Schedule for: 23w7101 - Charting a Future for Emerging Infectious Disease Modelling in Canada

Beginning on Thursday, January 19 and ending Sunday January 22, 2023

All times in Banff, Alberta time, MST (UTC-7).

Thursday, January 19
16:00 - 19:30 Check-in begins (Front Desk – Professional Development Centre - open 24 hours)
Note: the Lecture rooms are available after 16:00.
(Front Desk – Professional Development Centre)
17:30 - 19:30 Dinner
A buffet dinner is served daily between 5:30pm and 7:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dinning Room)
20:00 - 21:00 Informal Meet and Greet
Workshop members will introduce themselves to each other
(TCPL 202)
Friday, January 20
07:00 - 09:00 Breakfast
A buffet breakfast is served daily between 7:00am and 9:00am in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
09:00 - 09:30 Mark Lewis: Introduction to the workshop
Introductions and overview of the goals and structure of the workshop
(TCPL 201)
09:30 - 10:00 Mark Lewis: Breakout Groups for Questions 1A, 1B and 1C

Groups work together in breakout rooms on refining and augmenting text for Questions 1A, 1B and 1C.

Main Meeting Room (TCPL 201)

A) Troy Day The need for continued emerging infectious disease modelling especially from the applied perspectives of decision making, public health, security etc.

Discussion Room 1 (TCPL 202)

B) Patrick Brown The successes of the EIDM program. What has been accomplished?

Discussion Room 2 (TCPL 107)

C) Kumar Murty What areas have been lacking/need to be developed further in particular? What are the challenges that we need to overcome?

(TCPL 201)
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
10:30 - 11:30 Mark Lewis: Breakout Groups for Questions 1A, 1B and 1C (continued)

Groups continue to work together on refining and augmenting text for Questions 1A, 1B and 1C

Main Meeting Room (TCPL 201)

A) Troy Day The need for continued emerging infectious disease modelling especially from the applied perspectives of decision making, public health, security etc.

Discussion Room 1 (TCPL 202)

B) Patrick Brown The successes of the EIDM program. What has been accomplished?

Discussion Room 2 (TCPL 107)

C) Kumar Murty What areas have been lacking/need to be developed further in particular? What are the challenges that we need to overcome?

(TCPL 201)
11:30 - 13:00 Lunch
A buffet lunch is served daily between 11:30am and 1:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
13:20 - 15:00 Mark Lewis: Discussion of questions 1A, 1B and 1C

Main Meeting Room (TCPL 201)

Each subgroup (1A, 1B, 1C) presents their key ideas/points to the larger group for feedback and refinement.

(TCPL 201)
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
15:30 - 17:30 Mark Lewis: Writing assignment for groups 1A, 1B and 1C
We will form writing groups for questions 1A, 1B, and 1C. These writing groups will work on writing up the text from each question on a shared file.
(TCPL 201)
17:30 - 19:30 Dinner
A buffet dinner is served daily between 5:30pm and 7:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
Saturday, January 21
07:00 - 09:00 Breakfast
A buffet breakfast is served daily between 7:00am and 9:00am in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
09:00 - 10:00 Mark Lewis: Breakout groups for questions 2D, 2E and 2F

Groups work together on refining and augmenting text for Questions 2D, 2E and 2F

Main Meeting Room (TCPL 201)

D) Nick Ogden How to ensure that statistical and mathematical innovation in EID modelling can be translated into public health gains (knowledge translation)

Discussion Room 1 (TCPL 202)

E) David Earn The vision for future research and training in EIDM in Canada. What are the top 10 things we would like to accomplish in the next 10 years?

Discussion Room 2 (TCPL 107)

F) Caroline Colijn A call for investment/funding etc. with ideas for possible funding structures. Who should we involve and how? What are the key partnerships?

(TCPL 201)
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
10:30 - 11:30 Mark Lewis: Breakout Groups for questions 2D, 2E and 2F

Groups work together on refining and augmenting text for Questions 2D, 2E and 2F

Main Meeting Room (TCPL 201)

D) Nick Ogden How to ensure that statistical and mathematical innovation in EID modelling can be translated into public health gains (knowledge translation)

Discussion Room 1 (TCPL 202)

E) David Earn The vision for future research and training in EIDM in Canada. What are the top 10 things we would like to accomplish in the next 10 years?

Discussion Room 2 (TCPL 107)

F) Caroline Colijn A call for investment/funding etc. with ideas for possible funding structures. Who should we involve and how? What are the key partnerships?

(TCPL 201)
11:30 - 13:00 Lunch
A buffet lunch is served daily between 11:30am and 1:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
13:00 - 13:20 Group Photo
Meet in foyer of TCPL to participate in the BIRS group photo. The photograph will be taken outdoors, so dress appropriately for the weather. Please don't be late, or you might not be in the official group photo!
(TCPL Foyer)
13:30 - 15:00 Mark Lewis: Discussion of questions 2D, 2E and 2F

Main Meeting Room (TCPL 201)

Each subgroup (2D, 2E, 2F) presents their key ideas/points to the larger group for feedback and refinement.

(TCPL 201)
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
15:30 - 17:30 Mark Lewis: Writing Assignment for groups 2D, 2E and 2F
We will form writing groups for questions 2D, 2E, and 2F. These writing groups will work on writing up the text from each question on a shared file.
(TCPL 201)
17:30 - 19:30 Dinner
A buffet dinner is served daily between 5:30pm and 7:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
Sunday, January 22
07:00 - 09:00 Breakfast
A buffet breakfast is served daily between 7:00am and 9:00am in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building.
(Vistas Dining Room)
09:00 - 11:00 Mark Lewis: Wrap Up Discussions (TCPL 201)
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
10:30 - 11:00 Checkout by 11
2-day workshop participants are welcome to use BIRS facilities (TCPL) until 15:00 on Sunday, although participants are still required to checkout of the guest rooms by 11 M. There is no coffee break service on Sunday afternoon, but self-serve coffee and tea are always available in the 2nd floor lounge, Corbett Hall.
(Front Desk – Professional Development Centre)