The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. APHA's meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health. 

Monday, November 5, 2007

Women and Medicaid:  Now and in the Future (1:27:04)   Video   Podcast   Transcript
Moderator: 
Jackie Judd, Vice President and Senior Advisor for Communications, Kaiser Family Foundation
Speakers:
Alina Salganicoff, PhD, Vice President and Director, Women's Health Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation
Paula Johnson, MD, MPH, Executive Director, Connors Center for Women's Health and Gender Biology; Chief,  Division of Women's Health at Brigham and Women's Health
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Sandra Shewry, MPH, MSW, Director, California Department of Health Services
Sara Rosenbaum, JD, Chair, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services 
Sylvia Drew Ivie, JD, Executive Director, T.H.E. (To Help Everyone) Clinic, Inc.

Gulf Coast Recovery:  Spanning Research and Practice (1:30:54)   Video   Podcast   Transcript
Moderator: 
Erin Brewer, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health
Speakers:
David Abramson, PhD, MPH, Director of Research, Columbia University National Center for Disaster Preparedness     
Persharon Dixon, MD, Medical Director, Mississippi Gulf Coast Children's Health Project
Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Associate Professor of Medicine, Tulane School of Medicine


Tuesday, November 6, 2007

National Health Care:  Heating Up in an Election Cycle (1:27:23)  Video   Podcast  Transcript  
Presider:
Karen Palmer, MPH, MS, Public Health Consultant
Speakers:
Michael Begay, PhD,  Head, Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Oliver Fein, MD, Chair, Associate Dean, Weill Medical College
Byllye Avery, President, Avery Institute for Social Change
Martha Livingston, PhD, Associate Professor of Health and Society, SUNY College at Old Westbury

Uninsured Children: Improving Access to Care (1:27:21)   Video   Podcast  Transcript
Moderator:
Suzanne Kotkin-Jaszi, DrPH, Health Science Department, California State University- Fresno
Speakers:
Joseph Schuchter, MPH, Epidemiologist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Bart Perkey, MSW, Director, Bureau of Health Equality, Metro Public Health Department
Teresa Benincasa, PhD, Health Studies, Temple University
Louise Palmer, MA, Urban Institute Health Policy Center


Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Medicaid, Medicare, Managed Care:  Complexities of Healthcare Delivery (1:16:52)  Video   Podcast  Transcript
Presider:
Glen Mays, PhD, MPH, Director of Research, Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Public Health
Speakers:
Lincy Lal, PhD, Research Specialist, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Alexandra Stewart, JD, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Phinney Ahn, MPH, Project Manager, Quality Improvement Department, L.A. Care Health Plan
Nelson Adekoya, DrPH, Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Health Services Research: Cost Analyses (1:28:29)   Video   Podcast   Transcript      
Moderator:
R. Paul Duncan, PhD, MS, Director, Florida Center for Medicaid and the Uninsured
Speakers:
John Hsu, MD, MBA, Division of Research, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
Sarah Beaton, PhD, Lovelace Clinic Foundation
Sudha Xirasagar, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina- Arnold School of Public Health
Junling Wang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Tennessee
Katherine Virgo, PhD, MBA, Professor of Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine