Conferences

2024.

Feurer D, Riffe T, Kniffka MS, Acosta E, Armstrong B, Mistry MN, Royé D, Hashizume M, Madaniyazi L, Tobias A, Masselot P, Gasparrini A, Sera F. Meteorological factors, population immunity and Covid-19 incidence – A global Multi-Country Multy-City study. 36th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 25–28 August 2024, Santiago, Chile.

Sera F, Gasparrini A, Masselot P, MCC Collaborative Research Network, Baccini M. A potential outcomes approach to investigate the short-term casual effect of environmental stressors on health outcomes. A Multi-Country Multy-City study. 36th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 25–28 August 2024, Santiago, Chile.

Choi Y, Byun G, Stewart R, Heo S, Lee JT, MCC Collaborative Research Network, Bell ML. Temporal Change in the Effects of Particulate Matter on Mortality: A Multi-City Multi-Country Analysis from 143 Cities Across 26 Countries. 36th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 25–28 August 2024, Santiago, Chile.

He C, Breitner S, Huber V, Chen K, Schneider A, Multi Country Multi City Collaborative Research Network. Daily rainfall and population mortality: a multi-country study across 645 locations. 36th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 25–28 August 2024, Santiago, Chile.

Min J, Bell ML, Kang C, Gasparrini A, Mistry M, MCC Team, Kang DH, Kwag Y, Ha E, Lee W. High temperature and genitourinary system-related mortality in 206 locations of 11 countries. 36th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 25–28 August 2024, Santiago, Chile.

Gasparrini A. The Multi-Country Multi-City (MCC) Collaborative Research Network: novel study designs and methodological advancements for multicentric studies. 36th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 25–28 August 2024, Santiago, Chile.

Schwarz M, Peters A, Stafoggia M, De’Donato F, Sera F, Bell ML, Guo Y, Honda Y, Huber V, Jaakkola JJK, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Masselot P, Lavigne E, Kan H, Osorio S, Achilleos S, Kyselý J, Orru H, Indermitte E, Maasikmets M, Ryti N, Pascal M, Katsouyanni K, Analitis A, Samoli E, Entezari A, Mayvaneh F, Hashizume M, Kim Y, Ng CFS, Alahmad B, Hurtado Diaz M, Félix Arellano EE, Rao S, Diz-Lois Palomares A, Pereira da Silva S, Madureira J, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Garland RM, Kim H, Lee W, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli MS, Guo YL, Pan SC, Li S, Armstrong B, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Gasparrini A, Schneider A, Breitner S. Temporal Variations in the Short-Term Effects of Ambient Air Pollution on Cause-specific Mortality in 380 Urban Areas. 5th ISEE Europe Young and Early Career Researchers Conference. 5–7 June 2024, Rennes, France.

Masselot M, Burnett RT, Gasparrini A, Brook JR, the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Effect modification of PM2.5-related mortality risks by the pollutant mix complexity in over 200 cities. 5th ISEE Europe Young and Early Career Researchers Conference. 5–7 June 2024, Rennes, France.

2023.

Guo Q, Mistry MN, Zhou X, Zhao G, Kino K, Wen B, Yoshimura K, Satoh Y, Cvijanovic I, Kim Y, Ng CFS, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Armstrong B, Urban A, Katsouyanni K, Masselot P, Tong S, Sera F, Huber V, Bell ML,  Kyselý J, MCC Collaborative Research Network, Gasparrini A, Hashizume M, Oki T. Concurrent high temperature and humidity elevates urban mortality risks from humid heat stress. Conference on Connecting Health & Climate Change. 11–12 October 2023, Stockholm, Sweden.

