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PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
Download a PDF file of the Preliminary Program
Monday, May 25, 2009
| 08:00-19:00 |
Conference registration |
| 09:00-12:00 |
Workshop #1 - Cancelled. See S4 on Tuesday, May 26. |
| 09:00-12:00 |
Workshop #2 by the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC)
Causal Inference in Epidemiology
Speaker: Dr. Robert Platt, McGill University and Statistical Society of Canada |
| 09:00-12:00 |
Workshop #3 by OAHPP in conjunction with ESRI (this workshop is free)
Putting Public Health on the Map: An Introduction to GIS for Public Health Epidemiologists
This Workshop will be held at the GIS lab at the University of Ottawa (Room TBD)
Speakers: Dr. Mike Sawada, GIS Lab, University of Ottawa
Ms. Victoria Ng, The Australian National University, Canberra
Ms. Melanie Zahab, University of Ottawa
Dr. David Fisman, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion |
| 13:00-16:00 |
Workshop #3 by OAHPP in conjunction with ESRI (this workshop is free and is a repeat of the morning workshop) |
| 13:00-16:00 |
Workshop #4 by the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC)
Introduction to Bayesian Methods
Speaker: Dr. Michael Escobar, University of Toronto |
| 13:00-16:00 |
Workshop #5 by ESRI
Spatial Statistics for Public Health Applications
Speaker: Dr. Lauren Scott, ESRI Canada |
| 17:00-20:00 |
Welcome reception |
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
07:15-08:15 CSEB Board Meeting
07:15-08:15
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LOC Meeting |
| 07:30-17:00 |
Conference registration |
| 08:00-17:00 |
Poster session #1
Posters to be displayed at 8:00 and removed at 17:00.
Poster presenters will be expected to be in attendance at their poster during the morning and afternoon coffee breaks as well as from 1200-1230. |
| 08:30-09:00 |
Welcoming Remarks
Co-Chairs: Dr. J Gomes and Dr. M Bienefeld
| Speakers: |
Dr. Colin Soskolne, President, CSEB
Joanna Oliver, President, APHEO
The Hon. Allan Rock, President, University of Ottawa
Dr. Julian Little, Chair of Dept. of Epidemiology and Community Medicine |
Dr. Nicholas Birkett, Chair, Scientific Program Committee |
| 09:00-09:30 |
Welcoming address
| Speaker: |
Dr. David Butler-Jones, Public Health Agency of Canada |
| Topic: |
TBC |
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| 09:30-10:30 |
Keynote Session (KS1): Enthusiasm Versus Science in Screening Policy
| Speaker: |
Dr. Vivek Goel, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion |
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| 10:30-11:00 |
Stretch Break - Posters and Exhibits |
| 11:00-12:00 |
Plenary Session (PS1): Epidemiology of Food-Borne Illness
| Speakers: |
Dr. David Waltner-Toews, University of Guelph
Anne Arthur, Toronto Public Health |
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| 12:00-13:30 |
Lunch break - Posters and Exhibits
(Lunch is sponsored by SAS Canada)
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| 12:30-13:15 |
Lunch time symposium (LS1): Expanding your SAS Tool Kit for Health Research: Some tips and tricks you may not have known
(Sponsored by SAS Canada)
Mr. Tim Trussell, SAS Canada
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| 12:30-13:15 |
Lunch time symposium (LS2): Town Hall forum to discuss CIHR funding for epidemiological research
Session Leader: Jack Siemiatycki, University of Montreal |
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| 12:30-13:15 |
Lunch time symposium (LS3): The Canadian Health Measures Survey
Speaker: Mr. Marc St-Denis, Statistics Canada |
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| 13:30-15:00 |
Concurrent sessions (slot #1)
| CS1: |
Infectious Disease Epidemiology 1 |
| 13:30 |
Contamination of private water sources with Escherichia coli (E. coli): Ontario & Alberta, 2004-06
Brenda Coleman*, Kristen McLeod, Norman Neumann, Allison McGeer, Marie Louie |
