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The next webinar in the HESI Environmental Epidemiology Committee webinar series, "Causal Reasoning in Epidemiology: Philosophy and Logic", was presented by Dr. George Maldonado ...
The committeeâs mission is to engage the epidemiology, exposure, and regulatory communities in discussing what risk assessors need from epidemiology studies to make informed decisions; discuss incentives and barriers to making epidemiology studies better adapted to risk assessment; and develop areas of consensus between risk assessors and epidemiologists, as well as identify a path forward to realize the full potential of epidemiology data in risk assessment.
The committee has been preparing a 3-part case study-based workshop, to discuss the use of Quantitative Bias Analysis (QBA) in the evaluation of epidemiological data. The goal of the workshop is to explore how to make QBA more accessible to epidemiologists and risk assessors, and to develop training materials to facilitate its understanding and encourage its use.
A survey was developed to determine the value that risk assessors grant to epidemiological data, as well as the needs that should be addressed so these data are better integrated in human health risk assessment. The survey was deployed among risk assessors in North and South America, Europe and Asia, and the responses were thoroughly analyzed.
The manuscript based on the analysis of the risk assessor survey is now available!
Improving the integration of epidemiological data into human health risk assessment: What risk assessors told us they want. Phillips et al., 2024. Global Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloepi.2024.100167
The Committee continues to try and develop community of practice around the theme of epidemiology and risk assessment via the EpiFoRa web platform and database, the goal being to foster collaboration among epidemiologists, risk assessors, exposure scientists, toxicologists and other experts as well as students.
The committee is working to develop a webinar series to illustrate how epidemiological data can be used in human health risk assessment, and the key principles that will help increase the use of human data in this field.
View webinars on our YouTube channel here.
Funding Focus Group: This group aimed to (1) explore funding mechanisms to better understand fundersâ priorities when funding research and (2) obtain insight from funding agencies on what might be needed to increase the impact of epidemiological research on human health risk assessment. View webinars on our YouTube channel here.
Focus Group Summary: A publication summarizing the outcome of the the five focus group meetings held over the past two years is in development.
Senior Advisor, Center for Environmental and Ecological Health (CEEH)
sdeglin@hesiglobal.orgUS Environmental Protection Agency (retired)
Drexel University
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This year, the HESI Environmental Epidemiology Committee launched a webinar series to illustrate the critical role epidemiology can play in the field of quantitative risk assessment. Speakers will provide insight on how to best realize the full potential of human studies in risk assessment and public health decision-making and will feature ongoing efforts in this space.
November 17, 2021
Webinar series, hosted by HESI Environmental Epidemiology Committee
Watch the webinar recording here.
The next webinar in the HESI Environmental Epidemiology Committee webinar series, "Causal Reasoning in Epidemiology: Philosophy and Logic", was presented by Dr. George Maldonado ...
October 21, 2021
Webinar series, hosted by the HESI Environmental Epidemiology Committee
Watch the webinar recording here.
This year, The HESI Environmental Epidemiology Committee launched a webinar series to illustrate the critical role epidemiology can play in the field of quantitative ...
September 23, 2021
Webinar series, hosted by the HESI Environmental Epidemiology Committee
After a summer hiatus, the HESI Environmental Epidemiology Committee resumed their webinar series with a presentation by Dr. Julie Goodman (Gradient) in which she made "A Case for Good Epidemiology Practice Guidelines for Regulatory Risk Assessment."
April 27, 2021
Webinar series, hosted by the HESI Environmental Epidemiology Committee
Watch the webinar recording here.
Drs. Omobola Mudasiru (American Petroleum Institute), Dana Sargent (CropLife International), and Sandrine Deglin (HESI) presented ongoing efforts from their ...
March 18, 2021
Webinar series, hosted by the HESI Environmental Epidemiology Committee
Watch the webinar recording here.
Well-formulated epidemiologic investigations of adverse health risks associated with environmental exposures can contribute substantially to knowledge about disease ...
Global Epidemiology, 2024
The HESI Environmental Risk Assessment Committee has just published a new study in Global Epidemiology, investigating risk assessorsâ perception of the utility of epidemiology in human health risk assessments.
Global Epidemiology, 2021
Throughout history, environmental epidemiology has proven crucial to identify certain threats to human health and to provide a basis for the development of life-saving public health policies. However, epidemiologists are facing challenges when studying tenuous threats such as environmental exposure to chemicals, whose ...
Global Epidemiology, 2022
This paper summarizes five key ideas that emerged from multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder activities of HESI's Environmental Epidemiology for Risk Assessment Committee that could help improve how human data inform quantitative health risk assessment and decision making. It highlights the needs for concerted efforts from ...
The Environmental Epidemiology for Risk Assessment is part of the Center for Environmental & Ecological Health. This HESI Center serves as a focal point for staff to share strategic approaches, scientific developments, management best practices and innovations with other related HESI committees.
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Center Advisor: Sandrine Deglin
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