Institute of Health Emergencies & Pandemics
Transforming the future of public health emergency research through interdisciplinary collaboration, building capacity, and driving action.
- This #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re sharing reflections from our Collective Futures Roundtable, conversations at the intersections of race, disability, and public health. Starting with insights from Notisha Massaquoi see thread 🧵
- Only a week to go! Join us on Feb 10 as we explore the pandemic’s lasting impact on children & youth mental health & gender-based violence, with insights from Kuan Liu @uoftdlsph.bsky.social, Beverley Essue @ihpmeuoft.bsky.social & Sarah Kaplan @rotmanschool.bsky.social. Sign up ➡️ bit.ly/4pWLnwH
- February is National Care About Your Indoor Air Month, a reminder of how much the air we share shapes our health. IHEP member, Jeff Siegel (@engineering.utoronto.ca), shares how improving indoor air quality can reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. Watch the video ▶️ #PublicHealth #CleanAir
- We are pleased to announce the 2026 Vohra Miller Lecture, in collaboration with IHEP. 📅 Mar 12 | 🕠 5:30–7 PM 📍 U of T (in person) Panelists include Arjumand Siddiqi (Canada Research Chair), Chavon Niles, @kamalkheralib.bsky.social, P.C. and Liza Arnason. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4br5M9m
- 📬 Stay connected with the Institute! Sign up for our listserv to receive newsletters, event announcements, and updates. Join here ➡️ bit.ly/4qfQx7C
- How do YouTube and Reddit shape what we see during a health crisis? Meet @diptodas.bsky.social, IHEP postdoc who studies algorithmic fairness & crisis communication. His work reveals how digital platforms influence public health. 🔗 Read the Spotlight: bit.ly/4qNXXzs
- 📺 Watch our Jan 13 Catalyst Seminar exploring how social and economic conditions heightened vulnerability during COVID-19 with expert insights from @andrewpinto.bsky.social @upstreamlab.bsky.social and Shaun Morris (The Hospital for Sick Children). Available now ⬇️
- 🗓️ Join our next Catalyst webinar: Women and Children on Feb 10 at 12PM ET We’ll explore the pandemic’s lasting impact on children & youth mental health and gender-based violence. 🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/4pWLnwH
- 💡 Why do we need spaces for collaboration in health security? @joyfitzgibbon.bsky.social (Trinity College) explains the value of knowledge networks in health security, bringing diverse voices together to share best practices. 📺 Watch the full webinar: bit.ly/3LvAvau
- 📺 Watch our Jan 13 Catalyst Seminar exploring how social and economic conditions heightened vulnerability during COVID-19 with expert insights from @andrewpinto.bsky.social (St Michael’s Hospital) and Shaun Morris (The Hospital for Sick Children). Available now ⬇️
- 🔔 Upcoming Institute of Health Emergencies and Pandemics events. Join us for our upcoming Catalyst online seminars, a range of webinars exploring cutting-edge research on pandemic & public health emergency readiness, resilience, and recovery. 🧵 Events list in the thread ⬇️
- 📬 Stay connected with the Institute! Sign up for our listserv to receive newsletters, event announcements, and updates. Join here ➡️ bit.ly/4qfQx7C
- 🗓️ Join our next Catalyst webinar: Women and Children on Feb 10 at 12PM ET Presentations will explore the pandemic’s lasting impact on children and youth mental health and gender-based violence, 🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/4pWLnwH
- Ontario’s AODA doesn’t cover healthcare spaces, a critical gap that leaves accessibility to individual providers. As Hilary Brown (UTSC) shared in our Catalyst Series seminar on COVID-19 & health inequities for people with disabilities. 🎥 Watch: bit.ly/4aRew8w #Accessibility #HealthEquity
- Looking forward to seeing you at our Catalyst Series webinar this Tuesday Jan 13 at 12pm ET! We’ll explore how social and economic conditions heightened vulnerability during COVID-19. It’s not too late to sign up ⬇️ bit.ly/4oGmh59
- 🔍 What’s missing in health security? Victoria Haldane (@ihpmeuoft.bsky.social) explains why strategic foresight, anticipating future threats and understanding their impact on health systems & equity, is essential for preparedness. 📺 Watch the full webinar: bit.ly/3LvAvau @uoftdlsph.bsky.social
- “Public spaces allow for opportunities for people to connect with themselves, connect with others, connect with their neighbourhoods, connect with nature” says @nadhahassen.bsky.social IHEP Postdoctoral Fellow, in @globeandmail article. 🔗 Read article: tgam.ca/4sMjUAn
- Only a week to go! Join us on Jan 13 as we explore how social & economic conditions heightened vulnerability during COVID-19 & highlights innovative approaches to reducing inequities in pandemic preparedness, with presentations from @andrewpinto.bsky.social and Shaun Morris.Sign up ➡️ bit.ly/4oGmh59
- 📢 Holiday Closure Notice 🎄 The Institute of Health Emergencies & Pandemics will be closed for the holiday break from Wednesday, December 24 2025 and will reopen on Monday, January 5 2026. Thank you for your continued support this year. Wishing you a restful holiday season & a healthy start to 2026.