Kim Y, Hashizume M, Kim H, MCC Collaborative Research Network. Ambient temperature and suicide: a multi-city multi-country study across 26 countries. 35th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 17–21 September 2023, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Guo Q, Mistry MN, Zhou X, Zhao G, Kino K, Yoshimura K, Satoh Y, Cvijanovic I, Kim Y, Ng CFS, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Gasparrini A, Hashizume M, Oki T, MCC Collaborative Research Network. Significant impacts of humid heat stress on city-level human mortality. 35th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 17–21 September 2023, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Min J, Kang DH, Kang C, Yamg J, Lee JW, Kim H, MCC Collaborative Research Network , Ha E, Lee W. Short-term exposure to air pollution and acute kidney injury-related mortality: a global time-series study in 136 cities in 6 countries. 35th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 17–21 September 2023, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Alahmad B, Khraishah H, Zanobetti A, Roye D, Bernstein AS, Papatheodorou SI, Ryti NR, Lavigne E, Armstrong B, Schwartz J, MCC Collaborative Research Network, Gasparrini A, Koutrakis P. A multi-country effort to understand temperature associations with stroke-specific mortality. 35th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 17–21 September 2023, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Sera F, Gasparrini A, Baccini M. A potential outcomes approach to casual to investigate the short-term effect of environmental stressors on health outcomes. An application within the Multi-Country Multy-City study. 3rd Ecosystem Change and Population Health (ECAPH) Symposium Public Health and Social Work. 20 June 2023, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

2022.

Symposium – The Multi-Country Multi-City (MCC) Collaborative Research Network: an international collaboration for global studies on environmental risks, climate change, and health. 34th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 18–21 September 2022, Athens, Greece.

Stafoggia M, Pey J, Ng CFS, Basart S, Iñiguez C, Tobías A, MCC Collaborative Research Network. Short-term effects of particulate matter and desert dust on mortality in Southern Europe, the Middle East and Eastern Asia. 34th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 18–21 September 2022, Athens, Greece.

Masselot P, Vanoli J, Mistry M, Sera F, Gasparrini A, MCC Collaborative Research Network, EXHAUSTION Project. Identifying drivers of vulnerability to heat and cold in European cities: an inverse probability weighting approach. 34th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 18–21 September 2022, Athens, Greece.

Mistry M, Schneider R, Gasparrini A, Masselot P, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Group JRC4, MCC Collaborative Research Network. Comparison of weather station and climate reanalysis data for modelling temperature-related mortality. 34th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 18–21 September 2022, Athens, Greece.

Masselot P, Mistry M, Vanoli J, Schneider R, Iungman T, Garcia-Leon D, Ciscar JC, Feyen L, Orru H, Urban A, Breitner S, Huber V, Schneider A, Samoli E, Stafoggia M, de’Donato F, Rao S, Armstrong B, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Gasparrini A, MCC Collaborative Research Network, EXHAUSTION Project. Age standardized heat and cold related mortality impacts across European cities. 34th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 18–21 September 2022, Athens, Greece.

Sera F, Nottmeyer L, Schneider R, Royé D, Hashizume M, Pascal M, Tobias A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Gasparrini A, Armstrong B, MCC Collaborative Research Network. The association of COVID-19 incidence with temperature, humidity, and UV radiation – A Global multi-city analysis. 34th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 18–21 September 2022, Athens, Greece.

Iñiguez C, Salvador C, Kim Y, Lavigne E, Orru H, Ragettli MS, Royé D, de’Donato F, Guo YLL, Chang H, Astrom C, Konishi S, Tobías A, icedo-Cabrera AM, MCC Collaborative Research Network. Risk of preterm birth associated with heat: a multi-country multicity analysis. 34th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 18–21 September 2022, Athens, Greece.

Gasparrini A, O’Brien E, Masselot P, Kan H, MCC Collaborative Research Network. Short-term mortality risks associated with sulfur dioxide: a multicountry analysis in 399 cities. 34th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 18–21 September 2022, Athens, Greece.

2021.

Vicedo-Cabrera AM.  Keynote lecture – When epidemiology meets climate science. 33rd Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 23–26 August 2021, Virtual Conference.

Madaniyazi L, Armstrong B, Chung Y, Ng CFS, Seposo X, Kim Y, Tobias A, Sera F, Gasparrini A, Hashizume M, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Seasonal variation in mortality and the role of temperature: a multi-country multi-city study. 33rd Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 23–26 August 2021, Virtual Conference.

Yang D, Hazhizume M, Tobias A, Honda Y, Tran D, Sera F, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A, Chung Y, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Temporal change in minimum mortality temperature under climate change: a multi-country multi-community observational study. 33rd Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 23–26 August 2021, Virtual Conference.

