| MAY 26 : PS1 |
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| 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 |
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| 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* |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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* |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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The Effects of Obesity, Gestational Diabetes and Diet on Excess Fetal Growth
Erin Graves*, Susan Evers, David Hill, M. Karen Campbell |
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Maternal marital status and children’s health services use
Su Yuan*, Amardeep Thind, Bin Xie, M Karen Campbell |
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| MAY 27 : PS2 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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Multidimensional Determinants of Physical Activity in an Alberta Cohort
Fabiola Aparicio-Ting*, Heather Bryant |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |