Lawrence Joseph
Bayesian statistics


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Research interests
Courses taught
Previous courses taught
EPIB-607 Principles of Inferential Statistics in Medicine
EPIB-613 Introduction to Statistical Software
EPIB-621 Data Analysis in the Health Sciences
EPIB-651 Bayesian Analysis in Medicine
EPIB-668 Introduction to Bayesian Analysis in the Health Sciences
EPIB-669 Intermediate Bayesian Analysis for the Health Sciences
EPIB-675 Bayesian Analysis in the Health Sciences
EPIB-682 Introduction to Bayesian Analysis in the Health Sciences
EPIB-683 Intermediate Bayesian Analysis for the Health Sciences
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Methodological publications
Bayesian Sample Size
Change-point methods and applications
Diagnostic testing
Meta analysis
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Allergy and immunology
Asthma
Cardiology
Gastroenterology
Osteoporosis
Quality of Life
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Lowensteyn I, Berberian V, Berger C, DaCosta D, Joseph L, Grover S.
The sustainability of a workplace wellness program based on gamification: Participant engagement and health benefits after two years.
American Journal of Health Promotion 2019;2019:1-9 (epub ahead of print)
Lowensteyn I, Berberian V, Bélisle P, Ede M, DaCosta D, Joseph L, Grover S.
The measurable benefits of a work place wellness program in Canada: Results after one year
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2018;60(3):211-216
Larivée N, Suissa S, Eberg M, Joseph L, Eisenberg M, Abenhaim H, Filion K.
Drospirenone-containing combined oral contraceptives and the risk of arterial thrombosis: A population-based nested case-control study
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2017;124(11):1672-1679
Dasgupta K, Rosenberg E, Joseph L, Trudeau L, Bacon S, Chan D, Sherman M, Rabasa-Lhoret R, Daskalopoulou S.
Physician Step prescription and Monitoring to improve ARTERial health (SMARTER): a randomized controlled trial in type 2 diabetes and hypertension
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism 2017;19(5):695-704
Dasgupta K, Rosenberg E, Joseph L, Trudeau L, Garfield N, Chan D, Sherman M, Rabasa-Lhoret R, Daskalopoulou S.
Carotid femoral pulse wave velocity in type 2 diabetes and hypertension: capturing arterial health effects of step counts.
Journal of Hypertension 2017;35(5):1061-1069
Weichenthal S, KulkaR, Lavigne E, van Rijswijk D, Brauer M, Villeneuve P, Stieb D, Joseph L, Burnett R.
Biomass burning as a source of ambient fine particulate air pollution and hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction
Epidemiology 2017;28(3):329-337
Mottillo S, Filion K, Joseph L, Eberg M, Forgetta V, Mancini J, Eisenberg M.
Effect of fixed-bolus (5,000 Units) unfractionated heparin prior to primary percutaneous coronary intervention on activated clotting time, time flow, and all-cause mortality
American Journal of Cardiology 2017;119(2):178-185
Hajna S, Kestens Y, Daskalopoulou S, Joseph L, Thierry B, Sherman M, Trudeau L, Rabasa-Lhoret R, Meissner L, Bacon S, Gauvin L, Ross N, Dasgupta K.
Neighbourhood walkability and neighbourhood-based physical activity: An observational study of adults with type 2 diabetes.
BMC Public Health 2016;16 (957):1-8
Grandi S, Eisenberg M, Joseph L, O'Loughlin J, Paradis G.
Cessation treatment adherence and smoking abstinence in patients post-acute myocardial infarction
American Heart Journal 2016;173:35-40
Hajna S, Ross N, Joseph L, Harper S, Dasgupta K.
Neighbourhood walkability and daily step counts in adults with type 2 diabetes
PLOS One 2016;11(3):1-15
Hajna S, Ross N, Joseph L, Harper S, DasGupta K.
Neighbourhood walkability, daily step counts, and utilitarian walking in Canadian adults
BMJ Open 2015;5:1-10
Brazeau A, Hajna S, Joseph L, Dasgupta K.
