CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — APHA 2017 Annual Meeting & Expo

Veterinary Public Health

Meeting theme: Creating the Healthiest Nation: Climate Changes Health

Submission Deadline: Monday, February 20, 2017

Topics considered will include those covering the impact of One Health issues (animal-human-ecosystem interaction, zoonoses, food safety, and Veterinary Public Health), especially those related to Climate Change. The program will consist of two or three 90 minute sessions of four 15 to 20 minute presentations along with an additional poster session addressing the following suggested topics:
  • Emerging infectious diseases and the One Health perspective
  • How does Veterinary Public Health support One Health issues?
  • Occupational risks for zoonotic disease exposures (including those associated with pathogens developing antimicrobial resistance)
  • One Health epidemiology: How can technological advancements help surveillance, diagnosis, reporting, and response to emerging infectious diseases?
  • One Health surveillance of emerging zoonoses, vector-borne diseases, and the link to ecosystem change
  • One Health: Addressing threats, impacts, and opportunities at the human-animal-ecosystem interface resulting from a changing climate
All accepted abstracts will be grouped into appropriate sessions using the above suggestions as a guide; however, all Veterinary Public Health and One Health topics will be considered. Submitted abstracts may also be appropriate for planned co-sessions with other APHA sections.

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Program Planner Contact Information:

Thomas Doker, DVM, MPH, DACVPM/Epidemiology, CPH
Ft Detrick
USAF
Porter Street
Frederick, MD 21702
Phone: 678-862-2281
thomas.doker@gmail.com

and
Alexandra Schafer
chelsea.a.schafer@gmail.com