| 13:45 |
An epidemiological investigation into a foodborne outbreak of Escherichia Coli O157:H7 associated with a restaurant in North Bay, Ontario, 2008
Louise Gagné*, Joanne Tataryn, Jennifer Cutler |
| 14:00 |
Sexually transmitted infections in British Columbia: a population-based study comparing risk by geography and age
Kathleen Deering*, Mark Tyndall, Mieke Koehoorn |
| 14:15 |
A Large Community-Based Outbreak of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Thunder Bay, Ontario Associated with an Emerging-type: Description, Response, and Implications for Public Health Practice
Lee Sieswerda*, Leah Vanderploeg, Kathleen Dooling, Maritia Gully, Linda Panaro, Greg Tyrrell |
| 14:30 |
Mortality among British Columbians testing for Hepatitis C Antibody, 1992-2004
Amanda Yu*, Mel Krajden, Jane Buxton, John Spinelli |
| 14:45 |
A Proposal for Early Identification of Widespread Influenza Activity
Dena Schanzer*, Joanne Langley, Cecile Viboud, Samina Aziz, Trevor Dummer |
| CS2: |
Cancer epidemiology 1 |
| 13:30 |
Alberta Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention Trial: Estrogen and Androgen Changes in a Year-long Exercise Intervention among Postmenopausal Women
Christine Friedenreich*, Anne McTiernan, Christy Woolcott, Rollin Brant, Kerry Courneya |
| 13:45 |
Case-Control Study of Lifetime Physical Activity and Endometrial Cancer Risk
Christine Friedenreich*, Kerry Courneya, Linda Cook, Anthony Magliocco |
| 14:00 |
The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Breast Cancer Recurrence and Breast Cancer-Specific Survival
Martin Tammemagi, Chad Tosevski* |
| 14:15 |
Barriers as Predictors of Usual Approach to Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average Risk Patients
S Elizabeth McGregor*, Robert J Hilsden, Huiming Yang |
| 14:30 |
Relation of Occupational Physical Activity and Malignant Melanoma Risk
Tim Lee*, Amy MacArthur, Richard Gallagher, Mark Elwood |
| 14:45 |
Understanding Late Diagnoses in Oral Cavity Cancer
Patti Groome*, Susan Rohland, Stephen Hall, Jon Irisn, William Mackillop,
Brian O'Sullivan |
| CS3: |
Addictions/mental health/Social Epidemiology |
| 13:30 |
Why is Childhood Maltreatment Associated with Adolescent Substance Abuse? A Critical Review and Implications for Prevention
Wendy Hovdestad*, Christine Wekerle, Lil Tonmyr, Tiffany Thornton |
| 13:45 |
Physical symptoms and psychiatric disorders among adolescents in primary care settings
Nancy C Low*, Sok S Lee, Jeffrey G Johnson, Guillaume Galbaud du Fort, Emily S Harris |
| 14:00 |
An Inception Cohort of Young People Presenting to the Emergency Department for Deliberate Self-Harm
Jennifer Bethell*, Anne Rhodes, Sue Bondy, Astrid Guttmann, Wendy Lou |
| 14:15 |
Inter-ethnic difference in the expression of psychological distress: Should epidemiologists be concerned?
Aline Drapeau* |
| 14:30 |
Relationships between income inequality and health in Canada
Afshin Vafaei*, Mark Rosenberg, William Pickett |
| 14:45 |
The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study: Neighbourhood disparities in social determinants of health
Elizabeth Kristjansson*, Katherine Russell, Amira Ali |
| S1: |
Preparing Epidemiologists to Contribute to Health Policy
Chair: Dr. Robert Spasoff, University of Ottawa
- Ms. Jennifer Siushansian, Public Health Agency of Canada
- Dr. Robert Spasoff, University of Ottawa
Dr. Vivek Goel, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
- Dr. Duncan Saunders, University of Alberta
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| S2: |
Linking Information for Health Research
Chair: Dr. Jillian Oderkirk, Director, Health Information and Research Division, Statistics Canada
- Using linked data to examine excess days in hospital for smokers
Ms. Kitty Wilkins, Statistics Canada
Are there health region variations in treatment and survival after heart attack?
Ms. Julie Bernier, Statistics Canada
What is the future burden of heart attack and what could be done to reduce it?
