Epidemiology

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The Epidemiology Section invites abstracts and proposals presenting the results of scientific research and programs related to epidemiology for the next APHA annual meeting, November 15-19, in San Francisco, CA. Suggested topics include: A Countywide Seroprevalence Survey for West Nile Virus: An Opportunity for Public Health Preparedness Using Incident Command System Structure A Tool for Practicing Epidemiology in Public Health Setting: DDT Diabetes Indicators Resource Tool Advances in the Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Approaches to Population-based Assessment of Disease Prevalence Asthma Surveillance in California: Linking Data and Programs Behavior, Lifestyle and Social Determinants of Health: Poster Session 1 Behavior, Lifestyle and Social Determinants of Health: Poster Session-2 Behavior, Lifestyle and Social Determinants of Health: Session I Behavior, Lifestyle and Social Determinants of Health: Session II Bioterrorism and Epidemiology: Questions, Methods and Outcomes Career Development in Epidemiology Roundtable Chronic Disease Epidemiology Coinfections with HIV, HBV, and HCV in Arrestees: Results from a Three-Jail Study Epidemiologic Applications of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Epidemiologic Methods for Studies Related to Cancer Epidemiologic Research on Social Determinants of Prostate Cancer: The Role of GIS Methods and Spatial Statistics Increases in High-Risk Behaviors and Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States Innovative Epidemiologic Methods for Community-based Investigations Is scientific research compatible with political, community and labor activism? Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology: Data for Programs and Policy Making MCH and Cancer Screening: Poster Session Other Potpourri: Poster Session Programmatic and Epidemiologic Issues Integrating Child Health Information Systems Results From Outbreak Investigations: Implications for Public Health Practice Smallpox Surveillance: Local, State and Federal Issues Surveillance and Screening: Poster Session Surveillance Issues and Methodology The Emergent Majority: Will we have the data? Tuberculosis and Outbreaks: Poster Session Use of NASA Science, Technology, and Data for Public Health Surveillance Vaccine Preventable Diseases What's New in Infectious Disease Epidemiology Individuals should submit material only if they are committed to presenting the paper or poster themselves or to finding a substitute willing to register, attend the meeting and present the paper or poster instead. Please follow the general instructions for abstract submission on the web site. Abstract submission deadline for contributed abstracts is February 13, 2003. Abstracts relating to data that have not been collected as of the abstract deadline should be submitted as proposals for a late breaker session. Instructions for Epidemiology Section late breaker sessions will appear on the Epidemiology Section web site late July 2003. Oral presentations at contributed sessions are generally 10 minutes in length. An additional 5 minutes will be available for discussion and questions from the audience. Slide and overhead projectors, a screen and a microphone will be available. A set-up fee of $75-85 will be incurred by presenters who supply their own LCD projection system. Presenters at poster sessions should display their work and be available to answer questions throughout the scheduled 90 minute poster session. Preferences for oral versus poster presentation will be considered, but the program committee will consider all abstracts for both oral and poster categories. The Epidemiology Section also invites the submission of proposals for INVITED OR SPECIAL SESSIONS related to the theme of the Annual Meeting, "Behavior, Lifestyle and Social Determinants of Health". Sessions on emerging issues in epidemiologic methods and research, the future of epidemiology, or epidemiology and public health practice will be appropriate submissions. Invited or Special Sessions: Proposals: Proposals for Invited or Special Sessions (i.e. sessions with invited speakers) must be submitted by mail or email (no faxes, please) to the Program Planner. The proposal should be a brief (not more than two pages) overview including the title, purpose, relevance and importance of the proposed session, and the proposed invited speakers, their topics, and their affiliations. Include your full mailing address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers. Please note the review process for INVITED OR SPECIAL SESSIONS described below. Format: The proposal should include a detailed schedule with: proposed presider(s); specific topics with the presenters' full names underlined plus the full names of all authors (This should correspond to the abstract submitted on line.); a time schedule within the session (begin the session at 0:00 hrs and end it at 1:30). We suggest that Invited or Special Sessions allow time for a discussant. The session proposal should include all author information for the organizer, presider and discussants, if any. A presentation at an Invited or Special Session may be up to 30 minutes in length. Deadline: Invited or Special session proposals should be submitted to the Epidemiology Section Program Planner no later than the end of February 2003. Invited or Special session abstracts must be submitted starting March 14 through the deadline on May 2, 2003. A complete abstract for EACH proposed presentation must be submitted at the web site, with an indication of the Invited or Special session to which it belongs. An abstract submitted as part of an Invited or Special session should not be submitted as an individual contributed abstract. Questions, contact: Claudia A. Kozinetz, Ph.D., M.P.H. Baylor College of Medicine 6621 Fannin St., FC245 Houston, TX 77030 Telephone: 832-824-3730 Fax: 832-825-3697 Email: kozinetz@bcm.tmc.edu
Program Planner Contact Information: Claudia A. Kozinetz, PhD, MPH Dept. of Epi/Feigin Ctr. Baylor College of Medicine 6221 Fannin, FC245 Houston, TX 77030 Phone: 832-824-3730 Fax: 832-825-3697 kozinetz@bcm.tmc.edu