Throughout the academic year, CHEPA recruits speakers to present seminars on selected health research topics. The series attracts attention from a large audience, which is drawn from the university and wider community interested in health and health care issues.

Scheduled future seminars

For those who are unable to attend a seminar, you can join remotely through Elluminate, by clicking here at the time of the seminar. You will be asked to enter your name, but no password is required in order to log in. A pop-up window will appear asking you to 'open' or 'save' the program. Choose 'open', and then 'run' in the next pop-up, and Elluminate will connect you to the seminar. You will be able to hear the speaker and the audience, and view any slides that are part of the presentation.

The recordings of the seminars are also posted afterwards to this page. See below for the links.

If you would like to suggest a speaker or if you require more information, please e-mail Lyn Sauberli sauber@mcmaster.ca

2012-2013 Speakers

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:30 to 1:30
Honourable Elinor Caplan, Tom Bigda and Maia MacNiven
From Innovation to Transformation... Up the Curve in Ontario Health Care
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 12:30 to 1:30
Meredith Vanstone, CHEPA Postdoctoral Fellow
Systematically Synthesizing Qualitiative Research to Address Social Values in Health Technology Assessment
To listen to and view the fill presentation click here.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:30 to 1:30
Pierre-Gerlier Forest, President and CEO, Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation
Perspectives on the Federal Role in Health Policy
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:30 to 1:30
Chao (Sarah) Wang, McMaster Economics PhD Candidate.
Delisting eye examination from public health insurance:  Evidence from Canada
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Monday, January 28, 2012 12:30 to 1:30
Kelley Lee, Director of Global Health in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University.
WHO at 65: Retirement or renewal?
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

2011-2012 Speakers

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 12:30 to 1:30
Jon Sachs, evaluation specialist at the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement in Ottawa.
Knowledge Uptake Trends: The Case of CFHI’s Mythbusters
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:30 to 1:30
Ilaria Mosca, PhD, assistant professor at the Institute of Health Policy and Management (iBMG) at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and a visiting professor at CHEPA.
The effect of physician fees and density differences on regional variation in hospital treatment.
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:30 to 1:30
Steve Slade, Tamara Brown and Linda Bourgeois
Tracking the Paths of International Medical Graduates en Route to Licensing in Canada
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Friday, September 28, 2012 9:30 to 11:00 (special seminar)
Erin Strumpf , PhD
Equity and Efficiency in 21st Century Health Care
Presentation is not available at this time.

Friday, June 22, 2012 12:00 to 1:30
William P. Warburton, PhD
Link Between Second-Generation Antipsychotics and Diabetes in Adults
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 12:30 to 1:30
Stefan Listl, PhD, Doctorate in dental medicine
Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics and Econometrics (adjunct) at the Munich Center for the Economics of Aging, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy 
Utilization of dental health services in Scotland: The impact of financial incentives on both providers and patients
Presentation is not available at this time. 

Friday, June 15, 2012 12:00 p.m.
Nicolas Sirven, Research Fellow
Health Economist with IRDES in Paris, France and Lead Researcher for  Frailty and its Consequences for Health Care Systems programme
Frailty and Healthy Ageing Strategies in Europe: A Health Economics Perspective
Presentation is not available at this time.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Claudia Emerson, PhD, MA
Senior Scientist, Sandra Rotman Centre, University Health Network and University of Toronto
From Principles ot Policy: Data Sharing in Global Health
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL B119
Lydia Kapiriri, PhD MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Health, Aging & Society, McMaster University
MA Framework for Evaluating "Effective" Priority Setting in Low and Middle Income Countries

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL B119
Ben Levin, MA PhD
Canada Research Chair in Education Leadership and Policy
Professor, University of Toronto
Mobilizing Research Knowledge in Education
To listen to and view the full presentation click here

Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
Erika Blacksher, MA PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Bioethics and Humanities
University of Washington
Health Equity, Public Values and Public Deliberation
View the slides and listen to the audio from the presentaion.