Sera F. Potential drivers of COVID-19 seasonality in 409 cities across 26 countries. 2nd Ecosystem Change and Population Health (ECAPH). 14-15 June July 2021, online.

Gasparrini A. Effects of heat on mortality. Current and projected health burden for Europe. 5th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference. 26 May 2021, online.

Lowe R, Armstrong B, Abbott S, Meakin S, O’Reilly K, Von Borries R, Schneider R, Roye D, Hashizume M, Pascal M, Tobias A, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Gasparrini A, Sera F. Analysis of the potential drivers of seasonality in COVID-19 transmission dynamics in 409 locations across 26 countries. EGU General Assembly 2021. 19-30 April 2021, online.

2020.

Yang D, Hashizume M, Tobias A, Honda Y, Dang TN, Gasparrini A, Armstrong B, Chung Y, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Temporal change in minimum mortality temperature from 1969- 2018: a multi-country multi-city study. 32nd Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 24–27 August 2020, Virtual Conference.

Chen K, Breitner S, Wolf K, Stafoggia M, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Gasparrini A, Schneider A, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Ambient carbon monoxide and daily mortality: A global time-series study in 337 cities. 32nd Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 24–27 August 2020, Virtual Conference.

Chen K, Sera F, Gasparrini A, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Impact of population ageing on future temperature-related mortality under climate change: A multi-country multi-city study. 32nd Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 24–27 August 2020, Virtual Conference.

Sera F, Liu C, Kan H, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Lavigne E, Gasparrini A, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Fine particulate matter composition and mortality: a multi-country multi-city analysis. 32nd Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 24–27 August 2020, Virtual Conference.

Sera F, Arbuthnott K, Haines A, Gasparrini A, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Variation in heat-related mortality risks: a longitudinal global analysis. 32nd Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 24–27 August 2020, Virtual Conference.

Scovronick N, Sera F, Vu B, Gasparrini A, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Temperature-mortality associations by age and cause: a multi-country multi-city study. 32nd Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 24–27 August 2020, Virtual Conference.

Sera F, O’Reilly K, Armstrong B, Hashizume M, Tobías A, Schneider dos Santos R, von Borries R, Pascal M, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Gasparrini A, Lowe R, MCC Collaborative Research Network and the CMMID 2019-nCoV working group. Estimating the role of climate in modulating SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics: An ecological analysis across 500 cities. Climatological, Meteorological, and Environmental Factors in the COVID-19 Pandemic symposium. World Meteorological Organisation, 4-6 August 2020.

2019.

Vicedo-Cabrera A. Prediction of heat-related mortality on a global scale. Swiss TPH Winter Symposium 2019. Climate Change and Health: Risks, Adaptation, Resilience, and Co-Benefits. 5–6 December 2019, Basel, Switzerland.

Lee W, Choi HM, Choi M, Jang J, Kang C, Kim H, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Projections of diurnal temperature range and diurnal temperature range-related excess mortality under climate change: A multi-country study. 31st Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 25–28 August 2019, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Urban A, Napoli F, Aquaotta F, Cloke HL, Kyselý J, Florian Pappenberger F, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Evaluation of the ERA5-based UTCI on mortality data in Europe. 31st Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 25–28 August 2019, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Sera F,  Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Extended two-stage designs for environmental research. 31st Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 25–28 August 2019, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Liu C, Kan H, Gasparrini A, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Socioeconomic and climatic factors modifying the short-term association between ambient particulate air pollution and mortality: a multi-country multi-city analysis. 31st Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 25–28 August 2019, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Choi HM, Lee W, Choi M, Jang J, Kang C, Kim H, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Modifiers of temperature variability-related mortality: A multi-country study. 31st Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 25–28 August 2019, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Tobias A, Hashizume M, Ng CFS, Dang TN, Honda Y, Sera F, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Geographical variability of the minimum mortality temperature: A multi-country analysis. 31st Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 25–28 August 2019, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Vicedo Cabrera A, Sera F, Tobias A, Astrom C, Guo Y, Honda Y, Deluca A, Hondula D, Ibarreta D, Huber V, Gasparrini1 A, on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Heat-related mortality impacts attributed to climate change: a global study over a historical period. 31st Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 25–28 August 2019, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

2017.

Gasparrini A. Temperature climate and health. Results from the MCC project. Impacts World 2017 Conference. 11–13 October 2017, Postdam, Germany.

Gasparrini A, Guo Y, Sera F, Huber V, Heaviside C, Mitchell D, Haines A, Armstrong B, Ebi KL on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Temperature-related mortality impacts under climate change scenarios consistent with the Paris Agreement: a multi-country analysis. 29th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 24–28 September 2017, Sydney, Australia.

Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Sera F, Guo Y, Chung Y, Arbuthnott K, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Adaptation to heat and cold in the context of a changing climate: a multi-country analysis. 29th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 24–28 September 2017, Sydney, Australia.

Sera F, Tobias A, Vicedo-Cabrera Am, Guo Y, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A on behalf of the MCC Collaborative Research Network. Socioeconomic and environmental contextual factors modifying the association between ambient temperature and mortality: a multi-country analysis. 29th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 24–28 September 2017, Sydney, Australia.

2016.

Guo Y, Gasparrini A, Armstrong B, Tawatsupa B, Tobias A, Lavigne E, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho Coelho M, Pan X, Kim H, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Leon Guo Y, Wu C, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Bell ML, Overcenco AV, Punnasiri K, Li S, Tian L, Saldiva P, Williams G, Tong S. The association between temperature variability and mortality: an international collaborative study. 28th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 1–4 September 2016, Rome, Italy.

Gasparrini A, Guo Y, Sera F, Khare S, Heaviside C, Tobias A, Hashizume M, Lavigne E, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Oudin Astrom D, Forsberg B, Michelozzi P, Scortichini M, Seposo X, Leon Guo Y, Wu C, Kan H, Ngoc Dang T, Van Dung D, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Nascimento Saldiva PH, Tong S, Honda Y, Kim H, Vardoulakis, Hajat S, Armstrong B. Projections of temperature-attributed mortality under climate change scenarios: an analysis of 395 locations in 15 countries. 28th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 1–4 September 2016, Rome, Italy.

2015.

Guo Y, Gasparrini A, Wang X, Lavigne E, Zanobetti A, Tobias A, Leone M, Bell ML, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Kim H, De Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Nascimento Saldiva PH, Armstrong B, Tong S. The Effects Of Heatwaves On Mortality: A Multi-Country Study. 27th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 30 August–3 September 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Gasparrini A, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Lavigne E, Tobias A, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Tong S, Honda Y, Kim H, Armstrong B. Within-Summer Adaptation To Heat: A Multi-Country Analysis. 27th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 30 August–3 September 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Gasparrini A, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Kinney P, Petkova EP, Lavigne E, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Tobias A, Leone M, Tong S, Honda Y, Kim H, Armstrong B. Temporal Variation In Heat-Mortality Associations: A Multi-Country Study. 27th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 30 August–3 September 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Gasparrini A, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Lavigne E, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Tobias A, Tong S, Rocklöv J, Forsberg B, Leone M, De Sario M, Bell ML, Leon YL, Wu GC, Kan H, Yi SM, De Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio M, Hilario Nascimento Saldiva CP, Honda Y, Kim H, Ben Armstrong B. Quantitative Comparison Of Mortality Attributable To Heat And Cold In A Multi-Country Analysis. 27th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 30 August–3 September 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

2014.

Gaparrini A, Leone M, Guo Y, Lavigne E, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Tobias A, Tong S, Bell M, Guo YL, Wu C, Kan H, Yi SM, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Kim H, Armstrong B. Quantification of Temperature-Related Mortality: a Multi-Country Study. 26th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 24–28 August 2014, Seattle, Whasington, USA.

Gasparrini G, Leone M, Guo Y, Lavigne E, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Tobias A, Tong S, Bell ML, Guo YL, Wu CF, Kan H, Yi SM, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Kim H, Armstrong B. Attributable mortality risk of temperature: a multi-country study. 20th World Congress on Epidemiology. 17-21 August 2014, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.

2013.

Gasparrini A, Leone M, Tobias A, Armstrong B. Temporal variation in temperature-health associations: a multi-country study. 25th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 19–23 August 2013, Basel, Switzerland.