271626 Translating epidemiological results to public health policy and practice

Sunday, October 28, 2012 : 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Dr. Joy P. Nanda, DSc, MS, MHS, MBA , Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (Ret), Johns Hopkins University (Ret), Baltimore, MD
During this session, participants will examine tools and factors that provide guidelines for judging causality and evidence in epidemiological studies and how these studies are then translated to regional and national policy and practice

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Examine how findings from epidemiological studies are translated to regional and national policy and practice 2. Discuss tools used to evaluate epidemiological studies prior to determining implications for policy and practice

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have extensive training, teaching and research experience in epidemiology and public health and have taught (and administered/facilitated) this LI several times in the past
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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