Minisymposium
Recent Advances in Modelling Infectious Diseases
Organisers
- Michael Li (University of Alberta)
- Zhisheng Shuai (University of Central Florida)
- Marie Betsy Varughese (University of Alberta)
Speakers
- Julien Arino (University of Manitoba)
- Jacques Bélair (Université de Montréal)
- Tanuja Das (University of New Brunswick, NB, Canada)
- Abba Gumel (University of Maryland)
- Donglin Han (University of Alberta)
- Jane Heffernan (York University)
- Jude Kong (York University)
- Connell McCluskey (Wilfrid Laurier University)
- Tanya Philippsen (University of Victoria)
- Pauline van den Driessche (University of Victoria)
- Marie Betsy Varughese (University of Alberta)
- Jorge Velasco-Hernandez (UNAM)
- Amy Veprauskas (University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
- Xuyuan Wang (University of Alberta)
- Pei Yuan (York University)
Description
Mathematical modeling plays a crucial role in informing public health decisions related to the response to infectious diseases, both new and re-emerging. This includes predictions of case numbers and fatalities, evaluations of the impact of interventions, and decision-making about vaccination and other disease control strategies. The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the necessity for robust modeling tools that can accurately reflect the complexity of interactions between the disease, population, pathogen, and interventions. This minisymposium will bring together a diverse group of experts to discuss the ongoing challenges and the latest developments in modelling infectious diseases.