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
Melissa Brouwers, MA PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
McMaster University
Practice Guidelines and Policy: Oil and Vinegar or Two Peas in a Pod?
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Monday, January 30, 2012, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
CRL-B119
Erin Strumpf, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
McGill University
Cancer screening policy and the effectiveness of population-based screening: evidence from the U.S. and Canada
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Monday, January 23, 2012, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
CRL-B119
Jillian Kohler, PhD
Associate Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Munk School of Global Affairs
University of Toronto
Canada's Access to Medicines Regime: The Gap Between Political Promises and Policy Outcomes
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Thursday, January 19, 2012, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
CRL-B119
Josée Lavoie, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences
University of Northern British Columbia
Documenting Equitable Access to Primary Health Care for Vulnerable, Rural, Remote and Northern Populations
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
Katherine Smith, M.Sc. PhD
Lecturer, Global Public Health Unit
University of Edinburgh, UK
The politics of ideas: The complex relationship between research and policy in public health.
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
Byron Spencer, PhD
Professor, Deparment of Economics,
Director of the Research Institute for Quantitative Studies in Economics and Population,
McMaster University
Topic: Research Use of Ontario Administrative Health Data: Some Results from the Statistics Canada Research Data Centre @McMaster

Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
Michael Egan, PhD
Associate Professor, Deparment of History,
McMaster University
Topic: The Politics of Expertise (or, When Scientists Disagree): Uncertainty, Agnotology and Haste in Twentieth Century Mercury Science
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
Nancy Doubleday, PhD, LLB
Hope Chair in Peace and Health,
Associate Professor, Deparment of Philosophy,
McMaster University
Topic: Walking the Talk: Research as Praxis for Advancing Peace and Health
View slides from this presentation

2010-2011 Speakers

Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
Sisira Sarma, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicince and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario
Topic: Does it matter the way obesity is measured in social science literature? Some new findings from Canada
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
Katherine Boothe, MA, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, McMaster University
Topic: How the pace of change affects the outcomes you get: the case of pharmaceutical insurance
View slides, or listen to the audio from this presentation.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
Fadi El-Jardali, PhD
Assistant Professor of Health Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut
Program Director, Research, Advocacy and Public Policy Program, Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs
Topic: Staying on target with the evidence-informed policy agenda in the Middle East region: Essentials, progress, challenges and midway lessons
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
Gregory P. Marchildon, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Economic History,
Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina
Topic: The Defederalization of Medicare?
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
Michael Gusmano, PhD
Research Scholar, The Hastings Center, Garrison, N.Y.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University
Topic: Access to care in world cities
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
Vikki Entwistle, PhD
Professor of Values in Healthcare,
Social Dimensions of Health Institute, University of Dundee, Scotland
Topic: Valuing health care experiences: challenges for policy and research

Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
Yukiko Asada, PhD
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia
Topic: A summary measure of health inequities: Integrating ethics, methods and policy
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
DialogueSpace, McMaster Health Forum, MML-417
Claire Harris, MBBS, PhD
Director, Centre for Clinical Effectiveness, Melbourne, Australia
Public Health Physician
Topic: Australia's Centre for Clinical Effectivenss: Evolution of an evidence-based practice support unit

Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CRL-B119
David Feeny, PhD
Senior Investigator, Assistant Program Director
Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Ore.
Topic: Body weight, gender and health-related quality of life: Results from a National Longitudinal Survey of Canadian adults
To listen to and view the full presentation click here. (Enter CEBrounds as the session password)

2009-2010 Speakers

Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
HSC-1J8
Frank Chaloupka, PhD
Distinguished Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Director, UIC Health Policy Center
Topic: Applying lessons learned from tobacco to promote physical activity and healthy eating

Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
HSC-1J8
Andrea Frolic, MA, PhD
Clinical and Organizational Ethicist, Hamilton Health Sciences
Topic: What is 'ethical' health policy analysis? The roles of ethics committees in hospital policy development

Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
HSC-1J8
Sanjeev Sridharan, PhD, MS
Director, Evaluation Program, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Associate Professor, Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Topic: Ten steps to making evaluations matter.
To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
HSC-1J7
Damien Contandriopoulos, Researcher, School of Public Health Research Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Montreal
Topic: Preliminary findings from a systematic study on organizational level knowledge exchange processes. To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
HSC-1J7
Lydia Kapiriri, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Aging and Society, McMaster University
Topic: Fairness and Accountability for Reasonableness: Do the views of priority setting decision makers differ across health systems and levels of decision-making? To listen to and view the full presentation click here.

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