Correlates of sitting time in adults with type 2 diabetes
BMC Public Health 2015;15;793:1-7
Manjoo P, Dannenbaum D, Joseph L, Dasgupta K.
Utility of current obesity thresholds to signal diabetes risk in the Eeyou Istchee Cree, an Aboriginal Canadian Community
Diabetes Research and Care 2015;3(1):1-9
Blom K, Farina S, Gomez Y, Campbell N, Hemmelgarn B, Cloutier L, Mackay D, Dawes M, Tobe S, Bolli P, Gelfer M, Mclean D, Bartlett G, Joseph L, Featherstone R, Schiffrin E, Daskalopoulou S.
MEthods of ASsessing blood pressUre: identifying thReshold and target valuEs (MeasureBP): a Study Protocol
Current Hypertension Reports 2015;17(4):533-535
Grover S, Kaouache M, Rempel P, Joseph L, Dawes M, Lau D, Lowensteyn I.
Years of life lost and healthy life-years lost from diabetes and cardiovascular disease in overweight and obese people: a modelling study
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology 2015;3:114-122
Qi Zhang D, Eisenberg M, Grandi S, Joseph L, O'Loughlin J, Paradis G, Pilote L, Rashid M, Lozano P, Filion K.
Bupropion, smoking cessation, and health-related quality of life following an acute myocardial infarction
Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology 2014;21(3):e346-e356
Grandi S, Filion K, Gervais A, Joseph L, O'Loughlin J, Paradis G, Rinfret S, Pilote L, Grondin F, Lutchmedial S, Eisenberg M.
Weight change in patients attempting to quit smoking post-myocardial infarction
The American Journal of Medicine 2014;127(7):641-649
Brazeau A, Leong A, Meltzer S, Cruz R, Da Costa D, Hendrickson-Nelson M, Joseph L, Dasgupta K.
Group-based activities with on-site childcare and online support improve glucose tolerance in women within 5 years of gestational diabetes pregnancy.
Cardiovascular Diabetology 2014;13(104):1-9
Shimony A, Grandi S, Pilote L, Joseph L, O'Loughlin J, Paradis G, Rinfret S, Sarrafzadegan N, Adamjee N, Yadav R, Gamra H, Diodati J, Eisenberg M.
Utilization of evidence-based therapy for acute coronary syndrome in high-income and low/middle income countries
American Journal of Cardiology 2014;113(5):793-797
Cardinal H, Madore F, Brophy J, Joseph L, Hébert M, Boyer L, Bogaty P.
Longitudinal trends in sFas, a biomarker of apoptosis, after an acute coronary syndrome: clues to the pathogenesis underlying adverseevents on follow-up
International Journal of Cardiology 2014;173(3):603-607
Bader A, Gougeon R, Joseph L, Da Costa D, Dasgupta K.
Nutritional education through internet-delivered menu plans among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Pilot study
JMIR Research Protocols 2013;2(2):e41:1-e41:10
Bogaty P, Dagenais P, Joseph L, Boyer L, Leblanc A, Bélisle P, Brophy J.
Time variability of C-reactive protein: Implications for clinical risk stratification
PLOS ONE 2013;8(4):1-10
Manjoo P, Joseph L, Dasgupta K.
Abdominal adiposity and daily step counts as determinants of glycemic control in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Nutrition and Diabetes 2012;2:1-6
Dasgupta K, Hajna S, Joseph L, Da Costa D, Christopoulos S, Gougeon R.
Effects of meal preparation training on body weight, glycemia and blood pressure: Results of a phase 2 trial in type 2 diabetes
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2012;9:125-136
Jarvandi S, Joseph L, Gougeon R, Dasgupta K.
Vitamin supplementation and blood pressure in type 2 diabetes
Diabetic Medicine 2012;29:1253-1259
Filion K, Joseph L, Boivin J, Suissa S, Brophy J.
