EVENTS CALENDAR

November 9, 2009

ASPH/APHA Reception

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sponsored by Dean's Office, School of Public
Reception for alumni and friends of the School during the annual ASPH/APHA meeting, held this year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street, Room 401
For more information contact Tamara Burdic at 206-221-6343

November 11, 2009

Prospective Student Visit Day at APHA 2009

8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sponsored by Association of Schools of Public Health

Take advantage of the unique opportunity to engage 41 CEPH-accredited schools of public health at one convenient location during the American Public Health Association (APHA) 137th Annual Meeting and Exposition, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Visit Day at APHA is designed for you to discover the rewards of a career in public health.

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia
For more information phone 292-296-1099

November 11, 2009

The other influenza: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine shortage and public health response — United States, 2008 – 2009

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sponsored by Group Health Research Institute

Please join us for a special seminar presented by Michael L. Jackson, PhD, MPH.

As an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Jackson works on surveillance, research, and policy related to vaccine-preventable diseases. He is particularly focused on Haemophilus influenzae, pertussis, and meningococcal disease. Before joining the EIS program Dr. Jackson was a graduate student at the University of Washington and a post-doctoral fellow at Group Health Research Institute (formerly the Center for Health Studies). His dissertation and related research focused on methods for evaluating vaccine effectiveness and on the use of administrative data in epidemiologic studies.

Abstract:Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was once the most common cause of invasive bacterial disease among young children in the United States. Since 1988, routine use of Hib protein conjugate vaccines has reduced the incidence of invasive Hib by more than 99 percent. However, in December 2007, Merck & Co., Inc. voluntary recalled certain lots of their Hib vaccines and suspended Hib vaccine production. As Merck had provided roughly 50 percent of the United States Hib vaccine supply, Merck's recall and production suspension led to a shortage of Hib vaccines in the United States. In this talk Dr. Jackson will review the public health response to the shortage, including vaccination policy, public health practice, and scientific research.

Directions:http://www.grouphealthresearch.org/contact/directions.html

Conference Room 1509A, Metropolitan Park East
For more information contact Colton Barlow

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 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.

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

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

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

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