Public Lectures

Dr. Susser is Sergievsky Professor of Epidemiology Emeritus of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and faculty of Medicine. He is regarded as one of the preeminent epidemiologists in the world. He spoke about the 20th Century Scientific Revolution in Epidemiology and at the McNamara Alumni Center on April 26th.

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The University of Minnesota and the University of Iceland are marking a
quarter century of collaboration in 2007. A delegation of faculty from the
University of Iceland representing the next generation of this important
partnership visited Minnesota on Friday, April 13, 2007, and participated in
a joint scientific symposium. View the Symposium Program (PDF)

Following is a selection of audio from the event:
Clinical Partnerships
Listen to Anna Stefansdottir, Chief Nursing Executive, Landspitali University Hospital and Magnus Petursson, Chief Executive Officer, Landspitali University Hospital
Research Partnerships Overview
Listen to Judith Garrard, Associate Dean, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Cardiovascular Health
Listen to Diane Treat Jacobson, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota
Listen to Pamela Schreiner, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Health Promotion and Injury Prevention
Listen to Kathie Krichbaum, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota
Listen to Susan Gerberich, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Obesity Prevention
Listen to Marti Kubick, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota
Listen to Simone French, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Future Research Partnerships
Listen to Erla Kolbrun Svavarsdottir, Dean, Faculty of Nursing, University of Iceland
Listen to Kristjan Erlendsson, Assistant Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland
Public Health
Listen to Unnur Valdimarsdottir, University of Iceland
Listen to John R. Finnegan, Jr., Dean, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

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Speaker: Speaker: Dr. James Neaton, Ph.D., professor of biostatistics at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Dr. Neaton is also the director of INSIGHT (International Network for Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials). INSIGHT represents a large collaboration of HIV/AIDS researchers in 37 countries. Their aim is to optimize the use of antiretroviral and other treatments to improve the health and prolong the lives of those infected with HIV. Hundreds of investigators and thousands of study participants have helped INSIGHT carry out the two largest HIV treatment trials done to date.

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Panel Moderator: Lee Graczyk, Executive Director of the Minnesota Senior Federation.

Panel of Speakers: Panel of Speakers: Norby Blake, director of Inner-Tribal Elder Services, member of the White Earth tribe, and Native American Elder; Malcolm Mitchell, executive director of the Elderberry Institute/Living at Home/Block Nurse Program, Inc.; Jackie Stewart, executive board member of the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging

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