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2016 Congress Workshop

Morning Workshops
(8:30 am – 12:30 pm)

Advances in Epidemiological Approaches to Assessing Health Effects of Environmental Mixtures
Workshop Chairs: Bonnie Joubert and Caroline Dilworth

Closing the US Health Disparities Gap:  An International and National Epidemiological Perspective
Workshop Chair: Bertha Hidalgo and Victor Cardenas

Introduction to Parametric and Semi-parametric Estimators for Causal Inference
Workshop Chairs: Jennifer Ahern and Laura Balzer

Manuscript Writing for Peer-Reviewed Journals: Communicating Results of Epidemiologic Studies
Workshop Chair: Moyses Szklo
Sponsored By: American Journal of Epidemiology

Opportunities and Challenges in Population Based Cancer Research
Workshop Chairs: Donna Rivera and Clara Lam

Using Air Pollution Epidemiology to Quantify Health Risks in the BenMAP-CE Tool
Workshop Chairs: Neal Fann and Breanna Alman

Afternoon Workshops
(1:00 – 5:00 pm)

Causal Mediation Analysis
Workshop Chair: Tyler VanderWeele

Epidemiologic Theories of Disease Distribution
Workshop Chair: Nancy Krieger

Epigenetic Epidemiology
Workshop Chairs: Matthew Suderman and Riccardo Marioni

Extending the Reach of Epidemiology through Dissemination and Implementation Research
Workshop Chair: Gila Neta 

Manuscript Writing for Peer-Reviewed Journals: Communicating Results of Epidemiologic Studies
Workshop Chair: Moyses Szklo
Sponsored By: American Journal of Epidemiology

The NIH Grant Funding System: Tips for Obtaining Your First Grant and an Introduction to the Peer Review Process
Workshop Chairs: Caroline Dilworth and Bonnie Joubert
Part 1 of 2. Attendance at Part 1 is required in order to attend Part 2 in the evening.

Evening Workshops
(5:30 – 7:30 pm)

Part 2: The NIH Grant Funding System: tips for obtaining your first grant and an introduction to the peer review process
Workshop Chairs: Caroline Dilworth and Bonnie Joubert
Part 2 of 2 – Attendance at Part 1 is required in order to attend this workshop

Public health surveillance using distributed data networks: Lessons from FDA’s Sentinel Initiative and the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies
Workshop Chairs: Noelle Cocoros and Sean Hennessy

The Human Microbiome and Epidemiology: Challenges and Opportunities
Workshop Chairs: Betsy Foxman and Sandra Melnick Seitz