Mr. Bill Flanagan, Statistics Canada
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| 15:00-15:30 |
Stretch Break - Posters and Exhibits |
| 15:30-17:00 |
Concurrent sessions (slot #2)
| CS4: |
Maternal & child health 1 |
| 15:30 |
Obstetrical and neonatal factors and risk of autism
Linda Dodds*, Deshayne Fell, Sarah Shea, B. Anthony Armson, Alexander Allen, Susan Bryson |
| 15:45 |
Risk of autism spectrum disorder associated with infections from birth to age two
Anne Spencer*, Susan Bryson, Sarah Shea, B Anthony Armson, Alexander Allen, Linda Dodds |
| 16:00 |
A comprehensive assessment of outcomes in pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Shi Wu Wen*, Arthur Leader, Ruth White, M-C Léveillé, Valie Wilkie, Jia Zhou, Mark Walker |
| 16:15 |
Developing an innovative surveillance system to monitor infant feeding practices at the local health unit level
Fangli Xie*, Karen Campbell, Sherri Deamond, Shawna Eagles, Dianne Elliott, Mary-Anne Pietrusiak |
| 16:30 |
Development Assessment by Using Ages and Stages Questionnaires in Transdermal Nitroglycerin Trial Follow-up Studies
Yanfang Guo*, Rihua Xie, Shiwu Wen, Mark C Walker, Graeme Smith |
| 16:45 |
Development of an electronic content management system to evaluate a community based maternity centre
William Montelpare*, Jodie Murphy-Oikonen, Moira McPherson
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| CS5: |
Cancer epidemiology 2 |
| 15:30 |
Vitamin D, from dietary intake and sunlight exposure, and breast cancer risk: A population based case-control study in Ontario
Laura N. Anderson*, Michelle Cotterchio, Patrick Brown, Julia Knight, Reinhold Vieth |
| 15:45 |
Use of tanning equipment and risk of multiple primary melanoma: Why is Australia different?
Loraine Marrett*, Saira Bahl, Diane Nishri, Beth Theis, Marianne Berwick |
| 16:00 |
Dietary Intake of Antioxidants and Risk of Four Histological Subtypes of Lung Cancer: a Population-Based Case-Control Study
Martine Shareck*, Marie-Claude Rousseau, Jack Siemiatycki, Marie-Elise Parent |
| 16:15 |
Endocrine disrupting chemicals and prostate cancer: a review and meta-analysis
Linlu Zhao*, Noémie Robert Lajeunesse, Cindy Lajeunesse, James Gomes |
| 16:30 |
Risk of prostate cancer for occupations with exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals
Noémie Robert Lajeunesse*, Linlu Zhao, Cindy Lajeunesse, James Gomes |
| 16:45 |
Seroprevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 antibodies and its relationship with cervical HPV infection and precancerous lesions: Results from the Ludwig-McGill Cohort
Ramanakumar V Agnihotram*, Patricia Thomann, Andrea Trevisan, Helen Tottier, Luisa L Villa, Eduardo L Franco |
| CS6: |
Clinical Epidemiology/Knowledge Transfer/Systematic reviews |
| 15:30 |
Knowledge Transfer in Public Health: How the Skills Enhancement for Public Health Program Can Help
Brenda Guarda*, Kerri Watkins |
| 15:45 |
Strategies for Communicating Health Research Findings to Members of an Arctic Aboriginal Community
Janis Huntington*, Karen Goodman, Rachel Munday, Glen Gordon, Chris Fletcher |
| 16:00 |
Canadian family physician knowledge regarding breast cancer risk assessment
Mary-Kathryn Tighe*, Richard Birtwhistle, Patti Groome, Harriet Richardson |
| 16:15 |
How to conduct and limit sources of bias in high-quality systematic reviews
Hanieh Rahimi*, Tom Mara, Richard Bohay, Mark Speechley, John Costella |
| 16:30 |
Previous respiratory diseases and risk of lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Darren Brenner*, John McLaughlin, Rayjean Hung |
| 16:45 |
Decision analysis of the effectiveness of lung cancer screening using autofluorescence bronchoscopy and computed tomography
Joseph Tota*, Martin Tammemagi
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| S3: |
Biostatistics issues in clinical epidemiology
(Co-sponsored by CANNeCTIN)
Chair: George A. Wells, University of Ottawa and Ottawa Heart Institute
- Issue with Noninferiority designs in RCTs
Ms. Janice Pogue, McMaster University
- Design and Analysis Issues of Randomized Controlled Trials of Computer Decision Support Systems in Primary Healthcare
Dr. Lehana Thabane, McMaster University
- Methods for addressing left-truncation and incomplete covariates when evaluating risk factors using clinical trial data
Dr. Richard Cook, University of Waterloo
- Indirect Treatment Comparisons for Health Care Interventions
Dr. George A. Wells, University of Ottawa and Ottawa Heart Institute
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| S4: |
Prion Diseases in Canada: Risk Assessment and Management
Chair: Dr. Shalu Darshan, University of Ottawa
- BSE in Canada
Dr. Noel Murray, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Risk Projection Models for BSE in Canada
Dr. Mustafa Al-Zoughool, University of Ottawa
- Expert Evaluation of Prion Disease Risks
Dr. Tamer Oraby, University of Ottawa
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| 18:00-23:00 |
Social event with supper
The National Arts Centre. |
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa
| 07:15-08:15 |
CSEB Board Meeting |
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| 07:15-08:15 |
LOC Meeting |
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| 08:00-17:00 |
Poster session #2
Posters to be displayed at 8:00 and removed at 17:00.
