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.
Speakers:
1. Introduction by Dr. Tsukasa Namekata (Clinical Associate Professor, Dept. of Health Services, University of Washington; and Director, Pacific Rim Disease Prevention Center)
2. Outline of Damages Made by A-bomb in Hiroshima by Dr. Shizuteru Usui (President, Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association; and Director, Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of Radiation-Exposed (HICARE))
3. Outline of Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-Exposed (HICARE) by Dr. Hiroo Dohy (President, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital; and President, HICARE)
4. Effects of A-bomb Radiation on Human Body by Dr. Kazunori Kodama (Chief Scientist, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; President, Japan Epidemiological Association; and Executive Secretary, HICARE)
5. Review and Recommendations Regarding Health Examination Projects for Survivors in North America for Past 32 years by Dr. Makoto Matsumura (Board-Director of Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association)
6. Concluding Remarks by Dr. Scott Davis (Professor and Chair, Dept. of Epidemiology, University of Washington)
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
Click here for Map with details
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:
- Pearson TA, Manolio TA. How to interpret a genome-wide association study. JAMA. 2008;299:1335-44.
- Newton-Cheh C, et al. Common variants at ten loci influence QT interval duration in the QTGEN Study. Nat Genet. 2009;41:399-406.
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
