B. Pharmacy, MSc
Zeeshan is a project manager who developed and has been managing the Migration and Public Health Knowledge Translation project stream at the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID). Numerous knowledge mobilization activities and resources were developed by Mr. Qadar including webinars, podcasts, case studies and conference presentations (Canadian Public Health Association 2016 and 2018, North American Refugee Health Conference 2017, 2018, 2019).
Currently, he is managing COVID-19 response and has been involved as co-principal investigator on a project looking at the role of communication strategies and media discourse in shaping psychological and behavioral response to the COVID-19 outbreak, comparing Canada, Hong Kong and the Philippines. He’s also studying ethical frameworks and models for unproven treatments during a pandemic in Canada and around the world. Zeeshan also developed a repository for public health resources related to COVID-19 created by provinces and territories in various languages.
He also contributes behind the scenes to NCCID’s weekly “Infectious Questions” podcast, which covers issues like preparedness in nursing homes and stigma and discrimination. He is looking into a project related to use of big data in public health surveillance and mathematical modeling in infectious diseases public health.