Poster Program
MAY 26: PS1, MAY 27: PS2
MAY 26 :  PS1
 
PS1A: Injury Epidemiology
PS1B: Mental Health
PS1C: Social Epidemiology
PS1D: Nutrition/Obesity
PS1E: Molecular Epidemiology
PS1F: Environmental Epidemiology
PS1G: Cancer Epidemiology
PS1H: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
PS1I: Maternal and Child Health
PS1LB: Late Breakers 1
PS1A: Injury Epidemiology
Minor hockey injuries 1997 – 2008 in Edmonton, Alberta
Don Voaklander*, Kim Sanderson, Colleen Drul, Kathy Belton
Emergency department surveillance of injuries associated with backyard trampoline use, Canada, 1999-2006
Steven McFaull*
PS1B: Mental Health
Is zinc a mediator or a moderator of psychosocial stress in a causal model of maternal prenatal depressive symptoms?
Amrita Roy*, William Avison, Susan Evers, M. Karen Campbell
A prospective study of depressive symptoms in mothers of children with new-onset epilepsy: preliminary results
Mark A. Ferro*, Kathy N. Speechley, William R. Avison, M. Karen Campbell
Prevalence of Psychiatric and Behavioural Conditions in Individuals with an Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review
Iwona Bielska*, Helene Ouellette-Kuntz, Duncan Hunter
PS1C: Social Epidemiology
The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study: Neighbourhood disparities in the determinants of health in Ottawa
Katherine Russell*, Amira Ali, Elizabeth Kristjansson
Gender, socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in smoking in Ontario : Findings from the POWER Study
Arlene Bierman*, Susan Shiller, Yingzi Li, Naushaba Degani
PS1D: Nutrition/Obesity
Adult & Senior Needs Assessment Survey – Issues related to Invoking Behaviour Change regarding Physical Activity and Nutrition
Tara Schellenberg*, Mark Vooght, Robert Kell
Vitamin D status in winter and summer among nurses
Sarah Wallingford*, Glenville Jones, Kristan Aronson
Examining the relationship between obesity and academic performance among Canadian school children: A prospective analysis
Megan Ann Carter*, Lise Dubois, Tim Ramsay
Are overweight and obese youth at increased risk for physical activity injuries?
Joel Warsh*, Ian Janssen, William Pickett
Utilization of Leg Length Index in predictiing Childhood Obesity
Nadia Akseer, Jian Liu*
Differences in daily nutrient intakes among normal weight, overweight and obese preadolescent children
Samantha Hajna*, Paul LeBlanc, Jian Liu
PS1E: Molecular Epidemiology
XRCC1 Genotype, Smoking, and Breast Cancer in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.
Michael Conlon*, Mary Bewick, Robert Millikan
Determinants of melatonin levels among rotating shift nurses
Anne Grundy*, Maria Sanchez, Harriet Richardson, Joan Tranmer, Charles Graham, Kristan Aronson
Epigenomic Changes in Testicular Cells from Exposure to Phthalates
Bryan  Nguyen*, James Gomes
PS1F: Environmental Epidemiology
Ecologic analysis of air pollution effects on stroke admissions in Edmonton, Alberta
Julie Johnson*, Brian Rowe, Anne Smith-Doiron, Paul Villeneuve
The Association of Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter with Mortality and Hospital Admissions in 12 Canadian Cities
Nawal Farhat*, Daniel Krewski, Tim Ramsay, Rick  Burnett
PS1G: Cancer Epidemiology
A Canadian Surveillance Network for Colorectal Cancer: standardizing and capacity building
Beth Theis*, Loraine Marrett
Identifying Predictors of Sunburn Among Canadian Adults
Erin Pichora*, Michael  Spinks, Cheryl  Rosen, Loraine Marrett
Potential Utility of Germline Genetic Profiling in  Colorectal Cancer Screening:  A  Simulation Study
Steven Hawken, Julian Little*

Gender, Socioeconomic and Geographic Disparities in Cancer Screening in Ontario (Insights from POWER study)
Gladys Honein, Monika Krzyzanowska, Lisa Barbera, Laurie Elit, Refik Saskin, Naira Yeritsyan, Arlene Bierman*
Epigenetic changes in the development of testicular cancer
Saurabh Prasad*, James Gomes
PS1H: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Daily analysis of integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) surveillance data, incorporating the use of Early Aberration Reporting System (EARS)
Brenda Lee*, Michael Whelan
Management of Large-scale Rabies Exposure Investigations: The Ontario Experience
Karen Johnson*, Dean Middleton, Douglas MacPherson, Kristie Willson, Sharon Calvin, Yvonne Whitfield, Karen  Hay
Visualization of disease spread through social network analysis during a measles outbreak in Ontario, 2008
Michael Whelan*, Ellen Chan, Sharon Dolman
Why are tuberculosis case numbers and incidence rates unchanging among foreign-born persons in Canada?
