Loyola Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology MPH News and Events

2012 winter conference of the Illinois Health Care Ethics Committee Forum

2012-01-31T08:17:00.000-08:00

The 2012 winter conference of the Illinois Health Care Ethics Committee Forum (IL HEC) is scheduled for Friday, Feb 10th at SSOM.

Our keynote speaker is Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH, FACP

Director, The Institute for Ethics and the Center for Patient Safety, American Medical Association

"Ethics and Quality Improvement: The Promise and the Peril"

Please see the attached agenda/registration materials or see link to

conference materials:

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/depts/bioethics/news_and_events/IssuesEthics_2012.html

Contact Robbin Hiller for more information: rhiller@lumc.edu

Master's Thesis Presentation this week!

2012-01-23T09:35:00.001-08:00

We will have a CRME research project presentation this Thursday, January 26th at 11am.
Department of Preventive Medicine Library-3rd floor Maguire Bldg

Presenter: Scott Graziano, M.D.
Title: Presentation title: Assessing Bowel Function in the Postpartum Period

Graduate School Announcements

2012-01-23T08:06:00.000-08:00

Upcoming Deadlines:

· February 1—Last day to apply for August 2012 degree conferral.

For complete list of key dates and deadlines, see the Graduate School calendar:
http://www.luc.edu/gradschool/key_dates.shtml#fall

Dissertation and Thesis Support Group:
When: Fridays, 2:30—3:30 p.m., Beginning Friday, Feb. 3rd.
Where: 3rd Floor Wellness Center Group Rm., 1052 Loyola Ave.
How: To request group membership or for further information, new and returning members please contact Dr. David deBoer at ddeboer@luc.edu or by calling (773) 508-2546.
Do you find the research and writing process isolating? Are you dealing with writer’s block? Are members of your committee steering you in five different directions? Are you smoking more cigarettes than ever before? Are you procrastinating so much that your kitchen has never been cleaner?
Completing research projects is difficult work—but you do not have to be in it alone! Please attend a weekly group facilitated by Wellness Center clinical psychologist David deBoer. Members of this ongoing interactive group commit to support, cajole and encourage one another in overcoming the blocks to productivity and moving forward with your project. The group is open to graduate students at any stage in the process of completing either a master’s thesis or a doctoral dissertation.

Graduate School Research Symposium Call For Abstracts:
Loyola University Chicago, The Graduate School
5th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Symposium for Graduate School Students
Pursuit of Truth: Jesuit Ideals in Graduate Research
Saturday, April 21, 2012 Crown Center, Lake Shore Campus
Official Call for Abstracts
Submission Deadline: March 2, 2012

• The Graduate School will host their interdisciplinary research symposium on Saturday April 21, 2012 at the Crown Center on Lake Shore Campus from 9 AM to 5 PM, as a forum for Loyola graduate students to present their scholarly work. The goal of the Interdisciplinary Research Symposium is to provide participants an appreciation of how Loyola Graduate students are incorporating the Jesuit ideals within their research.
• The theme of this year’s symposium is Pursuit of Truth: Jesuit Ideals in Graduate Research. We invite students to display their research exemplifying one of the six Jesuits ideals of the university: Faith & Spirituality, Social Justice, Ethics & Values, Global Awareness, New Approaches & Methods, and Community & Service
Present your work - in the form of either as a paper presentation or as a poster presentation. Paper presentations will occur as part of a panel session followed by questions and answers from the audience. Poster presentations will be informal presentations throughout the day.
• Any current graduate student within the Graduate School is welcomed to submit. Students should rank which of the Jesuit ideals (up to three) they think best exemplifies their research. Panel sessions and poster categorizations will be composed upon these Jesuit ideals.
• Monetary awards will be given to the top paper presenters and poster presenters.
• Submissions are due Friday, March 2, 2012 at 5:00pm and should be submitted electronically to GSAC@luc.edu. Submissions should include keywords that broadly describe the research particularly paying attention to individuals not familiar with the discipline. In Word format, please include an abstract (maximum 250 words) and a brief bibliographical statement (50-100 words).
• Selected paper and posters will be notified by March 23, 2012
Questions can be sent to GSAC@luc.edu.

Loyola Spring 2012 Career Fair:
Fair Date : Tues. Feb. 21st, 12-4 pm, Gentile Center, Lake Shore Campus
The Spring 2012 Career Fair will focus on full-time employment for our May 2012 grads as well as internship opportunities for Summer and Fall 2012. This is a university-wide event including all majors and class levels. Loyola students and alumni, as well as students from neighboring Chicago universities, will be invited to meet with a wide variety of employers from the for-profit, non-profit and government sectors.

Writing workshop

2012-01-17T09:10:00.001-08:00

Registration for the WTC session is closed since we have met capacity for the room. Limited space is available for the LSC session. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Graduate Student Writing Workshop

Water Tower Campus - REGISTRATION CLOSED

Monday, January 23, 2012

6:00 – 7:30 PM

Corboy Law Center, 105

Lake Shore Campus - LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE

Friday, February 3, 2012

2:00 – 3:30 PM

Quinlan Life Science Building, 312

Feel like you need some assistance in your writing? Most of us, regardless of our degrees and status could benefit from advice from someone who has made it his career to guide people to the next level of their writing ability.
Attend an interactive writing workshop specifically geared to graduate students. This 90 minute session will contextualize the major influences on writing struggles for graduate-level papers, and then feature three elemental areas of sound scholarly writing at the graduate level: organization around a complex and worthwhile purpose, a framed paragraph structure that follows and explores the organizational purpose, and a reassessment of source relationships according to the organizational purpose.

The workshop will be conducted by Michael Meinhardt, English Instructor and is open to both Master’s and Doctoral students from all disciplines. Registration is required. Send an email to gradschool@luc.edu to reserve your participation. Include the workshop title in the subject line.

2012-01-10T21:08:00.000-08:00

The 2012 Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training Program is now accepting applications for the five day Summer Institute in San Antonio, TX!

Current and former MPH students are invited to apply for an opportunity to hear from Latino researchers and learn more about successfully applying for doctoral programs, as well as apply for internships.
Visit the website to learn more and download the application: http://ihpr.uthscsa.edu/exito.html

2012-01-06T10:15:00.001-08:00

Loyola University Health System recently updated its online Employment Opportunities Center to enable job-seekers to also view job opportunities at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and Trinity Health. Please click here to access the Loyola Employment Opportunities Center, or go to loyolahealth.org, click on “Jobs” at the bottom of the home page and select “Staff Positions” on the right side of your screen. Once you reach the Loyola Employment Opportunities Center, you can view job postings for Gottlieb Memorial Hospital or Trinity Health by clicking on one of the links located on the left side of your screen.

Gangs: What we know, What’s being done and What’s left to learn

2012-01-06T08:17:00.000-08:00

Join us for a timely discussion focused on what researchers, law enforcement and community groups have learned about gang violence in Chicago and their suggestions for addressing the problem.

The Chicago crime Commission will present the main findings from our seceond installment of “The Gang Book,” set to be released in January, 2012.

Panelists

Gangs in Chicago: An Overview

Jim Hubbard, Research Analyst (confirmed)

Chicago Crime Commission

The Reliance of Communities on Gangs

Sudhir Venkatesh, Professor of Sociology (invited)

Columbia University

Gangs, Communities and the Underground Economy

John Hagedorn, Professor of Criminology, Law and Justice (confirmed)

University of Illinois, Chicago

Law Enforcement Strategies to Reduce Gang Violence

Nick Roti, Chief of the Organized Crime Division (confirmed)

Chicago Police Department

Community-Based Programs that Seek to Reduce Youth and Gang Violence

Mike Rodriguez, Executive Director (confirmed)

Enlace Chicago

Breakfast and Registration 8:30-9:00 am.

Panel Discussion 9:00 am-12 pm

Where: 11 East Pearson Chicago, Illinois 60611

Beane Hall, 13th Floor Lewis Towers-Loyola university

For registration information please contact Laura Brinkman at lbrinkman@chicagocrimecommission.org or (312) 372-0101 x263.

CDC Says American Diet Still Falls Short.

2011-12-15T04:58:00.001-08:00

MedPage Today (12/15, Fiore) reports that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Americans are still falling short of national dietary recommendations, eating too many sweets and not enough vegetables and whole grains." On the Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2005), "a national...index that measured compliance with US dietary guidelines from 2005, the average overall diet score was only about 60 points out of 100 – 'indicating Americans' diets need improvement,' Bethene Ervin, PhD, RD, wrote in a National Health Statistics Report." MedPage Today explains that the HEI-2005 "assesses specific intake of various nutritional categories, including whole fruits, dark green and orange vegetables, whole grains, milk, meat and beans, oils, fats, sodium, alcohol, and added sugar."

2011-12-14T08:06:00.000-08:00

Department of Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds

Dru Bhattacharya, Director of Health Policy and Law, will discuss:

Politics and Public Health Policy from Johnson to Obama

Event will be held in the Department of Preventive Medicine Library, Maguire bldg 3rd floor

Can also join via videoconference (for students only), contact Holly Kramer at hkramer@lumc.edu

Studies Suggest Fructose May Not Be Ideal Sweetener For Diabetics

2011-12-08T08:41:00.003-08:00

MedPage Today (12/8, Fiore) reports that "fructose may not be an ideal sweetener for diabetics," according to research presented at a press briefing arranged by the Endocrine Society. The results of several studies have suggested that "its links with hypertension, adiposity, and increased uric acid levels could potentially outweigh its immediate blood sugar benefits, especially among patients with diabetes, who already have or are at risk for such comorbidities," researchers explained. In fact, "the American Diabetes Association doesn't recommend fructose as a substitute sweetener for glucose," MedPage Today points out. However, people with diabetes may consume fruit as part of "a healthy diet."

Environmental Ethics, Emerging Contaminants, and Emerging Technologies

2011-12-08T08:41:00.001-08:00

New Doctoral Training Program at Brown University

Brown University’s Department of Sociology seeks applications from students who want to study ethical issues concerning emerging contaminants and technologies. Applicants will most likely be students with a general interest in one or more of: environmental sociology, medical sociology, and science studies. This new Research Training Program, “New Directions in Environmental Ethics: Emerging Contaminants, Emerging Technologies, and Beyond,” funded by NSF’s STS Program, will also fund a Postdoctoral Fellow. The Training Program synthesizes three areas on the cutting edge of STS research: 1) emerging contaminants and technologies, 2) public participation in science, and 3) reflexive research ethics. These areas are tied together by a commitment to developing and implementing research and methods that make science and technological innovation more accountable and responsive to public needs and wellbeing. Students will participate in the Contested Illnesses Research Group led by Dr. Phil Brown, a long-standing research group with many funded projects, which includes 2 faculty, 3 postdocs, and 6 graduate students. Students will also be involved with the Program in Science and Technology Studies, including its many seminar and colloquium speakers. Training grant recipients will have dedicated courses and seminar series, opportunities for collaboration on existing research, and opportunities to develop new research. A laboratory and community component will provide for the Trainees to observe scientific practices and public engagement, and to connect with scientists and social movement leaders, by visiting laboratories and community-based organizations.

Brown University has a very strong environmental health presence, including a Superfund Research Program, Children’s Environmental Health Center, and National Children’s Study. The STS Program has grown substantially in recent years, offering exciting learning opportunities. The Contested Illnesses Research Group maintains many relationships with research organizations and community groups. Trainees will have a unique opportunity to develop STS theoretical approaches and research directions for the study of emerging science, health social movements, public participation in science, and research ethics.

Applicants will need to meet the Department of Sociology’s criteria for admission, and will complete all the same requirements as other doctoral students. Applicants should visit the Department of Sociology website for details – http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Sociology/graduate/. All students accepted to the Department of Sociology get 5 years of funding as long as they make expected progress, with the first year typically being a University Fellowship and the next four years being a combination of research assistantships and teaching assistantships. Trainees in the Environmental Ethics, Emerging Contaminants, and Emerging Technologies Program get up to three of their funded years supported by the Training Program and thus will not need to be research assistants or teaching assistants in those years. There will be options for combining support from research assistantships and teaching assistantships for those who wish that experience.Trainees also get additional summer funding, and some research travel funds.

For additional information write: phil_brown@brown.edu. Prior contact before the application is encouraged. Applications should be sent to the Brown University Graduate School. In addition, applicants should send a CV and a cover letter describing their interests in, and qualifications for, the Training Program.

2011-12-05T09:03:00.000-08:00

December 15—Last day to apply late for May 2012 degree conferral. This option is for first-time applicants only.

For complete list of key dates and deadlines, see the Graduate School calendar:
http://www.luc.edu/gradschool/key_dates.shtml#fall

On-Campus Event:
When: Friday, Dec. 9, 6-8 p.m.
Where: Black Cultural Center (Entrance is in the alley on the right side of Campion- on Loyola Ave.), LSC
The Department of Student Diversity & Multicultural Affairs would like to invite you to: Desserts in December! Come celebrate the closing of this semester, your hard work, and accomplishments by enjoying some tasty treats! Free!

Employment Opportunity:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Summer 2012 Research Experiences
Undergraduates, Graduate Students, and Faculty
http://www.orau.gov/dhseducationprograms

· DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions
· Early career faculty teamed with undergraduate and graduate students
· 10-week summer research experiences at university-based DHS Centers of Excellence nationwide
· Faculty and student stipends, housing allowances, travel expenses
· Areas of research:

Homeland security related science, technology, engineering and mathematics
· Faculty apply for up to $50,000 in follow-on funding at end of summer
· U.S. citizenship required
· Faculty application deadline: January 8, 2012

Questions regarding DHS Education Programs can be sent via e-mail to dhsed@orau.org.

Healthcare Fellowships

2011-12-02T08:33:00.000-08:00

Healthcare Fellowships
Sponsor: Families USA
Families USA is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans. The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice is designed to foster advancement of social justice through participation in healthcare advocacy work that focuses on the challenges facing many communities of color. The Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice was created to inspire and develop the next generation of healthcare justice leaders. Each fellowship is for one year.

Each fellowship includes a compensatory package including a salary and benefits. Eligible applicants must be authorized to work in the US and have a college degree or plan to receive a degree by August 2012.

Please contact Families USA for more information and to apply for this funding: http://www.familiesusa.org/fellowships/

Department of Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds December 8 11 AM

2011-12-01T07:58:00.001-08:00

Thursday December 8, 11 AM

Dr. Lara Dugas will discuss the paper: Childhood adiposity, adult adiposity and cardiovascular risk factors. published in the NEJM, 2011. This paper presents 23 yrs of follow-up data from 6328 participants. You may attend the via conference call or in person (Maguire Bldg 3rd floor, Department of Preventive Medicine library). For call-in information, contact Dr. Kramer at hkramer@lumc.edu

CDC Study: Many Americans With HIV/AIDS Not Receiving Treatment.

