Day 2 :
Keynote Forum
Connie Evashwick
George Washington University, USA
Keynote: Epidemiology as the Driver of Transdisciplinary Evaluation: Is Starts with Education!
Time : 09:00-09:45
Biography:
Dr. Connie Evashwick is a healthcare executive who thrives at the nexus of management and academia, health care delivery systems and public health. Dr. Evashwick holds a bachelor's and a master's degree from Stanford University and a master's and doctoral degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Evashwick is an Adjunct Professor at George Washington University and at San Diego State University. She has published over 100 articles, has just completed her 14th book, and has been editor of two journals, including Frontiers in Public Health Education and Promotion. She served as the Dean of a School of Public Health in the USA and has worked with epidemiologists as faculty, students, and colleagues. Dr. Evashwick has been a Visiting Scholar in six countries and is currently a Visiting Professor at Tampere University.
Abstract:
Epidemiology is central to public health. Without the study of the health of populations and communities, public health cannot be effective in preventing, ameliorating, or eradicating diseases. Three recent studies by our research team suggest how epidemiology might enhance its role as the driver of transdisciplinary research and evaluation. Our first study was a review of the literature pertaining to the education of the public health workforce. We found 375 studies published in peer-reviewed literature between 2000 and 2015. Only a few articles examined multi- or trans-disciplinary education. Joint education of epidemiologists and biostatisticians was reported only twice.
- Epidemiology and Public Health
Location: Conference Hall
Session Introduction
Connie Evashwick
George Washington University, United States
Title: Epidemiology as the Driver of Transdisciplinary Evaluation: Is Starts with Education!
Biography:
Dr. Connie Evashwick is a healthcare executive who thrives at the nexus of management and academia, health care delivery systems and public health. Dr. Evashwick holds a bachelor's and a master's degree from Stanford University and a master's and doctoral degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Evashwick is an Adjunct Professor at George Washington University and at San Diego State University. She has published over 100 articles, has just completed her 14th book, and has been editor of two journals, including Frontiers in Public Health Education and Promotion. She served as the Dean of a School of Public Health in the USA and has worked with epidemiologists as faculty, students, and colleagues. Dr. Evashwick has been a Visiting Scholar in six countries and is currently a Visiting Professor at Tampere University.
Abstract:
Epidemiology is central to public health. Without the study of the health of populations and communities, public health cannot be effective in preventing, ameliorating, or eradicating diseases. Three recent studies by our research team suggest how epidemiology might enhance its role as the driver of transdisciplinary research and evaluation. Our first study was a review of the literature pertaining to the education of the public health workforce. We found 375 studies published in peer-reviewed literature between 2000 and 2015. Only a few articles examined multi- or trans-disciplinary education. Joint education of epidemiologists and biostatisticians was reported only twice. A second study examined the sub-set of 86 articles between 2000 and 2017 that focused on evaluation of education. Only five studies evaluated education that served more than one discipline. The methodological sophistication of the evaluations was disappointing. The expertise of epidemiologists in research methodology was absent. Yet, these evaluations took place in schools of medicine and public health, where epidemiologists are core faculty members. The third initiative was a thematic analysis of articles submitted to a special journal issue on contemporary education for healthcare executives around the globe.
Shyam S Ganguly
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Title: Apolipoprotein E Gene Polymorphism with Ischemic Stroke in Omani patients: A hospital-based case–control study
Biography:
Dr Shyam Sundar Ganguly is a professor in Department of Family Medicine & Public Health, the College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. He worked as an associate professor in Armed Forces Medical College, India.
Abstract:
Statement of the Problem: Ischemic stroke is a health concern worldwide. It has been suggested that ischemic stroke is a multifactorial disease of various etiologies involving both environmental and genetic factors. Polymorphism of apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, which is associated with lipid metabolism, has been the focus of numerous studies as a potential risk factor for ischemic stroke. However, no such study has been carried out among Omani patients with ischemic stroke.
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between APOE gene polymorphism and lipid profiles in the risk of ischemic stroke among the Omani population.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: A total of 100 cases of large artery atherothrombotic and small vessel occlusion ischemic stroke were recruited from Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH). A similar number of age-matched controls were recruited from the same hospital based on some inclusion and exclusion criteria. Fasting blood samples were collected for lipid profile measurement using the standard methods and for genomic DNA extraction. APOE genotyping was performed by real-time PCR using TaqMan©SNP Genotyping Assay.