Deanne Langlois-Klassen*, Katherine Wooldrage, Jure Manfreda, Ed Ellis, Melissa Phypers, Brian Gushulak, Richard Long
Epidemiology of the 2008 mumps outbreak in Oxford County, Ontario
Ellen OM Chan*, Deborah J Carr, Sharon Dolman
Selection and Circulation of Hospital-acquired Pathogens’ Epidemic Clones
Elena Brusina*
PS1I: Maternal and Child Health
An Unusual Time Pattern of Central Nervous System Anomalies in the North-West of Iran
Saeed Dastgiri*, Firooz Salehpoor, Amir Bigdeli
Factors Associated with time to pregnancy from a retrospective survey: opportunities to intervene
Suzanne Tough, Jodi Siever*, Monica Jack
Postpartum depression and neurotransmitters
Rihua Xie*, Mark Walker, Yanfang Guo, Shi Wu Wen
The role of antioxidants on recurrent abortion, low birth weight and gestation duration
Tufail Bhatti*
Screening for Autism in a Prenatally Assembled Cohort
Brie Yama*, GuangYong Zou, Tom Freeman, Derrick MacFabe, M. Karen Campbell
Epidemiology of Smoking during Pregnancy among Canadian Women
Masarat Saqib*, Ban Al-Sahab, Gabriel Hauser, Hala Tamim

PS1LB: Late Breakers 1
Does bicycle helmet legislation decrease bicycling: a comparison of two surveys before and after helmet legislation in Alberta, Canada
Mohammad Karkhaneh*, Brian H. Rowe, L. Duncan Saunders, Donald Voaklander, Brent Hagel
The Effects of Obesity, Gestational Diabetes and Diet on Excess Fetal Growth
Erin Graves*, Susan Evers, David Hill, M. Karen Campbell
Maternal marital status and children’s health services use
Su Yuan*, Amardeep Thind, Bin Xie, M Karen Campbell
MAY 27 :  PS2
 
PS2A: Methods and biostatistics
PS2B: Diabetes and CHD
PS2C: KT.HSR/Systematic reviews
PS2D: Miscellaneous
PS2E: Cancer
PS2F: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
PS2G: Maternal and Child Health
PS2LB: Late Breakers 2
PS2A: Methods and biostatistics
Non-Response Bias and The Impact of Follow-up Strategies in a Physician Survey: Implications on Survey Findings
Jodi Siever*, Suzanne Tough, Monica Jack
The Quality of Cross-Sectional Ecological Studies Published in the New Millennium: A Bibliometric Review
Brenden Dufault*, Neil Klar, Yun-Hee Choi
Comparison of indicators of financial situation in the context of an epidemiological study
Thomas Matukala Nkosi*, Marie-Claude Rousseau, Marie-Elise Parent, Jack Siemiatycki
Operationalization of Episodes of Care in Electronic Family Medicine: What is the Effect of Different ‘Time Windows’?
