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Epidemiology

NOTE: Sessions listed in italics have been organized by another section, SPIG, or caucus but are endorsed by Epidemiology.


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Saturday, October 25, 2008

9:00 AM-5:00 PM Sat
   1004.0SEER*Stat – A Software Tool for Investigating Population-Based Cancer Statistics (CE Hours: 6 contact hours)
   1005.0Epidemiology for Non-Epidemiologists – Day 1 (CE Hours: 6 contact hours)
   1006.0Integrating Informatics Principles in Public Health (CE Hours: 6 contact hours)

Sunday, October 26, 2008

8:00 AM-5:30 PM Sun
   2005.0Epidemiology for Non-Epidemiologists – Day 2 (CE Hours: 6 contact hours)
8:00 AM-11:30 AM Sun
   2012.0Community-based Participatory Research: Working with Communities to Analyze and Interpret Data and Get to Outcomes (CE Hours: 3 contact hours)
   2014.0Powerful Data, Meaningful Answers: Introduction to the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) (CE Hours: 3 contact hours)
   2015.0Online Data Access Training for the California Health Interview Survey: An AskCHIS Community Workshop (CE Hours: 3 contact hours)
8:00 AM-6:00 PM Sun
   2016.0Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS): Using MEPS Data in Health Services Research (CE Hours: 6 contact hours)
2:30 PM-3:30 PM Sun
   2029.0Infectious Disease Epidemiology Poster Session (Poster)
   2030.0Infectious Disease Surveillance Poster Session (Poster)
   2031.0Cancer Epidemiology Poster Session (Poster)
   2032.0Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Poster Session (Poster)
   2033.0Health Disparities Poster Session (Poster)
   2034.0General Epidemiology Poster Session (Poster)
   2035.0Late Breakers Epidemiology Poster Session I (Poster)
   2039.0Physical, environmental and psychosocial factors and their effects on maternal and child health outcomes (Poster)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Sun
   2052.2Chronic Disease Epidemiology Poster Session II (Poster)
   2052.3Public Health Without Borders (2008 Meeting Theme) Poster Session (Poster)
   2052.4Late Breakers Epidemiology Poster Session II (Poster)
   2052.5Late Breakers Infectious Disease Epidemiology Poster Session (Poster)