2011-12-01T04:12:00.001-08:00

A number of sources covered the release of a CDC report describing the status of HIV/AIDS treatment in the US.

The Washington Post (11/30, Brown) reports that just over "a quarter of Americans infected with the AIDS virus are getting the form of medical care that maximizes their life expectancy. ... Only 28 percent of the 1.2 million people living with HIV in the United States have their 'viral load' controlled." The report also showed "significant differences by age, sex and ethnic group. For example, 76 percent of HIV-positive people ages 18 to 24 who are in medical care are prescribed antiretrovirals, compared with 92 percent of people 55 and older. Ninety-two percent of whites are prescribed the drugs, compared with 89 percent of Hispanics and 86 percent of blacks. Eighty-four percent of whites achieve full suppression of viral load in their bloodstreams, compared with 79 percent of Hispanics and 70 percent of blacks." In addition, 86% of women and 90% of men are prescribed antiretroviral therapy, and 71% of women and 79% of men "achieve viral suppression."

Bloomberg News (11/30, Lopatto) adds, "About 20 percent of those who have HIV haven't been tested and don't know they have the virus, the Atlanta-based CDC said today in a statement."

The Wall Street Journal (11/30, McKay, Subscription Publication) quotes CDC director Thomas Frieden as saying, "We know how to control HIV in individuals and increasingly we know how to control it in communities. ... We've made real progress but have a lot further to go."

CQ (11/30, Subscription Publication) reports, "Nearly three out of four Americans living with HIV do not have their infection under control, according to CDC's Vital Signs report (pdf), released in advance of World AIDS Day, Dec. 1." In addition, the report indicates that "only 51 percent of people who are infected with HIV are getting ongoing medical care and treatment. And only an estimated 28 percent have a suppressed viral load." A related fact sheet (pdf) is also available online.

HealthDay (11/30, Reinberg) reports, "Some 1.2 million Americans are living with HIV...federal health officials report. Efforts to diagnose, treat and reduce transmission of the virus need to be redoubled," the study found. "According to the CDC report, in 2010 only 9.6 percent of adult Americans had been tested for HIV during in the past 12 months. Testing varied by state, from 4.9 percent to 29.8 percent."

New Initiative Targeted Towards High-Risk Communities. USA Today (11/30, Manning) reports, "A new initiative to boost HIV testing rates aims to get more people into treatment earlier, especially in hard-hit communities of black gay and bisexual men, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday." The initiative includes "funding for state and local health departments" to use "for testing, prevention, policy implementation and development and condom distribution," and "a $2.4 million education and advertising campaign, Testing Makes Us Stronger, that is aimed directly at increasing HIV testing in black gay and bisexual communities."

The Boston Globe (11/30, Kotz) "Daily Dose" blog notes, "A recent study of heterosexual couples conducted by the National Institutes of Health showed that consistently taking antiretroviral therapy -- the drugs used to treat HIV -- in combination with safe-sex behaviors, can reduce the risk of spreading HIV by approximately 96 percent. But it can be tough to convince some HIV-positive patients to remain on chronic treatment regimens that frequently cause extreme fatigue, headaches, diarrhea, and sleep disruptions, and in rare cases, heart and liver problems."

Today is the last day to apply for graduation in May 2012

2011-12-01T03:40:00.000-08:00

Upcoming Deadlines:

· Tomorrow, December 1—Last day to apply for May 2012 degree conferral in LOCUS
For complete list of key dates and deadlines, see the Graduate School calendar:
http://www.luc.edu/gradschool/key_dates.shtml#fall

Survey Finds Americans' "Ideal Weights" Have Risen.

2011-11-29T04:12:00.000-08:00

The Los Angeles Times (11/29, Healy) "Booster Shots" blog reports, "In Gallup's annual Health and Healthcare Survey, the nation's leading polling organization has asked Americans yearly how much they weigh and what their ideal weight would be. Compared to Americans' answers to those questions in 1991, both numbers -- actual weight and ideal weight -- have risen, although 'ideal' weights have not quite kept pace with actual weight gains." Interestingly, "as our actual weight drifts upward, so do our perceptions of what our 'ideal; weight would be," with men and women averaging 15 and 22 pounds more than their respective ideal weights. The blog adds, "Gallup's findings help paint a grim picture of mass delusion in the United States about its rising weight and the spate of health problems that come with it."

Healthcare and Supercommittee

2011-11-28T09:22:00.000-08:00

Robert J. Samuelson wrote in his column for the Washington Post (11/27) that the supercommittee was doomed to failure from its outset, as it lacked the time and staffing it would take "to solve a problem as contentious and complex as health care," which lies at the center of US spending problems. Samuelson highlighted a new study from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris that he said settles the debate over which the high cost of healthcare in the US brings with it the best healthcare in the world: "It's not true." The only way to avoid continued runaway healthcare spending, Samuelson said, would be to act in the form of a voucher system or a single-payer option.

Driving Factors in Youth Violence: Interdisciplinary Perpespective

2011-11-22T14:59:00.000-08:00

Thursday, December 1, 2011
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

It is the goal of the Chicago Crime Commission to address the public health aspect of youth violence. "It's clear that youth violence has reached epidemic proportions in Chicago, and other major cities in the United States. A study by the University of Chicago concluded that youth violence is driven by three factors: lack of education, mental health issues, and substance abuse," says Weis. "I will work to bring the law enforcement and public health communities together to find meaningful solutions to this deadly epidemic. The Chicago crime Commission needs to work with all members of the community to ensure our residents remain vigilant for those individuals who want to destroy our way of life."

For over 35 years, Dr. Bell has practiced psychiatry as an internationally recognized lecturer and author. He has given numerous presentations on mental wellness, violence prevention, and traumatic stress caused by violence. In 2007, he was appointed to the National academy of Science's institute of Medicine, Board of Children, Youth and Families and the Board of Health Care Services.

To RSCP for this event – email Claudia Kubnick

Flu vaccines for MPH students

2011-11-18T14:57:00.001-08:00

Flu vaccinations will be available for employees, students and volunteers in the Heart Transplant Unit, Loyola Hospital, room 3135, on Saturday, Nov. 19, and Sunday, Nov. 20, for 24 hours each day. Please ask for the charge nurse upon arriving at the unit for your vaccination.

SPRING COURSES

2011-11-18T14:47:00.000-08:00

By now, all registered MPH students should have received via email a list of all Spring course offerings. There are multiple new course offerings including both online and traditional courses. These include:

Geographic Information Systems
Public Health Law: Theories and Cases
The Epidemiology of Obesity: an energy balance perspective

Courses may fill up fast. For any questions, contact Dr. Holly Kramer via email hkramer@lumc.edu
For assistance with registering for courses, contact Ilze Berzins at iberzins@lumc.edu

Apply for one of six paid-internships in areas focusing in Latino cancer health disparity research.

2011-11-18T12:17:00.001-08:00

Éxito!, funded by the NCI and led by Dr. Amelie Ramirez and the Institute for Health Promotion Research team at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, aims to encourage minority master’s level students and master’s trained health professionals to pursue a doctoral degree and a career in Latino cancer health disparity research.

Éxito! provides participants the opportunity to:

Attend, in June 2012, a weeklong Summer Institute in San Antonio, TX, where they will hear from reputable guest speakers composed of state and national higher education representatives, including doctoral program directors, faculty, researchers, and Éxito! alumni mentors.

Apply for one of six paid-internships in areas focusing in Latino cancer health disparity research.

To learn more about our program please visit http://ihpr.uthscsa.edu/exito.html . We encourage you to spread the word about our program to your current and former students.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to email our Éxito! staff at exito@uthscsa.edu.

Loyola Department of Preventive Medicine Journal Club

2011-11-17T03:02:00.000-08:00

11 AM Thursday November 17
Department of Preventive Medicine Library
Can also participate via videoconference
Please email Holly Kramer at hkramer@lumc.edu for dial-in information
Article will discuss limitations of intention to treat analyses of achieved blood pressure

Lack Of Doctor-Patient Communication May Lead To Lawsuits.

2011-11-17T03:00:00.000-08:00

American Medical News (11/16, Gallegos) reports, "Failing to communicate diagnostic test results to patients and fellow physicians is leading to more doctors being sued. Claim payouts due to communication breakdowns after tests rose by $70 million from 1991 to 2010 across all specialties," according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. "Of the cases studied, the most common scenarios associated with communication problems were failure to notify the patient of the test result, telling the patient of an incorrect result and failing to notify the referring clinician." The study suggests that using electronic systems, which "are designed to reduce missed notifications by alerting referring clinicians of results and generating delivery receipts," may improve communication.

Director of Research Job Opening

2011-11-12T09:31:00.000-08:00

The American Hip Institute is inviting applications for Director of Research, a leadership position within our non-profit organization. The foundation is dedicated to innovation and clinical research in surgical and nonsurgical treatment of hip injuries, and is affiliated with a very busy orthopedic surgical department. The Director of Research will write and publish clinical outcomes studies, write IRB proposals, coordinate data collection, and manage the database of clinical outcomes. An ideal candidate would have experience and training in clinical research. Training might include MPH, or advanced degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or other area related to clinical research. Applicants should send resumes and statement of intent to:
info@americanhipinstitute.org

Vegan, Vegetarian Diets May Reduce Diabetes Risk

2011-11-10T04:38:00.000-08:00

MedWire (11/10, Robertson) reports, "Vegan and vegetarian diets substantially reduce the risk for developing diabetes, compared with nonvegetarian diets," according to a study published online in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease. After analyzing "data from the Adventist Health Study-2 to examine the incidence of diabetes in relation to diet among black (African American, West Indian/Caribbean, African, or other black) and non-black (white non-Hispanic, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Asian, Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander, or American Indian) populations," researchers found that "various forms of vegetarian diets reduce the risk by around 50%, and by as much as 70% in the case of a vegan diet."

Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology: Grand Rounds November 10

2011-11-09T07:42:00.001-08:00

November 10 at 10:30
Dr. Holly Kramer will present "Methodological considerations of repeated measures of renal biomarkers" via videoconference. This videoconference is open to all MPH and CRME students and Loyola faculty.
To obtain link, email Dr. Kramer at hkramer@lumc.edu

Racial Disparities Narrowing For Kidney Recipients

2011-11-09T07:41:00.000-08:00

HealthDay (11/9, Preidt) reports, "The reversal of a kidney allocation policy has improved black patients' chances of receiving a new organ from a deceased donor," according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. "Until 2003, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) gave priority to potential recipients who had a genetic match with the deceased donor in terms of HLA-B, an antigen involved in the body's immune response to foreign tissue. HLA-B similarity tends to be race-based." After examining data on approximately 179,000 patients on the list for a kidney transplant list, researchers "found that blacks were 37 percent less likely than whites to receive a DDKT before the policy reversal in 2003, compared with 23 percent less likely after the change."

Money Matters Workshop for Loyola Graduate Students

2011-11-07T09:24:00.001-08:00

Loan Borrowing and Repayment for Grad Students

When: Tues. November 8th, 4 PM (Centennial Forum Student Union Bremner Lounge)

Wed. November 9th, 5 PM (Corboy Law Center Room 727)

Loans can be an overwhelming topic for many of us. Who do we choose to borrow with? How much do I need to cover my tuition and living expenses? How much have I borrowed so far and what will this end up costing me? This workshop is designed to help graduate students understand the loan process, how to make the right decisions when it comes to borrowing and how to prepare for future loan repayment.

To RSVP: http://luc.edu/finaid/RSVP_financialaid.shtml

FDA Officials Hail Increased Drug Approvals

2011-11-04T07:46:00.000-07:00

The New York Times (11/4, A18, Harris, Subscription Publication) reports that officials at the Food and Drug Administration "on Thursday claimed credit for an increase in the approval of new drugs and argued that the results demonstrated the need for legislation to continue financing the current drug approval system." At a news conference FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg said, "I want to underscore that we approved a set of drugs that are truly medically important, and in fact did so in a way that made these drugs available to Americans before other places around the world." Noting that FDA officials have for years "said little about the declining number of new drug approvals," attributing them to a decline in quality applications, the Times adds that, with approvals on the upswing, Hamburg "is claiming some credit by saying that the agency has lowered some approval standards -- particularly for cancer drugs -- and speeded up many of its reviews."

CQ (11/4, Bunis, Subscription Publication) reports that drug makers "have complained in the past that the approval process takes too long and puts the US at a competitive disadvantage with other countries." The FDA report "says that the US 24 of the 35 drugs approved were approvals occurred in the United States before any other country in the world and also before the European Union." Among the successes highlighted in the report are approval of medicines for lung cancer and lymphoma that "are breakthroughs in personalized medicine," seven major improvements in cancer treatment and 10 for rare "orphan" diseases. Almost half the new approvals were viewed as significant therapeutic advances for heart attack, stroke and kidney transplant rejection, and two-thirds were completed in a single review cycle.

Bloomberg News (11/4, Edney) notes that the report of "particularly notable" new treatments includes Johnson & Johnson prostate cancer drug Zytiga, and Roche AG's Zelboraf melanoma drug. It also pointed to a new hepatitis C treatment, and Benlysta, the first new lupus therapy in 50 years, from Human Genome Sciences Inc.

According to Reuters (11/4, Yukhananov, Selyukh), the FDA report stresses how the user-fees it collects from drugmakers have helped shorten the agency's review times. Janet Woodcock, the director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said that the higher number of approvals did not stem from the agency receiving significantly more applications, but from getting better-quality applications.

Regulators' Claims Precede Hill Fight Over User Fees. The Hill (11/4, Pecquet) "Healthwatch" blog notes that the FDA "touted a banner year for drug approvals as Congress prepares to renew industry user fees that fund the agency." It notes that the FDA, "like other federal agencies, faces looming cuts as Congress seeks to pare back a $1.3 trillion deficit," and that the industry user-fee funding drug approvals is scheduled to expire at the end of September 2012. While the agency "has reached agreement with the two main drug lobbies -- the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) -- on a deal that would trade a $100 million increase in fees over five years for a more predictable drug approval process," Congressional approval would be needed.

The National Journal (11/4, Fox, Subscription Publication) reports that the new report "is the first time the FDA has specifically reported on how many new drugs it has approved. A spokeswoman said that the agency would also review new drug approvals at the end of each calendar year." It also notes criticism of the user-fee funding arrangement by Public Citizen, which says that since its passage in 1992, "there have been an unprecedented number of drugs approved and then withdrawn for safety reasons."

Free flu shots for MPH students at Loyola

2011-11-03T07:39:00.000-07:00

Loyola University Health System will require flu vaccinations for all employees, students and volunteers by Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. This mandatory vaccination policy is to prevent the spread of seasonal influenza to Loyola patients, visitors, employees and their families. Flu shots will be offered today in the following locations:

-LUMC nursing office 1328, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
-Employee Health, LOC, Third Floor, 8:30 a.m. - noon, 1 - 5 p.m.
-Loyola Hospital, 2NE, 10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, through 7 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4

A complete flu shot administration schedule is available on loyola.wired under Flu Central. Students who receive a flu shot outside of LUHS should keep their records.

Money Matters Workshop – Live Life like a Grad Student (Budgeting)

2011-11-02T10:44:00.001-07:00

Money Matters Workshop – Live Life like a Grad Student (Budgeting)

Graduate students can face a variety of new financial challenges. Perhaps you have come right from an undergrad program and are just learning financial independence. Or maybe you have been out of school for a while and are wondering how you will balance real world responsibilities and pay tuition while keeping debt to a minimum. Whatever your unique situation is, this workshop is designed to help graduate students develop a budget and improve money management skills.

Tues. 11/1 4 PM (Crown Center Room 530)
Wed. 11/2 5 PM (Lewis Towers Room 415)

Registration is encouraged but not required. To RSVP: http://luc.edu/finaid/RSVP_financialaid.shtml

Breastfeeding may lower risk of hypertension

2011-11-02T10:38:00.001-07:00

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers who breastfeed for the recommended amount of time may have a somewhat lower risk of developing high blood pressure later on, new research suggests.

The findings, from a large study of nurses, do not prove that breastfeeding is the reason for the healthier blood pressure. But they do add to evidence that breastfeeding might have benefits not only for babies, but for moms as well, researchers say.

In general, experts recommend that babies be breastfed exclusively for their first six months, then continue getting breast milk along with solid food until they are a year old.

Breastfeeding is thought to help protect babies against certain common ills, like diarrhea and middle-ear infections. But there's also some evidence that breastfeeding may lower a mother's risk of certain health problems down the road.

Studies have found that women who breastfeed have lower risks of diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease later in life -- though none of them prove cause-and-effect.

For the new study, researchers looked at the correlation between breastfeeding and later risk of high blood pressure among close to 56,000 U.S. women taking part in the long-running Nurses' Health Study II. All had had at least one baby.

Overall, the study found, women who had breastfed for at least six months were less likely to develop high blood pressure over 14 years than those who had only bottle-fed.

Nearly 8,900 women overall were eventually diagnosed with high blood pressure. But those odds were 22 percent higher for women who did not breastfeed their first child, versus women who'd exclusively breastfed for six months.

Similarly, women who'd either never breastfed or done so for three months or less were almost one-quarter more likely to develop high blood pressure than women who'd breastfed for at least a year.

That was with factors like diet, exercise and smoking habits taken into account.

None of the findings prove that breastfeeding, itself, gives long-term protection against high blood pressure, according to lead researcher Dr. Alison M. Stuebe, of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

It's possible that some other factor both hindered women from breastfeeding and contributed to their high blood pressure, Stuebe noted in an interview. A stressful work environment would be one potential example.

On the other hand, it's plausible that breastfeeding has direct benefits, Stuebe said. Animal research has found that the hormone oxytocin, which is involved in breastfeeding, has lasting effects on blood pressure.

It's also known that women tend to have a short-term blood pressure decrease immediately after breastfeeding, Stuebe noted.

If breastfeeding is in fact protective, Stuebe's team estimates that 12 percent of high blood pressure cases among women with children could be linked to "suboptimal" breastfeeding.

But, Stuebe said, "the point here is not to exhort women to try harder."

"If this is a causal relationship," she said, "then taking away barriers to breastfeeding could make a difference in women's health later on."

One way to help more moms breastfeed successfully would be to get them off to a good start at the hospital, according to Stuebe. The World Health Organization encourages hospitals to take certain "baby-friendly" steps that have been shown to aid breastfeeding -- like not feeding newborns anything other than breast milk, avoiding pacifiers and allowing mom and baby to be together 24 hours a day.

But Stuebe pointed to a 2008 study of 1,900 U.S. mothers that found only eight percent experienced all six recommended baby-friendly practices at their maternity hospital.

She also suggested some other steps breastfeeding advocates have long called for, including better access to lactation counseling, which is often not covered by insurance; break time at work so women can pump breast milk and paid maternity leave.

Right now, the U.S. requires employers with 50 or more workers to offer 12 weeks of non-paid maternity leave.

SOURCE: http://bit.ly/s7LTI3 American Journal of Epidemiology, online
October 12

Obama Signs Executive Order On Prescription Drug Availability.

2011-11-01T04:19:00.000-07:00

Fox News' Special Report (10/31, Baier) reported, "President Obama today continued his effort to appear as proactive as possible in the remedy for, as he says, an inactive Republican Congress. He addressed a problem we told you about earlier this month, the shortage of some prescription drugs." White House correspondent Ed Henry added, "President Obama still can't convince Congress to pass his jobs bill, so he brought a pharmacy manager and a cancer patient to the Oval Office to explain his move to deal with drug shortages that are putting lives at risk."

ABC World News (10/31, story 4, 0:30, Sawyer) reported that "for almost a year, we at 'World News' have been reporting on the growing drug shortages in this country. Chemotherapy drugs, antibiotics, heart medications, even those crash cart drugs used in emergencies. Well, today President Obama took action, signing an executive order, no Congressional approval necessary, to force drug companies to take action when there's a shortage on the horizon. The most immediate change, a crackdown on price gouging due to the shortages, and that will kick in, starting tomorrow."

Chris Matthews, in a very brief item for MSNBC's Hardball (10/31), reported, "President Obama is adding prescription drug policy to his growing list of executive actions. It's all part of his new slogan, 'we can't wait.'"

The AP (11/1) reports, "An Obama administration analysis concluded a big part of the problem is rising demand, especially for cancer drugs, that those companies haven't been able to boost production to meet. But, 'the main cause of drug shortages is economic,' argued Dr. Thomas J. Smith of Johns Hopkins' Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Virginia Commonwealth University pharmacist Mandy Gatesman in this week's New England Journal of Medicine."

Also covering the story are the Wall Street Journal (11/1, A5, Burton, Meckler, Subscription Publication), the Financial Times (11/1, Rappeport, Subscription Publication), the Washington Post (11/1, Kliff) "Ezra Klein" blog, PBS NewsHour (11/1), FOX News (11/1), Bloomberg News (11/1, Armstrong, Edney), Modern Healthcare (11/1, Subscription Publication), Reuters (11/1), CNN (11/1, Silverleib), CQ (11/1, Subscription Publication, Reichard), the National Journal (11/1, Fox, Subscription Publication), the Los Angeles Times (11/1, Levey), the Washington Post (10/31, Nakamura, Stein), the Daily Caller (10/31, Ballasy), and USA Today (11/1, Jackson).

Graduate School events at Loyola University Chicago

2011-10-31T07:40:00.001-07:00

Professional Development Workshop:

Marketing Yourself Outside the Academy

Friday, November 4, 2011 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Sullivan Center 201– Lake Shore Campus

This workshop will help you identify the skill set you’ve developed as a result of your academic career and determine how those skills can transfer into various industries and occupations. Presented by Camille Helkowski, Associate Director, Career Development Center.

To reserve your seat for a workshop, please send an email to gradschool@luc.edu. Include the workshop title in the subject heading.

Graduate Student Town Hall Meeting:

When: Friday, November 4, at 4 p.m.

Where: Crown Center Auditorium, LSC

The Graduate School welcomes all graduate students to attend the annual Town Hall Meeting with the Graduate School Dean and Administration. The Town Hall is intended to provide a forum for graduate students to speak directly with Dean Attoh, Associate Dean Mooney-Melvin, and Assistant Dean Horowitz in an informal setting where students can ask pertinent questions about their experiences at Loyola. Are there specific concerns you feel deserve greater attention from the administration? Have you ever wished you could consult directly with the Graduate School Administration on issues relating to your program? These types of questions plus many others are encouraged to be discussed at the Town Hall Meeting. Bring your questions, colleagues and appetite as pizza and drinks will be served.

If you are unable to attend the Town Hall meeting but would like an issue to be addressed please contact the GSAC Representative within your department. Link to the list of program representative at http://www.luc.edu/gradschool/GSAC_-_Current_Members.shtml.

Any other questions can be sent to GSAC@luc.edu. We look forward to an engaging and productive Town Hall Meeting this year, see you there!

On Campus Event:

When: Tuesday, November 8th, at 7 p.m.

Where: Beane Hall 13th Floor, Water Tower Campus

Jody Weis, Deputy Director of the Chicago Crime Commission, will speak about his extensive law enforcement career, including his 23 years with the FBI and his tenure as the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. Sponsored by the Loyola Graduate Criminal Justice Organization. Admission is free and open to students, faculty, and staff. Contact the Graduate Criminal Justice Organization at gcjo.luc@gmail.com or Dr. Loretta Stalans at lstalan1@luc.edu with any questions.

Money Matters Workshop:

Loan Borrowing and Repayment for Grad Students

When: Tues. November 8th, 4 PM (Centennial Forum Student Union Bremner Lounge)

Wed. November 9th, 5 PM (Corboy Law Center Room 727)

Loans can be an overwhelming topic for many of us. Who do we choose to borrow with? How much do I need to cover my tuition and living expenses? How much have I borrowed so far and what will this end up costing me? This workshop is designed to help graduate students understand the loan process, how to make the right decisions when it comes to borrowing and how to prepare for future loan repayment.

To RSVP: http://luc.edu/finaid/RSVP_financialaid.shtml

Bipartisan duo push supercommittee to tackle Medicare payments

2011-10-28T07:34:00.001-07:00

By Sam Baker - 10/27/11 11:49 AM ET

A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers say the supercommittee has to deal with Medicare’s payment system for doctors — ideally by scrapping it altogether.

Reps. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) and Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) said the 12-member panel should permanently repeal the Medicare formula, known as the sustainable growth rate (SGR).

“The supercommittee provides us with the opportunity to do this, and to tackle what is a serious part of deficit reduction,” Schwartz told reporters. “If we’re going to serious about budgeting going forward, the cost of SGR repeal ought to be included.”

Schwartz said Democrats are concerned about savings from Medicare being used for deficit reduction rather than reinvested into Medicare. The House was set to vote Thursday on a bill that would cut healthcare spending, and the supercommittee’s deficit-reduction proposals include several cuts to both providers and beneficiaries.

But Congress will inevitably have to address the SGR by the end of the year, either with a long-term solution or yet another stopgap measure to block a 30 percent cut in doctors’ payments. The supercommittee should include the SGR in its proposal “one way or another,” Schwartz said.

The American Medical Association is lobbying especially hard for the supercommittee to permanently repeal the SGR. The group spent more money lobbying in the last quarter than at almost any other time during the Obama administration, including parts of the healthcare reform debate.

Schwartz and Roe want the supercommittee to resist another short-term patch and begin the process of permanently replacing the SGR. The SGR’s scheduled cuts accumulate every time Congress delays them, making each temporary measure more expensive than the one before.

“What a unique opportunity in the history of this country to fix a bad system, because at the end of the day, what we get is an up-or-down vote,” Roe said of the supercommittee.

Schwartz is working on a bill to replace the SGR. But she and Roe agreed that the first step is to repeal it.

“It’s a tremendous opportunity — may never come again,” Roe said.

Ultimately, he said, Medicare has to move away from paying doctors based on how many procedures they perform. He said he envisions a hybrid system in which rural areas use a reformed fee-for-service model and more populated areas with more doctors are paid based on patients’ health.

Money Matters Workshop – Live Life like a Grad Student (Budgeting)

2011-10-27T03:27:00.001-07:00

Graduate students can face a variety of new financial challenges. Perhaps you have come right from an undergrad program and are just learning financial independence. Or maybe you have been out of school for a while and are wondering how you will balance real world responsibilities and pay tuition while keeping debt to a minimum. Whatever your unique situation is, this workshop is designed to help graduate students develop a budget and improve money management skills.

Tues. 11/1 4 PM (Crown Center Room 530)
Wed. 11/2 5 PM (Lewis Towers Room 415)

To RSVP: http://luc.edu/finaid/RSVP_financialaid.shtml

PROTECTING CHILDREN'S RIGHTS THROUGH MULTIDISCIPLINARY FORENSICS

2011-10-26T09:36:00.000-07:00

The Center for the Human Rights of Children
invites you to attend

PROTECTING CHILDREN'S RIGHTS THROUGH MULTIDISCIPLINARY FORENSICS

This program seeks to build the capacity of professionals across disciplines to provide forensic evaluations, professional assessments, written affidavits, subject matter expertise, and expert testimony to advance and protect the human rights of children. Non-forensic professional assessments and examinations that contribute to protecting children's rights will also be discussed.

Cases emphasized include special education, asylum, child abuse/neglect, human trafficking, unaccompanied minor, high conflict custody cases,and juvenile justice.

Speakers include representatives from Civitas ChildLaw Center, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Immigrant Child Advocacy Project (ICAP), the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Health and Disability Advocates, Jennie Giambiastiani, Immigration Judge, Virginia Kendall, Judge, Northern District of Illinois, Dr. Michelle Lorand, MD, Pediatrics, Stroger Hospital, Dr. Gregory Lewis, PsyD, Stroger Hospital, and Dr. James Garbarino, PhD, Loyola University Chicago.

DATE: Friday, November 4, 2011

TIME: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

LOCATION: Loyola University Chicago

Philip H. Corboy Law Center

25 E. Pearson, Chicago, Illinois 60601

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Professionals, scholars, faculty,
students, and individuals with an interest in children's rights issues.
Case studies will incorporate the following disciplines: medicine (including nursing and psychiatry), public health, mental health, education, law, social work, history, social justice, anthropology, political science, criminal justice, and specialized study in developing countries/regions. This event is open to the public.

CLEs, CEUs, CNEs and CPDUs offered

Limited scholarships available.

FREE ADMISSION

for LUC faculty, staff, and students.

Registration is required as space is limited.

Agenda, speaker bios, and more information available online.

Collaborators and co-sponsors:
Physicians for Human Rights, LUC School of Social Work, Stritch School of Medicine, Marcella Niehoff School
of Nursing, LUC School of Education, LUC Shareholder Advocacy Committee, Civitas ChildLaw Center, LUC College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School at LUC, and the Office of the Provost.

www.luc.edu/chrc/Forensics_Workshop.shtml

Most US Metropolitan Areas Lack Competitive Health Insurance Market

2011-10-26T07:39:00.001-07:00

The Chicago Tribune (10/26, Cancino) reports, "Four out of five metropolitan areas in the United States lack a competitive health insurance market, according to a study released Tuesday by the American Medical Association." Investigators "used 2009 enrollment data from health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and preferred provided organizations (PPOs) from 368 metropolitan markets in 48 states." In half of those "states, including Indiana and Michigan, the two largest health insurers had a combined market share of more than 70 percent."

