USPHS Scientific & Training Symposium: Physician Category Agenda
07:35
a.m. – 08:00 a.m. Introduction
CAPT Barbara Stinson, USPHS, Category Day Representative
08:00 a.m. – 08:45 a.m. Poison Control Centers and Toxicosurveillance: Real-time National Surveillance for Outbreaks of Chemical-Associated Illness
CDR Joshua G Schier, MD, USPHS, Medical Toxicologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This session will describe how Poison Control Centers (PCCs) play an essential role for both the public and healthcare professionals in answering questions about chemical-associated illness. PCCs received over 4 million calls alone in 2006 and may operate at the local, state, and/or regional level. Since 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the AAPCC have been collaborating to develop and refine a national surveillance system for outbreaks of chemical-associated illness. The role of the poison control center in managing clinical illness at the individual level as well as in national surveillance for events of public health significance will be discussed.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Describe the role of poison control centers in cases of clinical illness
• Discuss the role of poison control centers in national surveillance for chemical-associated illness
• Describe the potential benefits as well as the limitations of using poison control centers in national surveillance efforts for chemical-associated illness
08:45 a.m. – 09:15 a.m. Unique Populations: Developments in Correctional Care
CDR Hernan Reyes, MD, USPHS, Clinical Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons
This session will address the unique issues and challenges facing public health medical officers in correctional settings
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Describe the impact of two public health interventions in a correctional setting
• Discuss the treatment of psychiatric problems in a correctional setting
09:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Examples of Mental Health's Importance from General and Public Health Perspective
CAPT Marc Safran, MD, MPA, USPHS, Senior Psychiatrist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presentation (pps, 3.14 MB)
This session will examine the critical role of good mental health from both a general and a public health perspective.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Cite three examples of mental health's importance from a general medical perspective
• List three examples of mental health's importance from a public health perspective
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Cardiovascular Interventions and the Treatment of Hypertension in a Public Health Setting
RADM James Galloway, MD, FACP, FACC, USPHS, Regional Health Administrator, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
CAPT Jeffrey Kopp, USPHS, Staff Clinician, Kidney Disease Section, National Institute of Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
This session will address cardiovascular interventions in public health and provide an update on treatment strategies for hypertension.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Describe the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease
• Discuss at least two specific cardiovascular disease prevention interventions
• Describe a current approach to diagnosing essential and secondary hypertension
• Discuss hypertension treatment goals in various populations and appropriate usage of various classes of anti-hypertensive medication.
12:30 p.m. – 01:45 p.m. Luncheon
RADM David Rutstein, MD, USPHS, Chief Medical Officer of the U.S. Public Health Service
01:45 p.m. – 03:15 p.m. Environmental Medicine
CDR Jeffrey Nemhauser, MD, USPHS, Senior Medical Officer, Radiation Studies Branch, National Center for Environmental Health
pps (11.57 MB) | pdf (6.53 MB)
CDR Dana Thomas, MD, USPHS; Chief of Occupational Medicine, U.S. Coast Guard
CDR Jose Serrano, PhD, MD, USPHS, Director of the Liver and Exocrine Pancreas Programs, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
This session will focus on a variety of environmental-associated issues that pose new challenges for United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Medical Officers and how these challenges are being addressed.
The first lecture will describe how the core principles of epidemiology and basic science were adapted and utilized by professionals involved with an investigation in late 2006 into the discovery of polonium-210 (a radioactive element) in a Russian ex-spy living in England. The presentation will examine the fundamentals of radioactive decay and how this can assist public health investigators in such an incident.
The second lecture in this series will examine the numerous environmental and occupational hazards faced by U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) personnel during the course of their duties and describe current and anticipated public health concerns for the 21st century USCG workforce and how they will be met.
The final lecture will discuss drug-induced liver injury (DILI). Environmental-associated health risks include the broad scope of unintentional drug induced or associated illness; an important historical as well as future public health concern considering the large number of current pharmaceutical products available to the public. The liver is a vital organ for performing physiological processes that minimize or eliminate potential harmful side effects from a wide number of drugs. When DILI occurs, it can have profound effects on an individual, but far more devastating repercussions on the public’s health.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Describe the fundamentals of radioactive decay and the potential implications for health investigations
• Discuss historical and current environmental and occupational health challenges faced by members of the U.S. Coast Guard
• Describe the risk factors and mechanism of injury for DILI
• Discuss current initiatives involving pharmacogenetics in DILI
03:15 p.m. – 03:30 p.m. BREAK
03:30 p.m. – 04:45 p.m. Bio-Psycho-Social Issues in Aging
CAPT Dawn Wyllie, MD, MPH, USPHS, Regional Chief Medical Officer, Bemidji Area Indian Health Service
CDR Rochelle Nolte, MD, USPHS, SMO, U.S. Coast Guard, National Testing Center
This presentation will focus on bio-psycho-social issues related to an aging population, in particular the “baby boomer” generation. Specific content will cover various aspects of life stages, care-giver concerns, palliative care, common conditions of the aging process, and optimizing wellness while growing older. Participants will have an opportunity to measure their own “wellness” with a recognized self-assessment tool.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Describe key mental health issues in an aging population
• Identify two key psychological life stages in an aging population
• Describe the fundamental principles of palliative care in life-limiting situations
• Discuss the epidemiology and management of osteoarthritis and osteoporosis in a rapidly enlarging geriatric population
• Describe ways to optimize wellness while growing older
04:45 p.m. – 05:15 p.m. Closing Remarks