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Delvon MattinglyMay 19, 2025

Delvon T. Mattingly, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
Center for Health, Engagement, and Transformation
Department of Behavioral Science
University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Presentation: Perceived Discrimination and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Tobacco Product Use Among U.S. Youth and Adults


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Maria Glymore, MS, SD
Professor and Chair
Department of Epidemiology
Boston University School of Public Health

Presentation: Evidence Triangulation in Dementia Research


Trisha ArnoldMarch 24, 2025

Trisha Arnold, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Rhode Island Hospital
Brown University Alpert Medical School

Presentation: Leveraging Implementation Science to Increase HIV Prevention Efforts


Latara ArterberryFebruary 24, 2025

Latara Arterberry, Ph.D., MBA
Extension Specialist I
Mississippi State University

A Focused Regional Analysis of Health Equity on Nutrition Insecurity: Addressing Obesity and Related Health Disparities in Mississippi


Deborah Konkle-ParkerJanuary 27, 2025

Deborah Konkle-Parker, PhD, FNP, FAAN
Professor, School of Nursing
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Presentation: Research opportunities with Two Cohorts: (1) Adults Aging with Multiple Co-morbidities, and (2) Women of Reproductive Age


Lance A. Waller, PhDNovember 25, 2024

Lance A. Waller, PhD
Professor
Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University

Presentation: Map: A Statistical View


Monica Webb Hooper, PhDOctober 28, 2024

Monica Webb Hooper, PhD
Deputy Director
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Presentation: Minority Health and Health Disparities Science: A Closer Look at NIMHD Initiatives and Resources


Melissa R. StephensSeptember 23, 2024

Melissa R. Stephens, MD, MS, FAAFP, DABFM
Associate Dean, Population Health
Professor of Clinical Sciences
William Carey University

Presentation: Change Can’t Wait: Seeking Solutions for the Maternal Health Crisis in Mississippi


AgakuAugust 26, 2024

Israel Agaku, DMD, PhD, MPH, MBA
Diplomate, American Board of Dental Public Health

Presentation: A Risk-Based Framework for AI Use in Research: Balancing Ethics, Innovation, and Productivity


Jameshyia BallardJuly 22, 2024

Jameshyia Ballard, PhD, RDN, CLC
MSDH WIC Program
State WIC Director

Presentation: Maternal and Child Health Outcomes: Let’s Talk About Mississippi WIC


Josie Bidwell 2023June 24, 2024

Josie Bidwell, DNP, RN, FNP-C, DipACLM, FACLM
Professor
Department of Preventive Medicine
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Presentation: Lifestyle Medicine and the Quintuple Aim


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Matthew C. Morris, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Vanderbilt University

Presentation: Disparities in Traumatic Injury Care and Outcomes


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Nancy Krieger, PhD
Professor of Social Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Presentation: Embodied truths, scientific integrity, & health justice: rhetoric, racism, and reality


Benjamin Walker 2022March 25, 2024

Benjamin Walker, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Population Health Science
John D. Bower School of Population Health
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Presentation: Echos of Adversity: How Adverse Childhood Experiences Shape Population Health in Mississippi


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John R. Mitchell, MD, FAAFP
Director, Office of the Mississippi Physicians Workforce
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Presentation: What's Up with Mississippi’s Physician Workforce? A Geospatial Look at Current Trends!


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Daniel Edney, MD, FACP, FASAM
State Health Officer
Mississippi State Department of Health

Presentation: State of the State: A Public Health Perspective


Thomas Dobbs 2022November 27, 2023

Thomas Dobbs, PhD
Dean, John D. Bower School of Population Health
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Combating Sexually Transmitted Infections in Mississippi


Mauda Monger 2023October 23, 2023

Mauda Monger, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
John D. Bower School of Population Health
Director, Center for HIV Research, Education and Policy-Myrlie Evers Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Presentation: Reaching the Unreachable: A community participatory approach to engaging Black Women and Youth


Lei Zhang 2021September 25, 2023

Matthew Kutcher, MD, MS, FACS
Laura Vearrier, MD, Dbe, HEC-C

Lei Zhang, PhD

Presentation: Linking Solutions to Violence: Communities, Hospitals, and Healthcare Collaboration


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Este Geraghty, MD, MS, MPH, CPH
GISP Chief Medical Officer and Health Solutions Director
Esri  

Presentation: Linking Science to Action: Harnessing GIS to Address Social Determinants of Health in Mississippi


Ike Eriator 2023July 24, 2023

Ike Eriator, MD, MPH, MBA

Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Management
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Presentation: Opioid Epidemic and Drug Overdose Deaths


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Corey Miller, MS
State Economist for Mississippi
Director, University Research Center, Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning

Presentation: What is the economic impact of ‘brain drain’ in Mississippi?