Poster presenters will be expected to be in attendance at their poster during the morning an afternoon coffee breaks as well as from 1200-1230. |
| 08:30-09:00 |
The Geoffrey R. Howe Distinguished Contributions Award - Recognition of sustained and outstanding contribution to epidemiology
Dr. Christine Friedenreich, Alberta Health Services |
| 09:00-10:00 |
Keynote Session (KS2): Gene-Environment Interaction in Human Disease: from Discovery to Population Health Impact
| Speaker: |
Dr. Muin Khoury, National Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention |
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Stretch Break - Posters and Exhibits |
| 10:30-12:00 |
Concurrent sessions (slot #3)
| CS7: |
Biostatistics |
| 10:30 |
Estimation of health-related quality of life (HRQL) trajectories: assessing cohort effects, mortality effects and the determinants of health using Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) - an eight-year longitudinal study
Keiko Asakawa*, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, David Feeny, Jeffrey Johnson, Darryl Rolfson |
| 10:45 |
A latent class approach to the association between socioeconomic trajectories and work-limiting disability
John Snelgrove*, Andrea Willson, William Avison |
| 11:00 |
Including variables strongly associated with missing outcome in multiple imputation models can enhance statistical efficiency in longitudinal studies
Adefowope Odueyungbo*, Lehana Thabane, Marek Smieja |
| 11:15 |
Using estimates of Regression-Adjusted Mortality over Standardized Mortality Ratios for hospital profiling
Lynne Moore*, James A. Hanley, André Lavoie, Alexis F. Turgeon |
| 11:30 |
Linear regression methods in genetic association studies
Amina Barhdadi*, Marie-Pierre Dube |
| 11:45 |
A multi-level analysis of risk factors for Schistosoma japonicum infection in China
Jianzhou Yang*, Daniel Krewski, Shi Wu Wen |
| CS8: |
Obesity/Nutrition |
| 10:30 |
Obesity as a Determinant of Physical and Relational Bullying in Canadian Youth
Atif Kukaswadia*, William Pickett, Wendy Craig |
| 10:45 |
Built environment and weight-related disease: a critical review of evidence
Jane Y. Polsky*, Richard H. Glazier |
| 11:00 |
Eating dinner with parents and child obesity
Jian Liu*, Terry Wade, John Hay, Brent Faught, John Cairney, Anwar Merchant, Maurizio Trevisan |
| 11:15 |
The Effect of Weight Loss on the Subsequent Need for Knee Replacement Surgery
Alice Aiken, Mark Harrison, Brenda Brouwer, Dianne Groll*, Caroline Pukall |
| 11:30 |
Obesity subtypes and success of programming fetal growth phenotypes
Hamisu Salihu*, Amina Alio, Alfred Mbah, Jennifer Kornosky, Karen Bruder, Victoria Belogolovkin |
| 11:45 |
Fetal macrosomia and adolescence obesity: results from a prospective cohort study in China
Shi Wu Wen*, Ersheng Gao, Jungqin Wu, Yan Wang, Jia Zhou, Qiuying Yang, Mark Walker, Majambo Mbikay, Ron Sigal, Rama C. Nair |
| LB1: |
Late Breaker Session 1 |
| 10:30 |
Bicycle helmet use four years after the introduction of helmet legislation in Alberta, Canada
Mohammad Karkhaneh*, Brian H. Rowe, L. Duncan Saunders, Donald Voaklander, Brent Hagel
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| 10:45 |
Adherence to safety standards reduces socioeconomic disparities in playground equipment related injuries
Alison Macpherson*, Jennifer Jones, Linda Rothman, Colin Macarthur, Andrew Howard |
| 11:00 |
Examining high preterm birth rates within a Central Ontario health unit
Angela Mask*, Sherri Deamond, Mary-Anne Pietrusiak |
| 11:15 |
The “Flu Zoonotic” Study: Objectives, design & pilot results
Margaret Russell*, Julia Keenliside, Richard Webby, Kevin Fonseca, Pam Singh, Mark Loeb |
| 11:30 |
Documentation of Occupational Exposure History in Medical Charts of Primary Healthcare Patients with Asthma, Hand or Arm Dermatitis, or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Uswa Shahzad*, Elena Talovikova, Mohamad Alshurafa, Ted Haines |