The AP (10/26) reports that "Alabama had the least competitive health insurance market with two companies controlling 95 percent," while "Oregon has the most competitive market with the top two controlling 39 percent," according to the report.

The Detroit Free Press (10/26, Anstett) reports, "Michigan has the fourth least-competitive health insurance market in the nation, according to" the report. The report indicates that "Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, which covers 71% of the state's residents with commercial insurance, dominates 13 of 15 metropolitan areas in the state, controlling at least two-thirds of those markets."

Loyola Career Development Seminar Series at the Medical Center

2011-10-25T14:00:00.001-07:00

Career Development Seminar Series -

Sam Zahkari, PhD, Division Director, Division of Metabolism & Health Effects, NIAAA, NIH – November 17, 2011 5–6:30 PM, Stritch School of Medicine Room 460. Food and drinks will be provided. Dr. Zahkari is coming from the NIH, please make every effort to attend and learn about NIH sponsored career options in and outside Bethesda.

Congratulations to our Chairman Dr. Richard Cooper!

2011-10-13T14:46:00.000-07:00

Dr. Cooper was recently awarded the 2011 Senior Scientist Award from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Richard S. Cooper, MD, is the Anthony B. Traub Professor of Community and Family Medicine, and Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology.

Dr. Cooper received his M.D. from the University of Arkansas College of Medicine, completed a residency and fellowship in cardiology at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and a subsequent NIH-funded fellowship in epidemiology, biostatistics, nutrition and preventive cardiology at Northwestern University. He joined the Stritch School of Medicine in 1989. Richard's research has focused on the evolution of cardiovascular disease across the course of the African diaspora, determining the role of environmental conditions in the evolution of cardiovascular risk status. In addition, his work has utilized the tools of genetic epidemiology to explore the pathogenesis of hypertension and obesity. One of his collaborative projects helped provide the rationale for the large scale NIH mapping project, the HapMap. Dr. Cooper received a MERIT award from the NIH in 1998. He chaired the Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Section for NIH from 2000 to 2002; serves as a consultant to the WHO and CDC on issues related to control of cardiovascular disease in developing countries; and is Course Director for an annual training program in sub-Saharan Africa. He was a member of the National Advisory Council of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH) from 2008 to 2011.

Department of Preventive Medicine Seminar October 15

2011-10-13T04:37:00.001-07:00

Hi,
Today we will have Department of Preventive Medicine Seminar. The seminar will be held in the Pediatric Conference room at 11 AM today. I will discuss water intake with respect to kidney disease.

We recently purchased gotomeeting software so students may view this seminar remotely but synchronously. This seminar may be accessed via information below. You can either use a headset to listen to the audio or you can dial in with the phone number and access code. You must either use a headset or dial in for audio.

This is the first time we have hosted a seminar using this software so please be patient with us. We hope this software will allow greater access to seminars and journal clubs at the medical center.

1. Please join my meeting, Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 11:00 AM Central Daylight Time.
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/549791566

2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone.

Dial +1 (609) 318-0026
Access Code: 549-791-566
Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting

Meeting ID: 549-791-566

32nd ANNUAL ST. ALBERT’S DAY 2011

2011-10-04T14:14:00.000-07:00

Thursday, October 27, 2011

1:00 – 3:00 pm: Poster Placement (SSOM Rooms 150, 160, 170 and Atrium)
3:30 – 4:00 pm: Opening Ceremony and Blessing (SSOM 190/Tobin Hall)
4:00 - 4:45 pm Poster Viewing with Team Poster Visitations
4:45 - 5:15 pm Reception (SSOM Lobby)
5:15 - 6:00 pm Poster Viewing with Team Poster Visitations

Friday, October 28, 2011

8:00 - 3:00 pm: Poster Viewing (Rooms 150, 160, 170 and Atrium)
8:00 - 9:00 am: Senior and Junior Scientists of the Year Presentations (SSOM 190/ Tobin Hal)l
9:00 - 11:15am: Graduate Student Oral Research Competition (SSOM 190/ Tobin Hall)
Noon – 1:00 pm: Medical Student Research Forum SSOM (190/Tobin Hall)
1:00 - 3:00 pm: Clinical, Epidemiologic and Educational Research Forum (SSOM 360)
1:00 - 2:00 pm: Postdoctoral Trainee/Research Associate Oral Presentations (SSOM 190/Tobin Hall)

Abstract Submission
Please submit your abstract electronically (see attached information) no later than
9:00 am (CST), Monday, October 10, 2011 (absolute deadline) in order to confirm your space. An electronic confirmation will be sent to you. You will be notified later of your poster number(s).

ALL ORAL PRESENTERS MUST ALSO PRESENT A POSTER

Graduate Student Oral Research Presentations
One student chosen from each of the 7 Biomedical Sciences Programs will be selected for a presentation of 12 minutes followed by 2-3 minutes for questions. These presentations are from 9:00 – 11:15 am in Tobin Hall, SSOM 190. The session will be judged, and First, Second and Third place awards will be presented at the Graduate School Banquet. The judges will be student representatives chosen from each program.

Postdoctoral Trainee/Research Associate Oral Presentations
Postdoctoral trainees/research associates are invited for 15 (12 + 3) minute oral presentations from 1:00 – 2:00 pm in Tobin Hall, SSOM 190. This session will not be judged. Participants will be selected from those individuals indicating an interest on the abstract submission page.

Clinical, Epidemiologic And Educational Research Forum
Residents, Fellows, Nursing Graduate Students
Residents, fellows and nursing graduate students are invited for 5 (4 + 1) minute oral poster presentations from 1:00 – 3:00 pm in SSOM 360. This session will not be judged. Participants will be selected from those individuals indicating an interest on the abstract submission page.

Medical Student Research Forum
Medical students are invited for 15 (12 + 3) minute oral presentations from noon - 1:00 pm in Tobin Hall, SSOM 190. The session will be judged. Participants will be selected from those individuals indicating an interest on the abstract submission page.

HEALTH DISPARITIES & SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE 2012

2011-10-03T07:58:00.001-07:00

A FOCUS ON ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Friday January 27th, 2012 @ DePaul Universitys DePaul Center

**CALL FOR PROPOSALS**

Overview
The Health Disparities and Social Justice Conference hosted by DePaul Universitys Master of Public Health (MPH) Program will provide an opportunity to increase skills in identifying and addressing a wide variety of health disparities in diverse communities. It will also provide a valuable context for dialogue among a range of health and community experts who share DePauls mission to address social injustices and community health practices in marginalized groups. A special focus on adolescent health will be central to this years conference. This conference is provided free-of-charge to those interested in public health.

The conference will take place at DePaul Universitys DePaul Center, 1 E. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, Illinois, on Friday, January 27th, 2012 from 8:30am-4:00pm. Presentations will take the form of skills-building workshops. Sessions will be focused on some aspect of the intersection of health disparities and adolescent health among diverse populations, such as: immigrants, communities of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, low-income families, seniors/elders, and/or youth. In addition to the workshops and keynote speaker, a community lunch-hour session will include opportunities for networking and discussion.

Health disparities will be framed as social justice issues. The learning exchanges that take place at the conference will provide attendees with an improved ability to enrich the lives of those at highest risk for poor health outcomes, including members of various groups who experience social oppression and marginalization.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DEADLINE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1st at 5:00pm CST
Proposals MUST address one or more specific population experiencing health disparities and MUST take the format of a skills-building workshop: The workshop should:

a) provide participants with knowledge of a defined topic and
b) equip participants with the skills needed to identify and address health disparities in specific communities. In addition, the workshop format should encourage participation from audience members. Preference will be given to those proposals that address some aspect of adolescent health in their proposal. Adolescent health can be defined in various ways and seen across various issues including, but not limited to, sexual and reproductive health, substance use, risk-taking behavior, nutrition and obesity, relational development, self-esteem, stress and coping skills, violence, and identity development.

**Workshops will last for seventy-five (75) minutes. All presentations should allow at least 15-20 minutes for discussions. **

Submission should include the following information:
A. DEMOGRAPHIC:
q Name of presenter(s)
q Organization/Affiliation
q Address, Phone Number
q Email
B. PRESENTATION/WORKSHOP CONTENT
q Title
q Population(s) addressed
q 500 word abstract describing your skills-building
workshop
q At least three (3) learning outcomes

Please send all submission materials via email to Brandon Palmer bpalmer5@depaul.edu. Materials must be received by Tuesday November 1st,
2011 at 3:00pm CST. Presenters will receive notification of acceptance by Friday November 18th, 2011.

***Please direct questions to Leah Neubauer via email at
lneubaue@depaul.edu or via phone at (773) 325-4768.***

Chicago Clinical Research Education Day

2011-10-03T07:47:00.000-07:00

Saturday, October 15, 2011 — 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center >Northwestern University
Hughes Auditorium 303 East Superior Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611

Free and Open to the Public
Free Gift if you Bring a Friend
Educational Workshops
Free Lunch
Free Health Screenings
Meet Local Area Doctors
Information and Exhibit Area
Free Raffle and Prizes
Been in a clinical trial? We are holding a special recognition ceremony during the closing session...join us!
Learn What You Need to Know About Clinical Research, Including Questions to Ask Your Doctor.

Click here to register

Professional Development Workshop

2011-10-03T07:39:00.001-07:00

Graduate Funding Opportunities: External Funding Grants

Friday, October 7, 2011 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Room 312, Quinlan Life Science Building – Lake Shore Campus

Master’s and Doctoral Students interested in applying for external funding sources, this workshop can help you get started. We will:

Go over the eligibility guidelines for some upcoming national funding competitions,
Learn about the COS (formerly “Community of Science”) search engine for grant funding searches,
Explore strategies for seeking funding opportunities in your discipline or specialty, and
Go over the Research Incentive Award for Graduate Students (RIAGS) guidelines. RIAGS website: www.luc.edu/gradschool/RIAGS.shtml
The workshop is being presented by Dr. Jessica Horowitz, Assistant Dean and A. Susan Clarke, MA, LPC, Grants Development Specialist.
To reserve your seat for a workshop, please send an email to gradschool@luc.edu. Include the workshop title in the subject heading.

BIOSTATISTICS and GENOMICS/BIOINFORMATICS SEMINAR

2011-09-27T13:04:00.001-07:00

MODELING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN 25(OH)D AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY IN A REPRESENTATIVE US POPULATION SAMPLE

RAMON A. DURAZO PhD
DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

Wednesday, September 28, 2011
12:00-1:00 PM
Preventive Medicine Conference Room (Bldg 105, Room 3340)

Interested in Geographical Information Systems?

2011-09-20T14:55:00.000-07:00

Contact Dr. Holly Kramer for information on a spring semester course on GIS. The epidemiologic method required in everyone's resume!

Congratulations Dr. Steven Scaglione

2011-09-20T14:54:00.000-07:00

Dr. Steven Scaglione, a recent graduate of the Loyola University Chicago Master's Program in Clinical Research Methods and Epidemiology was recently awarded the

2011 ACG/Naomi Nakao Gender Based Research Award by the Educational Affairs Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology for his research (master's thesis) "The Prevalence of Elevated Aminotransferases in the United States: NHANES 1999-2008"

Professional Development Workshops for Graduate Students at Loyola University Chicago

2011-09-19T07:51:00.000-07:00

The Loyola University Chicago Graduate School will be offering the following Professional Development Workshops

· Graduate Student Funding Opportunities: External Funding Grants
Friday, October 7, 2011
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Room 312, Quinlan Life Science Building – Lake Shore Campus

· Life Beyond the Ivory Tower: Non-faculty career options
Friday, October 21, 2011
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sullivan Center 201– Lake Shore Campus

· Marketing Yourself Outside the Academy
Friday, November 4, 2011
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sullivan Center 201– Lake Shore Campus

· Conducting Human Subject Research
Friday, November 11, 2011
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Video conference between LSC & WTC*
* Room 291, Granada Center, West Conference Room – Lake Shore Campus

* Room 727, Corboy Law Center – Water Tower Campus

More information, including descriptions, can be found on our website at http://www.luc.edu/gradschool/workshops.shtml, as well as through Graduate School Announcements closer to the date of the event.

Graduate Student Retreat

2011-09-15T08:05:00.001-07:00

Graduate Student Retreat
Dates: From October 22nd at 9:30 am to October 23rd at 3:00 pm
Loyola University Chicago Loyola Retreat and Ecology Campus

Cost: $30 including four meals, lodging, transportation to/from, and other weekend expenses
With the demands of graduate school, often reflection and self care is neglected. Loyola Retreats is providing a weekend of reflection at the LUREC campus for graduate students. This two day retreat is designed to allow you to spend some time in quiet time away from the busyness of graduate school, as well as to allow you to meet graduate students in other departments throughout the university. Through talks, activities, a social hour, and many other opportunities, this weekend retreat will serve as a way to connect with others and yourself. Space is limited to 35 students so consider signing up today.

For more information, go to www.luc.edu/retreats/payments or email Retreats at retreat@luc.edu

Loyola University Chicago Graduate Student Advisory Council

2011-09-13T08:20:00.001-07:00

GSAC Meeting:

GSAC (Graduate Student Advisory Council) will be having their first meeting on Friday, September 16th at 4pm with videoconferencing available on all 3 campuses: Lakeshore (Granada Center West Conference Room 291), Water Tower (Corboy 727) and Maywood's (TBA). GSAC is the student representative body for graduate students in the Graduate School. If you are interested in being a representative for your department please contact your Graduate Program Director and see if your department already has representation. If your department is already represented, you can still serve in GSAC as an at-large member and are still welcomed to attend the first meeting.

If you have any questions please feel free to reach Timothy Hazen (President) at gsac@luc.edu or thazen@luc.edu.

Dr. Kramer’s on Health Beat

2011-08-26T14:21:00.000-07:00

Dr. Holly Kramer, Director of the Loyola Master of Public Health Program, recorded a short interview for HHS Health Beat. Listen to the interview:

August 23, 2011-Death by Belt Size
http://www.hhs.gov/news/healthbeat/#August

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY PRESENTATION

2011-08-17T11:49:00.000-07:00

Friday, August 19th

11:00 AM

Conference Room 3340
Maguire Building
PRESENTATION by Nicholas Reder
TITLE:
"A pathway‑focused approach to identify
hypertension risk variants in a sample of Nigerians."

