoonoses et santé publique (GREZOSP)
Coordinator of geomatic activities for the GREZOSP
Please register on Registration page.
WORKSHOP B: *Closed - you may be placed on the waiting list*
Control of canine rabies : Sharing south-south experiences
October 23, 2009 8h30 - 17h
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Hôtel Loews-Concorde, Québec
Simultaneous translation (English, French, Spanish)
Limited places : 50 participants
Registration cost: $50
Human rabies transmitted by dogs is an important issue in certain regions of low and middle income countries. In the early 80’s, Latin America began an action plan to eliminate human rabies transmitted by dog, and it has been successful in some South American states. In Africa, where we find more than half of the cases of human rabies causes by dogs, success of control programs is variable. Therefor, an important effort still remains to improve control effectiveness. This workshop aims at encouraging the south-south dialogue with regards to the experiences of controling canine rabies.
It is the first time such a workshop occur within the framework of RITA. The speakers from Africa and Latin America were specifically invited for their involvement and their experiences in the control of the canine rabies in their country. Participants are encouraged to express and share their ideas on various subjects pertaining to canine rabies during the afternoon activities.
We are glad to invite you to participate in this unique and stimulating workshop which will gather together key stakeholders involved in the control of the canine rabies around the world.
General objective:
Understand, illustrate and discuss, from international experiences, main strategies of rabies control for canine populations, and stimulate the development of networks and initiatives between diverse stakeholders of the low and middle income contries.
Specific objectives:
At the end of this day, the participant will be able to:
2.1 Recognize the main strategies of canine rabies control
2.2 Identify the main elements of success and the main challenges associated with the control of canine rabies
2.3 Discuss strategies for a better control of canine rabies at the international level
2.4 Participate in the south-south exchanges between Africa, Latin America and Asia
Preliminary schedule of the day
8h30-12h00: Presentations
Opening conference : Dr Denise Bélanger (Université de Montréal, Canada)
Section 1: The South American experience
Speakers (subject to changes):
Dr Celso dos Anjos (Brazilian government, Brazil)
Dr Max Millien (Ministère de l’agriculture, Haïti)
Dr Fernando Vargas Pino (Secrétariat de la santé, Mexico)
Section 2: Asian and african experiences for canine rabies control
Speaker : Dr Alex Wandeler (Centre of expertise on rabies, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada)
Section 3: Canine Rabies in Africa
Dr Philippe Koné (École Inter-État des sciences et de médecine vétérinaire, Sénégal)
Dr Asefa Deresa (Ethiopian health and nutrition research institute, Éthiopie) Dr Rolande Mindekem (Ministère de la santé publique, Tchad)
13h30-15h00: Workshop
Moderator : Dr Jakob Zinsstag (Institut tropical suisse)
15h20- 17h00: Round table
Speakers : To be confirmed
Moderator : To be confirmed
Organisational committee
Dr Cécile Aenishaenslin, Coordinator, International Veterinary Group, Faculté de médicine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal
Dr Denise Bélanger, Professor at the Faculté de médicine vétérinaire of the Université de Montréal, and President of the organisational and scientific committee RITA 2009
Dr Jakob Zinsstag, Swiss tropical institute
Dr Enid Stiles, Vice-president, Veterinarians without broders - Canada
A minimum of 15 participants are required for each workshop. Participation in the Workshops will be confirmed to the registered participants on September 14th.
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