Dr. Harry Guess
Since 2008, the UNC International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology chapter has sponsored the Harry Guess Memorial Lecture. This lecture series was conceived of by UNC students to honor Dr. Guess, a man who built the pharmacoepidemiology program here, to remember his outstanding dedication to teaching and mentoring. We hope that this lecture series continues to be a moment where we can pay tribute to our roots as a program and Dr. Guess’ unique and lasting contribution.
Read more about Dr. Guess on the Harry Guess Research Community webpage.
2023 Speaker
Wednesday, April 26
Nancy Dreyer, PhD, MPH, FISPE, Chief Scientific Officer Emerita, IQVIA Real World Solutions and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: “Using person-generated health data in pharmacoepidemiology: Power to the People”
Watch the 2023 Harry Guess Memorial Lecture (YouTube).
Previous Speakers:
2022
Cynthia Girman, DrPH, FISPE, Founder and President, CERobs Consulting LLC: “Electronic health records and administrative claims in drug development: Will FDA get beyond the warts to make it worth the effort?”
Watch the 2022 Harry Guess Memorial Lecture (YouTube).
View Dr. Girman’s slideshow presentation (PPT).
2021
Robert J. Glynn, PhD, ScD, Professor of Medicine (Biostatistics), Harvard Medical School and Professor of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: “Interplay between observational and randomized perspectives on drug safety and efficacy.”
Watch the 2021 Harry Guess Memorial Lecture (YouTube).
View Dr. Glynn’s slideshow presentation (PPT).
2020
Sonia Hernández-Díaz, MD, DrPH, professor of epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: “Drug Safety in Pregnancy: Challenges and Solutions in the Modern Era of Pharmacoepidemiology.”
View Dr. Hernández-Díaz’s slideshow presentation (PPT).
2019
David Graham, MD, MPH, associate director, Food and Drug Administration, “Observational Studies, Effectiveness, and Real-world Evidence: How do we get there from here? (PDF)”
View Dr. Graham’s slideshow presentation (PPT).
2018
Richard Platt, MD, MSc, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, “Building a Learning Health System: How Harry Guess Helped Lay the Foundation (PDF)”
2017
Susana Perez-Gutthann, MD, PhD, MPH, FISPE, RTI Health Solutions, “Looking Behind the Codes (PDF)”
2016
Miriam Sturkenboom, PharmD, PhD, MSc, FISPE, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, “Distributed Data Models Applied to Global Vaccine Issues (PDF)”
Watch the lecture on YouTube.
2015
Nancy Santanello, MD, MS, FISPE, “The Role of Epidemiology in the Pharmaceutical Industry – 1985-2015 (PDF)”
2014
Malcolm Maclure, University of British Columbia, “Compromising on Rigor to Encourage Participation? Applying Epidemiologic Methods in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement (PDF)”
Watch the lecture on YouTube.
2013
Alexander M. Walker, principal, World Health Information Science Consultants, LLC, “Equipoise (PDF)”
Watch the lecture on YouTube.
2012
Elizabeth Andrews, RTI Health Solutions, “How Can Pharmacoepidemiology and Data Privacy Protections Co-exist? Historical Perspective, Creative Responses (PDF)”
2011
Wayne Ray, Vanderbilt University, “Improving Automated Database Studies of Therapeutic Interventions (PDF)”
2010
Stephen Evans, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, “Scientific Integrity : Pressure Points for Epidemiology”
Watch the lecture on YouTube.
2009
Kenneth Rothman, Boston University, “Reconciling Conflicting Results from Epidemiologic Studies (PDF)”
2008
Brian Strom, University of Pennsylvania, “What Are Our Drugs Truly Doing To Our Patients? Lessons from Pharmacoepidemiology (PDF)“
