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Lawrence Joseph

Bayesian statistics

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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

Publications

Methodological publications

Bayesian Sample Size

Change-point methods and applications

Diagnostic testing

Meta analysis

Other topics

Medical publications

Allergy and immunology

Bayesian software

Change-point methods and applications

Diagnostic testing

Diagnostic testing in Genetics

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Pai N, Smallwood M, Desjardins L, Goyette A, Birkas K, Vassal A, Joseph L, Thomas R.

Will an unsupervised smart app-optimized HIV self-testing program be feasible to operationalize in Montreal? Results from a cross-sectional study

Journal of Medical Internet Research 2018;20(11):1-10

Postuma R, Anang J, Pelletier A, Joseph L, Moscovich M, Grimes D, Furtado S, Munhoz R, Cresswell S, Moro A, Borys A, Hobson D, Lang A.

Caffeine as symptomatic treatment for Parkinson's Disease (Café-PD): A randomized controlled trial

Neurology 2017;89(17):1795-1803

Chorfi S, Schwartz J, Verma N, Young M, Joseph L, Nguyen L.

Evolution of gender representation among Canadian OTL-HNS residents: A 27-year analysis

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2017;46(55):1-8

Boikos C, Papenburg J, Martineau C, Joseph L, Scheifele D, Chilvers M, Lands L, De Serres G, Quach C.

Viral interference and the live-attenuated intranasal influenza vaccine: Results from a pediatric cohort with cystic fibrosis

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2017;13(6):1-7

Boikos C, Joseph L, Martineau C, Papenburg J, Scheifele D, Lands L, De Serres G, Chilvers M, Quach C.

Influenza virus detection following administration of Live Attenuated Intranasal Influenza Vaccine in children with cystic fibrosis and their healthy siblings

Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017;3(4):1-6

Postuma R, Berg D, Adler C, Bloem B, Chan P, Deuschl G, Gasser T, Goetz C, Halliday G, Joseph L, Lang A, Liepelt-Scarfone I, Litvan I, Marek K, Oertel W, Olanow C, Poewe W, Stern M.

The new definition and diagnostic criteria of Parkinson's disease.

Lancet Neurology 2016;15(6):546-548

Weichenthal S, Farrell W, Goldberg M. Joseph L, Hatzopoulou M.

Characterizing the impact of traffic and built environment on near-road ultrafine particle and black carbon concentrations

Environmental Research 2014;132:305-310

Prevost M, Carrier M, Chowne, G, Zelkowicz P, Joseph L, Gold I.

The Reading the Mind in the Eyes test: Validation of a French version and exploration of cultural variations in a multi-ethnic city.

Cognitive Neurospychiatry 2014;19(3):189-204

Pai N, Bhargava M, Joseph L, Sharma J, Pillay S, Balram B, Tellier P.

Will an unsupervised self-testing strategy be feasible to operationalize in Canada? Results from a pilot study in students of a large Canadian university.

AIDS Research & Treatment 2014;2014:1-8

Prevost M, Zelkowicz P, Tulandi T, Hayton B, Feeley N, Carter S, Joseph L, Yong Ping E, Abenhaim A, Gold I.

Oxytocin in pregnancy and the postpartum: relations to labor and its management

Frontiers in Child Health and Human Development 2014;2(1):1-9

Pai N, Behlim T, Abrahams L, Vadnais C, Shivkumar S, Pillay S, Binder A, Deli-Houssein R, Engel N, Joseph L, Dheda K.

Will an unsupervised self-testing strategy for HIV work in health care workers of South Africa? A cross sectional pilot feasibility study

PLOS ONE 2013;8(11):1-9

Perlman R, Giladi H, Brecht K, Ware M, Hébert T, Joseph L, Shir Y.

Intradialytic clearance of opioids: Methadone vs. Hydromorphone

Pain 2013;3959(13):456-459

Pai N, Sharma J, Shivkumar S, Pillay S, Vadnais C, Joseph L, Dheeda K, Peeling R.

Supervised and unsupervised self-testing for HIV in high and low risk populations: A systematic review

PLoS Medicine 2013;10(4):1-14

Al Hassan T, Delli Fraine P, El Khoury M, Joseph L, Zheng J, Mesurolle B.