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Victoria Brooks
Data Dissemination Specialist
US Census Bureau

Presentation: A Guide to Health Data


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Una Grewal, PhD, MPH
Director for the Division of Population Health Research
Division of Intramural Research
US Department of Health and Human Services

Presentation: One Size Does Not Fit All: Findings from the NICHD Fetal Growth Studies


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Leandro Mena, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Director, Division of STD Prevention
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presentation: Congenital Syphilis-Still a Shadow on the Land


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June Gipson, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
My Brother's Keeper, Inc.

Presentation: Community-Based Approaches for Enhancing Population Health Practices


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Mary Currier, MD
Department of Preventive Medicine
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Presentation: U.S. Healthcare Policy, Past and Present: Why Should We Care?


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Christa-Marie Singleton, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presentation: The Business Case for Population Health and Health Equity:  Improving a Community's Health Competitiveness


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William G. Davis, PhD
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics
Mississippi State University

Presentation: Data-Driven Rankings of Latent Traits with an Application to County-Level Health Rankings in the United States


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Marjory Givens, PhD
UW Population Health Institute Associate Director
University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Presentation: Data-to-Action: Growing community power to improve population health and equity


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Chris Wells
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

Presentation: MDEQ: Who We Are and What We Do


 

Stressors and Strengths of Mississippi Farmers:
What Population Health Professionals Need to Know

presented by

David R. Buys, PhD, MSPH, CPH, FGSA
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Monday,
July 25, 2022
Recording
  • Identify the impact of agriculture on Mississippi’s economy.
  • Recognize the risks and health outcomes associated with agricultural producers.
  • Identify opportunities for intervention on risks of poor outcomes for agricultural producers.

Applying Precision/Predictive Medicine Concepts to Cancer Prevention: An Evolving Discipline

presented by

Srinivasan Vijayakumar, MD

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Monday
June 27, 2022
Recording
  • Identify that Precision Medicine / Predictive Medicine is more than Genomic Medicine alone
    • Data Sciences, Electronic Health Records, Telemedicine, and Social Sciences can all contribute to Precision Medicine / Predictive Medicine
  • Explain Precision Medicine / Predictive Medicine Concepts that can and should be applied to the prevention of cancer.
  • Describe examples from specific disease site data to prove the above two points

The Data Void for Rural Public Health Practice -
Making data accessible to address inequities

presented by

Betty Bekemeier, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
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Monday
May 23, 2022
Recording
  • Identify key activities necessary for making data more accessible to and of use among rural public health practitioners.
  • Describe how public health practice partners can and should be engaged in the design and development of what is needed to make data accessible.
  • Describe at least 2 ways local (i.e., county or sub-county) data can be made available to address health inequities and support related decision-making.

Place and Health at CDC/ATSDR:
Understanding the Application of Geospatial Science in Public Health through the Social Vulnerability Index and the Geospatial Determinants of Health Framework

presented by

Lance R. Owen, PhD
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Monday
April 25, 2022
Recording
  • Recognize successes and challenges in health inequities research.
  • Identify priorities and opportunities for future research on health inequities.

Research on health inequities:
successes, challenges, and ideas for the future 

presented by

Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH

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Monday
March 28, 2022
Recording
  • Recognize successes and challenges in health inequities research
  • Identify priorities and opportunities for future research on health inequities

Person-centered research: Detection of traumatic stress and resilience

presented by

John S. Lyons, PhD
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Monday
February 28, 2022
Recording
  • Explain person-centered research
  • Express the role of the communimetric theory of measurement in person-centered research
  • Identify the detection of traumatic stress and the role of strengths in reducing the impact of traumatic life events

Gap between evidence and practice: Why and what to do?

presented by

Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA
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Thursday
January 27, 2022
Recording
  • Identify the clinical trials evidence for management recommendation for heart failure
  • Review the current population-based treatment patients for heart failure in clinical practice
  • Discuss the possible causes and solution for the current heart failure treatment trends

2021

What’s the Big Idea with Mississippi INBRE?
Building Research Capacity and Engaging Diverse Communities in Mississippi

presented by
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Mohamed O. Elasri, Ph.D. Jennifer L. Lemacks, Ph.D., RD
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Monday
November 29, 2021
Recording
  • Identify research opportunities within the Mississippi INBRE network.
  • Describe the project aims of the Mississippi INBRE Community Engagement and Training Core
  • Name the various projects and activities supported by the Mississippi INBRE Community Engagement and Training Core.