| 11:45 |
Systematic review of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment of non-healing diabetic ulcers
Anjori Pasricha*, Natasha Burke, Kaitryn Campbell, James Bowen, Ron Goeree, Daria O'Reilly |
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| S5: |
Safer Injection Sites: Evidence Base and Issues in Transfer to Practice
- An historical perspective on safer injection sites and harm reduction
- Do safer injection sites reduce harm in intravenous drug users? A review of the evidence
- Transfer to practice: The politics and challenges of implementing a safer injection site
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| S6: |
Applications in Cancer Control
(Sponsored by Canadian Partnership Against Cancer)
Chair: Mr. Les Mery, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
- Cancer Control in Canada: An Overview
Dr. Heather Bryant, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
- Team Networks in Surveillance and Epidemiology
Dr. Loraine Marrett, Cancer Care Ontario
- The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Knowledge Management Platform
Ms. Lee Fairclough, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
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| 12:00-13:30 |
Lunch break and time to visit posters |
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| 12:30-13:15 |
Lunch time symposium (LS4):
| Title: |
Childhood leukemia: insights into the incorporation of molecular biology in epidemiologic studies |
| Speaker: |
Dr. Patricia Buffler, University of California, Berkeley |
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| 12:30-13:15 |
Lunch time symposium (LS5):
| Title: |
Update on the Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS) on Research Ethics Guidelines |
| Speaker: |
Ms. Susan Zimmerman, Secretariat on Research Ethics |
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| 13:30-15:00 |
Concurrent sessions (slot #4)
| CS9: |
Infectious Disease Epidemiology 2 |
| 13:30 |
Tattoo and Risk of Hepatitis B and C: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Siavash Jafari*, Souzan Baharlou, Mahyar Etminan, Ray Copes |
| 13:45 |
Trends in Reported AIDS Defining Illnesses (ADIs) among Participants in a Universal Antiretroviral Therapy Program
Siavash Jafari*, Keith Chan, David Moore, Viviane Lima, Benita Yip, Julio Montaner, Robert S Hogg |
| 14:00 |
Distribution and genotype-concordance of human papillomavirus infections among couples in new sexual relationships: Baseline results from the HITCH Cohort Study
Ann Burchell*, Pierre-Paul Tellier, James Hanley, François Coutlée, Eduardo Franco |
| 14:15 |
Local application of C-EnterNet, a surveillance system
Popy Dimoulas-Graham*, Nancy Sittler, Barbara Marshall |
| 14:30 |
Community-driven research on H pylori infection in a Canadian Arctic hamlet
Karen Goodman, Rachel Munday, Janis Huntington*, Justin Cheung, Sander van Zanten, Andre Corriveau, CANHelp Workgroup |
| 14:45 |
Description of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination rates among newborns in the province of Québec: A step towards assembling retrospective cohort studies
Marie-Claude Rousseau*, Khady Kâ, Mariam El-Zein, Marie-Élise Parent |
| CS10: |
Maternal & child health 2/Injury epidemiology |
| 13:30 |
Development of a Perinatal Surveillance System for the Northwest Territories, Canada: A Database Pilot Project
Karolina Machalek*, Susan Chatwood, Lesley Paulette, Gisela Becker |
| 13:45 |
Prevalence of Anemia as a Determinant of Early Childhood Health across Caste/Ethnic Groups in Nepal, 2006
Drona Rasali*, Shanthi Johnson |
| 14:00 |
The Effects of Provincial Bicycle Helmet Legislation on Bicycle Helmet Use and Bicycle Ridership in Canada
Jessica Dennis*, Ryan Zarychanski |
| 14:15 |
Family matters: An examination of the association between family structure and youth non-sports injury
