world's public health crises
Public health crises facing today's world will be examined by medical, public health and nursing alumni when they return to campus for their respective reunion programs the weekend of June 6.
Four noted physicians will discuss "Infectious Disease and How It Impacts Society, Public Health and Safety" during a scientific symposium being presented as part of the reunion program of the Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine.
The medical school graduates can earning Continuing Medical Education credits for attending the session, which will feature the following topics and speakers: "The Early History of Antimicrobial Agents," Dr. Frank J. Bia, professor of medicine and laboratory medicine at the Yale School of Medicine; "SARS," Dr. Vincent Quagliarello '81 H.S., professor of medicine and clinical director of infectious diseases at Yale; "How, When and Where Will Genomics Impact Global Infectious Diseases?" Dr. Keith Joiner, the Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology and Epidemiology, chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases and director of the Investigative Medicine Program at Yale; and "How Does Society Impact on Infectious Disease?" Dr. Donald O. Lyman '68 M.D., chief of preventive medicine for the California Department of Health.
During the reunion, alumni will also have the opportunity to tour the School of Medicine's new biomedical facility at 300 Cedar St., and to learn about the state of the school from its dean, Dr. David A. Kessler.
The weekend will also include a tribute by the Yale Surgical Society to the contributions of the Section of Pediatric Surgery. The history of pediatric surgery at the University will be the focus of a surgical grand round, and Dr. Lawrence Pickett '44 M.D., the first chief of pediatric surgery at Yale, will be honored.
Three Yale graduates will also be presented with
Distinguished Alumni Service Awards during the reunion. They are Dr. Harold D. Bornstein Jr. '53 M.D., '56 H.S., Dr. Robert J. Donohue '58 M.D.,
'59 H.S. and Dr. Andrew J. McGowan Jr. '58 M.D.
A number of social events, including a clambake, and tour of the campus and historic New Haven will round out the weekend's activities.
Two workshops on the public health consequences of war will be presented by the Association of Yale Alumni in Public Health on June 6 as part of its multi-year series on "Public Health Challenges of the 21st Century."
The first workshop, titled "War, Terrorism and Civil Unrest: Impact on Public Health," will explore such topics as the impact of war on civilian populations and the environment, and approaches to controlling biological, chemical and nuclear weapons. The featured speakers will be Dr. Barry S. Levy, adjunct professor of community health at Tufts University School of Medicine and former president of the American Public Health Association, and Dr. Victor W. Sidel, the Distinguished University Professor of Social Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of
Medicine.
The second workshop will feature a panel of alumni experts who have a global perspective on the consequences of civil unrest, conflict and war on public health. It will be moderated by Kaveh Khoshnood '89 M.P.H., '95 Ph.D., assistant professor in the Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases in Yale's Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH).
Outstanding public health graduates will be honored for their contributions during the reunion program.
A Distinguished Alumni Award will be presented to Joseph A. Zaccagnino '70 M.P.H., president and chief executive officer of Yale-New Haven Hospital and Health System; Unni Karunakara and Dr. Andrew Dennis McBride '77 M.P.H. will be honored for their public service; and Eric W. Mood '43 M.P.H. will receive the EPH Alumni Bulldog Award.
"Nursing Strength in an Uncertain World" is the theme of the School of Nursing Alumnae/I Weekend Program this year.
The reunion program will focus on health-related topics currently in the headlines, such as the psychological and emotional effects of terrorism, international and refugee health issues and bioterrorism. One highlight of the weekend will be a session on "Emergency Preparedness: How Does a Community Get Ready?"
Also during the weekend, Dean Catherine Gilliss will discuss new initiatives launched at the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) in "The Year in Review"; Margaret Grey, associate dean for research affairs, will speak about new collaborative programs that the school has entered into in "YSN Partnering for the Future of Nursing"; and Pam Minarik, director of the school's Office of International Affairs, will discuss its global programs in "Yale School of Nursing and International Health."
The weekend will also include a poster session highlighting the current work of its graduates and a reception marking the retirement of Ann Ameling, associate professor and director of the Nurse-Midwifery Specialty.
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