A GIS Day event to promote and showcase GIS research in health and other applications, Health GIS: Spatial Thinking in Applied Research, is organized by the Geography of Health research group at the O’Brien Institute for Public Health. This free event, which will be held Wednesday, November 15 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm, is open to anyone with an interest in spatial thinking in applied research.

The day is purposely being hosted during National Geographic's Geography Awareness Week.

“Geography is important in our daily lives and helps us to make effective decisions. It impacts all Canadians in a variety of ways. Where we live, the air we breathe, and how we move and access health services are all part of Geography. National Geographic launched Geography Awareness Week in 1987 to raise awareness about all aspects of geography. GIS (Geographic Information System) Day is celebrated on the Wednesday during this week. GIS is both an analytical tool and a science. Geographies of Health is a larger concept that integrates the scientific principles of public health, epidemiology, geography and statistics to study the interactions between people and environment, health, disease, and health care delivery. We hope you can join us to celebrate GIS day on November 15th."

Keynote Speakers: Dr. Nigel Waters, Dr. Judy Seidel & Davor Gugolj

AGENDA

11:30 am - 12:00 pm: Registration, HMRB Atrium
12:00 - 12:10 pm: Opening Remarks, Dr. Stefania Bertazzon, G500, HSC
12:10 - 12:35 pm: Healthy Things to do with Your GIS: Methodologies and Case Studies, Dr. Nigel M. Waters, G500, HSC
12:35 - 1:00 pm: Spatial Science in Applied Health Research at Alberta Health Services, Dr. Judy Seidel, G500, HSC
1:00 - 1:25 pm: Using Esri Technology for Health GIS, Davor Gugolj, G500, HSC
1:25 - 1:30 pm: Closing Remarks, Dr. Stefania Bertazzon, G500, HSC
1:30 - 1:45 pm: Coffee Break, HMRB Atrium

LIGHTNING TALKS

1:45 - 2:00 pm: The Landscape Ecology of Human Health, Dr. Matthew Wheatley, G500, HSC
2:00 - 2:15 pm: Drip 'N Ship versus Direct to Thrombectomy Centre: Conditional Probability Modelling in Ireland, Jessalyn K. Holodinsky, G500, HSC
2:15 - 2:30 pm: Geo-dependent Individual-level Models for Infectious Diseases Transmission, Md. Mahsin, G500, HSC
2:30 - 2:45 pm: Effects of Scale on Spatial Analysis of Myocardial Infarction Hospitalizations, Xiaoxiao Liu, G500, HSC
2:45 - 3:00 pm: Break, HMRB Atrium
3:00 - 4:00 pm: Poster Presentations & Networking, HMRB Atrium

If you have any questions about this event please contact either of the coordinators: Alka Patel, Rizwan Shahid or Stefania Bertazzon