Megan McKeown*, Moira Stewart, Amardeep Thind
PS2B: Diabetes and CHD
Introduction of Teleophthalmology in a Northern Alberta Community and its Effect on Retinal Laser Photocoagulation Procedures in People with Diabetes
Greg Hugel*, Stephanie Balko, Jeffrey Johnson, Matthew Tennant, Christopher Rudnisky
Prevalence of Diabetes in Low Income and First Nations People in Alberta
Greg Hugel*, Jeffrey Johnson 
There is an alarming increase in the incidence of Type 2 diabetes and obesity among chronic kidney disease patients initiating renal replacement therapy over the last 10 years
Lilyanna Trpeski*, Stanely Fenton, Judith Miller, Charmaine Lok
Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Diabetes and Mortality: Impact of Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Mariane Heroux*, Ian Janssen, Miu Lam, Duck-Chul Lee, James Hebert, Xuemei Sui, Steven Blair
Identifying modifiable & non-modifiable risk factors of Type 2 Diabetes in a high risk population group: A systematic search of published articles
Hasu Ghosh*, James Gomes
Diabetes Among Canada's Aboriginal Populations: An Exploration of Risk Factors
Candace Sirjoosingh*, James Gomes
Comparison of Non-HDL Cholesterol and Waist Circumference vs. Triglyceride Levels and Waist Circumference in Predicting Coronary Heart Disease Risk
Divya Joshi*, Jian  Liu
PS2C: KT.HSR/Systematic reviews
The Health Story of Niagara: a Collaborative Effort between Public Health and Community Partners
Deborah Moore*, Sandy Dupuis
Visit and Admission Ratios: A Simple Way to Quantify Health Care Utilization
Maria Lorenzi*, Mary McBride
Antiviral Agents in the Management of Oral Herpetic Infections, A Systematic Review
Hanieh Rahimi*, Tom Mara, Richard Bohay, Mark Speechley, John Costella 
How much are we willing to pay (WTP) to prevent a fall?  Cost-effectiveness of a multi-factorial fall prevention   program for community dwelling older adults
Krista Bray Jenkyn*, Jeffrey Hoch, Mark Speechley
PS2D: Miscellaneous
Redevelopment and Evaluation of EpiData: A Practical Software Tool for Use in the Public Health Field
Brenda Guarda*, Anne Arthur, Mary Lou Decou, Jason Garay, Adam Stevens, Lee Sieswerda
Multidimensional Determinants of Physical Activity in an Alberta Cohort
Fabiola Aparicio-Ting*, Heather Bryant
PS2E: Cancer
Changing incidence of esophageal cancer subtypes in relation to changing prevalence of risk factors in Ontario
Saira Bahl*, Loraine Marrett, Beth Theis, Diane Nishri
Prostate cancer-specific survival differences in patients treated by radical prostatectomy versus curative radiotherapy
Julie DeGroot*, Patti Groome, Michael Brundage, Miu Lam
PS2F: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Recently Arrived Immigrants to Canada
Deanne Langlois-Klassen*, Katherine Wooldrage, Jure Manfreda, Ed Ellis, Melissa Phypers, Brian Gushulak, Richard Long
Evaluation of a hepatitis B educational ESL curriculum for Chinese immigrants
Vicky Taylor, Chong Teh, Wendy Lam, Elizabeth Acorda, Lin Li, Gloria Coronado, Yutaka Yasui, Christopher Bajdik*, Gregory Hislop
Increasing participation in syndromic surveillance activities in Ontario through a collaborative web-based public health community
Karen Johnson*, Michael Whelan, Karen Hay, Vanita Bhandari, Marlon Drayton, Kristie Willson
Spatial-temporal analyses of Ontario Telehealth data for routine syndromic surveillance of infectious disease activity
Michael Whelan*, Karen Hay
CDAD surveillance in Ontario
Camille Achonu*, Michael Whelan, Debbie Gibson, Karen Hay, Michael Gardam, Natasha Crowcroft
Measles susceptibility levels by age, sex and residential region in Ontario using two different detection methods
Marie LaFreniere, Camille Achonu, Rachel Savage*, Tina Kozlowski, Tony Mazzulli, Natasha Crowcroft
PS2G: Maternal and Child Health
Maternal Well-Being and Its Association to Risk of Developmental Problems in Children at School Entry
Suzanne Tough, Jodi Siever*, Karen Benzies, Shirley Leew, David Johnston
Association between spousal violence and contraception use among women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Amina Alio*, Hamisu Salihu, Jingyi Duan, Philip Nana, Ellen Daley 
Alberta Benchmark Survey: Adults’ Knowledge of Child Development & Implications for Health Services
Shivani Rikhy*, Suzanne Tough, Barry Trute, Karen Benzies, Heather Kehler, David W. Johnston
Prevalence & Predictors of 6-Month Exclusive Breastfeeding among Canadian Women
Ban Al-Sahab*, Andrea Lanes, Mark Feldman, Gabriel Hauser, Hala Tamim
Spousal abuse and a risk of low birth weight
Mufiza Zia Kapadia*, Mehtab Karim, Sarah Saleem
PS2LB: Late Breakers 2
Health Literacy Among AmerIndians of Guyana
Raywat Deonandan*
HIV/AIDS/STI knowledge and behavior among Female Sex Workers in urban areas at Hyderabad, Pakistan
Tufail Ahmed Bhatti*
Selecting appropriate denominator data sources for influenza vaccination surveillance among children in the Calgary Health Region, Alberta.
Emily Medd*, Margaret Russell