Is it safe to return to campus? What do public health scientists say?

Is it safe to return to campus? What do public health scientists say?

This event is an interactive panel discussion with leading public health experts in epidemiology, indoor air quality, bioaerosols, bioethics, population health equity, occupational health and safety, and more. For time stamps, participant bios, and more details, see below.

Organized by the Toronto Inter-University Coalition:
University of Toronto Faculty Association, X/Ryerson Faculty Association, York University Faculty Association, OCAD Faculty Association, CUPE 3902, CUPE 3903, CUPE, 3904, USW 1998.

Moderator: Terezia Zorić, UTFA President

Our panelists from the University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health:

Arjumand Siddiqi
Division Head of Epidemiology, Canada Research Chair in Population Health Equity, social epidemiologist, member of the Ontario Science Table

Ashleigh Tuite
Infectious disease epidemiologist & mathematical modeller, member of the Provincial Coronavirus Modelling Group and of Ontario Science Table

David Fisman
Infectious disease epidemiologist & mathematical modeller, former member of the Provincial Coronavirus Modelling Group and of the Ontario Science Table

James Scott
Division Head of Occupational and Environmental Health, Director of the UAMH Centre for Global Microfungal Biodiversity, environmental microbiologist, bioaerosol specialist

Jeffrey Siegel
Civil engineering professor, jointly appointed with Dalla Lana, indoor air quality and filtration specialist, Fellow of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)

Paul Bozek
Director of MPH in Occupational and Environmental Health, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Registered Occupational Hygienist, Professional Engineer

Ross Upshur
Co-Chair WHO Ethics & COVID-19 Expert Group, Division Head of Clinical Public Health, Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

00:00:00 Welcome (Terezia Zorić) and Land Acknowledgment (Colleen Burke)

00:02:59 Agenda and Housekeeping

00:05:44 Introduction to Expert Panel: Opening responses to submitted questions

00:06:40 Part One: Focus on Epidemiology
00:07:09 a. David Fisman
00:12:11 b. Ashleigh Tuite
00:16:07 c. Arjumand Siddiqi

00:29:18 Part Two: Focus on Ethics
00:30:21 a. Ross Upshur

00:37:49 Part Three: Focus on Mitigation Strategies
00:38:27 a. James Scott
00:41:16 b. Jeffery Siegel
00:47:17 c. Paul Bozek

01:02:49 University Reports:
o X-University – Laurie Jacklin
o OCADU – Nicole Collins
o U of T – Amy Conwell
o York – Jody Berland

01:16:00 Expert Panel Q & A continued

01:51:08 Closing Comments

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