Accuracy of percutaneous core needle biopsy in diagnosing papillary breast lesions and potential impact of sonographic features on their management

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound 2013;41(1):1-9

Weichenthal S, Kulka R, Bélisle P, Joseph L, Dubeau A, Martin C, Wang D, Dales R.

Personal exposure to specific volatile organic compounds and acute changes in lung function and heart rate variability among urban cyclists

Environmental Research 2012;118:118-123

Bjerregaard P, Chatwood S, Denning B, Joseph L, Young T.

Sex ratios in the Arctic: Do man-made chemicals matter?

American Journal of Human Biology 2012;24:165-169

Pereira S, Chiu W, Turner A, Huang A, Chevalier S, Joseph L, Morais J.

How can we improve targeting of frail elderly patients to a geriatric day-hospital program?

BMC Geriatrics 2010;10(82):1-6

Li G, Fansi A, Boivin J, Joseph L, Harasymowycz P.

Screening for glaucoma in high risk populations using optical coherence tomography

Ophthalmology 2010;117 (3):453-461

Ware M, Fitzcharles M, Joseph L, Shir Y.

The effects of nabilone on sleep in fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial

Anesthesia and Analgesia 2010;110 (2):604-610

Bhatt M, Joseph L, Ducharme F, Dougherty G, McGillivray D.

Prospective validation of the pediatric appendicitis score in a Canadian pediatric emergency department

Academic Emergency Medicine 2009;16(7):591-596

Mesurolle B, El-Khoury M, Khetani K, Abdulah N, Joseph L, Kao E.

Mammographically non-calcified ductal carcinoma in situ: ultrasonographic features with pathologic correlation in 35 patients

Clinical Radiology 2009;64(6):628-636

Riley S, Carabin H, Bélisle P, Joseph L, Tallo V, Balolong E, Wilingham A, Fernandez T, Gonzalez R, Olveda O, McGarvey S.

Multi-host transmission dynamics of schistosomiasis japonicum in Samar Province, the Philippines

PLoS Medicine 2008;5(1):e18

Clarke A, Panopolis P, Petri M, Manzi S, Isenberg D, Gordon C, Senecal J, Joseph L, St-Pierre Y, Li T.

Systemic lupus erythematosus patients with renal damage incur higher health care costs

Rheumatology 2008;47(3):329-333

Weichenthal S, Dufresne A, Infante-Rivard C, Joseph L.

Determinants of ultrafine particle exposures in transportation environments: findings of an 8-month survey conducted in Montreal, Canada

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 2008;18(6):551-563

Weichenthal S, Dufresne A, Infante-Rivard C, Joseph L.

Characterizing and predicting ultrafine particle counts in Canadian classrooms during the winter months: model development and evaluation

Environmental Research 2008;106(3):349-360

Zappitelli M, Joseph L, Gupta I, Bell L, Paradis G.

Validation of prediction equations for glomerular filtration rate in children

Pediatric Nephrology 2007;22(2):272-281

Fernandez T, Tarafder M, Balolong E, Joseph L, Willingham L, Bélisle P, Webster J, Olveda R, McGarvey S, Carabin H.

Prevalence of Shistosoma Japonicum infection among animals in 50 villages Of Samar Province, the Philippines

Zoonoses and Vector Borne Diseases 2007;7(2):147-155

Hopman W, Leroux C, Berger C, Joseph L, Barr S, Prior J, Harrison M, Poliquin S, Towheed T, Anastassiades T Goltzman D.

Changes in body mass index in Canadians over a five-year period: results of a prospective, population-based study. BMC Public Health

BMC Public Health 2007;7(1):150

Hopman W, Berger B, Joseph L, Barr S, Gao Y, Prior J, Poliquin S, Towheed T, Anastassiades T.

The association between body mass index and health-related quality of life: Data from CaMos, a stratified population study

Quality of Life Research 2007;16(10):1595-1603

Weichenthal S, Dufresne A, Infante-Rivard C, Joseph L.