Tips for online learning

2011-08-17T11:47:00.001-07:00

• When participating in videoconferences, be sure to use a computer with internet access thru a cable line and use a headset if you will be speaking.
• Make sure you have a private space where you can study.
• As soon as you begin the course, very carefully review the syllabus and if you do not absolutely understand what is expected of students, contact the faculty ASAP.
• If faculty do not respond to emails within 48 hours, try contacting them by phone and/or resend email.
• If there are problems with the course, contact the faculty director ASAP. If the faculty director is not responsive, contact the MPH program director Holly Kramer (hkramer@lumc.edu)
• Set aside time devoted to the online course every week. Mark this time on your calendar. Think of it as an appointment to advance your education and career!
• Stay committed to the course. It takes more self-discipline to do well in an online course compared to traditional coursework.
• Be open-minded about sharing life, work, and educational experiences as part of the learning process
• Be willing and able to commit to 5 to 10 hours per week per course.
• Accept critical thinking and decision making as part of the learning process.
• Before posting comments to a discussion board, sit back and think about your ideas for several minutes before responding.
• Be polite and respectful.
• Trust that high quality learning may happen without traveling to a traditional classroom. Become a true advocate of distance learning.
• Apply what you learn.

Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale

2011-08-16T19:15:00.000-07:00

Graduate School Announcements

August 15, 2011

Still haven’t registered for Fall 2011 courses? Make sure to do so in LOCUS as soon as possible. All MPH students are expected to maintain continuous enrollment. If you need to take time off, be sure to contact the graduate office and inform them of your absence.

Call for Papers:

The Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale is currently accepting abstract submissions for presentation, and the first abstract deadline is August 31. Interested in presenting at the conference? Submit an abstract for consideration

Global Health & Innovation Conference 2012
Presented by Unite For Sight, 9th Annual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, April 21 - Sunday, April 22, 2012
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world's largest global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference. This must-attend, thought-leading conference annually convenes 2,200 leaders, changemakers, students, and professionals from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. Register during August to secure the lowest registration rate. The registration rate increases after August 31.

Master's thesis presentation for Clinical Research Methods and Epidemiology

2011-08-09T12:31:00.000-07:00

Thursday August 11
11:00 AM

Maguire Bldg Conference Room 3340

Dr. Ellen Sarvida
A pediatric hematologist pursuing her master's degree in Clinical Research Methods and Epidemiology will present her master's thesis project on thrombocytopenia

Eliminating Health Disparities at Work

2011-08-09T12:16:00.000-07:00

Eliminating Health Disparities at Work: This two day conference, sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), aims to examine research accomplishments and gaps related to the identification of social, cultural, and economic factors that create occupational health disparities and identify promising practices for eliminating disparities through innovative intervention programs. Participants will include researchers, practitioners, representatives from community organizations, labor organizations, state and local health and labor agencies, employers and others concerned about health disparities at work.

September 14th and 15th 2011

Doubletree Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile
300 E. Ohio Street, Chicago IL

For more information please contact:

Jennifer McGowan
Coordinator of Special Projects
Continuing Education/Outreach
University of Illinois-Chicago, School of Public Health
Great Lakes Centers for Occupational and Environmental Science
Work: 312-355-3500, Fax: 312-413-7369, jlmcgow@uic.edu
http://www.uic.edu/sph/erc/

Congratulations Dr. Morales-Vidal____Pregnant women face a risk of stroke that is 2.4 times higher than the risk in nonpregnant women

2011-08-02T14:12:00.000-07:00

. By Jim Ritter - Media Relations
High blood pressure during pregnancy is a leading cause of maternal and fetal mortality worldwide. Pregnant women face a risk of stroke that is 2.4 times higher than the risk in nonpregnant women, according to a medical journal article by Loyola University Health System researchers.

"Prompt diagnosis and identification of patients at risk allows for early therapeutic interventions and improved clinical outcomes," the Loyola authors wrote in the medical journal Women's Health.

Pregnancy-induced high-blood-pressure syndromes include pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and a rare but serious illness called HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count). Pre-eclampsia is a multisystem disorder characterized by high blood pressure (top or bottom numbers equal to or greater than 140/90, when measured on two occasions six hours apart) and proteinuria (excess protein in urine -- more than 300 mg. in 24 hours).

Left untreated, pre-eclampsia can cause serious complications, possibly fatal, in the mother and baby. In severe pre-eclampsia, patients may develop oliguria (reduced urine output), pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs), liver dysfunction, thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) and changes in mental status and other cerebral symptoms. Patients may have headaches, stupor, visual blurring, blindness (often temporary) or seizures.

Pre-eclampsia can progress to eclampsia or HELLP. Pre-eclampsia develops into eclampsia when a patient experiences convulsive seizures or goes into a coma. HELLP can cause bleeding, liver problems and high-blood-pressure problems, harming both mother and baby.

"Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia-related events are a major cause of maternal disability and maternal and fetal death in the USA, and without prompt and aggressive treatment these patients may rapidly decline," wrote the authors, who are all neurologists in the Loyola Stroke Program.

For pregnant women who have pre-eclampsia risk factors, starting aspirin at 12 to 14 weeks may decrease the risk of pre-eclampsia and death of the baby. Once a patient is diagnosed with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, physicians attempt to control blood pressure and seizures and manage brain swelling.

"Prompt delivery of a viable baby remains the main and only curative therapeutic intervention," the authors wrote. Women who have pre-eclampsia are at higher risk for future stroke and cardiovascular disease. The researchers wrote that identifying patients at risk of pregnancy-induced high-blood-pressure syndrome remains "a major research focus."

The authors are in the Department of Neurology of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. They are Sarkis Morales-Vidal, MD (first author); Michael Schneck, MD; Murray Flaster, MD; and senior author José Biller, MD. Morales is an assistant professor, Flaster is an associate professor, Schneck is a professor and Biller is a professor and department chairman.

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Congratulations Dr. Kramer

2011-07-11T08:41:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Dr. Kramer on her recent publication on waist size and mortality in adults with kidney disease recently published in the American Journal of Kidney Disease. http://www.ajkd.org/article/S0272-6386(11)00699-8/abstract
See press release below:

A study lead by a Loyola University Health System researcher found that the larger a kidney patient's waist circumference, the greater the chance the patient would die during the course of the study.
The study by lead researcher Holly Kramer, MD, MPH and colleagues is published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
Waist circumference was more strongly linked to mortality than another common measure of obesity, body mass index (BMI).
BMI is a height-to-weight ratio. For example, if John and Mary are both the same height, but John weighs 20 pounds more, then John will have a higher BMI than Mary. But BMI can be misleading -- a muscular person with little body fat could have a BMI higher than a flabby person with little muscle mass. Waist circumference, by contrast, simply measures abdominal fat.
Researchers examined data from 5,805 adults age 45 and older who had kidney disease and participated in a study called REGARDS (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke). They were followed for a median of four years, and during that time 686 kidney patients (11.8 percent) died.
The average BMI of the kidney disease patients who died was 29.2. This was lower than the average BMI, 30.3, of the patients who survived. (A BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight, while a BMI of 30 and above is obese.)
By contrast, the kidney patients who died had a higher average waist circumference (40.1 in.) than the patients who survived (39.1 in.).
Researchers compared kidney disease patients with large waists to patients who had more normal waist sizes. After adjusting for BMI and other risk factors, women with waists equal to or greater than 42.5 in. and men with waists equal to or greater than 48 in. waists were 2.1 times more likely to die than those with trimmer waists (less than 31.5 in. for women and less than 37 in. for men).
Researchers concluded that in adults with kidney disease, BMI by itself may not be a useful measure to determine mortality risks associated with fat. The reason is that BMI reflects multiple components, including muscle mass as well as abdominal fat.
"In contrast," the researchers conclude, "waist circumference reflects abdominal adiposity [fat] alone and may be a useful measure to determine mortality risk associated with obesity in adults with chronic kidney disease, especially when used in conjunction with BMI."
Kramer is an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Her co-authors are David Shoham, PhD and Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, PhD of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine; Leslie McClure, PhD, George Howard, DrPH , Suzanne Judd, PhD, Paul Muntner, PhD, Monika Safford, MD and David Warnock, MD of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and William McClellan, MD, MPH of Emory University.

Special Journal Club June 7, 2011

2011-06-06T10:57:00.000-07:00

The Department of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology is hosting 2 epidemiologists from the Cambridge MRC unit. They will be presenting a special journal club on Tuesday June 7, 2011 at 1pm in the Department of Preventive Medicine, room 3343.

The talks are:

1) Dr Soren Brage: Combined sensing for measuring physical activity in populations, and

2) Dr Ulf Ekelund: Physical activity and obesity: direction of association?

All are welcome to attend.

Loyola Graduates First Class of its New Online Master of Public Health Program -Press Release

2011-06-03T10:31:00.000-07:00

MAYWOOD, Ill. – Loyola University Chicago (LUC) has graduated the first class of its online public health master’s degree program.
Jeff Andretich, Paul Zemaitis, Michelle Johnson, Brittany Garlenski and Cliff Li are the leading edge of a program that is specifically designed to give graduates all the tools needed to assist in tackling racial and economic health-care disparities in the United States.
“I think we have been extremely fortunate to have such excellent students representing our program the past two years,” said Dr. Holly J. Kramer, director of the program. “Each one exemplifies both professionally and personally our mission to reduce economic health-care disparities in underserved communities.”
The program began in 2009 and is based at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Ill. It draws faculty and resources from other departments and institutions within LUC. Those include the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy and the School of Social Work from Loyola’s Water Tower and Lakeshore campuses, the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and Stritch’s Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Health Policy and its Department of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology.
The program brings together a diverse group of physicians, faculty, medical students and community leaders to address health-care disparities through public health research, clinical practice and advocacy. Its curriculum focuses on the law and public health, biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health, health-care administration, ethics and social and behavioral health.
“Multidisciplinary faculty from all three campuses with training or interest in public health are all involved with teaching and mentoring our students,” said Kramer, who is also an associate professor of medicine in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology and the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. “These all contribute to the professional development of our students.”
To earn their degrees, students must demonstrate the ability to apply and integrate the skills and knowledge they learned by completing practicum training and capstone projects. This year’s graduating class successfully did so by participating in projects to reduce youth violence, promote adolescent health and evaluate water quality.
The graduates studied the history of public health and the public health infrastructure of the local, state and federal levels. They also explored the relationship between public health practice and academia. The 44-credit program provides graduates with the theoretical, methodological and practical experience relevant to address health policy and law with an emphasis on racial and economic health disparities and bioethics.

The program’s next class is scheduled to graduate in May 2012. Students may enroll for the fall or spring semesters. Graduates of the program will gain the skills to analyze public health situations that arise in a number of areas, including health-care administration, bioethics, nursing, pastoral care, patient advocacy, medical social work, medical research, the insurance industry and the legal field.
Applicants must have a strong academic record, background or experience relevant to public health, clear career goals and a commitment to the health of the community. They must possess a bachelor’s degree and at least one of the following or equivalent scores: GRE, MCAT, GMAT or LSAT. Applicants who have an advanced degree beyond the baccalaureate may elect to have their application reviewed by the program’s admissions committee without providing a standardized test score.

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Congratulations

2011-05-26T13:42:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Sheila Eswaran MD for completing all components of the Master's Program in Clinical Research Methods and Epidemiology.

Grand Rounds 26 May, 2011

2011-05-23T12:42:00.000-07:00

These week we have 2 Masters presentations. The talks will commence at 11 am in room 3340, at the Department of Preventive Medicine conference room. These talks are open and anyone is welcome to attend. The talks are:

1) Sheila Eswaren: Trans-arterial Chemoembolization for HCC Patients with Extensive Fatty Liver Transplantation waiting times.

2) Steve Scaglione: Elevated Aminotranferase and Fatty Liver Disease in the United States.

Congratulations Hiroki Ito

2011-05-20T09:43:00.001-07:00

Dr. Hiroki Ito, a graduate of the Clinical Research Methods and Epidemiology Program recently had his master's thesis manuscript accepted for publication in the American Journal of Epidemiology. His thesis was entitled "The Effect of Including Cystatin C or Creatinine in a Cardiovascular Risk Model for Asymptomatic Individuals. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis"

Congratulations

2011-05-20T09:03:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to all our MPH Graduates. We are very proud of you and wish you tremendous success!

Congratulations to two Clinical Research Methods and Epidemiology students who completed their Master's thesis presentations May 19:

Megan Tarr MD
"Perioperative bowel habits of women undergoing gynecologic surgery"

Pankaj Chhangani MD
"Is universal screening for MRSA colonization in pregnant women and their newborns necessary?"

We now add these two physician researchs to our hall of fame! Congratulations again to all our graduates!

Health Policy Talks at Northwestern-May 23

2011-05-20T09:01:00.000-07:00

A body of compelling, new research is showing how early environments, before conception, in utero, and in the early years of life, can have far-reaching effects on children and adults. On Monday, May 23, the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) at Northwestern University will welcome national experts Lauren Wakschlag, Jonathan Guryan, and Michael Greenstone, who will discuss their recent research: Guryan will talk about how early hospital access can raise achievement. Greenstone will examine how global warming could affect infant and adult health. And Wakschlag will discuss who is at risk for child behavior problems that stem from smoking in pregnancy.

The research briefing will take place in Wieboldt Hall, 340 E. Superior Street, on Northwestern's Chicago campus from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Attached is a PDF with more information. This event is free and open to the public, and lunch will be served.

*Registration is required, either by completing and faxing the attached form (on page 3) or by registering online at www.northwestern.edu/ipr/events/briefingmay23.html.

Grand Rounds 19 May 2011

2011-05-18T11:25:00.000-07:00

There will be 2 presentations on Thursday 19 May, 2011, starting at 11 am in room 3340.

1) Pankaj Cchangani: Is universal screening for MRSA in pregnant women and newborns necessary?

2) Megan Tarr: Perioperative bowel habits of women undergoing gynecologic surgery.

MPH Capstone Presentation 5/10/2011

2011-05-09T08:05:00.000-07:00

Paul Zemaitis will present his MPH Capstone presentation on blood pressure and albumin excretion progression on Tuesday 10th May at 11 am in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Maquire Building 105.

Contact Dr Lara Dugas (x79029) for any queries.

MPH Student Presentations 5/5/2011

2011-05-04T08:38:00.000-07:00

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE And EPIDEMIOLOGY GRAND ROUNDS

Thursday, May 5, 2011

11:00 AM

Conference Room 3340, Maguire Building

SUBJECT: MPH Student Presentation

Presenter: 1) Jeff Andretich and 2) Cliff Li

For any queries please contact Dianne Richardson (x79018)

2011-04-12T07:46:00.001-07:00

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

And EPIDEMIOLOGY

GRAND ROUNDS

Thursday, April 14, 2011

11:00 AM

Conference Room 3340

Maguire Building

PRESENTATION: "Accumulating cognitive risks from the environment:? exposure to lead and air pollution?
in relation to cognitive functioning in older women."

