Medscape Conference Coverage, based on selected sessions at the:
American Public Health Association (APHA) 135th Annual Meeting and Exposition
November 3 - 7, 2007, Washington, DC
This activity is not sanctioned by, nor a part of, the American Public Health Association.
Topic Overviews- CME/CE Emergent Issues in Public Health
Physicians - maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ Nurses - 1.25 nursing contact hours (None of these credits are in the area of pharmacology) - Climate Change and Public Health
Brian S. Schwartz, MD, MS - Public Health and Prevention: Late-Breaking Developments
Cheryl E. Easley, PhD, RN; Carol Easley Allen, PhD, RN - HPV Vaccine: Ethics of a School Mandate
Jennifer L. Young, MD, MPH
- CME/CE Focus on Prevention
Physicians - maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ Nurses - 0.75 nursing contact hours (None of these credits are in the area of pharmacology) - Innovative Technology: Increasing Access to Health Education
Andrea Wershof Schwartz, BA, MA - Innovative Programs for Stopping Tobacco Abuse
Laura J. Fish, PhD - Health Behavior Interventions
Chudley (Chad) E. Werch, PhD
- CME/CE Focus on Women's Health
Physicians - maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ Nurses - 1.0 nursing contact hours (0.5 of these credits are in the area of pharmacology) - Contraceptive Behavior and Risk Taking Among Adolescents
Pat W. Mosena, PhD - Emergency Contraception: Effective Use
Diana G. Foster, PhD - Women's Health in Midlife and Later Years: A New Generation of Research
Marcia G. Ory, PhD, MPH
Conference News- Dating Violence Strikes Both Boys and GirlsBoth boys and girls experience physical violence within their dating relationships; a separate study addressed adult men who experienced sexual assault.
Medscape Medical News, November 9, 2007 - Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Increasing in TexasAsymptomatic carriers of tuberculosis are the most difficult cases to diagnose; better diagnostic tools are needed, a researcher says.
Medscape Medical News, November 9, 2007 - APHA to Create Major Climate Change InitiativeThe American Public Health Association is meeting with public health experts and policy makers to develop a series of practical recommendations that the public can adopt to help reduce the health effects of climate change.
Medscape Medical News, November 7, 2007 - High Rate of PTSD in Returning Iraq War VeteransA minimum of 300,000 psychiatric casualties are expected to result among the veterans who have served in Iraq to date, with an estimated lifetime treatment cost of $660 billion.
Medscape Medical News, November 6, 2007 - Violent Death Associated With Specific HLA HaplotypesCertain heterozygotes for HLA-A and HLA-B heterozygotes were significantly associated with increased incidence of violent death; for HLA-BW, homozygotes had a significantly increased odds ratio, whereas heterozygotes had a significantly reduced odds ratio for violent death.
Medscape Medical News, November 6, 2007
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