Public Lectures
« December 2005 |
Public Lectures Home
| May 2006 »
April 20, 2006
Public Health Roundtable: discussion
Georgia M. Dunston, PhD, keynote speaker; Toby Citrin, JD; Rickey L. Hall, MA; Allison La Pointe, MPH; Kristin Oehlke, MS, CGC; Sharon T. Smith; William Toscano, PhD; James Hart, MD, moderator
Public Health Roundtable, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
Play this lecture now
Roundtable presenters respond to audience questions.
Public Health Roundtable: panel
Perspectives on the Issues, panel moderated by James Hart, MD
Community Concerns: Rickey L. Hall, MA and Sharon T. Smith
Implications for Research and Education: William Toscano, PhD and Toby Citrin, JD
Public Health Practice Considerations: Allison La Pointe, MPH and Kristin Oehlke, MS, CGC
Play this lecture now
Public Health Roundtable, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
From the Human Genome Through Health Disparities to Public Health
Georgia M. Dunston, PhD,
Public Health Roundtable, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
Georgia M. Dunston, PhD, is the founding director of the National Human Genome Center and director of the Molecular Genetics Research Program at Howard University in Washington, DC. She is professor and former chair of the Department of Microbiology.
Dr. Dunston is an established investigator, nationally and internationally known for genetic research on human leukocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphisms in African Americans. Her research on human genome variation in disease susceptibility has been the vanguard of current efforts at Howard University to build national and international research collaborations focusing on the genetics of diseases common in African Americans and other African Diaspora populations.
Play this lecture now
Public Health Roundtable: welcome and introduction
John R. Finnegan, PhD, Dean, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota and
Debra K. Olson, MPH, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice Education, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota,
Public Health Roundtable, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
Dean Finnegan introduces the Roundtable: "From the Human Genome Through Health Disparities to Public Health."
Play this lecture now
April 7, 2006
Carl J. Martinson lecture: Aspirin and Vitamin E in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: The Women's Health Study
Julie E. Buring, ScD, Tenth Annual Carl J. Martinson Lecture, April 7, 2006. University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health.
Abstract: Randomized trials have shown that low-dose aspirin decreases the risk of a first myocardial infarction in men, with little effect on the risk of ischemic stroke and few data directly in women. For vitamin E, while there are suggestive data from basic research and observational studies, there have been few trials of long duration or in primary prevention. To address these questions, 39,876 initially healthy female health professionals 45 years of age or older were randomized into the Women's Health Study in a 2x2 factorial design, receiving 100 mg of aspirin on alternate days or placebo and 600 IU of natural-source vitamin E on alternate days or placebo, and followed for cardiovascular disease and cancer for an average of 10.1 years. The cardiovascular results of this trial for both aspirin and vitamin E will be given in this presentation.
Play this lecture now
|
|
|
|
|
Last modified on Monday Jul 02, 2007