SPEAKER: Jennifer Weuve, MPH, ScD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Rush Institute for Healthy Aging
Rush University Medical Center

2011-04-08T08:46:00.000-07:00

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE a

nd EPIDEMIOLOGY

GRAND ROUNDS

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Accumulating cognitive risks from the environment? Exposure to lead and air pollution in relation to cognitive functioning in older women.

Jennifer Weuve, MPH, ScD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Rush Institute for Healthy Aging

Rush University Medical Center

Internship opportunity

2011-03-30T10:55:00.000-07:00

OUTREACH PREVENTION SPECIALIST INTERN
INTERNSHIP JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Outreach/Prevention Specialist Intern

SUPERVISED BY: Outreach Coordinator

TO APPLY: Please send cover letter and resume to Ann-Marie Mark at

ann-mariemark@jcfs.org or call 224-625-2906 with any questions.

SUMMARY: Provides on-going educational programs/services to schools and community organizations by planning and facilitating one time educational programs on a variety of teen topics including comprehensive sex education, healthy relationships and teen dating violence, bullying, LGBTQ awareness and more. Plans and implements various long-term leadership groups for youth. Establishes working relationships with youth and key youth professionals. Refers teens to appropriate services as necessary.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Facilitate programs for groups large and small

2. Develop health and wellness curriculum

3. Establish appropriate relationships with teens through structured programs and community outreach

4. Act as a liaison between teens in need and appropriate referral sources

5. Participate in weekly staff meetings, supervision, and in-service training

6. Maintain written records and input programmatic data into the CSM system

7. Network with community organizations including synagogue, camp and school personnel

8. Perform other duties as assigned

SPECIFICATIONS: Looking for a Masters-level student in Public Health, Woman and Gender Studies or other related field to do a 20 hour a week internship. Must be comfortable speaking in large groups and must be comfortable teaching comprehensive sex education, including discussions on methods of protection and contraceptives. Group experience preferred. The ability to travel independently within the Chicago metropolitan area and periodic travel outside the State of Illinois is required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT: The Outreach/Prevention Specialist is regularly required to speak and hear, is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The intern is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, taste and smell, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Required vision abilities include: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The ability to maintain written records and provide regular statistical information is required. The ability to travel within the Chicago metropolitan area and periodic travel outside the State of Illinois is required.

The work environment is usually that of a well-lit office, conference or meeting room, and there is occasional exposure to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usual moderate.

The foregoing is a general outline of the position, which may be changed or modified at any time at the discretion of management, either formally or informally, orally or in writing.

Weds March 30 2011 (10am): Prev Med and Epidemiology Grand Rounds: Kiros Berhane

2011-03-24T14:20:00.000-07:00

Note the time is 10am and the location is in the Stritch School of Medicine, room 360.

Presenter: Kiros Berhane, Ph.D
"Multi Level Modeling Techniques for Childhood Obesity Research"

10:00 AM
Conference Room 360, SSOM
Associate Professor, Division of Biostatistics
Dept. of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California

ABSTRACT (brief):
The alarming rise in childhood obesity and its health consequences are serious public health challenges. We will discuss the main features of our multi-level study design, the modeling approaches under the general mixed effects model structure, flexible tools for handling non-linear growth trajectories in BMI trajectories in children, and tools for fitting the models in order to draw valid inferences about the impacts of environmental and genetic factors on obesity development in children.

Public Health Grand Rounds March 24 11 AM

2011-03-22T13:49:00.000-07:00

March 24 at 11 AM we are pleased to have Dr. Alex Chang present:
"Salt, Potassium and Blood Pressure"

This talk will make you question your choice of pizza for lunch! Salt remains a major issue for public health in the U.S. Many countries are addressing salt consumption at the population level thru corporate incentives for salt reduction and other mechanisms. Learn how salt and potassium intake affects population health. Dr. Chang's talk will start at 11 AM Thursday March 24. Grand rounds are held in the 3rd floor of the Maguire building, room 3347, Loyola Medical Center, 2160 First Avenue, Maywood IL

Public Health Grand Rounds Friday March 18 11 AM

2011-03-11T14:16:00.000-08:00

The Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology and the Loyola MPH Program is pleased to have Dr. Ernie Chiodo present:

"Interesting Occupational and Environmental Forensic Cases"

Ernie Chiodo, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., M.S., C.I.H. is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and Public Health at Wayne State Univeristy School of Medicine. Dr. Chiodo is also an adjunct Professor of Industrial Hygiene and Industrial Toxicology at the Wayne State University Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and he is an adjunct Professor of Law at Loyola University Chicago Law School.

His presentation will be held in room 3347 Maguire Building March 18.
Do not miss this interesting presentation.

Grand Rounds 10 March 2011

2011-03-07T08:37:00.000-08:00

At this weeks Grand Rounds, Dr Jonathan Dugas will give a talk titled: "The intersection of science and industry: A verifiable and incentive-based approach to wellness". Dr Dugas is the Clinical Director of Wellness at The Vitality Group, one the world's longest-standing health enhancement companies, covering more than 1.7 million members across the United States, United Kingdom and

South Africa

. He will address how wellness companies aim to engage individuals in the management and improvement of their own health through the use of incentives. Please join us this coming Thursday, the 10th March at 11 am in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Maguire Builing 105.

Safe Care “Town Hall” Forum

2011-03-04T08:31:00.000-08:00

Join a select group of healthcare leaders at the inaugural Safe Care “Town Hall” Forum, Thursday, March 10 from Noon – 2:00pm at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL at the Stritch School of Medicine.

Be part of this live town hall event where Chicago area healthcare leaders will gather to share ideas and strategies on how to inspire healthcare workers to improve hand hygiene techniques. We will be filming on site at Loyola University Medical Center's Tobin Hall, so we encourage you to bring your ideas, questions and successes to share amongst your peers.
World-renowned hand hygiene authority, and member of the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety, Professor Didier Pittet, MD, MS, and one of the country's leading patient safety advocates Mark R. Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH, president of The Joint Commission, will focus on improving patient safety and satisfaction through their discussions on:

· Starting at the top – driving compliance through the executive suite

· Measuring hand hygiene adherence: overcoming the challenges

· Demonstrating practical, real-life solutions for improving compliance with barrier precautions and hand hygiene practices

· Innovative ideas to change behavior and improve compliance

This event is free but space is limited, so please RSVP online by March 3, 2011. At this site, you will also learn more about the forum, the speakers and review the agenda. You can also RSVP to Sarah Karvelis at (847) 643-4259 or skarvelis@medline.com.

We look forward to seeing you at this important event.

Global Health Conference and Social Entrepreneurship Conference at Yale

2011-03-01T10:19:00.000-08:00

Global Health & Innovation Conference

Presented by Unite For Sight, 8th Annual Conference

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Saturday, April 16 - Sunday, April 17, 2011

*Registration & Details (Registration rate increases after February 28)*:

http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

*200 speakers,* including keynote addresses by Ken Cook, Victoria Hale,

Jeffrey Sachs, and Sonia Sachs. Social innovation sessions by CEOs and

Directors of Save The Children, Ashoka, Endeavor, mothers2mothers,

VillageReach, Water.org, and many others. The conference schedule can be

seen at http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

*The conference convenes more than 2,200 professionals and students from 55

countries* who are interested in global health and international

development, public health, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits,

filmmaking and photography, social media, philanthropy, microfinance, human

rights, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, public service, environmental

health, and education.

Keynote Speakers

*"Igniting Social Advocacy Through Social Media," Ken Cook,* President,

Environmental Working Group

*"Pharmaceuticals For Humanity," Victoria Hale,* PhD, Founder of

Medicines360; Founder and Chair Emeritus, OneWorld Health

*Jeffrey Sachs,* PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University;

Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy

and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of

the United Nations Ban Ki-moon

*Sonia Ehrlich Sachs,* MD, MPH, Director of Health, Millennium Village

Project, Earth Institute at Columbia University

200 Featured Speakers, including:

*"Evaluation of Traumatic Neurological Injury Care in Ecuador Using the

IATSIC/WHO Essential Guidelines for Trauma Care," Michel B. Aboutanos,* MD,

MPH, Director, International Trauma Systems Development, Virginia

Commonwealth University Medical Center

*"How Do You Know When You've Revolutionized An Industry?: Ashoka's Approach

to Assessing Impact," Karabi Acharya,* ScD, Change Leader, Ashoka

*"Workshop - Social Entrepreneurs: Systems Thinking in Action," Karabi

Acharya,* ScD, Change Leader, Ashoka

*"Evaluation of a Public Private Partnership to Improve Mental Health

Services in Northern Uganda: Output, Metric, and Outcome Data," Stephen

Alderman,* MD, Peter C. Alderman Foundation

*"Design Education in the Humanitarian Sphere: Designmatters Best

Practices," Mariana Amatullo,* Vice President, Director, Designmatters

Department, Art Center College of Design

*"Readying Orphans For Their Community: Models For Taking Orphans Out Of

Isolation," Jane Aronson,* MD, CEO and Founder of Worldwide Orphans

Foundation; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Cornell Weill

Medical College and Columbia University

*"Health Education Strategies in Rural Villages," Ernest Awiti,* OD,

Optometrist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana

*"Doctors as Storytellers: Using Our Stories For Social Change," Neal

Baer,*MD, Institute for Photographic Empowerment at USC's Annenberg

School of

Communications; Executive Producer, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

*"Workshop - New Media For Global Health," Neal Baer,* MD, Institute for

Photographic Empowerment at USC's Annenberg School of Communications;

Executive Producer, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

*"A New Approach to HIV Prevention: Cash Transfers and Risk Reduction Among

Adolescent Girls," Sarah Baird,* Assistant Professor, George Washington

University

*"Investing in Adolescent Girls -- The Transition to Adulthood," Wendy

Baldwin,* Vice President, Poverty, Gender and Youth, Population Council

*"High-Impact Social Entrepreneurship" Elmira Bayrasli,* Director of

Communications, Peace Dividend Trust

*"Social Entrepreneurship Workshop," Elmira Bayrasli,* Director of

Communications, Peace Dividend Trust

*"Global Approaches to Global Health: Lessons Learned From The Global HIV

Vaccine Enterprise," Alan Bernstein,* PhD, Executive Director, Global HIV

Vaccine Enterprise

*"Mobile Potential: Scaling Health Access," Matthew Berg,* ICT Coordinator,

Millennium Villages Project

*"A Pivotal Moment: Advocating for Big Dreams in Difficult Times," Natasha

Bilimoria,* President, Friends of the Global Fight

*"Enterprise Solutions to Sustainable Social Change," Ron Bills,* Chairman &

CEO, Envirofit International

*"Global Health Innovation Partnerships - Accelerating Access to Medical

Technologies in Tanzania," Jeffrey Blander,* ScD, President, Bienmoyo

Foundation

*"Asking The Right Questions: Lessons Learned From The Cuban Health System,"

Peter Bourne,* MA, MD, Visiting Scholar, Oxford University; Vice Chancellor

Emeritus, St. George's University; Formerly Special Assistant to the

President of the United States for Health Issues; Chair, Medical Education

Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)

*"Workshop - Improving Organizational Performance in Low-Income Settings,"

Elizabeth Bradley,* PhD, Professor of Public Health, Division of Health

Policy & Administration; Director, Health Management Program; Director,

Global Health Initiatives, Yale School of Public Health

*"Doctors With Borders," Michael Brennan,* MD, American Academy of

Ophthalmology Past President, Alamance Eye Center

*"Itinerant Physicians and Shifting Moral Economies: Cuba's International

Medical Programs," P. Sean Brotherton,* PhD, Assistant Professor, Department

of Anthropology, Yale University

*"Orchestration of the Host Immune Response by Malaria Parasites," Richard

Bucala,* MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Pathology and Epidemiology and

Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine

*"Innovations and Technologies for Resource Constrained Settings:

Opportunities and Strategies," Thomas F. Burke,* Chief, Division of Global

Health and Human Rights, Massachusetts General Hospital; Departments of

Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, MGH; Division of General Pediatrics,

Children's Hospital Boston; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical

School; Associate Professor, KCA University and Victoria Institute for

Science and Technology, Kisumu, Kenya

*"Storytelling for Action: How Nonprofit Journalism Can Empower Staff,

Supporters and Beneficiaries," Roger Burks,* Senior Writer, Mercy Corps,

Co-Founder, Pictographers

*"Maternal Health and Societal Development," Sharon Camp,* President and

CEO, Guttmacher Institute

*"Vision Research Advances and Opportunities in Global Health," Deborah

Carper,* Deputy Director, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of

Health

*"Strategies to Prevent Maternal Mortality in Latin America and the

Caribbean," Arachu Castro,* PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Social

Medicine, Program in Infectious Disease and Social Change, Department of

Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Partners in

Health

*"Living Goods: A Sustainable System for Improving Child Survival Through

Avon-Like Networks of Women Health Promoters," Molly Christiansen,* Manager,

Health Practices and Business Development, Living Goods

*"Meet The Editor: How To Write For Global Health Journals," Jocelyn

Clark,*Senior Editor, PLoS Medicine

*"Reaching The Poorest of the Poor," James Clarke,* MD, Ophthalmologist and

Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner

*"Global Health Education Field Experiences: Learning From Local Healthcare

Professionals," James Clarke,* MD, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director,

Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner

*"Randomized Trials in Malaria: Questions, Answers and More Questions,"

Jessica Cohen,* PhD, Assistant Professor of Global Health, Harvard School of

Public Health

*"The Impact of Impact Investing," Josh Cohen,* Managing Partner, City Light

Capital

*"Proof of Sustainable Eye Care Systems in Africa, The Only Way To V2020,"

Kate Coleman,* BSc, PhD, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Executive Chairman,

Right To Sight

*"Telling the Story: Documentary Photography for NGOs," Thatcher

Cook,*Documentary Photographer, Pictographers

*"Accelerating Impact: Incubation and Skill-Building For Social Change,"

Cindy Cooper,* Director, Social Innovation Incubator, School of Business

Administration, Portland State University

*"Public Health Aspects of Surgical Care," Scott Corlew,* MD, Chief Medical

Officer, Interplast

*"Evolving Best Practices for KAP Surveys," Pierre Cremieux,* President,

Medical Aid Committee

*"Can Business Really Make a Lasting Difference in Communities? The Case for

People-Centered Development," Dean Cycon,* Founder and CEO, Dean's Beans

Organic Coffee Co.

