Public Health Seminars
2018 Seminars
All seminars are presented at 11 am-12 pm in Conference Room 812, Health & Welfare Building, unless otherwise noted.
| 1/11/18 | Vincent Lo Re, MD, MSCE | University of Pennsylvania | "Denials of Direct-acting Antivirals for Chronic Hepatitis C: A National Cohort Study" |
| 2/8/18 | Ali Kahn
| University of Nebraska | TBD - via WebEx |
| 3/8/18 | Irving Nachamkin, DrPH, MPH, FAAM, FIDSA | University of Pennsylvania | “Best Practices for the Laboratory Diagnosis of Campylobacter Infections” |
| 3/22/18 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 4/12/18 | Vernon M. Chinchilli, PhD | Penn State University
| “Opportunities for Collaboration for Research and Advanced Training in Science for Public Health Practice.” |
| 5/1/18 | Rebecca Abelman and Andrea Keefer | Penn State University
| "Using Whole Genome Sequencing to Characterize International and Domestic Shigella sonnei" |
| 5/10/18 | Keith Cheng, MD, PhD | Penn State College of Medicine | TBD |
| 6/14/18 | David Ledbetter, PhD | Geisinger Health
| “Geisinger Precision Health Initiative” |
| 6/28/18 | Hannah Lawman, PhD | Philadelphia Department of Health | “Short-term Influence of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Beverage Prices and Purchases” |
| 7/12/18 | Dawn Smith, MD, MS, MPH | CDC | “Delivering on the Promise of PrEP: Reducing Disparities in New HIV Infection” via WebEx |
| 8/9/18 | Nolan Ritchie, MPA | Senate Transportation Committee | “Implications of Autonomous Vehicles” |
| 9/13/18 | Rebecca Greeley, MPH, and Patricia M Barrett, MSD | New Jersey Department of Health | “Candida auris: Global Emergence and Local Response to a Drug-resistant Yeast” via WebEx |
| 9/27/18 |
TBD |
TBD | TBD |
| 10/11/18 | Sharon M. Bradley RN, CIC | Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority | “Blood Borne Pathogens” |
| 11/29/18 | Subhashinie Kariyawasam | TBD | TBD |
The seminars are coordinated by the Physician General’s Office and organized by the Bureau of Epidemiology. Rachel Levine, MD, Acting Secretary of Health and Physician General, serves as the advisor; Nkuchia M’ikanatha, DrPH, MPH, develops the scientific content; and Sameh Boktor, MD, MPH, coordinates the presentation. Tabitha Reefer is responsible for communication. Connie Hocker and John Krahel are responsible for WebEx and logistics—they can be reached at 717-787-3350.