2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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Special Session: Epidemiology across the Americas: Bringing Together Latin American, Caribbean, and North American Epidemiologists – a panel discussion

Monday, November 2, 2015: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Oral
Our session aims to introduce North American public health workers to the creative conceptual and empirical epidemiological work taking place in the many countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as encourage greater and more equitable collaboration among epidemiologists across the Americas. Two brief formal presentations will be about: (1) the status of epidemiology in diverse Latin American & Caribbean countries and (2) plans to make the 2016 Epidemiology Congress of the Americas (June 2-24, 2016, in Miami, FL) be a meeting that is truly inclusive of all the countries of the Americas. We then will have an hour-long panel discussion that will include epidemiologists from the Caribbean and from Latin America. Together they will share their views about: (a) critical issues, including health inequities, facing epidemiologists within and across their countries and regions, and (b) challenges and opportunities for building equitable inter-regional collaborations that extend across the Americas.
Session Objectives: Describe key features of Latin American epidemiology in relation to conceptual frameworks, methodological approaches, and regional collaborations
Organizer:
Nancy Krieger, PhD
Moderators:
Nancy Krieger, PhD and Howell Sasser, PhD MPH

12:30pm
Introduction: "Epidemiology across the Americas: Bringing Together Latin American, Caribbean, and North American Epidemiologists – a panel discussion"   

Nancy Krieger, PhD and Howell Sasser, PhD MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
12:35pm
Epidemiology in Latin American and Caribbean Region: An overview   

Rita Barata, MD, Professor
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
  
12:45pm
Congress of the Americas: An opportunity to create stronger equitable ties between North American & Latin American & Caribbean epidemiologists: And an update on conference plans   

Mauricio Barreto, Dr.
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
1:00pm
Obstetric and Epidemiological Transitions in the Americas Require Complex Interventions to Further Improve Maternal Health: Jamaica's Experience   

Affette McCaw-Binns, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
1:05pm
State of epidemiology in Argentina and an experience in epidemiological training and cooperation involving Argentina, Guatemala and the US   

Marcio Alazraqui

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

Organized by: Epidemiology
Endorsed by: International 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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