Thiazolidinediones and the risk of incident congestive heart failure among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2011;20(8):785-796
Dasgupta K, Joseph L, Pilote L, Strachan I, Sigal R, Cathy C.
Daily steps are low year-round and dip lower in fall/winter: findings from a longitudinal diabetes cohort
Cardiovascular Diabetology 2010;9(81):1-9
Manjoo P, Joseph L, Pilote L, Dasgupta K.
Sex differences in step count-blood pressure association: a preliminary study in type 2 diabetes
Obesity 2010;5(11):1-6
Mottillo S, Filion K, Genest J, Joseph L, Pilote L, Poirier P, Rinfret S, Schiffrin E, Eisenberg M.
The metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2010;56:1113-1132
Mongeon F, Bélisle P, Joseph L, Ismail S, Eisenberg M, Rinfret S.
Adjunctive thrombectomy for acute myocardial infarction: A Bayesian meta-analysis
Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions 2010;3 (1):6-16
Cardinal H, Bogaty P, Madore F, Boyer L, Joseph L, Brophy J.
Therapeutic management in patients with renal failure who experience an acute coronary syndrome
Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology 2010;5(1):87-94
Cardinal H, Brophy J, Bogaty P, Joseph L, Hébert M, Boyer L, Madore F.
Usefulness of sFas levels for improving diagnostic accuracy and prognosis for acute coronary syndromes
American Journal of Cardiology 2010;105 (6):797-803
Eisenberg M, Blum L, Filion K, Rinfret S, Pilote L, Paradis G, Joseph L, Gervais A, O'Loughlin J.
The efficacy of smoking cessation therapies in cardiac patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2010;26(2):73-79
Abourbih S, Filion K, Joseph L, Schiffrin E, Rinfret S, Poirier P, Pilote L, Genest J, Eisenberg J.
Effect of fibrates on lipid profiles and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review
American Journal of Medicine 2009;122(10):962-969
Grover S, Kaouache M, Joseph L, Barter P, Davignon J.
Evaluating the incremental benefits of raising high density lipoprotein cholesterol during lipid therapy after adjustment for the reductions in other blood lipid levels
Archives of Internal Medicine 2009;169(19):1775-1780
Filion K, Joseph L, Boivin J, Suissa S, Brophy J.
Trends in the prescription of anti-diabetic medications in the United Kingdom: A population-based analysis
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2009;18(10):973-976
Huynh T, Perron S, O'Loughlin J, Joseph L, Labrecque M, Dery V, Tu J, Théroux P.
Comparison of primary percutaneous coronary intervention and fibrinolytic therapy in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction - Bayesian hierarchical meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials and observational studies
Circulation 2009;119(24):3101-3109
Grover S, Lowensteyn I, Joseph L, Kaouache M, Marchand S, Coupal L, Boudreau G.
Discussing coronary risk with patients to improve blood pressure treatment: secondary results from the CHECK-UP study
Journal of General Internal Medicine 2009;24(1):33-39
Pilote L, Beck C, Eisenberg M, Humphries K, Joseph L Penrod J, Tu J.
Comparing invasive and non-invasive management strategies for acute myocardial infarction using administrative databases
The American Heart Journal 2008;155(1):42-48
Dasgupta K, Chan C, Da Costa D, Pilote L, De Civita M, Ross N, Strachan I, Sigal R Joseph L.
Walking behaviour and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: seasonal and gender differences -- Study design and methods
Cardiovascular Diabetology 2007;6(1):1-27
Pilote L, Tu J, Humphries K, Behouli H, Bélisle P, Austin P, Joseph L.
Socioeconomic status and access to health care after acute myocardial infarction in Canada
Medical Care 2007;45(7):638-646
Grover S, Lowensteyn I, Joseph L, Kaouache M, Marchand S, Coupal L, Boudreau G, Fazal-Karim K, Pakos T.