*"Outcome Mapping Measures Knowledge and Behavior Changes Due To T. Solium

Education," Cate Dewey,* Professor of Epidemiology and Health Management;

Chair, Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph

*"The Evolution of Development and Urgent Need for a Genetic Jump," Mark

Dybul,* Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Co-Director of the Global Health

Law Program, O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law,

Georgetown University; Inaugural Global Health Fellow, George W. Bush

Institute

*"Global Mobile Surveys," Nathan Eagle,* CEO, txteagle Inc; Visiting

Assistant Professor, MIT Media Lab; Research Assistant Professor,

Northeastern Computer Science; Omidyar Fellow, Santa Fe Institute

*"Innovation Partnerships in Public Health," Robert Fabricant,* Vice

President of Creative, Frog Design Inc.

*"Enterprise Solutions to Poverty," Michael Fairbanks*, co-Founder, SEVEN

*"The Demand Side: Social Innovation and Gaps in Global Health," Gene

Falk,*Co-founder and President, mothers2mothers

*"Mobile Technologies for Global Health," Rich Fletcher,* PhD, Research

Scientist, MIT Media Lab

*"Pediatric Vision Screening in Western Hunan Province," Susan Forster,* MD,

Associate Clinical Professor, Director of Medical Studies, Yale School of

Medicine; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science Chief of

Ophthalmology, Yale University Health Services

*"Collaborative Development of Open Source Medical Record Systems in

Developing Countries: The OpenMRS Experience," Hamish Fraser,* MBChB, MRCP,

MSc, Director of Informatics and Telemedicine, Partners in Health; Assistant

Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; Associate Physician at

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

*"Energy for All: Powering the Millennium Development Goals," Robert

Freling,* Executive Director, Solar Electric Light Fund

*"Tempting Food Links to Global 'Curative' Traps," Martin Gordon,* MD,

FAAAS, Emeritus Chairman and Lifetime Trustee, Cushing/Whitney Medical

Library Board; Prior Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale University School

of Medicine

*"Fighting Fistula: The Power of Partnerships," Kate Grant,* Executive

Director, The Fistula Foundation

*"Scaling Up Clean Off-Grid Lighting Solutions For Base of Pyramid," Gaurav

Gupta,* Partner, Dalberg Global Development Consultants

*"Wireless Adherence Monitoring Technology," Jessica Haberer,* MD, MS,

Research Scientist, Harvard Institute for Global Health; Assistant in Health

Decision Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor, Harvard

Medical School

*"The Effect of Cooking Stoves on Health: Evidence From A Randomized

Experiment in India," Rema Hanna,* Assistant Professor of Public Policy,

Harvard Kennedy School

*"A View from a Death in the Morning: Emergent Disease in Kenya's Emerging

Democracy," Rebecca Hardin,* PhD, Associate Professor, Department of

Anthropology and School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of

Michigan

*"Anthropological and Cultural Perspectives in Global Health Education,"

Rebecca Hardin,* PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and

School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan

*"Improving Aid for Health and the Critical Role of Ministries of Health,"

Cecil Haverkamp,* Coordinator of Global Health Practice, Harvard University

School of Public Health

*"The Impact of Surgical Intervention in Nepal: A Case Study of an

Integrated Reconstructive Surgery Program," Susan Hayes,* President and CEO,

Interplast

*"Not Everyone Cares: Marketing Your Cause in a Cluttered Marketplace,"

Scott Henderson,* Principal at CauseShift and Campaign Manager of

WeCanEndThis.com

*"Workshop - Breaking Thru The Clutter: How to Market Your Cause and Attract

New Champions," Scott Henderson,* Principal at CauseShift and Campaign

Manager of WeCanEndThis.com

*"Making a Public Health Difference at the Community Level: The Peace Corps

Experience," Carrie Hessler-Radelet,* Deputy Director, Peace Corps

*"Global Health Education: Policies, Practices, and Innovations in

Organizations and Systems," Brian Heuser*, M.T.S., Ed.D., Assistant

Professor of the Practice of International Education Policy, Department of

Leadership, Policy and Organizations; Peabody College, Vanderbilt University

*"Proceedings From The African Glaucoma Summit," Leon Herndon,* MD,

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Service, Duke University Eye

Center

*"Myths and Realities of Starting a Nonprofit," Maurice Segall and Rick

Hobish,* JD, Pro Bono Partnership, Inc.

*"BOPportunities: New Business Models for Prevention," Paul Hudnut,* Global

Social & Sustainable Enterprise Program, College of Business-Colorado State

University; Founder and Director, Envirofit International

*"Global Infertility and the Millennial Challenge of Reproductive

'Tourism,'" Marcia Inhorn,* MPH, PhD, William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of

Anthropology and International Affairs Chair, Council on Middle East Studies

*"Free mHealth eHealth Software For Rural Hospitals," Bobby

Jefferson,*Health IT Project Manager, Futures Group

*"Farmers First: Scaling a Permanent and Sustainable End To Hunger," Tony

Kalm*, Director of Business Development, One Acre Fund

*"Global Health Disparities: Closing The Gap Through Good Governance," Enku

Kebede-Francis,* PhD, MS, MEd, Assistant Professor, Tufts University Medical

School

*"Making Universal Access to MDR-TB Treatment a Reality: The Path Forward,"

Salmaan Keshavjee,* MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Global

Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

*"Food Industry's Role in Finding Solutions to Global Nutrition Challenges,"

Mehmood Khan,* CEO, Global Nutrition Group, Chief Scientific Officer,

PepsiCo

*"Ethical Challenges With Short-Term Global Health Research Projects," Kaveh

Khoshnood,* PhD, Assistant Professor in Public Health Practice, Division of

Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health

*"I of the Needle," Marc Koska,* Founder, Safepoint Trust

*"Making Sure Your Solution Fits The Social Problem," Marc Koska,* Founder,

Safepoint Trust

*"Ecological Sanitation in Emergencies: Turning Wastes into Resources in

Post-Earthquake Haiti," Sasha Kramer,* Sustainable Organic Integrated

Livelihoods (SOIL)

*"The Road To Hell: Good Intentions and Ethics in Global Health & Disaster

Response," Gregory Luke Larkin,* MD, Professor & Chief, Section of

International Emergency Medicine & Global Health, Department of Emergency

Medicine, Yale School of Medicine

*"How To Create a Social Venture," Moses Lee,* Managing Editor,

NextBillion.net; Entrepreneurship Academic Program Manager and Lecturer in

Social Entrepreneurship, University of Michigan

*"How Do You Know What An NGO Is Achieving: Setting The Gold Standard in

Vetting," Harry Leibowitz,* Founder, World of Children

*"New Initiatives to Promote Locally-Driven Solutions," Neal Lesh,* Creative

Director of Special Projects, Dimagi, Inc.

*"Using Social Media and Documentary to Maximize Impact," Jeremy

Levine,*Producer, Good Fortune; Filmmakers, Transient Pictures

*"Film Screening: GOOD Fortune," Jeremy Levine,* Producer, Good Fortune;

Filmmakers, Transient Pictures

*"Dollar Enterprise -- $1 Can Change The World," Kathleen Liang,* Professor,

University of Vermont

*"Next Generation Base of the Pyramid: Fortune-Creating With The Poor," Ted

London,* PhD, Senior Research Fellow, William Davidson Institute and

Faculty, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

*"Zilch: The Power of Zero in Business," Nancy Lublin,* CEO, Do Something

*"Building Widespread Political Support for Newborn, Child and Maternal

Health," Charles MacCormack,* President and CEO, Save The Children

*"Better Language For Better Health," Bob McKinnon,* Founder and President,

YELLOWBRICKROAD Communications

*"Accessing Enterprise Aspects in Traditional International Development

Programs," David McGinty,* Director, Deep Spring International

*"HIV Prevention -- What Progress Toward A Vaccine? And When?" John

McGoldrick,* JD, Chairman, Zimmer Holdings, Inc., and Special Advisor,

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)

*"Collective Rights to HIV Prevention: Human Rights for the Public's

Health," Benjamin Mason Meier,* JD, LLM, PhD, Assistant Professor of Global

Health Policy, Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill

*"The Power of Social Entrepreneurship to Change an Industry," Jeff

Mendelsohn,* CEO, New Leaf Paper

*"Workshop - The Power of Social Entrepreneurship to Change an Industry,"

Jeff Mendelsohn,* CEO, New Leaf Paper

*"Health and Microfinance: Leveraging The Strengths of Two Sectors to

Alleviate Poverty," Marcia Metcalfe,* Director, Microfinance and Health,

Freedom From Hunger

*"Scale-Up of a Pilot Intervention to Improve Immunization Coverage in

Northern Mozambique: Use of Impact Evaluation and Cost Study for Advocacy,"

Becca Miller,* VillageReach

*"Rescuing The Bottom Billion Through Control of Neglected Tropical

Diseases," Neeraj Mistry,* MD, MPH, Managing Director, Global Network for

Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sabin Vaccine Institute

*"Blindness Prevention in Developing Nations: A Pictorial Narrative," Nader

Moinfar,* MD, Magruder Eye Institute and University of Central Florida

School of Medicine, Orlando, Florida

*"Market-Based Innovations in Healthcare Delivery: A Case Study of

LifeSpring Hospitals," Tricia Morente,* Head of Strategy and Marketing,

LifeSpring Hospitals

*"Poor Architecture: New Models of Design Practice and Empowerment Through

the Resource Constrained Built Environment," Michael Murphy*, Executive

Director and Co-Founder, MASS Design Group

*"Clean Energy -- A Key to Health and Development," Anne Murray,* Senior

Development Officer, E+CO

*"Partnerships Abroad: Cheaper, Smarter, Kinder," Steve Nagler,* Director of

Global Partnership Initiative, Hole in the Wall Camps

*"Health and Wealth: Empowering Vulnerable Women in Ethiopia," Gwenelyn

O'Donnell-Blake,* Senior Technical Officer for Food Security, Project

Concern International

*"Photonics Based Telemedicine Technologies Toward Smart Global Health

Systems," Aydogan Ozcan,* PhD, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering

Department, California NanoSystems Institute, UCLA

*"Know What I Really Need? Participatory Medical Device Design and

Implementation," Kristian R. Olson,* MD, MPH, DTM&H, Inpatient Clinical

Educator Service, MGH; Program Leader, CIMIT Global Health Initiative;

Executive Committee, MGH Center for Global Health; Instructor, Harvard

Medical School

*"Electronic Medical Records: On Becoming a Digital Doctor," Matthew

Paul,*MD, Danbury Eye Physicians and Surgeons

*"Advocating for the Best Solutions in Global Health & Education, and

Getting Results," Ken Patterson,* RESULTS Educational Fund, Global

Grassroots Manager

*"Pharmaceutical CSR - The Shift Towards Shared Value," Kyle

Peterson,*Managing Director, FSG Social Impact Advisors

*"Workshop - Design Global Change," Natacha Poggio,* Assistant Professor,

University of Hartford

*"Empowering Women to Have The Children They Want Safely," Malcolm

Potts,*MB, BChir, PhD, FRCOG, Bixby Professor, School of Public

Health, University

of California Berkeley

*"Project Firefly: Next-Generation Infant Phototherapy for Developing

Countries," Timothy Prestero,* CEO, Design That Matters

*"Bottom Up Entrepreneurship," Iqbal Quadir,* Founder and Director, Legatum

Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, MIT

*"Health Systems Strengthening in Fragile States - What Do We Know? Examples

From MSH Work," Jonathan D. Quick,* MD, MPH, President & CEO, Management

Sciences for Health

*"e-Vouchers and Mobile Payments for Improved Health Outcomes in Zambia,"

Mike Quinn,* CEO, Mobile Transactions

*"Leveraging Online Data for Decisions and Impact,*" *Suzanne Rainey,* Forum

One Communications

*"Bioethical Considerations in Surgical Volunteerism," Aron Rose,* MD,

Associate Clinical Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, Department

of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

*"Microbicides for HIV Prevention: New Science, New Hope," Zeda

Rosenberg,*CEO, International Partnership for Microbicides

*"YOUTH ZONES: A Film and Poetry Initiative on Young People from Conflicts

and Natural Disasters," Lisa Russell,* MPH, Filmmaker

*"Low Cost, Easy To Use, Point of Care Diagnostics For The Developing

World," Una Ryan,* OBE, PhD, DSc, CEO, Diagnostics For All

*"From Taking Lives to Saving Lives: Training Male Health Providers in

Family Planning and Reproductive Health in Conflict-Prone Afghanistan,"

Taraneh Salke,* Executive Director, Family Health Alliance

*"A Rapid Community-Based Maternal Mortality and Obstetric Fistula

Prevention Project," Anders Seim,* MD, MPH, Founder, Health & Development

International

*"Start With Why," Simon Sinek,* Sinek Partners, Renowned Leadership Expert

and Author of Start With Why

*"Maternal and Child Health Care Training and Routine Practices Among Health

Care Facilities in Rwanda," Heather Sipsma,* Associate Research Scientist,

Yale University School of Public Health

*"Access to Essential Technologies for Safe Childbirth in Africa and Asia,"

Jonathan Spector,* Pediatrician and Neonatologist, Massachusetts General

Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health

*"WE CARE Solar - Bringing Light to Maternal Health Care," Laura

Stachel,*MD, MPH, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Co-Founder, WE

CARE Solar

*"First Do No Harm: Tackling Disrespect and Abuse of Women During

Childbirth," Mary Ellen Stanton,* USAID Senior Maternal Health Advisor

*"Innovation & Outcomes: Evidence-Based Global Health Delivery Strategies,"

Jennifer Staple-Clark,* Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Unite For Sight

*"Breaking The Cycle of Aid Dependency: Empowering Rural Ugandans With

Education and Prevention," Jessie Stone,* Director, Soft Power Health

*"Empowering Better Care: An Innovative Economic Strengthening Model for OVC

Caregivers," Brian Swarts,* Technical Advisor Microfinance, Salvation Army

World Service Office

*"Spurring Innovation to Make Historic Leaps in Development: New Challenges

and Opportunities," Wendy Taylor,* Senior Advisor, Innovative Finance and

Public Private Partnerships, USAID

*"Sustainable Development Through Carbon Finance and Social Enterprise: Case

Studies in Kenya, Rwanda, and Afghanistan," Evan A. Thomas,* PhD, P.E.,

Executive Vice President, Manna Energy Limited

*"Patient Adherence to Glaucoma Medications: Current Concepts," James C.

