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Plenary at #SER2022 with @zeynep re aspects of human behavior that were not adequately incorporated into pandemic response. This is a very dense talk w/o slides so livetweet is a bit bumpy... but talk was super interesting so I did my best.
For example, because of stigma, it doesn't make sense/isn't possible to have effective rules that only sick people wear masks.
Idea that masking or testing would make people 'reckless' just didn't make any sense and inconsistent w/ prior research.
Plenary from @michaelmina_lab at #SER2022.
Testing is not just a medical tool! Most of the discussion of testing is focused on medical diagnostics but testing is a public health tool. We need to start thinking/evaluating testing as a population health tool.
Testing is not just a medical tool! Most of the discussion of testing is focused on medical diagnostics but testing is a public health tool. We need to start thinking/evaluating testing as a population health tool.
Applications of tests for public health? test to isolate; test to exit isolation; test to enter/stay; test to go; contact tracing. Medical testing is for patient; testing for public health is for others.
Conflating what are medical vs public health tools is a major problem. Priority for medical tests (FDA's priority): high sensitivity. Secondary considerations: cost and speed. For public health, we need to prioritize fast, frequent, accessibility, affordability over sensitivity.
Epidemiology, beyond its limits! Check out our new paper just in time for #SER2022. science.org/doi/10.1126/scā¦
Crowd-sourced by @EmoryEPI PhD students we systematically reviewed the evidence base for the 53 examples of doubtful associations cited by journalist, Gary Taubes. š§µ
Crowd-sourced by @EmoryEPI PhD students we systematically reviewed the evidence base for the 53 examples of doubtful associations cited by journalist, Gary Taubes. š§µ
Many of the associations selected by Taubes as examples to denigrate epidemiologic research have proven to have important public health implicationsāas evidenced by policy recommendations from reputable national and international agencies. š§µ
Twenty-five years later, epidemiology has reached beyond its limits. This history should inform current debates about the rigor and reproducibility of epidemiologic research results.
