Michigan Epi Conference Agenda

Presented by:

Michigan Public Health Association Epidemiology Section
and the
Michigan State University Department of Epidemiology

Poster abstracts - Sponsors and exhibitors - Prior conference agendas - Photos

Links to presentations and abstracts are available in the agenda below.

	General Session - MSU Union, 2nd floor
8:00 AM	Registration, poster setup, exhibit setup - Gold A & B
8:45 AM	Welcome (Parlors A, B, & C)	Shane Bies, MPH Chair, MPHA Epidemiology Section
9:00 AM	Keynote Address: Epidemiology of drug use, misuse, and abuse Parlors A, B, & C Drug misuse/abuse data sources	Elizabeth H. Crane, Ph.D., MPH Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
9:45 AM	Panel discussion of the epidemiology of drug use Parlors A, B, & C	Jim Anthony, M.Sc., Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Michigan State University Cynthia L. Arfken, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University Carl J. Schmidt, M.D. Wayne County Chief Medical Examiner Medical Director, Monroe County Health Department
10:15 AM	Break / Poster Session I / Exhibits - Gold A & B
10:45 AM	Morning session, part 2 (Parlors A, B, & C) Vancomycin-resistant Staph. aureus (VRSA) The National Children's Study in Michigan - an update	James T. Rudrik, Ph.D. Microbiology Section Manager Bureau of Laboratories Michigan Department of Community Health Nigel Paneth, MD, MPH Professor of Epidemiology and Pediatrics Department of Epidemiology Michigan State University
12:00 PM	Lunch – box lunch provided for all attendees – Parlors A, B, & C MAPPP Business Meeting – Lake Superior Room, 3rd floor MPHA Epidemiology Section Business Meeting – Location to be announced University of Michigan School of Public Health Alumni Reception - Lake Huron Room, 3rd floor
1:30 PM	Session 1 - Cardiovascular Health - Parlor A & B	Session 2 - School Health - Parlor C
Choose between sessions 1, 2, or 3	Sudden cardiac death of the young (SCDY) in Michigan: development and implementation of an innovative mortality review system. Janice Bach -Presentation - Abstract Pathogen burden as a pathway linking socioeconomic position and cardiovascular disease. Amanda Simanek - Presentation - Abstract The relationship between fear of crime and a healthy lifestyle in Flint, MI. Sara Wieseneck - Presentation - Abstract	Social support for physical activity of middle school students. Lauren Hamel - Presentation - Abstract MiPHY: The web-based anonymous student survey. Kim Kovalchick - Presentation - Abstract Linking surveillance data on hazardous substance releases to assurance: mercury spills and school safety in Michigan. Noreen Hughes - Presentation - Abstract
	Session 3 – Lake Superior Room, 3rd floor Open discussion - "Careers in Epidemiology"
	International Richard Renas, MPH - Epidemiologist, Oakland Co. Academic Ellen Velie, Ph.D., MPH - Assoc. Prof. of Epi, MSU	Local Government Fatema Mamou, MPH - Epidemiologist, Genesee Co. State Government Bob Wahl, DVM, MS - Epidemiologist, MDCH
2:30 PM	Break / Poster Session II / Exhibits- Gold A & B
3:00 PM	Session 4 - Infectious Disease - Parlor A & B	Session 5 - Child & Community Health - Parlor C
Choose between sessions 4 or 5	Tuberculosis outbreak in Flint, MI, 2007. Fatema Mamou - Presentation - Abstract Lyme disease surveillence in Michigan. Pamela Roy - Presentation - Abstract Health department response to bloodborne pathogen exposure at a physician's office in Kent County, MI. Brian Hartl - Presentation - Abstract	Assessing trends: the elimination of childhood lead poisoning in the city of Detroit by 2010. Harolyn Tarr - Presentation - Abstract Sentinel Centers Network: improving the quality of care at community health centers. Christopher Wojcik - Presentation - Abstract Birth outcomes among Arab-Americans in Michigan before and after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Abdulrahman El-Sayed - Presentation - Abstract
4:00 PM	Closing reception sponsored by the MSU Department of Epidemiology, Gold A & B. All are welcome to attend.
Overall conference objectives: 1. Expose a diverse group of public health professionals & students to emerging epidemiological topics of interest. 2. Provide education regarding up-to-date epidemiological and public health-related research within the state of Michigan.
Continuing Medical Education (CME credits): This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Michigan State Medical Society Committee on CME Accreditation through the joint sponsorship of the Public Health Consortium and the Michigan Department of Community Health. The Public Health Consortium is accredited by the Michigan State Medical Society Committee on CME Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Public Health Consortium designates this activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category I credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit is only available for the morning session and sessions 1, 2, 4, and 5, not for session 3 or the poster sessions.		Contact Hours (CEU credits): This activity is approved for 4.5 contact hours by the Michigan Nurses Association, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation. Credit is only available for the morning session and sessions 1, 2, 4, and 5, not for session 3 or the poster sessions.