Indoor ultrafine particle exposures and home heating systems: A cross-sectional survey of Canadian homes during the winter months

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 2007;17(3):288-297

Tarafder M, Balolong H, Carabin H, Bélisle P, Tallo V, Joseph L, Alday P, Riley S, Gonzales R, Olveda R, McGarvey S.

A cross sectional study of Schistosoma japonicum prevalence in 50 villages of Samar Province, the Philippines

BMC Public Health 2006;6:61

Payne G, Carabin H, Tallo V, Alday P, Gonzalez R, Joseph L, Olveda R, McGarvey S.

Concurrent comparison of three water contact measurement tools in four endemic villages of the Philippines. The Schistosomiasis Transmission Ecology in the Philippines Project (STEP)

Tropical Medicine and International Health 2006;11(6):834-842

McGarvey S, Carabin H, Balolong H, Bélisle P, Fernandez T, Joseph L, Tallo V, Gonzales R, Tarafder M, Alday P, Olveda R.

Cross-sectional associations between animal and human intensity of infection with Schistosoma japonicum in Samar Province, the Philippines

Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2006;84(6):446-452

Hopman W, Tanveer T, Gao Y, Berger C, Joseph L, Vik S, Hanley D, Carran J, Anastassiades T.

Prevalence of and factors associated with glucosamine use in Canada

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2006;14(12):1288-1293

Zappitelli M, Parvex P, Joseph L, Boivin J, Paradis G, Bell L.

Derivation and validation of Cystatin C based prediction equations for glomerular filtration rate in children

American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2006;48(2):221-230

Scott A, Menzies D, Tannenbaum T, Thibert L, Kozak R, Joseph L, Schwartzman K, Behr M.

Sensitivities and specificities of spoligotyping and mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable-number tandem repeat typing methods for studying molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005;43(1):89-94

Clarke A, Joseph L.

Does affluence affect allergy preparedness?

Canadian Journal of Public Health 2005;96(4):245-247

Basanez M, Marshall C, Carabin H, Gyorkos T, Joseph L.

Bayesian statistics for parasitologists

Trends in Parasitology 2004;20(2):85-91

Benk V, Joseph L, Fortin P, Zhang G, Bélisle P, Levinton C, Ho V, Freeman C.

Effect of delay in initiating radiotherapy for patients with early-stage breast cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology 2004;16(1):6-11

Kulaga S, Behr M, Nguyen D, Brinkman J, Westley J, Menzies D, Brassard P, Tannenbaum T, Thibert L, Boivin J, Joseph L, Schwartzman K.

Diversity of mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in an immigrant population: evidence against a founder effect

American Journal of Epidemiology 2004;159(5):507-513

Jenkins A, Gyorkos T, Joseph L, Culman K, Ward B, Pekeles G, Mills E.

Risk factors for hospitalization and infection in Canadian Inuit infants over the first year of life - A pilot study

International Journal of Circumpolar Health 2004;63(1):61-70

Fergusson D, Hebert P, Lee S, Walker R, Barrington K, Joseph L, Blajchman M, Shapiro S.

Effectiveness of universal leukoreduction of blood transfusions in premature infants

Journal of the American Medical Association 2003;289(15):1950-1956

Nishioka S, Gyorkos T, Collet J, Joseph L MacLean J.

Tattooing and risk transfusion-transmitted diseases in Brazil: A hospital based cross-sectional matched study

European Journal of Epidemiology 2003;18(5):441-449

Kagan R, Joseph L, Dufresne C, Gray-Donald K, Turnbull E, St-Pierre Y, Clarke A.

Prevalence of peanut allergy in primary school children

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2003;112(6):1223-1228

Chikhaoui, Gélinas H, Joseph L, Lance J.

Cost-minimization analysis of genetic testing versus clinical screening of at-risk relatives for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 2002;18(1):67-80

Nishioka S, Gyorkos T, Joseph L, Collet J, MacLean J.

Tattoing and risk for transfusion-transmitted diseases: The role of type, number and design of the tattoos, and the conditions in which they were performed

Epidemiology and Infection 2002;128(1):63-71

Kulaga S, Behr M. Musana K, Brinkman J, Menzies R, Brassard P, Kunimoto D, Tannenbaum T, Thibert L, Joseph L, Boivin J, Schwartzman K.

Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in Montreal

Canadian Medical Association Journal 2002;167(4):353-354

Kahn S, Joseph L, Grover S, Leclerc J.

A randomized management study of impedence plethysmography vs contrast venography in patients with a first episode of clinically suspected deep vein thrombosis

Thrombosis Research 2001;102(1):15-24

Carabin H, Gyorkos T, Joseph L, Payment P, Soto J.

Comparison of methods to analyse imprecise faecal coliform count data from environmental samples

Epidemiology and Infection 2001;126(2):181-190

Nishioka S, Gyorkos T, Joseph L, Collet J.

Selection of subjects for hospital-based epidemiologic studies based on outward manifestations of disease

Clinical and Investigative Medicine 2001;24(6):299-303

Grant J, Mahanty S, Khadir A, MacLean J, Kokoskin E, Yeager B, Joseph L, Diaz J, Gottuzo E, Mainville N, Ward B.

Wheat germ supplement reduces cysts and trophozite passage in subjects with giardiasis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2001;65(6):705-710

Primeau M, Kagan R, Joseph L, Lim H, Dufresne C, Duffy C, Prhcal D, Clarke A.

The psychological burden of peanut allergy as perceived by adults with peanut allergy and the parents of peanut-allergic children

Clinical and Experimental Allergy 2000;30(8):1135-1143

Dobkin P, Poirier R, Robaey P, Bonny Y, Chanpagne M, Joseph L.

Predictors of physical outcomes in pediatric bone marrow transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation 2000;26(5):553-558

Carabin H, Gyorkos T, Soto J, Penrod J, Joseph L, Collet JP.

Estimation of direct and indirect costs because of common infections in toddlers attending daycare centres

Pediatrics 1999;103(3):556-564

Kahn S, Joseph L, Abenhaim L, Leclerc J.

Clinical prediction of deep vein thrombosis in patients with leg symptoms

Thrombosis and Haemostasis 1999;81:353-357

Demissie K, Breckenridge M, Joseph L, Rhoads G.

Placenta previa: preponderance of male sex at birth

American Journal of Epidemiology 1999;149(9):824-830

Carabin H, Gyorkos T, Soto J, Joseph L, Paiement P, Collet J.

Effectiveness of a training programme in reducing infections in toddlers attending daycare centres

Epidemiology 1999;10(3):219-227

Chatwood-Affleck S, Lippman A, Joseph L, Pekeles G.

Indications for transfer for childbirth in Inuit women at the Innuulisivik Maternity

International Journal of Circumpolar Health 1998;57(1):121-126

Eason E, Sampalis J, Hemmings R, and Joseph L.

Povidone-iodine gel vaginal antisepsis for abdominal hysterectomy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1997;176(5):1011-1016

Poulin de Courval L, Saroyan A, Joseph L, Gauthier S.

Les aptitudes des médecins de famille à soigner les patients atteints de démence

Canadian Family Physician 1996;21:1496-1502

Dongier M, Hill JM, Kealy S, Joseph L.

Screening for alcoholism in general hospitals

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 1994;39(1):12-20

Frenette P, Thirlwell M, Trudeau M, Thomson D, Joseph L, Shuster J.

The diagnostic value of CA 27-29, CA 15-3 mucin-like carcinoma Antigen, carcinoembryonic antigen and CA 19-9 in breast and gastrointestinal malignancies

Tumor Biology 1994;15(5):247-254

Raynault MF, Battista RN, Joseph L, Fournier L.

Motifs d'hospitalisation et durées de séjour d'une population d'itinérants de Montréal

Canadian Journal of Public Health 1994;85(4):274-277

Poulin C, Gyorkos TW, Joseph L.

Estimation of the secondary attack rate for Delta hepatitis co-infection among infectious drug users

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases 1993;4(1):47-51

Shenouda G, Labateya M, Souhami L, Donath D, Vuong T, Joseph L.

Elevated serum cytokines in patients with malignancy and weight loss

International Journal of Oncology 1993;2:115-118

Yeneneh H, Gyorkos TW, Joseph L, Pickering J, Tedla S.

Antimalarial drug utilization by women in Ethiopia: a knowledge - attitudes - practice study