- 📺 Watch our Dec 9 Catalyst Seminar exploring use of Artificial Intelligence and Data in public health emergencies. From analyzing patient feedback to modelling virus spread in shelters. Available now ⬇️
- 📺 Catch up on our recent Catalyst Series webinars! Explore cutting-edge research on pandemic and public health emergency readiness, resilience, and recovery through our Catalyst online seminars. Watch now ⬇️
- 📺 Catch up on our recent webinar Health Security Unbound: Navigating Power, Surveillance, and Ethics. With insights from Joy Fitzgibbon (Trinity College) with panelists David Fisman (DLSPH) and Victoria Haldane (IHPME) 🔗 Watch now:
- 🗓️ Join our next Catalyst webinar: Supporting Vulnerable Populations on Jan 13 at 12PM ET Learn how social and economic factors shaped COVID-19 vulnerabilities and how policy and data can drive equitable recovery. Featuring @andrewpinto.bsky.social & Shaun Morris. 🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/4oGmh59
- 🔔 Upcoming Institute of Health Emergencies and Pandemics events. Reminder: join us for our upcoming Catalyst online seminars, a range of webinars exploring cutting-edge research on pandemic and public health emergency readiness, resilience, and recovery. 🧵 Upcoming topics in the thread 👇
- 📺 Watch our Dec 9 Catalyst Seminar exploring use of Artificial Intelligence and Data in public health emergencies. From analyzing patient feedback to modelling virus spread in shelters. Available now ⬇️ youtu.be/LxHLzZsFDX0?...
- Watch our Nov 24 session on Health Security Unbound: Navigating Power, Surveillance, and Ethics, with insights from Joy Fitzgibbon (Trinity College) with panelists David Fisman (DLSPH) and Victoria Haldane (IHPME) 📺 Available now: youtu.be/57iEOn0BWj8?... #HealthSecurity #GlobalHealth
- Joseph Munn ( @sickkidsto.bsky.social), an IHEP Catalyst Grant awardee, highlights why early disease definitions matter, especially for future outbreaks, at our recent Catalyst Long-COVID seminar. 📺Watch the seminar: bit.ly/4p7YPxu
- 🗓️ Join our next Catalyst webinar: Supporting Vulnerable Populations on Jan 13 at 12PM ET Learn how social and economic factors shaped COVID-19 vulnerabilities and how policy and data can drive equitable recovery. Featuring @andrewpinto.bsky.social & Shaun Morris. 🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/4oGmh59
- Flu cases are climbing earlier than expected, and hospitals could feel the strain. Experts explain what this means, how effective the vaccine is, and why prevention matters. 🔗 pandemics.utoronto.ca/early-flu-sp... #FluSeason #PublicHealth #Vaccination
- Looking forward to seeing you at our Catalyst Series webinar this Tuesday Dec 9 at 12pm ET! We’ll explore how AI and data are reshaping pandemic response and public health systems with Zahra Shakeri and Swetaprovo Chaudhuri. It’s not too late to sign up: www.eventbrite.ca/e/catalyst-s...
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- Ontario’s AODA doesn’t cover healthcare spaces, a critical gap that leaves accessibility to individual providers. As Hilary Brown (UTSC) shared in our Catalyst Series seminar on COVID-19 & health inequities for people with disabilities. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/TXvjJK9Pek4?... #IDPD #Accessibility
- Only a week to go! Join us on Dec 9 for our seminar exploring how AI & data modelling are being used to support pandemic readiness & improve public health infrastructure.Presenters include @zshakeri.bsky.social & Swetaprovo Chaudhuri (@engineering.utoronto.ca) www.eventbrite.ca/e/catalyst-s...
- Flu cases are climbing earlier than expected, and hospitals could feel the strain. Experts explain what this means, how effective the vaccine is, and why prevention matters. 🔗 bit.ly/4itKwkw #FluSeason #PublicHealth #Vaccination
- 🔔 Reminder: join us for a series of webinars exploring cutting-edge research on pandemic & public health emergency readiness, resilience, & recovery. 🔗 More info: pandemics.utoronto.ca/events/catal... 🧵 Upcoming topics in the thread 👇
- Watch our Nov 24 session on Health Security Unbound: Navigating Power, Surveillance, and Ethics, with insights from Joy Fitzgibbon, David Fisman and Victoria Haldane 📺 Available now: youtu.be/57iEOn0BWj8?... #HealthSecurity #GlobalHealth
- The ACCESS Lab, supported by an IHEP Knowledge Mobilization grant, launched the Collective Futures Roundtable, bringing together community members, service providers, researchers & policymakers to address systemic inequities in emergency preparedness.
- Who’s in the room when policies are created? Prof. Chavon Niles reminds us, real change happens when those most impacted, underserved & under-resourced, are part of the conversation. 🎥 Watch the full webinar: youtu.be/TXvjJK9Pek4?... #HealthEquity @uoftmedicine.bsky.social
