epidemiology

American Heart Association and California Walnut Commission Joint Initiative to Support Walnut Research

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Earlier this year, The American Heart Association and the California Walnut Commission (CWC), a non-profit organization funded by mandatory assessments of the growers, announced a special award to support early career scientists pursuing human clinical or epidemiological research on walnut consumption.1 This presents an exciting opportunity to engage early scientists interested in improving public health … Read more

A Profile in Mentorship: Dr. Thomas Pearson

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Every scientist, even those who are particularly good at hiding away in their offices, will have an impact on others. Most of the time, this impact is a byproduct of our everyday work. We don’t give it much thought – it just happens. But what if that impact was not accidental, and instead was a … Read more

3 Tips for Live Tweeting a Conference

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What is Live Tweeting? Live tweeting is when you tweet about an event while you’re there. You can harness conference hashtags, like #EpiLifestyle19 for the upcoming Epi | Lifestyle Scientific Sessions in Houston, or this past year’s #AHA18 Scientific Sessions in Chicago, to group your tweets with others and help people follow along. Live tweeting … Read more

3 Tips for Incorporating Coauthor Feedback

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When we review a paper, we often forget how we feel in the role of author. Along the same lines, when we read over drafts coauthors’ send us, we forget how we act in the role of editor. Suggested changes seem personal.   Tip #1: Get your head right We often have coauthors at different … Read more

5 Tips for Science Writing

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Among the many responsibilities you have, writing is probably the one that gets pushed to the bottom of your to-do list again and again. During the #EpiWritingChallenge last November, many public health researchers, trainees, scientists, and clinicians shared their biggest barriers to achieving their writing goals. My next few posts will summarize some of the … Read more

Collaborative Studies: Are They Worth It?

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In a small evening session at the 51st annual Society for Epidemiologic Research meeting in Baltimore, MD, a group of epidemiologists from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health discussed the how and why of collaborative studies. Dr. Bryan Lau, Dr. Keri Althoff, Dr. Josef Coresh, Dr. Jessie Buckley, and Dr. Lisa Jacobson each presented … Read more

AHA EPI | Lifestyle 2018 – Health Promotion: Risk Prediction To Risk Prevention

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“Epidemiology is the study of the causes and distributions of diseases in human populations so that we may identify ways to prevent and control disease.” (JM Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology) In a 2013 commentary, Sandro Galea reminds us of the definition of epidemiology [above] and notes that it “neatly communicates 2 central actions for … Read more

Making Epidemiology Make Sense For Clinicians

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I discovered epidemiology through an interest in evidence-based practice and clinical research. Seeing patients brought up research questions, and I wanted to be able to answer those with numbers. What I learned is that our results differed from the few published studies that crafted the informal, “word on the street” guidelines we abided by, not … Read more

Closing The Gap On Cardiovascular Health Disparities

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Kicking off the #AHA17 session on Closing the Gap on Disparities: Practical Strategies and Implementation, Dr. Michelle Albert out of UCSF fits an astonishingly large amount of information into a succinct 15-minute talk on Improving Cardiovascular Risk in African Americans. She alludes to her research on psychological stress in the context of cardiovascular well-being being … Read more