Ann Burchell, PhD
Scientist, Department of Family and Community Medicine, and
Centre for Urban Health, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto
Dr. Ann Burchell holds degrees in epidemiology from the University of Toronto (MSc) and McGill University (PhD) and has academic appointments as Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine and Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Adjunct Professor, Division of Cancer Epidemiology, McGill University; and Adjunct Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Medicine, Toronto.
Dr. Burchell’s research program is funded by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Foundation award (2016-2022). It focuses on the epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, human papillomavirus (HPV), syphilis, and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), with an emphasis on primary and secondary prevention. She has extensive methodological experience in the design and implementation of: observational longitudinal studies with primary and secondary data; sexual behavior and health-access questionnaires; natural history studies using laboratory markers of infection; and, most recently, pragmatic randomized trials for HPV prevention and improved screening for syphilis, cervical and anal cancer.
This is a free lecture and is open to the public. The lectures are geared towards researchers, clinicians, students and hospital staff.
For more information, please contact education@cfenet.ubc.ca / local 66255