Helen Scott*, Mary Chipman, William Pickett, Sue Bondy, Pierre Côté |
| 14:30 |
An internet based system for injury surveillance in ice hockey
William Montelpare*, Brent Faught, Moira McPherson, Joseph Baker, Paul Corey |
| 14:45 |
Operational exposures as determinants of machinery-related injury on Saskatchewan farms
Gopinath Narasimhan*, William Pickett, Paul Peng, Trever Crowe, Louise Hagel, James Dosman |
| LB2: |
Late Breaker Session 2 |
| 13:30 |
Use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Prostate Cancer Risk:A population-based nested-case control study
Salaheddin Mahmud*, Eduardo Franco, Robert Plat, Armen Aprikian |
| 13:45 |
Incidence trends for thyroid cancer in Ontario, Canada: 1985-2004
Elisa Candido*, Loraine Marrett |
| 14:00 |
Melanoma incidence and mortality trends among young adults in Ontario, Canada (1970-2004): boom or bust?
Michelle Costa*, Loraine Marrett |
| 14:15 |
Occupational Epidemiology Cohort Studies: To Do or Not to Do?
Nancy Lightfoot*, Colin Berriault |
| 14:30 |
Ontario's Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC)
Aaron Blair*, Shelley Harris, Erin Pichora, Janet Brown, Loraine Marrett |
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| S7: |
Data mining methods applied to pharmacovigilance
Chair: Dr. Nagarajkumar Yenugadhati, McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, University of Ottawa
- Identification of Pharmaceutical Risks
Dr. Nigel Rawson, GlaxoSmithKline Canada
- Statistical Methods for Signal Detection in Pharmacovigilance
Dr. Chris Gravel, Carleton University
- Mining Pharmacogivilance Data using Bayesian Logistic Regression with James-Stein Type Shrinkage Estimation
Dr. Lihua An, Statistics Canada
The issue of pharmacovigilance and drug safety will be explored in more depth in a satellite meeting which will take place immediately after the main CSEB/APHEO conference. Click here for more information and to register.
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| S8: |
Environmental Tracking systems in the US and Canada
Chair: Dr. Philippa Holowaty, Halton Region Health Department
- The CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
Dr. Heather Strosnider, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Monitoring and Surveillance activites under Canada's Chemicals Management Plan - and an overview of where we are going in Canada
Mr. Doug Haines, Health Canada
- Air quality tracking in relation to health outcomes and the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators - an example of a system that works in Canada
Dr. Rick Burnett, Health Canada
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| 15:00-15:30 |
Stretch Break - Posters and Exhibits |
| 15:30-17:00 |
Concurrent sessions (slot #5)
| CS11: |
Methods |
| 15:30 |
A Comparison of Parkinson’s Disease Prevalence Estimates Derived from Multiple Ascertainment Methods
M. Anne Harris*, Mieke Koehoorn, Steve Morgan, Stephen Marion, Joseph Tsui, Kay Teschke |
| 15:45 |
Evaluation of germline genomic profiling for colorectal cancer screening and risk prediction in data from the Assessment of Risk for Colorectal Tumors in Canada (ARCTIC) study
Julian Little*, Steven Hawken |
| 16:00 |
Sensitivity analysis in follow-up studies when the event of interest is defined by two sub-events: the case of HIV treatment failure
Leah J. Martin, Yutaka Yasui, Stan Houston, L. Duncan Saunders* |
| 16:15 |
Development and cognitive testing of the Sedentary Time and Activity Reporting Questionnaire (STAR-Q)
Ilona Csizmadi*, Ruth Ullman, Heather Neilson, Paula Robson |
| 16:30 |
Development of the Job and Environmental Exposure Matrix (JEEM): an update
Linlu Zhao, James Gomes |
| 16:45 |
New Products in the Core Indicators Project
Mary-Anne Pietrusiak*, Harleen Sahota* |
| CS12: |
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology |
| 15:30 |
Air Pollution at an International Border Zone: The Case of Windsor, Ontario
Garrett Mosey, Ali Artaman*, Elizabeth Haugh, Allen Heimann |
| 15:45 |
Using the Rapid Inquiry Facility to investigate the association between lung cancer incidence and air borne pollutants from steel and iron foundries
Susitha Wanigaratne, Eric Holowaty*, Todd Norwood, Billy Chang, Patrick Brown |
| 16:00 |
The Associations between Asbestos-Exposure, Pulmonary Function and Computed Tomography Found Pulmonary Fibrosis
Marina Stegne*, Martin Tammemagi, Geoffrey Liu, Heidi Roberts |
| 16:15 |
Ionizing Radiation Exposure and Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Study of Ontario Uranium Miners
Minh Do*, Loraine Marrett, James Purdham, Jennifer Payne |
| 16:30 |
Influence of polymorphisms in the thymidylate synthase gene on total plasma homocysteine concentrations
Vikki Ho*, Will D. King, Thomas E. Massey |
| 16:45 |
Eco - Epidemiological model of Salton Sea - a realistic approach
Qamar Khan* |
| S9: |
My Risk, Your Risk, Their Risk - What's Wrong with Telling the Public?
(Co-presented by the Canadian Science Writers' Association)
Chair: Mr. Peter Calamai, Carleton University
- Mr. Peter Calamai, Carleton University
- Mr. Tim Lougheed, Canadian Science Writers' Association
- Ms. Hannah Hoag, Canadian Science Writers' Association
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| S10: |
HPV vaccination for cervical cancer prevention: Facts for evidence-based policy
(Sponsored by Merck)
Chair: Dr. Eduardo Franco, McGill University
- Epidemiology of HPV infection and associated diseases and the efficacy of HPV vaccination
Dr. Laura Koutsky, University of Washington
HPV vaccination and the health economics of cervical cancer prevention
Dr. Marc Brisson, Laval University
Policy and ethical aspects of universal HPV vaccination
Dr. Patricia Buffler, University of California, Berkeley
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| 17:00-18:30 |
APHEO General Meeting |
| 17:00-18:30 |
CSEB Biennial General Meeting |
| 19:00-22:00 |
Special invited event: Meeting of Epidemiology department chairs |
Thursday, May 28, 2009
07:15-08:15 CSEB Board Meeting
07:15-08:15 LOC Meeting
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| 08:00-09:30 |
Concurrent sessions (slot #6)
| CS13: |
Health Services Research/Bone & Joint/The Built Environment |
| 08:00 |
Association Between Cigarette Smoking and Chronic Low Back Pain in Adult Canadian
Fahad Alkherayf*, Yue Chen, Charles Agbi |
| 08:15 |
Measurement Testing of an Exercise Intentions Questionnaire in a Group of Patients 5-11 Years After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Jason Essue*, Paul Marks, Monique Gignac, Cornelia Borkhoff, Xingshan Cao, Lawrence White, Mark Hurtig, Iris Weller |
| 08:30 |
The effect of built environment factors on physical activity
Raymond Fang*, Andrew Kmetic, Tannis Cheadle, Louise Masse, Lydia Drasic, John Millar |
| 08:45 |
A Canadian province-level risk factor analysis of prescribing patterns of antimicrobial drugs within the macrolide and lincosamide subgroup (2000-2006)
Shiona Glass*, David Pearl, Scott McEwen, Rita Finley |
| 09:00 |
Dramatic Reduction in Neonatal Care Cost Associated with Transdermal Nitroglycerin Use for Preterm Labour
Yanfang Guo*, Rihua Xie, Shiwu Wen, Mark C Walker, Graeme Smith |
| 09:15 |
The Impact of Emergency Department Admission Delays on Hospital Care Outcomes
Ching Huang*, Amardeep Thind, Greg Zaric |
| CS14: |
Chronic Disease |
| 08:00 |
Self-reported Co-morbidities of Various Chronic Conditions in Diabetic and Hypertensive Adults, Saskatchewan, 2007
Drona Rasali*, Valerie Mann, Winanne Downey |
| 08:15 |
Disability and depression among people with diabetes: a community study in Quebec
Norbert Schmitz*, Lyne Messier, JianLi Wang, Ashok Malla, Alain Lesage, Genevieve Gariepy, Danit Nitlka, Richard Boyer, Irene Strychar |
| 08:30 |
Use of cardioprotective drugs in newly treated individuals with type 2 diabetes aged under 65
