/spgh/taxonomy/term/153/all en /spgh/article/pandemic-management-learning-our-mistakes <p>“We can thank omicron for one thing. Now everyone realizes that to avoid repeated waves of the pandemic we need to vaccinate the whole planet,” says Dr. Joanne Liu, OQ (MDCM'91, M MGMT'14, DSc), a professor in ���ϲ����� University’s School of Population and Global Health. “Closing borders won’t be enough.”  </p> <p>When she arrived at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in May 2021, Liu, former international president of Doctors Without Borders, sat down with the school’s director, Dr. Timothy Evans, to set up the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL for short). </p> Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:12:40 +0000 Jean-Benoît Nadeau for Focus 1244 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/if-herd-immunity-unlikely-what-future-will-covid-19-bring-montreal-gazette-january-17-2022-336548 <p>Dr. Timothy Evans, Inaugural Director and Associate Dean at the School of Population and Global Health and Executive Director of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Secretariat and Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force spoke to the <em>Montreal Gazette.</em></p> Mon, 17 Jan 2022 23:18:02 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1158 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/omicron-could-boost-waning-immunity-blood-tests-show-canadian-press-january-6-2022-336486 <p>Dr. Timothy Evans, Inaugural Director and Associate Dean at the School of Population and Global Health and Executive Director of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Secretariat is among the experts quoted by the Canadian Press. The story was widely covered in Canadian publications.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"Tests on around 9,000 donated blood samples from across Canada show that antibodies in the blood which fight the virus declined in October among all age groups, with experts saying the waning immunity is likely to have continued in November and December.</p> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 23:28:41 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1144 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/heres-what-blood-study-tells-us-about-covid-19-canada-ctv-may-27-2021-331260 <p>Dr. Timothy Evans, Inaugural Director and Associate Dean at the School of Population and Global Health and Executive Director of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Secretariat is among the experts quoted by CTV.</p> Fri, 28 May 2021 22:12:06 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 788 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/lex-presidente-internationale-de-medecins-sans-frontieres-joanne-liu-mcgill-lactualite-may-4-2021-330877 <p><em>L'actualité </em>magazine reported on the recent announcement regarding Dr. Joanne Liu joining the ���ϲ����� School of Population and Global Health (SPGH). Director and Associate Dean, Dr. Tim Evans commented on the hire.</p> <p><a href="https://lactualite.com/actualites/lex-presidente-internationale-de-medecins-sans-frontieres-joanne-liu-a-mcgill/" target="_blank"><em>Read the article (in French)</em></a></p> Wed, 05 May 2021 19:05:33 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 770 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/la-dre-joanne-liu-devient-professeure-luniversite-mcgill-la-presse-may-4-2021-330875 <p><em>La Presse </em>reported on the recent announcement regarding Dr. Joanne Liu joining the ���ϲ����� School of Population and Global Health (SPGH). Director and Associate Dean, Dr. Tim Evans commented on the hire.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"Elle se joint à l’École de santé des populations et de santé mondiale (ÉSPSM) de l’institution montréalaise. Figure bien connue du public, la Dre Liu a elle-même reçu son diplôme en médecine de cette université en 1991."</p> Wed, 05 May 2021 18:59:24 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 768 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/what-level-vaccination-will-it-take-tide-turn-experts-weigh-montreal-gazette-april-24-2021-330733 <p>Dr. Timothy Evans, Inaugural Director and Associate Dean at the School of Population and Global Health and Executive Director of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Secretariat is among the experts quoted by the Montreal Gazette.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"As Quebec’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign picks up speed, with more than 30 per cent of Quebec adults having received at least one shot, many wonder when all these jabs and safety measures will start to turn the tide."</p> Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:15:00 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 754 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/canadas-vaccine-mess-atlantic-april-6-2021-330278 <p>Dr. Timothy Evans, Inaugural Director and Associate Dean at the School of Population and Global Health and Executive Director of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Secretariat is among the experts quoted in this piece.</p> Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:34:16 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 744 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/research-raises-questions-over-delayed-second-vaccine-doses-seniors-ctv-news-march-25-2021-330048 <p>Dr. Timothy Evans, Inaugural Director and Associate Dean at the School of Population and Global Health and Executive Director of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Secretariat is among the experts quoted in this piece.</p> Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:42:25 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 736 at /spgh /spgh/article/canada-launches-serological-testing-initiative-help-manage-covid-19 <p>The Government of Canada <a href="https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/23/prime-minister-announces-new-support-covid-19-medical-research-and" target="_blank">is launching a task force</a> to measure the scope of coronavirus infection in Canada and rapidly provide information needed to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and safely get Canadians back to work.</p> <p>The COVID-19 Immunity Task Force will generate this vital information, drawing on experts from universities and hospitals across Canada and working closely with provincial and territorial public health officials.</p> Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:14:28 +0000 ���ϲ����� Newsroom 737 at /spgh /spgh/article/dr-timothy-evans-appointed-inaugural-director-and-associate-dean-school-population-and-global-health <p>The SPGH, established in 2016, is an interdisciplinary institution that fosters high-impact research, education and service in population and global health. It combines the Faculty’s Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, the Institute for Health and Social Policy, the Biomedical Ethics Unit, and the ���ϲ����� Global Health Programs. The School will build on the strengths of these units together with the Faculty of Medicine at-large and the wider university community to advance ���ϲ�����’s contributions to population and global health.</p> Wed, 27 Jan 2021 21:59:21 +0000 ���ϲ����� Faculty of Medicine 684 at /spgh