The Public Health Hub

This episode will introduce you to the world of statistical models. If you have ever wondered what statistical models entail or how you can increase your skills in statistics, then this conversation would serve you well!

Dr. Sumaira Khalid, an Epidemiologist and a Biostatistician discusses what statistical models work and what are their importance. She also brings in tips and advice that you can think of if you are interested in learning more about running such models in your work and/or research projects.

The episode is fun! Tune in :)

You can definitely connect with Dr. Sumaira through her LinkedIn handle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumaira-khalid-58628991/

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In this episode, Arun Narayanan, a Health-Care Management Consultant with more than 20 years of experience in the field of public health,  shares his career development in health-care data analytics, health survey research, medical informatics, and health care information technology, and more.  He talks about his pre-sales and customer advisory role at a very large privately held software company called SAS (pronounced Sass), where he described how he supports the hospital system and health insurance customers in the areas of sales & account management support and business case development. 

Connect with Arun on his LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anarayan/

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Our mental health has been severely affected, ever since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In this episode, Afshan, a psychologist and content creator, discusses how the pandemic contributed to the increase of mental health disorders. 

She also talked about different strategies that one might use in order to cope with the pandemic stress and fear. 

Afshan introduced content creation as a method to help express ourselves and step outside the comfort zone. She urged everyone to start creating content and sharing their voices with the world. 

Connect with Afshan through her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afshan-f/

Afshan's podcast: Intense-afi 

Afshan's blog: Typewriter Towns 

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This is the first episode of the Public Health Hub podcast. The episode is an interview held between Ashish Parekh and Ghiwa Nassereddine, who are both public health epidemiologists.

Ashish talks about his work as an epidemiologist in the States and discusses the different ways to enhance one's statistical analysis skills. Ashish also discusses how the novel coronavirus pandemic has been having an impact on the field of epidemiology and public health. He shares tips and hacks in regards to learning new statistical languages and programs, effectively. He also shares specific exciting details about the public health-related projects and initiatives that he has been leading and coordinating throughout his public health career.

We end the interview with a great message to the listeners! Let us take action, and cheers to all the public health professionals out there who are trying to make the world a better place to live in.

Please, feel free to reach out, if you have any questions to any of us:

Ashish's LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashish-p-316a69146/

Ghiwa's LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghiwanassereddine/?senderId=ghiwanassereddine

I have added the following links for those interested in learning more about Epidemiology:

To know more about the latest research related to Epidemiology: https://www.nature.com/subjects/epidemiology#research-and-reviews

To access free online Epidemiology courses: https://eecaplatform.org/en/epidemiology-free-online-courses/

To learn about Epidemiology concepts and topics: https://epiville.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/modules.html