Anis Ben Abdeljelil*, Jocelyne Moisan, Jean-Pierre Grégoire |
| 08:45 |
Gender and socioeconomic inequities in health and functional status among individuals with heart disease or stroke in Ontario: Insights from the POWER Study
Naushaba Degani*, Beth L Abramson, R. Liisa Jaakimainen, Moira Kapral, Nahid Azad, Ruth Hall, Gladys Honein, Arlene Bierman |
| 09:00 |
Development of a Chronic Disease Risk Factor Inventory Matrix
Joanna Oliver*, Amira Ali, Mary Lou Decou, Anne Marie Holt, Crystal Palleschi, Nancy Ramuscak, Renate van Dorp, Kim Bergeron, Mary-Pat Dressler |
| 09:15 |
Dichotomy in gender-related seroprevalence of silent/latent celiac disease "Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy" in UAE national Adults in Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE
Yousif Abu-Zeid*, Waheeba Jasem, Gehad ElGhazali, Miodrag Lukic |
| S11: |
Environmental epidemiology
(Sponsored by Health Canada)
Chair: Dr. Pierre Band, Health Canada
- Extended follow-up and spatial analysis of the American Cancer Society Study linking particulate air pollution and mortality
Ms. Michelle Turner, University of Ottawa
- Controlling Air Pollution: Is the Pain Worth the Gain?
Dr. Rick Burnett, Health Canada
- Lung cancer risk from expousre to residental radon
Dr. Jan Zielinski, Public Health Agency of Canada
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| S12: |
Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS 2.2): Opportunities for Nutritional Epidemiology
Chair: Dr. Lynn McIntyre, University of Calgary
- Introduction to Nutrition Surveillance in Canada: Is the CCHS 2.2 worth the wait after 30 years?
Dr. Lynn McIntyre, University of Calgary
- Measuring Dietary Quality in Adults: Application to the CCHS 2.2
Dr. Theresa Glaville, Mount Saint Vincent University
- Using CCHS 2.2 to Estimate Prevalences of Dietary Inadequacies and Excesses in the Canadian Population
Dr. Sharon Kirkpatrick, University of Calgary
- The value of the CCHS 2.2 for studying diet quality and obesity in children
Ms. Melissa Potestio, University of Calgary
- The role of population-based national food surveys in improving dietary intake assessment methods in epidemiology
Dr. Ilona Csizmadi, University of Calgary
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| 09:30-10:30 |
Keynote Session (KS3)
| Speaker: |
Mr. Ken Ogilvie, Pollution Probe |
| Topic: |
Environmental Exposures and Child Health Risk: Update and implications of the strategy document prepared by the Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment |
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| 10:30-11:00 |
Stretch Break |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Plenary Session (PS2)
| Speakers: |
Dr. John Last, University of Ottawa
Dr. Colin Soskolne, University of Alberta
Dr. Neil Arya, University of Waterloo |
| Topic: |
Misleading metaphors and stupid strategies |
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| 12:30-12:45 |
Presentation of Awards and Prizes
Chairs: Dr. James Gomes and Dr. Monica Bienefeld
CSEB Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Loraine Marrett
Winner: Richard Gallagher, BC Cancer Agency
APHEO Award of Excellence
Ms. Joanna Oliver, APHEO President
Student Awards for posters and podium presentations
Dr. Colin Soskolne, CSEB President
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| 12:45-12:50 |
Invitation to CSEB/SER 2011 Joint Conference
Rebecca Fuhrer, McGill University
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| 12:50-13:00 |
Concluding Remarks
Dr. Nicholas Birkett, Chair, Scientific Planning Committee
Dr. James Gomes, Conference Co-Chair
Dr. Monica Bienefeld, Conference Co-Chair
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| 13:00 |
End of meeting |
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| 13:00-17:30 |
CSEB Retreat - The Willow Group |
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