Archived Presentations

Paul Q. Peterson Grand Rounds Lectures (RealPlayer Archived Webcast)  

2008

"Exploring Health Departments’ Surveillance Systems and Applications”(11/20/08)

Presentations by:
Matt Charles
I-NEDSS Statistical Coordinator
Illinois Department of Public Health

Megan Patel, MPH
Program Coordinator
Enhanced Surveillance Unit
Cook County Department of Public Health

"Navigating the Health Care System” (10/23/08)

Presentations by:
Jennifer Hebert-Beirne, PhD, MPHDirector of Research
Women’s Health Foundation

Elizabeth Calhoun, PhD
Associate Professor, Health Policy and Administration
UIC School of Public Health

"Voluntary public health agency accreditation as a quality improvement process: the Illinois case study” (09/25/08)

Presentations by:
Patrick Lenihan, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, DrPH Program Director
UIC School of Public Health

Elissa Bassler, MFA
Executive Director
Illinois Public Health Institute

Christina Welter, MPH, DrPH (candidate)
Deputy Director
Cook County Department of Public Health

Zoonotic Disease Surveillance: Bridging the Gulf between Human and Animal Health” (04/23/08)

Presentations by:
Ronald Hershow, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
UIC School of Public Health
Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases
UIC Department of Medicine


Dominic Travis, DVM, MS
Senior Director of Conservation and Science
Lincoln Park Zoo

Supriya Mehta, PhD, MHS
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
UIC School of Public Health

“Monitoring International Travel: The threat of TB movement across U.S. borders” (03/19/08)

Presentations by:
Nicole Cohen, MD, MS
Quarantine Medical Officer
Chicago Quarantine Station, O’Hare International Airport

Susan Marantz, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Tuberculosis Program Unit
Cook County Department of Public Health

“ABC's of School Health” (02/27/08)

Presentations by:
Mark Bishop, MBA
Deputy Director
Healthy Schools Campaign

Kara Green, RNBC, BSN
School Health Program Manager
DuPage County Health Department

Phyllis Pelt, MS, RN
Director, School Nurse Certification Program
Clinical Instructor, Department of Public Health, Mental Health, and Administrative Nursing
College of Nursing, UIC

“Thank you for not smoking: The workplace ban on smoking and beyond” (01/30/08)

Presentations by:
Leslie Stayner, PhD
Professor and Director, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
UIC School of Public Health

Joel J. Africk, JD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago

Jennifer Herd
Senior Health Policy Analyst
Chicago Department of Public Health

Susan Curry, PhD
Director, Institute for Health Research and Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago

UIC SPH Race and Health Disparities Forum: Shaking the Foundations of an "Uneasy" Relationship (01/23/2008)

Part 1

Opening and Welcome, Introduction of Unnatural Causes

Part 2

Presentations:

• Naming and Addressing Racism:  A Prescription for National Health"

• Race, Reductionism and Reward Structures in Science: Paradigmatic Wars in the Explanation of Health Disparities"

Part 3

Presentation:

• Race, Risk, Protection and Health Disparities: Toward a Multilevel Approach to Research and Intervention"

2007

The Public Health Challenge to Eliminating Cervical Cancer (01/31/07)

A Chronic Disease Intervention for the Chicago Department of Public Health (02/28/07)

Lead Poisoning: Outcomes in Chicago (03/21/07)

The State of Public Health in Illinois (04/25/07)

The Educational and Ethical Mission to Reduce Medical Errors, Increase Transparency and Improve Patient Care Outcomes (10/22/07)

Presentations by:
David Mayer, MD
Associate Dean for Curriculum, College of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Co-Director, Institute for Patient Safety Excellence
University of Illinois at Chicago

Timothy McDonald, MD, JD
Professor, Anesthesiology and Pediatrics
College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
Associate Chief Medical Office for Safety, Risk Management and Quality
University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center

Mary Driscoll, RN, MPH
Division Chief, Patient Safety and Quality
Illinois Department of Public Health

Recreation Waterborne Illness (11/26/07)

Presentations by:
Susan Gerber, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Chicago Department of Public Health

Michael Vernon, DrPH
Director, Communicable Disease Control
Cook County Department of Public Health

Samuel Dorevitch, MD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
UIC School of Public Health

2006 

What Are We Doing About Food Security (1/26/06)

Staphylococcus aureus (2/23/06)

New and Revised Vaccine Recommendations (3/23/06)

STDs in the Era of HIV/AIDS (4/27/06)

The Landscape of Diabetes in Chicago (9/27/06)

Building Illinois Oral Health Surveillance: Moving Beyond the Norm (10/25/2006)

Defining, Measuring, and Treating Elder Abuse: Focus on Financial Exploitation (11/29/06)

2005 

Why I Won't Eat Anything: Lessons I've Learned From Foodborne Outbreaks (8/25/05)

Clearing the Air: Local Control Over Smoking Bans (9/22/05)

Pandemic Influenza: Nature’s Bioterrorist (10/27/05)

West Nile Virus: Surveillance and Control (11/17/05)

Dean's Forum 

Health Implications of the Destruction of Neighborhoods (RealPlayer Archived Webcast)

A Cautionary Approach to the Precautionary Principle (PowerPoint Presentation)

A Tribute to Paul Q. Peterson

Disease and Vector Management of West Nile Virus (PowerPoint Presentation)

West Nile Virus Update (PowerPoint Presentation)

Bioterrorism-Public Health's Response: Smallpox (RealPlayer Archived Webcast)

Bioterrorism-Public Health's Response: Anthrax (RealPlayer Archived Webcast)

Surviving Television Interviews: Talking About Health Issues on TV (PowerPoint Presentation)

Implications of the "War on Terrorism" for Public Health (RealPlayer Archived Webcast)

Commencement 

School of Public Health Commencement 2008

School of Public Health Commencement 2007

School of Public Health Commencement 2006

School of Public Health Commencement 2005

School of Public Health Commencement 2004

School of Public Health Commencement 2003