Analytics for Public Health (a4ph)

Based at the BC Centre for Disease Control, our research team (a4ph) works with big data and analytics to support innovative population health solutions.
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[Analytics for Public Health (a4ph) @bc_a4ph]

📣JOB ALERT📣We are looking for a highly motivated #epidemiologist to investigate #COVID19 using large #HealthAdminData. More details and to apply, click here: https://t.co/ZOcUH2R9Wk posting closes on Aug 13!

[Endocrine Today @EndocrineToday]

The risk for incident #diabetes is higher among adults who tested positive for #COVID19 compared with those who tested negative, and COVID-19 may have contributed to a 3.41% increase in excess diabetes cases. @naveedjanjua @CDCofBC @JAMANetworkOpen https://t.co/gxkbJXMAyY

[Analytics for Public Health (a4ph) @bc_a4ph]

#DYK that severe #COVID19 such as being #hospitalized or admitted to the #ICU may increase your risk of developing #diabetes? This study used population level data from the #BCC19C.
Read more here https://t.co/3TF013CoEB
Lay summary: https://t.co/E6dRNN0KJe

@CDCofBC @ubcspph

[Centre for Advancing Health @Advancinghlth]

@naveedjanjua @JAMANetworkOpen @JAMANetwork @CDCofBC @bc_a4ph @ubcnews @nytimes "Out of 100 people with diabetes, 3-5% are related to Sars-CoV-2 infection."

CHÉOS Scientist Dr. @naveedjanjua quoted in the @guardian discussing his recent @JAMA_current publication.

https://t.co/54F9JfARjF

[Centre for Advancing Health @Advancinghlth]

@naveedjanjua @JAMANetworkOpen @JAMANetwork @CDCofBC @bc_a4ph @ubcnews "This is definitely a concern in terms of long-term outcomes."

CHÉOS Scientist Dr. @naveedjanjua quote from the @nytimes discussing a recently published study (in @JAMANetwork) looking at COVID-19 infection and the risk of Type 2 diabetes development.

https://t.co/HkleObwfF8

[Analytics for Public Health (a4ph) @bc_a4ph]

#DYK that #COVID19 may be linked to 3 to 5 of every 100 new #diabetes diagnoses in BC? Check out this new publication from our team using the population level cohort: https://t.co/3TF013CoEB
#BCCOVID19Cohort #BCC19C
@CDCofBC @ubcspph

[Analytics for Public Health (a4ph) @bc_a4ph]

Our team observed a 2-3 x⬆️risk of #myocarditis & #pericarditis among individuals who received mRNA-1273 vs BNT162b2 with rate highest among men age 18-39 yrs. Check out our study:
full text: https://t.co/5N5MsuhhAg
lay summary: https://t.co/KJjeBuoqtw

[Centre for Advancing Health @Advancinghlth]

#TheEvidenceSpeaks is LIVE:

https://t.co/W0bVn3haSt

▶ Association between opioid & stimulant use and overdose mortality
▶ Myocarditis & pericarditis risk following second COVID-19 vaccines
▶ Occupational & financial impacts on caregivers for family with colorectal cancer

[Analytics for Public Health (a4ph) @bc_a4ph]

📢JOB ALERT📢

We are looking for a highly motivated #biostatistician to investigate #COVID19 using large #HealthAdminData. More details and to apply, click here: https://t.co/yuAk6hyhBl

#BigData #DataScience #Research #biostatisticianjobs #hiringnow

[Hind Sbihi @sbihi_hind]

Proud of this work led by Dr. Binka & Braeden Klaver with @naveedjanjua and our collaborators from Ontario to provide a robust approach to identifying Long COVID Patients Using Health Administrative Data. #postccovid https://t.co/4DEMSfCj80

[Naveed Janjua @naveedjanjua]

New paper @CMAJ: #Myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 #vaccination was low. Rate was higher in younger males (18-29 years) after the 2nd Moderna mRNA vaccine. After the 3rd dose, rates of myocarditis were lower. https://t.co/uG4W70TNFK @UBCmedicine @ubcnews @CDCofBC

[Analytics for Public Health (a4ph) @bc_a4ph]

Check out this new @JACCJournals paper from @bc_a4ph where we observed a 2-3 fold ⬆️risk among individuals who received mRNA-1273 vs BNT162b2 with rate highest among men age 18-39 yrs
full text: https://t.co/5N5MsuhhAg
lay summary: https://t.co/KJjeBuoqtw

[Naveed Janjua @naveedjanjua]

New study @jaccjournals #myocarditis following mRNA #COVID-19 vaccines is rare; our study observed a 2-3 fold ⬆️risk among individuals who received mRNA-1273 vs BNT162b2 with rate highest among men age 18-39 yrs @ubcnews @cdcofbc @CHEOSNews @ https://t.co/6mxKe95RFD

[Analytics for Public Health (a4ph) @bc_a4ph]

📢 Our team (@BCHepCo and @bc_a4ph) at @ubcspph and @CDCofBC is looking for a highly motivated postdoc to investigate #COVID19 and #HCV using large #HealthAdminData. Details and apply here: https://t.co/AGxxuwf3Zt

#BigData #postdocjobs #hiringnow

[Analytics for Public Health (a4ph) @bc_a4ph]

📢New #JobAlert !
The Opioid Prescribing Evaluation and Research Activities (OPERA) research team is searching for a new #epidemiologist to join their team. Think you are fit for the role? Apply now! https://t.co/apuWCdiko2

#HIRINGNOW #job #PrescriptionOpioid