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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Introduction to Spatial Epidemiology & GIS
2019.0: Sunday, December 11, 2005: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
CE Hours: 6 contact hours
Introduction to Spatial Epidemiology & GIS
Statement of Purpose and Institute Overview:
The purpose of this Institute is to provide attendees with an introduction to the concepts and methods of spatial epidemiology and Geographical Information Systems use.
8:00 AM - 8:10 AMIntroductory Remarks - Lawson
8:10 AM - 10:00 AMIntroduction to basic epidemiological and statistical concepts in disease mapping - Lawson
10:00 AM - 10:30 AMBreak
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMExploratory analysis of maps; Confounders and random effects; Modeling issues - Lawson
11:30 AM - 2:30 PMLunch Break
2:30 PM - 4:00 PMIntroductory GIS for health data analysis - Hoskins
4:00 PM - 4:30 PMBreak
4:30 PM - 5:50 PMAdvanced GIS topics and case studies - Hoskins
5:50 PM - 6:00 PMEvaluations
6:00 PM - 6:20 PMIntroduction to Spatial Epidemiology & GIS
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Organized by:APHA-Continuing Education Institutes
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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