Weirong Yan 
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
* weirong.yan@hust.edu.cn
Academic Areas
Chronic Disease Epidemiology; Intervention studies
Research Interests
Epidemiological studies to investigate the contribution of environmental factors and genetic susceptibility to the development of pregnancy induced hypertension, pregnancy induced diabetes
Intervention studies on E-learning methods in resources limited areas
Early warning system for infectious disease
Courses Taught
Epidemiology / Preventive medicine
Education
2005-2008 Doctoral degree in Environmental and Occupational Health at Tongji Medical College (TJMC), China
2000-2003 Master degree in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at TJMC, China
1993-1998 Bachelor degree in Public Health at TJMC, China
Professional/working Experience
Nov. 1st 2011-
Associate professor at the Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, TJMC
Nov.1st 2005-Oct.31st 2011
Lecturer at the Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, TJMC (China)
Jul.1st 2003- Oct.30th 2005
Research assistant at the Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, TJMC (China)
Past and ongoing projects, funding, programs
2011.12-2015.11 Building sustainable capacity for research for health and its social determinants in low and middle income countries (ARCADE-RSDH), EU FP7, Site PI, Work package coordinator
2010.3-2014.2 An integrated surveillance system for infectious disease in rural China: generating evidence for early detection of disease epidemics in resource-poor settings (ISSC), EU FP7, Project manager
2011.1-2016.12 The association study between maternal and fetus RAS gene polymorphism and pregnancy induced hypertension, NSFC, PI
Select Publications
Journal Article
Publications in recent 3 years
1. Chen XZ, Yu SJ, Li CY, Zhan XX, Yan WR. Text message-based intervention to improve treatment adherence among rural patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study.Public Health. 2018 Jul 30;163: 46-53.
2. Li C, Peng W, Zhang H, Yan W. Association of angiotensin receptor 2 gene polymorphisms with pregnancy induced hypertension risk. Hypertens Pregnancy. 2018 May; 37(2):87-92.
3. Zhang H, Li YX, Peng WJ, Li ZW, Zhang CH, Di HH, Shen XP, Zhu JF, Yan WR. The Gene Variants of Maternal/Fetal Renin-Angiotensin System in Preeclampsia: A Hybrid Case-Parent/Mother-Control Study.Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 11;7(1):5087.
4. Ali F, Shet A, Yan W, Al-Maniri A, Atkins S, Lucas H; ARCADE consortium. Doctoral level research and training capacity in the social determinants of health at universities and higher education institutions in India, China, Oman and Vietnam: a survey of needs. Health Res Policy Syst. 2017 Sep 2; 15(1):76.
5. Zhan X, Zhang Z, Sun F, Liu Q, Peng W, Zhang H, Yan W. Effects of Improving Primary Health Care Workers' Knowledge About Public Health Services in Rural China: A Comparative Study of Blended Learning and Pure E-Learning. J Med Internet Res. 2017 May 1;19(5):e116. doi: 10.2196/jmir.6453.
6. Zhan XX, Zhang ZX, Sun F, Peng WJ, Zhang H, Yan W. The attitudes of primary healthcare providers towards web-based training on public health services in rural China: a cross-sectional study. Public Health. 2016 Dec;141:153-162. PMID: 27931992
7. Zhang Z, Zhan X, Zhou H, Sun F, Zhang H, Zwarenstein M, Liu Q, Li Y, Yan W. Antibiotic prescribing of village doctors for children under 15 years with upper respiratory tract infections in rural China: A qualitative study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Jun;95(23):e3803. PMID:27281082
8. Peng WJ, Zhang H, Li Y X, et al. [Log-linear model used in the hybrid design of case-parents triad/control-mother dyad][J]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2016, 37(6): 886-890.Chinese. PMID:27346122
9. Liu Q, Peng W, Zhang F, Hu R, Li Y, Yan W. The Effectiveness of Blended Learning in Health Professions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.J Med Internet Res. 2016 Jan 4;18(1):e2. PMID: 26729058
10. Atkins S, Yan W, Meragia E, Mahomed H, Rosales-Klintz S, Skinner D, Zwarenstein M; ARCADE consortium. Student experiences of participating in five collaborative blended learning courses in Africa and Asia: a survey. Glob Health Action. 2016 Jan;9(1):28145. doi: 10.3402/gha.v9.28145.
