Past Events

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MCH Journal Club: Dental Care - Misconceptions and Barriers in Pregnancy

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Rm 740
- Graduate Students
Stephanie Sestito, MPH '17 in Community Health and Prevention (CHP), will discuss the lack of awareness of the importance of dental care during pregnancy and brainstorm possible intervention strategies during the MCH journal club.
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Robust treatment comparison based on utilities of semi-competing risks in non-small-cell lung cancer

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics welcomes Thomas Murray, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, who will present:
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Using Informatics to Gather Health Data

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

9:30 AM-10:15 AM

Online
- Everyone
Gabriela Marcu, PhD, professor in the College of Computing and Informatics and a Research Fellow with the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute will share strategies and innovative approaches for gathering data to monitor and evaluate outcomes, support grant applications, and facilitate data usage in strategic planning. The purpose of this webinar is to introduce concepts in informatics and discuss their potential for empowering the use of data. She will describe some of her recent collaborations with public health researchers, clinical practitioners, community partners, and universities. She will also provide a breadth of examples and resources to illustrate how mHealth, apps, database management, and other technologies are increasingly utilized in public health practice.
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Hospital Payment Reform: Theory and Evidence of Changes in Patient Care under Hospital Budgets

Monday, January 30, 2017

12:00 PM-1:15 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health, Nesbitt Hall, Room 132
- Everyone
Eric Roberts, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School will present his research on two payment reform approaches, their implications for patient care, and financial consequences for providers serving high-need or high-cost patients in this Health Management and Policy seminar.
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Drexel GIS Users Group: Web GIS Tools and Sources of Spatial Data

Friday, January 27, 2017

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Hagerty Library, L33
- Everyone
Sources of Spatial Data including PolicyMap and Business Analyst Online
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How to Search for Public Health Jobs

Thursday, January 26, 2017

2:00 PM-3:15 PM

Nesbitt Hall Room 132
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
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Op-Ed Workshop - Public Health in Action's Winter Quarter Series: Part 1

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

TBA
- Everyone
This workshop series will provide participants with the skills to write for public health advocacy. Participants will learn how to write letters to the editor and opinion editorial pieces, how to frame messaging for different audiences, tools for writing clear and compelling narratives, and how to get their pieces published.
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Bridging the Gaps Information Session: Paid Summer Public Health Internships

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 751
- Graduate Students
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Implementing ACOs: Lessons from a Qualitative Analysis of Four Private Sector Organizations

Monday, January 23, 2017

12:00 PM-1:15 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
Daniel Walker, PhD is a post-doctoral researcher in the College of Medicine at Ohio State University. He received his PhD from Tulane Univ. School of Public Health.
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Annual Multicultural Potluck Dinner

Friday, January 20, 2017

5:30 PM-8:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall Lobby
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- International Students
- Faculty
- Staff
The Dornsife Student Government Organization hosts the school's annual multicultural potluck dinner. Dornsife students, faculty and staff are invited to participate.
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