Estimating the Causal Effects of Extreme Weather Events on and HIV care outcomes in the IeDEA Cohort Collaboration: Study design and early results

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Denis Nash, PhD, MPH

Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology |
City University of New York (CUNY)

WHEN: Monday, September 23, 2024, from 4 to 5 p.m
WHERE: Hybrid | 2001 McGill College, Rm 1140 & 5252 boul. de Maisonneuve - 3rd floor, Kitchen | Zoom
Note: Dr. Nash will be presenting from New York

Abstract

I will cover examples of quasiexperimental methods that we have used in the IeDEA cohort to assess the impact of polices on HIV care outcomes in the past. I will also share the aims and design for a recently funded R01 to examine the causal effects of extreme weather on HIV care outcomes around the globe.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this talk, attendees will be able to:

• To understand the structure, scope and design of the global IeDEA network of HIV care cohorts;
• To appreciate the potential for applications of quasiexperimental methods to address causal research questions around HIV care outcomes;
• To become oriented to the climate-related data sources that can be used to create exposure variables to assess the influence of extreme weather on HIV care outcomes.

Speaker Bio

Denis Nash is Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy in the City University of New York. Nash is the founding executive director of the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health. He is also the associate director of the NIH-funded Einstein, Rockefeller, CUNY Center for AIDS Research (CFAR). A link to my full bio is here: https://cunyisph.org/team/denis-nash/