Population Health Management of Employed Populations

presented by

David Vearrier, MD, MPH
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Monday
October 25, 2021
Recording
  • Identify quantify costs of disability and modifiable disability risk factors in the US
  • Review cost-benefit studies of health promotion measures in employed populations
  • Discuss the NIOSH Total Worker Health Program approach to population health
    in employed populations

The Impact of Climate Change on Zoonoses:
Here, Now, Tomorrow? Mississippi as a representative microcosm

presented by

Elise Peery Gomez Sanchez, DVM, Ph.D.
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Monday
September 27, 2021

Recording
  • Measure the complexity of the life cycle of many disease organisms and how climate limits or facilitates vector(s), reservoir host(s), and the disease organism itself.
  • Recognize diseases previously limited to tropical areas are extending their previously known range; those thought to be vanquished decades ago are reappearing
  • Identify the role of surveillance for (re)emergent autochthonous diseases including anthrax, chagas disease, leprosy, malaria, lymphatic filariasis, paragonimiasis, and fungi and their toxins.

One Health Applications to UMMC and Mississippi

presented by

Andrew Grady, DVM, MS
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Monday,
August 23, 2021
Recording
  • Discuss the concepts of a One Health approach
  • Formulate conversations with a broad audience of stakeholders
  • Identify collaborative opportunities in One Health for UMMC

Who benefits from increasing human longevity in the United States?:
Cancer Mortality

presented by

Art Cosby, Ph.D.
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Monday,
July 26, 2021
Recording
  • Examine familiarity with place-based analysis of public health data over time
  • Compare cross-sectional data to temporal data
  • Explain the complexities and dynamics of improvements in longevity in the U.S.

Building Capacity in Health Disparities Research

presented by
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Mona Fouad, MD, MPH

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Monday
June 28, 2021
Recording
  • Discuss the main principals of community-based research
  • Describe the role of social determinants of health on Health Disparities
  • Discuss the barriers and facilitators of enhancing minorities participation
    in clinical trials

Health Policy in Mississippi

presented by
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Mitchell Adcock

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Monday
May 24, 2021
Recording
  • Cite what is health policy
  • Measure the impact health policy has on the health of Mississippians
  • Analyze your role in monitoring, developing and implementing health policy for all individuals involved in providing health care to Mississippians

Role of Remote Patient Monitoring in Population Health

presented by
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Saurabh Chandra, MBBS, PhD
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Monday
April 26, 2021
Recording
  • Report understandings of the basics of the rpm program
  • Explain different types of rpm programs and data supporting them
  • Identify the impact of rpm program on healthcare spending

Reaching for the Top: Public Health Recommendations to the Canadian Government

presented by
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Kellie Leitch, MD

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Tuesday
March 30, 2021
Recording
  • To cite an organized approach to public stakeholder relations
  • To explain transition of ideas to public policy implementation
  • To review elected stakeholders and the public service to accomplish a public policy

Public Health Impact of COVID-19

presented by
Thomas Dobbs
Thomas E. Dobbs, MD, MPH

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Monday
February 22, 2021
Recording
  • Understand the epidemiology of COVID-19 in MS
  • Understand the critical role of science and evidence-based decision making in responding to a pandemic
  • Understand the public health successes and failures in the COVID response

An Introduction to Systematic Literature Searching

presented by
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Lauren Fletcher, MLIS, MA
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Monday
January 25, 2021
Recording
  • To recognize the six steps of a systematic literature search
  • To apply steps to develop components of a search string
  • To construct an authoritative and unique search string
  • To identify strategies to improve search results

2020

Policy Implementation for Built Environment Interventions in Rural Mississippi:
A Discussion of Complete Streets

presented by
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Bishoy Samuel, MD
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Monday
December 7, 2020
Recording
  • Define Complete Sets
  • Identify Relevant Community Approaches and Multi-Sectorial Collaboration Processes
  • Discuss State and Local Policy Impacts on Local Built Environment Intervention

Grantsmanship: Artistry with Science

presented by
Michael E. Stefanek
Michael Stefanek, Ph.D.

