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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Epidemiologic Methods
4024.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Epidemiologic Methods
In this session, the learner will hear about methods for assessing minimally important differences and seasonal variability in physical activity. Other topics include coding methods for electronic health records and determining whether access to health care can impact on hospitalization rates for conditions treatable in an ambulatory care setting.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) will be able to: 1. Describe standard methods for assessment of minimal important difference 2. Identify the major clinical data standards currently supporting electronic data interchange fundamental to the electronic health record 3. Articulate associations between self-rated access to health care and hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions 4. Discuss the importance of evaluate seasonal variation on reporting usual physical activity
8:30 AMUsing epidemiologic data in community comprehensive cancer control and capacity and needs assessment efforts  [ Recorded presentation ]
Jung Yee Kim, MPH, Margaret L. Knight, RN, MEd, Daniel M. Rosenblum, PhD, Judith B. Klotz, DrPH, Stanley H. Weiss, MD
8:45 AMStandards For Coded Clinical Data Essential to the Electronic Health Record  [ Recorded presentation ]
Claire Dixon-Lee, PhD, RHIA
9:00 AMAccess to medical care and hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSH) in Victoria, Australia: Evidence supporting the validity of the ACSH indicator  [ Recorded presentation ]
Zahid Ansari, MBBS, MPH, James Laditka, DA, PhD, Sarah Laditka, PhD
9:15 AMYearly variation in reporting usual physical activity in a Portuguese urban sample  [ Recorded presentation ]
Miguel Camões, Milton Severo, Ana C. Santos, Carla Lopes, Henrique Barros
9:30 AMAs Good As it Gets? Sensitivity and Specificity of Death Certificates for Diabetes: The Rancho Bernardo Study  [ Recorded presentation ]
W. Susan Cheng, MPH, Deborah L. Wingard, PhD, Donna Kritz-Silverstein, PhD, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, MD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Epidemiology
Endorsed by:Statistics
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA