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MCIDT Innovations in Practice: Part 2

Introduction and Application of Machine Learning in Infectious Disease

Guest:

• Sriram Chandrasekaran, PhD, Associate Professor, Associate Chair of Research, Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan

View the transcript for Episode 6.

Additional Resources:

• The Conversation 
  • Multimodal AI to guide personalized treatments for TB
  • Deep learning AI discovers surprising new antibiotics
• University of Michigan, Michigan News: Vice President of Communications 
  • How an AI solution designs new tuberculosis drug regimens
  • A ‘decathlon’ for antibiotics puts them through more realistic testing
  • Closest look yet at killer T-cell activity could yield new approach to tackling antibiotic resistance

MCIDT Innovations in Practice: Part 1

Introduction and Application of AI in Infectious Disease

Guest:

• Geoffrey H. Siwo, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Research Associate, Michigan Center for Global Health Equity

View the transcript for Episode 5.

Additional Resources:

• Norte Dame News
  • Strength in numbers: Crowdsourcing challenge seeks new methods to combat drug-resistant malaria
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Applying Advanced Tools for Public Health
• Infectious Disease Society of America 
  • From data to care: How AI can transform public health
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
  • Artificial Intelligence in State and Territorial Public Health

Climate Change: Impacts on Preparedness and Health

Guest:

• Cindra M. James, MPA, Emergency Preparedness Professional, Transition to Success Consultant, Cinergy Consulting and Training, LLC

View the transcript for Episode 4.

Additional Resources:

• Yale Program on Climate Change Communication 
  • Global Warming’s Six America’s
  • Global Warming’s Six America’s Fall 2023
  • Six America’s Super Short Survey (SASSY)
• United Nations
  • Actions for a Healthy Planet

Community Health Workers Role in Public Health Programming

Guest:

• Shannon Lijewski, NCHW, MBA, CHCEF, CEO, Everyday Life Consulting, LLC

View the transcript for Episode 3.

Additional Resources:

• Everyday Life Consulting
  • Community Health Worker Training
• Michigan Communtiy Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA):
  • Medicaid Coverage of Community Health Worker (CHW)/Community Health Representative (CHR) Services Policy

Assessing Community Assets

Guest:

• Tracy Metcalfe MPA, CHES, Community Health Improvement Coordinator, Saginaw County Health Department

View the transcript for Episode 2.

Additional Resources:

• Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
• Saginaw County Community Resource Guide 2020
• BWell Saginaw
• Want to Reach Teenagers About Mental Health? Engage Them in The Conversation

Vector Borne Diseases in Michigan:

What You Need to Know

Guests:

• Juan Luis Marquez, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Washtenaw County Health Department and Livingston County Health Department
  
• Jimena Loveluck, MSW, Health Officer, Washtenaw County Health Department
  

View the transcript for Episode 1.

Additional Resources:

• July 3, 2023 release from MDHHS identifying EEE mosquitoes in Bay
• July 6, 2023 release with EEE mosquitoes identified in Barry County
• Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis in Michigan: Historical Review of Equine, Human, and Wildlife Involvement, Epidemiology, Vector Associations, and Factors Contributing to Endemicity