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Monday
November 16, 2020
Recording
  • Enhance knowledge of key components of writing a grant submission with an increased chance for funding
  • Measure knowledge of key information needed in each required section of an NIH grant
  • Increase knowledge of what grant reviewers respond to positively in a grant submission

At the Intersection of Population Health & Criminology:
A New Interdisciplinary Science

presented by

Brian B. Boutwell, Ph.D., MS
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Monday
October 26, 2020

Recording

  • To recognize a better understanding of modern crime science
  • To describe the intersection of criminological, health, and genomic sciences
  • To examine future directions for population health science as it relates to psychopathology and antisocial behaviors
  • To illustrate new and exciting opportunities for interdisciplinary research and grant writing

Healthy Aging Is Everybody's Business!!!

presented by

Teresa Carithers, Ph.D., RD, LD, FAND
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Monday
September 24, 2020

Recording

  • Discuss the CDC population projections to reveal embedded populations.
  • Apply strategies for modifying existing models of care rather than reinventing the wheel.
  • Integrate use of geron-technology to produce more optimal and sustainable aging outcomes.
  • Discuss ways to address challenges and opportunities that the multigenerational
    workforce provides within their discipline.

The Promise and Perils of Biosurveillance Strategies to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Sensitization and Immunity in Mississippi Citizens

presented by

Gailen Marshall, Jr., MD, Ph.D.
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Monday
August 24, 2020
Recording
  • Describe the process of biosurveillance for prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody positivity in the UMMC employee population as a measure of community prevalence
  • Discuss the results of our studies to date in the context of how to interpret such results for applications to population health.

UMMC Biobank and its Research Projects

presented by

Gouri J. Mahajan, Ph.D., MBBS

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Monday
July 27, 2020

Recording

  • Distinguish the roles and responsibilities of principal investigators, administrators, and the UMMC Biobank
  • Distinguish the types of samples available, timelines for acquisition and additional services and fees
  • Demonstrate how to submit a request for samples
  • Identify the benefits of using the UMMC Biobank for population health studies

Application of Telehealth in Improving Population Health

presented by
          
Akeem Adebayo, MD, MBA, MPH, and Julio Cespedes, Jr., MS

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Monday
June 29, 2020

Recording
  • Introduction to population health and telehealth application
  • Describe UMMC’s designation as a center for excellence for telehealth in the nation
  • Describe different telehealth application
  • Describe the current and future plans for the telehealth in improving population health

Pop-Up Grand Rounds: SOPH Talks COVID-19

presented by
     Abigail Gamble             Portrait of Dr. Rodney Washington
Caroline Compretta, Ph.D., Abigail Gamble, Ph.D., Leandro Mena, MD, MPH, 
Sheeba Ogirala, MS, MBA and Rodney Washington, EdD, MS, MA

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Thursday
May 21, 2020

For the presentation, please contact the presenter(s).
  • Public Safety Support Division, COVID-19 (Ogirala)
  • Assessing Differential Impacts of COVID-19 on Black Communities (Mena)
  • Community-Driven Risk Communication for Vulnerable Populations (Compretta, Gamble, Washington)

The Dilemma of Management of Hypertension in Young Adults and Older Adults

presented by

Dan Jones, MD
Norman C. Nelson Student Union
Conference Rooms A&B

Monday
February 24, 2020

  • Review existing “evidence” outside of randomized trials that support consideration of the use of medication to lower blood pressure in adults with stage 1 hypertension and 10-year risk below 10% uncontrolled after 6 months of intensive lifestyle therapy.
  • Recommend management of adults in the same way pediatric guidelines recommend the management of adolescents.

Parasites and Poverty

presented by

Charlotte V. Hobbs, MD

New Guyton Library, G151-01Monday
January 27, 2020
  • Describe the risks factors associated with parasitic diseases of poverty
  • Discuss the history of these diseases in Mississippi
  • Cite current projects to identify and source remediate these diseases

2019

Democratizing Knowledge to Improve Access Cancer Care Globally  - Project ECHO

Sanjeev Arora, MD, MACP, FACG

Nov. 6, 2019

Presentation
  • Describe a new model that enhances access to treatment for patients in rural and urban areas and management of patients' chronic and complex diseases
  • Detail the platforms by which Project ECHO clinicians gain competency and expertise in the delivery of specialized complex care to patients with chronic health conditions
  • Apply the ECHO model for improving chronic disease care in underserved areas of Mississippi

Living with multiple chronic diseases with or without HIV: opportunities for research in the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study

Deborah Konkle-Parker, PhD, FNP, FAANOct. 28, 2019Presentation
  • Describe the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS)
  • Describe the various types of data and specimens available in MWCCS for research
  • Consider ideas for research in multiple areas of investigation

Conducting Culturally Responsive and Inclusive Evaluations of Population Health Programs: A Case Study of the Monitoring and Evaluation of ACCELERATE!

