Department of Population Health Sciences
50^th Anniversary Symposium

August 27-28, 2009

(please check the sections under 'Symposium Program' regularly for updates)

Please Note:

• Dinner registration is now closed. No additional registrations can be accepted.
• Symposium registration ends at noon on Monday, August 24. On-site registration will be available at the higher rate and will not include meals.
• Check-in at the Microbial Sciences Building opens at 7:15 am on both days of the Symposium. Sessions begin promptly at 8:00 am so please arrive early!

POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCES IN WISCONSIN AND BEYOND
Providing Evidence for Clinical Practice and Public Health 

We invite all present and former faculty, staff, students and friends to a special anniversary event held in celebration of the 50 year mark since our department’s inception. A two day symposium featuring keynotes speakers, breakout sessions and a poster session will be held on the UW-Madison campus in the Microbial Sciences Building with a gala dinner in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on Thursday night August 27th. We hope you can participate to make this celebration a truly memorable event and an opportunity to connect with as many friends and colleagues as possible. (Download the Brochure)

-The PHS 50th Anniversary Planning Committee

Keynote speakers (Plenary Session Info)

Kay Dickersin, PhD (August 27, 8:00-9:30 AM)
Director of the U.S. Cochrane Center
Expert on using research findings to influence policy and medical practice.

Shahrokh Javaheri, MD (August 27, 10-11:30 AM)
Renowned researcher in sleep medicine.

Dennis Fryback, PhD (August 28, 8:00-9:30 AM)
Leading authority on assessing health outcomes.

Yukiko Asada, PhD (August 28, 9:15-10:15 AM)
Alumni of the Population Health PhD program.
 

Themes of the symposium

PHS in Wisconsin and Beyond: Sessions will present outreach activities such as collaborations of PHS researchers, alumni and colleagues with state, national and international organizations as well as with the School of Medicine& Public Health and other academic institutions. Session themes may include, but are not limited to: PHS around the globe, the presence of Population Health Sciences on the national scene, and Population Health Sciences improving the health of residents at the state and local level.

Providing Evidence: Sessions will address specific research findings and methods in population health science. Session themes may include, but are not limited to: Cohort and case-control studies- challenges and opportunities, issues in data collection, health economics, how to utilize existing data sources, health behaviors and risk factors, genetic origins of health and disease, health related quality of life, issues in delivering quality care, and the epidemiology and health care implications of aging, sleep, cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory conditions, infectious disease and maternal and child health.

Questions regarding this event can be emailed to pophealth50@doll.pophealth.wisc.edu

 Updated on 21st August, 2009