Christophe FERMANIAN

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Discipline(s): Statistics and data management

Current position: Research engineer

Diploma(s): DESS Méthodologie statistique appliquée à la recherche biomédicale (MSR) de l'Université Paris XI

Affiliation(s): Department of Quantitative Methods in Public Health

Curriculum

After an academic training in life sciences at university, I worked in the industry for some period, then in public laboratories, hospitals and reseach organizations in the field of human health.

Research

Theme # 1: Mental health of children; "School Children Mental Health in Europe" study (SCMHE: 7 countries) and "Mental health of schoolchildren" survey (France, PACA region).
- socio-demographic determinants of mental health
- relation with parental alcoholic consumption/addiction and parental smoking, in connection to national prevention policies
- relation with parental attitudes and psychological characteristics
- use of healthcare professionals for mental health in the participating countries
Theme # 2: Mental health of adults; "WMH - ESEMED" study (WHO, Harvard University): 28 participating countries from all continents
- relationship between religion and mental health
Theme # 3: Environmental epidemiology (Urban Community of Strasbourg)
(i) PAISARC+ study
- influence of air pollution on the triggering of asthma attacks and myocardial infarctions
(ii) ATMOSEP study
- influence of air pollution on asthma thrusts
Theme # 4: syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases and modelization/analysis of data from large databases for decision making.
Theme # 5: Patient safety: adverse and/or avoidable events in surgery and other hospital specialties (in collaboration with HAS)
Theme # 6: Nutritional surveillance in children aged 6-24 months; SMART surveys and "Listening Post" open cohort, Action Contre la Faim (Burkina Faso)

Courses

Teaching practical sessions under the "EHESP fundamentals" or "core modules" and Master of Public Health (MPH) training:
- biostatistics
- epidemiology
Supervising students during their integrated tenure (MPH 1 & 2).