The Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Conducts world-leading research into the nature, prevention and management of health care problems
Conceives, designs, organizes and implements ground-breaking clinical trials
Bridges the health and social sciences to better understand and apply health services management, health policy and health economics
Influences how health-care decisions are made through research and service in health informatics and knowledge transfer, and
Promotes the principles and practice of evidence-based medicine through knowledge-translation research and educational offerings.

CE&B Fast Facts

48 Full-Time and Joint Faculty Members
62 Associate Faculty Members in other McMaster Departments
48 Part-Time Faculty Members (including seven McMaster research staff)
130+ Full-Time Staff; 120+ Temp/Casual Staff
65+ PhD and 120+ MSc HRM Graduate Students
12 PHPM Residents

welcome to ce&b ►

Newsletters

CE&B April Newsletter
This month's offerings of noteworthy achievements.

Recent CE&B Newsletters

News

Photo of Dr. Nancy Wilczynski
more ►

Nancy Wilczynski has been awarded the 2012 Presidents award for Outstanding service recognising her contributions to HIRU, CE&B, HRM and eHealth. MORE >

Photo of Dr. Lisa Dolovich
more ►

CE&B faculty members (Thabane, Goeree, Dolovich, Sebaldt and Chambers) on team honoured with CIHR-CMAJ Top Canadian Achievements in Health Research Award. MORE >

Photo of Dr. Salim Yusuf
more ►

Medicine and CE&B Professor Salim Yusuf voted President-elect of World Heart Federation. MORE >

Photo of Murray Enkin
more ►

Professor Emeritus Murray Enkin awarded Order of Canada MORE >

Photo of David Meyre
more ►

CE&B faculty members (Meyre, Samaan and others) feature prominently in “Obese but Happy Gene” article. MORE >

more news ►

Welcome to Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics

From its founding in 1968 with four faculty members (Gary Anderson, Michael Gent, Charlie Goldsmith, and chaired by David Sackett), CE&B has grown, diversified, and established an international reputation through the rigour and impact of its research and education programs.

Famed for its roots in evidence-based medicine and clinical trials, it is also a pioneer in knowledge-translation research, ehealth, and health informatics.

It has long been a world leader in health policy analysis, health economics, health technology assessment, and health services research. And now, with recent new initiatives in population genomics, aging, the McMaster Health Forum, and evidence / recommendations grading research, we are again pushing the frontiers of discovery and insight. Continued...

more ►