UNMC College of Public Health Grand Rounds Two presentations: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 12:00-1:00 pm MCPH 3013 “A Translation of the ‘Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer’s Caregivers: Offering Useful Tools’ Intervention into a Primary Care Setting.” Asia Sikora Kessler, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social, & Behavioral Health College of Public Health Objectives: Understand caregiver stress and burden in contrast to non-caregivers, with specific focus and Alzheimer’s caregivers Identification of existing Alzheimer’s caregiver interventions to reduce stress and burden Results from a pilot study… Continue Reading

UNMC College of Public Health Grand Rounds “Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age: Past, Present, and Future Implications for Public Health.” Eric R. Buhi, MPH, PhD Associate Professor, Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Public Health Associate Director, Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age San Diego State University Wednesday, March 4, 2015 12:00-1:00 pm MCPH 3013 Objectives: At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to define human dynamics. At the end of the presentation, participants will… Continue Reading

College of Public Health Grand Rounds Maurer College of Public Health, 3013 Wednesday, January 28, 2015 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm “The Strategic Importance for Public Health of Preventing Violence Against Children.” James A. Mercy, PhD Acting Director, Division of Violence Prevention Centers for Disease Prevention and Control Objectives: 1. To describe the magnitude and nature of violence against children in the U.S. 2. To share the range of mental and physical health consequences of exposure to violence against children 3. To discuss policy and… Continue Reading

UNMC College of Public Health Grand Rounds “Perspectives on Ebola: Global and Domestic Public Health Response.”    Ali Khan, MD, MPH Dean, College of Public Health          Shawn G. Gibbs, PhD, MBA, CIH Associate Dean for Student Affairs Professor, Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health College of Public Health Research Director, Nebraska Biocontainment Unit        John Lowe, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health College of Public Health Associate Director of Research, Nebraska Biocontainment Unit       Wednesday,… Continue Reading

UNMC College of Public Health Grand Rounds “Getting to the End Game on Tobacco: A Novel Environmental Approach” Thomas E. Novotny, MD MPH Professor of Global Health Co-director, Joint SDSU/UCSD PhD Program in Global Health Associate Director for Border and Global Health Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University Monday, December 15, 2014 12:00-1:00 pm MCPH 2001 Objectives Evaluate the current global tobacco control architecture: approaches, successes, and failures. Re-frame tobacco use as a full-service environmental problem needing novel solutions. Describe the scientific… Continue Reading

UNMC College of Public Health Grand Rounds “New York State’s Cardiac Registries:  History, Uses, Impact, and Limitations.” Edward L. Hannan, PhD Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean Emeritus of Health Policy, Management and Behavior at the School of Public Health, State University of New York, University at Albany Wednesday, December 3, 2014 10:00-11:00 am MCPH 3013 Dr. Hannan holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, and M.S. degrees in Operations Research and in Mathematics.  He has previously taught quantitative methods in business schools and… Continue Reading