Tsai,* MD, Robert R. Young Professor and Chairman, Department of

Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine; Chief

of Ophthalmology, Yale-New Haven Hospital

*"Overcoming Barriers to Launching Student-Initiated Health Enterprises,"

Jill Tucker,* Senior Program Officer, Lemelson Foundation

*"Global HIV Prevention," Sten Vermund,* MD, PhD, Director, Vanderbilt

Institute for Global Health

*"Global Strategies and Innovation to Ensure Drug Safety for Patients,"

Prashanth Visweswaran,* Vice President Corporate Strategy, Drug Safety

Alliance

*"It's How You Play The Game: Integrating Learning Games For Girls Into

Savings Groups of Mothers," Ellen VorderBruegge,* Trustee, Reach Global

*"Innovations in Professionalizing Humanitarian Assistance," Peter

Walker,*Rosenberg Professor of Nutrition and Human Security; Director

of the

Feinstein International Center, Tufts University

*"Hearing The Unheard Cry: Strategies to Save Newborn Lives at Scale," Steve

Wall,* Senior Newborn Health Research Advisor, Save The Children

*"Strategies For Rural Clinics: How To Reach More Than 65,000 Rural Patients

Per Year," Seth Wanye,* MD, PhD, Ophthalmologist, Friends Eye Clinic, Ghana

*"From Volume to Value: Paths to Sustaining at Scale," Rebecca

Weintraub,*Executive Director, Global Health Delivery Project

*"WaterCredit: Driving Financial Innovation in Water Supply & Sanitation For

The Poor," Gary White,* Executive Director and Co-Founder, Water.org

*"Good Technology, Bad Implementation: Designing Effective Tools For Global

Health," Noel Wilson,* Catapult Design

*"Design For Inclusion," Jocelyn Wyatt,* Social Innovation Lead, IDEO

*"Workshop - Design Thinking," Jocelyn Wyatt,* Social Innovation Lead, IDEO

*"Narrowing The Gap Between Evidence and Action in Global Health," Gavin

Yamey,* MD, MA, MRCP, Lead, Evidence to Policy Initiative (E2Pi), Global

Health Group

*"Filter Paper as an Appropriate, Low-Cost Medium for Spectrophotometric

Detection of Blood Hemoglobin Concentration," Jasper Yan,* Researcher,

Beyond Traditional Borders, Rice University

*"ECOfashion: An ECOpreneur's Journey to Transform the Global Textile

Industry," Marci Zaroff,* Founder and CEO, FASE; Founder, Under the Canopy

The conference schedule with more than 275 presentations can be seen at

http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

Come and See for Yourself

2011-02-15T13:05:00.000-08:00

OPEN HOUSE
March 1st 5:30-7:30 PM
lst floor lobby of the Stritch School of Medicine
Parking available at lot adjacent to Loyola Medical Center Hospital
Anyone interested in the MPH Program or Masters Program in Clinical Research Methods is welcome.
We currently offer MPH concentrations in Health Policy and Law or Epidemiology
Questions or directions? Contact Diane Richardson 708-327-9018 or email dricha@lumc.edu

4th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Symposium for Graduate School Students call for abstracts

2011-02-09T12:01:00.001-08:00

Sunday, April 17, 2011 Crown Center, Lake Shore Campus

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Submission Deadline: February 25, 2011

* AWARDS FOR BEST PAPER AND POSTER STARTING AT $250 *

• The Goal of the Interdisciplinary Research Symposium is to provide participants with a global appreciation for the broad diversity of scholarly research that Loyola Graduate School students and alumni have accomplished, at the highest levels of excellence in their fields.

• The symposium will be organized around the major theme "Breaking Boundaries: Bold Approaches to Global Questions". The theme should be interpreted broadly and viewed as a metaphor for addressing Loyola’s Mission and Identity which emphasizes global awareness and action. We appreciate research that takes an innovative approach in examining scholarly questions.

• Present your work in the form of either a paper or a poster. Paper presentations will occur as part of a panel session followed by a question and answer period. Poster presentations will be informal presentations throughout much of the day.

• Submissions are invited from current Loyola University Chicago graduate students and alumni.

• Monetary awards will be given to the top paper presenters and poster presenters. Awards starting at $250.

• Submissions are due Friday, February 25, 2011 at 5:00 pm and should be submitted to GSAC@luc.edu. Submissions should include a 500 word abstract and a brief bibliographical statement or CV.

http://www.luc.edu/gradschool/research_symposium.shtml

First American Public Health Association Midyear Meeting-to be held in Chicago!

2011-02-03T08:17:00.001-08:00

Registration is now open for the American Public Health Association's first ever Midyear Meeting. Join APHA in Chicago, IL from June 23-25, 2011 to discuss Implementing Health Reform - A Public Health Approach. This meeting will equip attendees from federal, state, local and tribal agencies and organizations with the tools needed for implementing the provisions of the Affordable Care Act and improving health outcomes in communities across the country. For a full description of the meeting visit www.apha.org/midyear.

Stritch School of Medicine Genetics Conference

2011-01-31T13:45:00.000-08:00

Friday, Feb. 4th, the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine will hold a Genetics Conference. The conference features two morning presentations and then a screening of the film "In the Family" with the filmmaker Joanna Rudnick. "In the Family" is a powerful documentary chronicling Joanna's exploration of BRCA (a genetic variant for breast cancer) in her family. For more information, see the link: http://bioethics.lumc.edu/news_and_events/IssuesEthics_2011.html

The discounted student fee is $25 which includes lunch. Please contact Robbin Hiller for registration: rhiller@lumc.edu

Public Health Grand Rounds February 24 11 AM

2011-01-31T09:09:00.000-08:00

The Loyola Public Health Program is pleased to present Dr. Justin Harbison as a guest speaker on February 24 to discuss water quality and health. Dr. Harbison is presently an adjunct faculty member for Loyola University’s Biology Department. He previously served as a Public Health Biologist for the State of California’s Vector-borne Disease Section and completed a Ph.D. in Public Health from UCLA. He also holds a Master’s degree in Entomology and Nematology from the University of Florida. He has experience in monitoring animal and arthropod vectors of medically important diseases including plague, hantavirus, and malaria and is particularly interested in the association between water quality efforts and vector mosquitoes. He recently published in Stormwater magazine..see link. http://www.stormh2o.com/september-2010/fight-stormwater-mosquitoes.aspx

Safe water is a tenet of health. We hope you can hear Dr. Harbison discuss water quality and health at the February 24th Public Health Grand Rounds.

Grand rounds are held in the Maguire building room 3347 at 11 am.

APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government

2011-01-21T09:34:00.001-08:00

The American Public Health Association (APHA) announces a call for applications for the APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government. APHA is looking for candidates with strong public health credentials who wish to spend one year in Washington, D.C. working in a CONGRESSIONAL office on legislative and policy issues such as health, the environment or other public health concerns. The fellow will have the opportunity to see first-hand how public policy impacts public health and to offer their public health expertise to policymakers. The fellowship will begin in January 2012 and continue through December 2012. Applications and additional information are available through the links below. The application, including CV and three letters of recommendation, are due to APHA by April 4, 2011. A committee of APHA leaders, former Fellows, and policy experts will review the applications and select the finalists. All candidates must be APHA members, have a Masters degree or a doctorate in public health or a related discipline. In addition, all candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, have five years or more of professional experience in a public health setting. Internships, graduate assistantships and residencies do not count toward the five year requirement.

For more information, check out the APHA web-site http://www.apha.org/

Loyola Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds

2011-01-21T09:32:00.000-08:00

January 27 at 11 AM, two of our MPH students will present their ongoing work on bisphenol-A and health across the epidemiological transition. Vytas Karalius and Nallely Mora will discuss the navigation of roads/rivers in Jamaica and Ghana, plastic use, fun foods and share pictures and stories. This will be the first time MPH students give grand rounds and it will definitely be interesting. We are looking forward to it.
Grand rounds is held every Thursday at 11 am in the Maguire bldg room 3340.

Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds

2011-01-17T15:30:00.000-08:00

Thursday January 20 at 11 am in the Maguire Bldg room 3340, Dr. Richard Cooper, Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine, will present:
"Hypertension in Low Income Countries"
Dr. Cooper is internationally recognized as a leading expert in hypertension epidemiology. For the past 30 years, Dr. Cooper has initiated and organized multi-country population surveys for cardiovascular risk including genetic and environmental factors. Join us for a discussion on how the epidemiologic transition in developing countries is altering the public health needs.

APHA Webinar Series: What Healthy Communities Need from their Transportation Networks

2010-12-22T10:14:00.000-08:00

Public health and transportation professionals have the opportunity to participate in a new, four-part webinar series in 2011 that covers how transportation systems impact health in diverse communities across the nation.
Join us for this series that explores the intersections between health and transportation, highlights innovative state and local programs that leverage opportunities in transportation that benefit health, and explains what the future may hold for the federal surface transportation authorization.

For more information and specific programs and dates visit the Loyola MPH website@www.mph.lumc.edu

Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds December 16 11 am

2010-12-02T06:36:00.001-08:00

Thursday, December 16th at 11 am Maguire Bldg room 3340 we are pleased to have Basmattee Boodram, PhD, MPH who will present:

"Hepatitis C virus Infection Among Young Injection Drug Users".

December 2nd Grand Rounds canceled

2010-12-02T05:40:00.001-08:00

We are sorry but grand rounds for December 2nd have been cancelled. Grand rounds will resume December 9 at 11 am at the Maguire Bldg room 3340. Alex Chang will present his ongoing work "Lifestyle and Chronic Kidney Disease."
All MPH and CRME students are welcome.

Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds

2010-12-01T13:44:00.001-08:00

December 2nd Dr. Holly Kramer will present "Obesity and Mortality in Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease."

December 9th we will have Dr. Alex Chang will present his ongoing work "Lifestyle and Chronic Kidney Disease" as part of the Works in Progress series.

Grand rounds are held at 11 AM in the Maguire Bldg 3rd floor room 3340

Health Disparities

2010-11-07T07:21:00.000-08:00

At Loyola, our overall mission is to yield social justice in the distrubtion and access to healthcare in the United States. There are multiple ways to address health disparities including advovocacy, research and policy. During the 2009 Loyola University Chicago Moviefest, some Loyola students put together a video on being homeless in Chicago. The link is posted below and is a great example of advocacy for social justice. The Loyola University Chicago MPH Program is multi-disciplinary and includes faculty from the Medical and Law schools, School of Social Work and Sociology, and the Bioethics Institute. By brining multiple disciplines together, our overall goal is to provide students the required skillset to address health and social disparities and move social justice forward. We applaud the students who created the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAMMosVNmEo

Spring admission deadline quickly approaching

2010-11-05T08:48:00.000-07:00

Admissions for the Spring Semester for the MPH Program will be accepted thru November 15. For any questions regarding the admissions process or requirements, please contact Dr. Kramer at hkramer@lumc.edu

Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds

2010-11-05T08:47:00.000-07:00

Thursday November 11 Drs Richard Cooper (Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine) and Dr. Bamidele Tayo will discuss their ongoing work in genetic epidemiology. Talk will start at 11 AM and will be held in the Maguire Bldg room 3340.

2010-11-05T08:45:00.001-07:00

Research at Loyola

2010-11-05T08:44:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the more than 200 presenters at the Loyola Medical Center 2010 St. Albert's Day Celebration of Research. Special mention goes to several Clinical Research Methods and Epidemiology students: Dr. Todd Baker, Dr. Alex Chang, Dr. Olga Ramm and Dr. Jennifer Stanley. Special note to Anne-Marie Bertino (2nd year medical student) who had an excellent poster on cost-effectiveness of kidney transplantation. The event was attended by faculty, staff, medical students, residents, fellows, PhD candidates, master's students and friends. The Department of Preventive Medicine applauds the presenters and big thanks to Dr. Linda Brubaker and Dr. Fred Wezeman for making this event such a huge success this year. Great work Dr. Dugas (in picture)!

Loyola fellowship

2010-10-28T14:43:00.000-07:00

Community and Global Stewards Fellowship (CSF)

Announcement

The Graduate School announces the 2010-2011 Community and Global Stewards Fellowship competition. Community Stewards are encouraged to engage social issues and challenges generously and to embrace a scholarship of engagement that connects our intellectual resources to the pressing social, civic, and ethical problems in our communities and the world. As community stewards, LUC graduate students will be provided with opportunities to demonstrate how their graduate study and research connects with a larger public by partnering with community groups, grassroots organizations, local businesses, and industries to help address societal needs.

Fellowships of $2000-$3000 each will be awarded on a competitive basis to outstanding students who have a demonstrated record of academic excellence and community service. The awards can be used for a variety of purposes, including internship and community-based research support. Criteria for eligibility for a CSF include:

1. Students enrolled in a program housed in the Graduate School.

2. Master’s students who have completed one semester of coursework or doctoral students who have completed one semester of coursework are eligible.

3. Applicants must not be funded from other university sources or previously held a CSF award.

4. A minimum GPA of 3.3.

5. A letter of application in which applicants must demonstrate that their internship, field experience, practicum, or research represents an integral part of their degree requirement.

6. A one-page statement that demonstrates how their internship, field experience, practicum, or research reflects community or global stewardship.

7. A letter of support from the applicant’s Graduate Program Director, sent directly to the Graduate School by the application deadline.

eApplication Deadline: Applicants: please submit all application materials (parts 5 and 6) electronically to Dr. Patricia Mooney-Melvin (pmooney@luc.edu), Associate Dean of the Graduate School, by November 15, 2010. Graduate Program Directors: please submit your letter of support (part 7) electronically to Dr. Patricia Mooney-Melvin by November 15, 2010 as well.

Congratulations Dr. Hiroki Ito

2010-10-26T13:15:00.000-07:00

Dr. Ito, a recent graduate of the Master's Program in Clinical Research Methods and Epidemiology has been invited to present the finidngs from his master's thesis research project at the American Heart Association Meeting held in Chicago this November. His thesis is on the addition of serum creatinine or cystatin C to the Framingham risk score and prediction of cardiovascular events. We know you will give a great talk Dr. Ito!

Grand Rounds

2010-10-26T13:13:00.000-07:00

October 28 11 AM Maguire Bldg room 3340
Professor Dru Bhattacharya will present "Update on Health Care Legislation: 6 Months Later"

November 4 11 AM Maguire Bldg Room 3340 (note room change)
Dr. Amy Luke will present "Preliminary Data from METS Study"

Congratulations Professor Dru!

2010-10-22T15:20:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Professor Dru Bhattacharya on publication of his extensive manuscript entitled "The Perils of Simultaneous Adjudication and Consultation: Using the Optional Protocol to CEDAW to Secure Women's Health." It was recently published in the Women's Rights Law Reporter - Rugers School of Law. Hear Professor Bhattacharya discuss the updates on the new health care legislation Thursday October 28 at 11 AM in the Maguire Bldg room 3347.