Monday, October 27, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Mon
   3013.0Reducing the Global Burden of Disease (Oral)
   3016.0Preventing Chronic Disease: Social and Cultural Factors Affecting Health Care in African-Americans (Oral)
   3026.0Indoor Air Exposures and Risk Reduction (Oral)
   3028.0Cancer Epidemiology (Oral)
   3029.0Advances in Epidemiologic Methods and Research (Oral)
   3030.0Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Trends, Prevention and Control (Oral)
   3031.0Adolescent Health (Oral)
   3034.0Education, Environment, and Genes: Genomics in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Oral)
   3047.0Risk and Resilience in Adolescence: High risk and health promoting behaviors (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Mon
   3117.0Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Oral)
   3118.0Crossing Borders Using Immunization Information Systems (IIS): Data Sharing Challenges and Impacts on Vaccination Coverage Assessment with More Complete Information (Oral)
   3119.0Maternal, Infant, Child and Family Health (Oral)
   3120.0Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Oral)
   3120.1Pandemics, Epidemics, and Public Health Ethics (Oral)
   3132.0Population-Tailored Emergency and Disaster Preparedness (Oral)
   3134.0 Infectious Diseases (non-STDs) (Oral)
   3142.0Drug Safety and FDA Reform: Are we better off now? (Oral)
   3161.0Cancer and its Impact on Women's Lives and Health (Oral)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Mon
   3178.0Risk behaviors and health promotion in context: school, family and physician's office (Poster)
   3185.0Expanding the Borders of Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control (Poster)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Mon
   3196.0Healthy People 2020: Preview of Next Decade's National Objectives (Oral)
   3209.0Epidemiological Criminology: A 21st Century Interdisciplinary Paradigm at the Crossroad (Panel Discussion)
   3210.0The Future of Epidemiology (Organized with the Joint Policy Committee, Societies of Epidemiology) (Oral)
   3211.0Social Epidemiology I (Oral)
   3212.0Public Health Implications of Emerging Trends in Drug Use on the US-Mexico Border (Oral)
   3213.0Outbreak Investigations (Oral)
   3219.2Data Mining Technologies and Applications (Oral)
2:30 PM-3:30 PM Mon
   3274.0Adolescents and HIV (Poster)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Mon
   3314.0Epidemiology Section Awards Ceremony (Oral)
   3328.0Critical Issues in HIV-Related Surveillance (Oral)
   3335.0Vector-borne diseases (Oral)
   3364.0HPV: Not Just a Women's Health Issue (Oral)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Mon
   3374.0Innovative Approaches to Student Training and Education (Poster)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Mon
   3392.0Alcohol Epidemiology: Variations Across Populations, Methods, Time and Geography (Oral)
   3405.0Environmental Health Concerns in Border Communities (Oral)
   3407.0Chronic Disease Epidemiology (Oral)
   3408.0Childhood Obesity Among Children of Mexican Descent: A Binational Perspective (Oral)
   3434.0Hurricane Katrina: Measuring Health and Population Outcomes (Oral)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Tue
   4021.0Infectious Disease Surveillance (Oral)
   4022.0Strengthening Evidence-Based Public Health: How Should Systematic Reviews Balance Rigor and Usefulness? (Panel Discussion)
   4023.0Violence Epidemiology (Oral)
   4024.0Injury Epidemiology (Oral)
   4025.0Environmental Epidemiology (Oral)
   4034.2Collaboration Among Sections, SPIGs, Forums, Caucuses and HIIT to Achieve Equity (Town Hall Meeting) Part I (Oral)
   4043.0Infectious Diseases : Non-HIV STDs (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Tue
   4078.021st Century Public Health - Expanding Partnerships, Engaging Others (Oral)
   4085.0Panel Discussion: Global patterns and contextual factors associated with immigration and health (Oral)
   4086.0Epidemiology Student Awards and Career Panel (Roundtable)
   4095.1Collaboration Among Sections, SPIGs, Forums, Caucuses and HIIT to Achieve Equity (Town Hall Meeting) Part II (Oral)
   4097.0HIV Issues Facing the U.S. and Mexico (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Tue
   4160.0Launching Your Career in Public Health (Oral)
   4176.0Public Health Without Borders (2008 Meeting Theme) (Oral)
   4177.0Current Issues in Immunization (Oral)
   4178.0Women's Health (Oral)
   4179.0Late Breaker Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Oral)
   4180.0Obesity Epidemiology (Oral)
   4194.0HIV Prevention in Africa (Oral)
   4196.0Avian and Pandemic Influenza (Oral)
   4197.0Global Burden of Disease (Oral)
   4200.0Using CHIS data to Measure and Understand Racial and Ethnic Disparities (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Tue
   4260.0Climate Change and Public Health: Next Steps for the Public Health Community (Roundtable)
   4264.0Health Disparities (Oral)
   4265.0Global Immunization (Oral)
   4266.0Cancer Screening (e.g., Mammography, Colorectal Screening) and Prevention (Oral)
   4267.0Evidence-Based Public Health Practice (Oral)
   4268.0Psychiatric Epidemiology (Oral)
   4271.0Facing the Challenges of Food Safety (Oral)
   4272.0Fall Prevalence Data and Three Intervention Models to Reduce Falls Among Older Adults (Oral)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Tue
   4313.0Maternal, Infant, Child and Family Health Poster Session (Poster)
   4314.0Adolescent Health Epidemiology Poster Session (Poster)
   4315.0Cancer Screening Poster Session (Poster)
   4316.0Chronic Disease Epidemiology Poster Session (Poster)
   4323.0MCH Epidemiology and Data Poster Session (Poster)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Tue
   4383.0Applications of Bayesian Statistics in Epidemiology (Oral)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

8:30 AM-9:30 AM Wed
   5007.0Obesity Epidemiology Poster Session (Poster)
   5008.0Environmental Epidemiology Poster Session (Poster)
   5009.0Violence Epidemiology Poster Session (Poster)
   5010.0Outbreak Investigations Poster Session (Poster)
   5011.0Infectious Disease Epidemiology Poster Session II (Poster)
8:30 AM-10:00 AM Wed
   5043.0Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology (Oral)
   5044.0Bioterrorism Preparedness (Oral)
   5045.0All About STD Prevention Programs: The Science; The Integration; The Implementation and The Evaluation (Oral)
   5046.0Interventions to Better Promote Healthy Eating to Help Reduce Chronic Disease (Oral)
   5050.0Health Promotion and Physical Activity in Older Adults (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Wed
   5101.0Late Breaker General Epidemiology (Oral)
   5107.0Physical Activity Interventions Designed to Reduce Health Disparities (Oral)
   5138.0Statistical Methods in Health Outcomes Research (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Wed
   5153.0Cancer Epidemiology II (Oral)
   5154.0HIV/AIDS Epidemiology (Oral)
   5155.0Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiology (Oral)
   5156.0Migrant health without borders (Oral)
   5157.0Social Epidemiology: Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Disparities on Health (Oral)

The 136th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 25-29, 2008) of APHA