EVENTS CALENDAR

December 1, 2009

Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Grace John-Stewart

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Sponsored by School of Public Health and School of Medicine
On December 1, World AIDS Day, Dr. Grace John-Stewart will present the School of Public Health's Fall Quarter Distinguished Faculty Lecture / School of Medicine Science in Medicine Lecture. Her talk is titled, Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1: From Discovery to Delivery.
Hogness Auditorium, A-420 Health Sciences
For more information contact Holly Weese

December 1, 2009

Mexico Border Health Issues

3:30 pm - 4:50 pm
Sponsored by Department of Epidemiology - Special Seminar

Dr. Hugo Vilchis is the Director of the Border Epidemiology & Environmental Health Center at New Mexico State University. He is Associate Professor at New Mexico State University with the Health Science Department (College of Health and Social Services) and with the Molecular Biology Graduate program. He is also a Professor at El Colegio de Chihuahua and the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, higher education and research institutions in Mexico.

He obtained his medical degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1982 and his MPH from the School of Public Health of Mexico in 1985. Dr. Vilchis studied Epidemiology and Surveillance in Brazil in 1986.

Dr. Vilchis' public health career started in Mexico City in 1980 working for the General Directorate of Epidemiology, Mexican Secretary of Health. He was Department Chief of the National Immunization Programs in Mexico and during his tenure, children immunization rates rose to 90%. In 1989, he was appointed to the Pan American Health Organization, first as the National Advisor for the Immunization Program in Mexico and in 1992 as the Medical Epidemiologist of the Field Office in El Paso, Texas. In 1996, Dr. Vilchis joined New Mexico State University and the NM Office of Border Health, where he developed the Border Epidemiology & Environmental Health Center.

He has been working on many different projects involving epidemiology, surveillance, community health, and international health. Dr. Vilchis obtained his expertise working in the United States and Latin American countries like Mexico, Brazil, and Guatemala, among many others.

Health Sciences T-739
For more information contact Ann Vander Stoep

December 2, 2009

PHG Seminar: "What Causes Cancer in our Germ Cells?"

3:00 pm - 4:20 pm
Sponsored by

Health Sciences Room K-069

December 4, 2009

Educational Seminar on Health Effects of Atomic Bombs Dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sponsored by Department of Epidemiology - Special Events

This is the first educational seminar sponsored by the Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of Radiation-Exposed (HICARE) in Seattle. The Council has been sending a medical team to the Pacific Northwest to provide A-bomb survivors with health examinations every other year. Another important mission is to educate the people in the world about the danger of and health effects from A-bombs, in order to prevent the future use of nuclear weapons in the world. It is a rare and important opportunity to listen to medical and research experts who have been directly involved with A-bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Coffee and snacks will be served starting at 6:00pm

Parking is available at the S1 parking lot. When passing by the S1 Gate - please let the attendant know that you will be attending the seminar called "A-bomb Symposium". You pay on your way out.

Parking fee information: http://www.washington.edu/facilities/transportation/commuterservices/fees/gatehouse-permits

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Health Sciences T-639
For more information contact Scott Davis, PhD

December 8, 2009

Genome-wide association studies of cardiovascular disease: design, conduct and findings from the CHARGE Consortium.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Sponsored by Department of Epidemiology - Epi 583 Seminar Series

Nicole L. Glazer, PhD, Epidemiologist, UW, CHRU

Brief bio: Dr. Glazer received her Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of Washington. She currently works as a cardiovascular epidemiologist at the UW Cardiovascular Health Research Unit. Her areas of interest include genetics, biomarkers and pharmacoepidemiology. In her post-graduate work she has mostly focused on genome-wide association studies.

Recommended reading:

1. Pearson TA, Manolio TA. How to interpret a genome-wide association study. JAMA. 2008;299:1335-44.
2. Newton-Cheh C, et al. Common variants at ten loci influence QT interval duration in the QTGEN Study. Nat Genet. 2009;41:399-406.

Light refreshments will be served.

Health Sciences T-739
For more information contact Ann Vander Stoep

December 9, 2009

Holiday Open House

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sponsored by Dean's Office
The Annual Holiday Open House this year will be a dessert reception the afternoon of December 9, 2009. Please join us!
F-348 Health Sciences
For more information contact Holly Weese

December 9, 2009

Leadership in Public Health Grand Rounds: Howard Koh

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sponsored by School of Public Health
Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will speak at Leadership in Public Health Grand Rounds at 4:00 on December 9.
T639 Health Sciences
For more information contact Bud Nicola

January 7 - January 8, 2010

Semiahmoo Conference

9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sponsored by Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, UW

Annual joint meeting of the University of Washington Dept of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, the University of British Columbia School of Environmental Health, and Simon Fraser University.

Located at Semiahmoo Resort, Blaine, Washington
For more information contact Chris Simpson

February 4, 2010

"When Does “Occupational Health” End and “Health” Begin?"

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sponsored by
Puget Sound Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds

Speaker: Mark Cullen, MD

Professor, General Internal Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine


For more information contact ce@u.washington.edu

February 10, 2010

Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Lucio Costa

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Sponsored by Dean's Office, School of Public Health
Lucio Costa, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, will deliver the School's Winter Quarter Distinguished Faculty Lecture. Title to be announced. A reception will follow the lecture.
T-739
For more information contact Holly Weese

March 11, 2010

"Building the Linkage Between Clean Energy and Green Chemistry: No Time Like the Present"

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sponsored by
Puget Sound Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds

Speakers:
Michael Wilson, PhD, MPH Research Scientist
and
Megan R. Schwarzman, MD, MPH, Research Scientist

Program in Green Chemistry and Chemicals Policy,
Center for Occupational and Environmental Health,
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley


For more information contact ce@u.washington.edu

April 8, 2010

"Bringing the Troops Home: Post-Combat Health Assessment Using an OEM Model"

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sponsored by
Puget Sound Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds

Stephen, C. Hunt, MD, MPH

Deployment Health Clinic, VA Puget Sound Health Care System


For more information contact ce@u.washington.edu

May 13, 2010

"Work Stress and Allostatic Load: Explaining How Work Experiences of Immigrant Workers Contribute to Disparate Health"

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sponsored by
Puget Sound Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds

Arnold (Butch) de Castro, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN

Director, Occupational Health Nursing Program, School of Nursing, University of Washington

For more information contact ce@u.washington.edu