141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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3020.0
Prevention and public health in clinical practice

Monday, November 4, 2013: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Oral
This contributed session offers a variety of presentations related to prevention and public health issues found in clinical practice. Topics include trends in men’s and women's health screenings, screening for prostate cancer, BMI of special populations, the relation of over the counter medication combined with alcohol and kidney disease, and infection control in outpatient settings. These presentations may be of interest to those involved in primary care, conservative care, integrative, complementary, or alternative care, and those in the ambulatory health care environment.
Session Objectives: Discuss prevention and public health issues in clinical practice.
Moderator:
Kim Khauv, DC MPH

8:30am
Guidelines for recommended screenings in men's and women's health: Trends and troubles where evidence meets practice   
Lisa Killinger, DC
     
8:40am
Should chiropractors screen for prostate cancer: Controversy, risk and benefits of prostate-specific antigen test   
Harrison T. Ndetan, MSc,MPH, DrPH, Ronald Rupert, MS, DC, Sejal Savani and Deepthi Gandhiraj, MBBS
     
8:50am
Retrospective analysis of health parameters a demographically diverse chiropractic clinic: Implications for patient managment   
Shari Wynd, DC, PhD, Aladin Boriek, PhD and Barry Wiese, DC
     
9:00am
Early diagnosis of kidney disease: The role of acetaminophen and alcohol consumption, other predispositions   
Harrison T. Ndetan, MSc,MPH, DrPH, Ronald Rupert, MS, DC and Rani Jayswal, MPH
     
9:10am
Relationship of acetaminophen and alcohol usage to renal dysfunction: An opportunity for health promotion/ education in chiropractic   
Harrison T. Ndetan, MSc,MPH, DrPH, Ronald Rupert, MS, DC and Rani Jayswal, MPH
     
9:20am
A narrative review of chiropractic infection control literature   
Jonathon Todd Egan, DC, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Chiropractic Health Care
Endorsed by: Aging & Public Health, Oral Health, APHA-Student Assembly, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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