Wednesday, December 7, 2005
PLENARY SESSION I - Preterm Delivery: Current Challenges (PL1)
Moderator: Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, MS
State Epidemiologist & Chief, Office of Epidemiology, Missouri Deparment of Health and Senior Services
State Epidemiologist & Chief, Office of Epidemiology, Missouri Deparment of Health and Senior Services
Claudia Holzman, DVM, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Michigan State University
Maternal Age: In the Tails of the Distribution (A2)
Shaheen Hossain, PhD
Utah Department of Health
Utah Department of Health
Sarah Nabukera, MD, MPH
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Yiwei Tang, MD, MPH
Maternal and Child Health and Education, Research and Data Center, University of Florida
Safety in Children and Adolescents (A3)
Kim Wells, MPH, CHES
California Department of Education, Policy and Evaluation Division, Evaluation, Research, and Analysis Unit
California Department of Education, Policy and Evaluation Division, Evaluation, Research, and Analysis Unit
Understanding the Role of Disparities as a Determinant of Health (A4)
Cindy Chambers, MPH
California Department of Health Services, Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health/Office of Family Planning Branch, Epidemiology and Evaluation Section
California Department of Health Services, Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health/Office of Family Planning Branch, Epidemiology and Evaluation Section
Selected Issues in Birth Defects (A5)
Peter Langlois, PhD
Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Department of State Health Services
Methods Can Help (A6)
Genet Burka, MD, MPH
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Louisiana Office of Public Health, Louisiana State University, School of Medicine
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Louisiana Office of Public Health, Louisiana State University, School of Medicine
Sandy G. Fawbush, RN
Kentucky Division of Adult and Child Health
Charles J. Mundt, MA
University of Louisville, School of Public Health and Information Sciences
David L. Howard, BA
Department of Epidememiology and the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Barbara J. Suter, RN, MPH
University of Rochester, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine
Measurement of Gestational Age: Challenges to Conducting Research and Surveillance (A7)
Joyce Martin, MPH
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sharon Kirmeyer, PhD
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cheng Qin
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Patricia Dietz, DrPH
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC; State of California - Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Health Services, Genetic Disease Branch; The Sequoia Foundation
Laura A. Schieve, PhD
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A Catchy Topic: MCH Infectious Diseases (B1)
Susan Brogly, PhD
Harvard School of Public Health, Research Scientist, Department of Biostatistics
Harvard School of Public Health, Research Scientist, Department of Biostatistics
Zuber D. Mulla, PhD
Division of Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Psychological Health and Maternal Mental Health (B2)
Jen Jen Chang, MPH
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
Let's Talk About Sex! Teens and Sexual Health (B3)
Roy Oman, PhD
College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
All Around the Globe (B4)
Katherine H. Berger, MPH
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
Untangling the Problem of Perinatal Deaths (B5)
Shaheen Hossain, PhD
Utah Department of Health
Utah Department of Health
Linking Data and Policy to Programs (B6)
Nan Streeter, MS, RN
Utah Department of Health
Utah Department of Health
J. Daniel Welsh, M.Planning
DC Department of Health, Maternal and Family Health Administration (MFHA)
PRAMS Baby Steps: From Pilot Programs to Enhanced Activities (B7)
Lisa A. Asare, MPH
MCH Epidemiology, Family Health Services, NJ Department of Health and Senior Services
MCH Epidemiology, Family Health Services, NJ Department of Health and Senior Services
PLENARY SESSION II - Toward Improving the Outcome of Pregnancy: The Role of State Health Departments in Examing Care of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (PL2)
George Little, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Professor of Pediatrics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lillian R. Blackmon, MD
Clinical Associates Professor, Pediatrics, University of Maryland Medical System

