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Tuesday, June 10 Highlights
Schedule:
7:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Attendees will meet by profession to examine profession-specific topics. Below are highlights of these 11 full-day meetings.
Dentists
- Best practices in infection control and an overview of needs assessment tools
- Health literacy concepts for dentists
- Role of bisphosphonates
Dietitians
- Food safety and defense: Foodborne illness investigations and recalls
- Implications of public health concepts targeting prevention of overweight and obesity in youth
- Role of transfats
Engineers
- Taking PHS engineer public health expertise global
- Advances in improving water quality and safety
- Engineering outreach to improve public health
Environmental Health
- Environmental public health implications of climate change in Rural Alaska
- Past, present and future of environmental health officers in the U.S. Public Health Service
- Environmental health role in injury prevention
Health Services
- Developments in telemedicine
- Cultural competency in disaster mental health situations
- Internet safety
Nurses
- Just in time leadership
- Nursing-led public health interventions in a global environment
- Nurses leading the fight against diabetes and obesity
Pharmacists
- The pharmaceutical industry’s responsibility to patients in the developing world
- Telepharmacy developments
- Pharmacist's initiatives in ambulatory care practice
Physicians
- Bio-psycho-social issues related to an aging population
- Immigration health issues
- Environmental medicine
Scientists
- Visitor injury in national parks: A partnership in prevention
- Building epidemiologic capacity in Kentucky: A model of federal, state, local and private agency collaboration
- Compliance with international health regulations
Therapists
- Role of wellness centers
- Pain management strategies
- Diabetes and exercise
Veterinarians
- Update on AVMA One Health initiative
- Multi-agency and multi-disciplinary response to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Arizona
- Expansion Workforce Act and meeting the need for public health veterinarians