University of Washington School of Public Health Events

Examples of using inverse probability weighting in pharamcoepidemiology

November 24, 2009, 3:30 pm - 4:50 pm
Health Sciences Building T-739 (7th floor of the T-wing)
Joseph A C Delaney, PhD

Candidate for Research Assistant Professor in Epidemiology
Research Interests: Pharmacoepidemiology, Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Epidemiological methods, Infectious diseases.

Short Bio: Joseph "Chris" Delaney completed a MA in Mathematics and Statistics at Lakehead University in 1997. He went on to complete a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McGill University under the supervision of Dr. Samy Suissa in 2008. He is currently working at the Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center as a post-doctoral fellow under Dr. Richard Kronmal.

Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Grace John-Stewart

December 1, 2009, 1:30 pm
Hogness Auditorium, A-420 Health Sciences
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.

Mexico Border Health Issues

December 1, 2009, 3:30 pm - 4:50 pm
Health Sciences T-739

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.

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

December 2, 2009, 3:00 pm - 4:20 pm
Health Sciences Room K-069

Biostatistics Autumn 2009 Quarter Seminar Series

December 3, 2009, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Health Sciences Building, Room T-747

Presentation TBA

Speaker: Sebastien Haneuse, Associate Investigator, Group Health Center for Health Studies

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

December 4, 2009, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Health Sciences T-639

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

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