Michelle Williams, PhDSept. 25, 2019Presentation
  • Describe the guiding principles for program evaluation
  • Select evaluation methods and epistemologies that are culturally responsive and inclusive
  • Identify characteristics of a responsive and inclusive evaluation of programs targeted towards African-American gay and bisexual men in Jackson, MS

Overview of Mississippi Health Policy Fellowship

Akeem Adebayo, MD, MBA
with guest Dr. Teresa Hanna, CEO, Center for Mississippi Health Policy

June 5, 2019

Recording
  • Overview of the Mississippi Health Policy Fellowship
  • Describe how the Mississippi Legislative process is developed using two real and recent case scenarios of two bills (Passed & Failed)
  • Describe my Policy brief on artificial meat bill
  • Describe the plans for the future for different bills by different advocacy groups in the state

From God Committees to Medical Homes:
The Evolution of Population Health for Kidney Diseases

Tariq Shafi, MD, MHS, MBBSMarch 25, 2019Recording
  • Provide an overview of the epidemiology of kidney diseases
  • Describe the morbidity and mortality associated with kidney diseases
  • Discuss the opportunities for population health strategies for kidney disease prevention, reducing disparities, and improving outcomes

Physical Inactivity, Physical Activity, Physical Training and Physical Fitness:
A Step-by-Step Translational Journey

Michael A. Welsch, PhDFeb. 25, 2019

Recording

  • Define physical (in)activity, physical training and physical fitness
  • Describe the consequences of physical inactivity versus the benefits of physical activity
  • Demonstrate the dose-response relationship between activity and health outcomes
  • Discuss the importance of the ingredients of physical training across the life-span
  • Stimulate the development on an integrated UMMC research agenda on "moving" patients, students, and clinicians

Multidisciplinary Approaches in Assuring the Quality, Safety and Efficacy of TM/Botanicals

Ikhlas Khan, PhDJan. 20, 2019

Presentation

  • Natural products and it uses in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
  • Difficulties in assessing the quality of supplements
  • Safety concerns
  • Future research needs and future prospects of natural products in CAM

2018

Exploring the HIV Care Continuum: Making the Invisible Visible

Leandro Mena, MDSept. 17, 2018Presentation
  • Describe HIV/AIDS disparities in the United States
  • Describe steps of the HIV “neutral” care continuum
  • Identify challenges to HIV prevention in the South
  • Describe local HIV prevention programmatic and research efforts

Hypoxia Associated Genes on Disparities in the Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer: Population Health Implications

Ingrid Espinoza, PhD

July 16, 2018

Presentation
  • Prostate cancer disparity
  • Identification of molecular markers associated with prostate cancer and race
  • Implications of our translational and clinical findings on prostate cancer and health disparity

Use of Computer Simulation to Understand Population Responses to Therapy

Robert L. Hester, PhD

June 4, 2018

Presentation
Publication
  • Understand how physiological models are developed
  • Understand how populations are created
  • Understand the use of Topological Data Analysis for determining populations resistant to treatment

Geospatial Research and Resources at UMMC

Fazlay S. Faruque, PhD

March 26, 2018

Presentation
  • Identify geospatial resources at UMMC
  • Recognize the basics of geospatial technology applicable in health research and health care
  • Evaluate the geospatial health research activities at UMMC
  • Identify collaboration opportunities using geospatial tools at UMMC

Early Impact of a Statewide Neonatal Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Program

Sarosh P. Batlivala, MD, MSCI

Feb. 6, 2018

Presentation
  • Newborn screening program can lead to fewer delayed diagnoses and fewer cardiac interventions
  • Understand the importance of screening for critical congenital heart disease
  • Understand some limitations of pulse oximetry as a screening tool
  • Gain knowledge about identifying areas of improvement when implementing
  • CHD screening program

2017

"Sex and the City: Urbanization, the Built Environment and the Sexual Geography of HIV/AIDS in South Africa"

Paul Burns, PhD, MA

Sept. 28, 2017

Presentation
  • Define the concept of the built environment;
  • Describe key social determinants associated with HIV vulnerability;
  • Describe how the built environment or physical characteristics of poorer neighborhoods influence population health and contribute to increased HIV risk vulnerability; and
  • Implement evidence-based HIV prevention, care and treatment interventions and programs that use a social determinants of health framework to improve the HIV health-related outcomes of most at-risk populations.

Obesity and Dementia: A Paradoxical Association?

Nancy West, PhDJuly 31, 2017

Presentation

  • Accumulating evidence suggests that a high body mass index, measured in late life, may be associated with lower risk of dementia.
    • Could a higher BMI in older ages reflect a protective physiologic effect?
    • Is there enough evidence to justify revision of the public health dangers of being overweight for individuals at older ages?

All questions and comments about Bower SOPH Grand Rounds can be directed to Dr. Fazlay S. Faruque.