Patient knowledge of coronary risk profile improves the effectiveness of dyslipidemia therapy: The CHECK-UP Study: A randomized controlled trial
Archives of Internal Medicine 2007;167(21):2296-2303
Huynh T, O'Loughlin J, Joseph L, Schampaert E, Rinfret S, Afilalo M, Kouz M, Nguyen M, Harvey R, Cantin B, Paradis G, Pilote L, Eisenberg M.
Time delay to reperfusion therapy in acute ST-Elevation myocardial infarction: Results from the AMI-QUEBEC Study
Canadian Medical Association Journal 2006;175(12):1527-1532
Grover S, Hemmelgarn B, Joseph L, Milot A, Tremblay G.
The role of global risk assessment in hypertension therapy
Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2006;22(7):606-613
Bogaty P, Brophy J, Boyer L, Simard S, Bertrand F, Joseph L, Dagenais G.
Fluctuating inflammatory markers in patients with stable ischemic heart disease
Archives of Internal Medicine 2005;165:221-226
Lalonde L, O'Connor A, Joseph L, Grover S.
Health related quality of life in cardiac patients with hypertension and dyslipidemia
Quality of Life Research 2004;13(4):793-804
Pilote L, Joseph L, Bélisle P, Penrod J.
Universal health insurance coverage does not eliminate inequities in access to cardiac procedures after acute myocardial infarction
American Heart Journal 2003;146(6):1030-1037
Pilote L, Green L, Joseph L, Richard H, Eisenberg M.
Antibiotics against chlamydia pneumoniae and prognosis after acute myocardial infarction
American Heart Journal 2002;143(2):294-300
Pilote L, Lauzon C, Huynh T, Dion D, Roux R, Racine N, Carignan S, Diodati JG, Levesque C, Charbonneau F, Pouliot J, Joseph L, Eisenberg MJ.
Quality of life after acute myocardial infarction among patients treated at sites with and without on-site availability of angiography
Archives of Internal Medicine 2002;162(5):553-559
Doucet M, Eisenberg M, Joseph L, Pilote L.
Effects of hospital volume on long term outcome after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty after myocardial infarction
American Heart Journal 2002;144(1):144-150
Beck C, Joseph L, Bélisle P, Pilote L.
Predictors of quality of life 6 months and 1 year after acute myocardial infarction
American Heart Journal 2001;142(2):271-279
Lalonde L, Clarke A, Joseph L, Mackenzie T, Grover S.
Health related quality of life with coronary heart disease prevention and treatment
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2001;54(10):1011-8
Lalonde L, Clarke A, Joseph L, Mackenzie T, Grover S, and the Canadian Collaborative Cardiac Assessment Group.
Comparing the psychometric properties of preference-based and nonpreference-based health related quality of life in coronary heart disease. Quality of Life Research
Quality of Life Research 1999;8(5):399-409
Lowensteyn I, Joseph L, Levinton C, Abrahamowicz M, Steinert Y, Grover S.
Can computerized risk profiles help patients improve their coronary risk? The results of the Coronary Health Assessment Study (CHAS)
Preventive Medicine 1998;27(5):730-737
Rosenberg E, Lamping D, Joseph L, Pless I, Franco E.
Cholesterol screening of children at high risk: Behavioral and psychological effects
Canadian Medical Association Journal 1997;156(4):489-496
Lowensteyn I, Joseph L, Grover S.
Who needs an exercise test? Evaluating the new American College of Sports Medicine risk stratification guidelines
Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 1997;17:253-260
Esrey KL, Joseph L, Grover SA.
The relationship between dietary intake and coronary heart disease mortality: the lipid research clinics prevalence follow-up study
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 1996;49:211,216
Grover SA, Lowensteyn I, Esrey KL, Steinert Y, Joseph L, Abrahamowicz M.
Do doctors accurately assess the coronary risk of their patients? Preliminary results of the coronary health assessment study
British Medical Journal 1995;310:975-978
Grover SA, Gray-Donald K, Joseph L, Abrahamowicz M, Coupal L.
Life expectancy following dietary modification or smoking cessation: estimating the benefits of a prudent lifestyle
Archives of Internal Medicine 1994;154:1697-1704