Thursday, November 5

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Welcome

Emily Lutterloh, MD, MPH
New York State Epidemiologist
New York State Department of Health

James McDonald, MD, MPH
New York State Commissioner of Health
New York State Department of Health

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Keynote Plenary

Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Break

Concurrent Sessions

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Small Steps, Big Data: The Impact of Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology


Kirsten Siegenthaler, PhD
Director, Division of Family Health
New York State Department of Health

Erin M. Bell, PhD
Dean, College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany
Professor, Environmental Health Sciences and Epidemiology and Biostatistics

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

R Software Overview: Basics and terra package
Training Session

Tableau Foundations: Understanding & Sharing Your Data
Training Session

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Chronic Disease and Cancer Epidemiology: Risk Assessment, Treatment Predictors, and Access to Care

Environmental Health and Biomonitoring: Tracking and Mitigating Chemical Exposures

From Land to Sea: Outbreak Investigations and Determinants of Enteric and Foodborne Illnesses

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Poster Session

Teaching Session

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Concurrent Sessions

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Anthrax at 25 Years: The Public Health Response That Shaped Modern Preparedness
Perspectives from the Epidemiologists and Public Health Leaders Who Were There

Panel Members:
Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH
Tina Tan, MD, MPH
Jim Hadler, MD, MPH
Sue Blank, MD, MPH
Jane Zucker, MD, MSc
Steve Ostroff, MD
Eddy Bresnitz, MD, MSCE

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Make Your Data Tell A Story: A Risk Communication Approach to Surveillance Dashboards
Training Session

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

From Vectors to Facilities: Emerging Threats and Surveillance

Informatics in Action: Geospatial Mapping, Electronic Reporting, and Regional Planning

Perinatal Health in Focus: Mental Health, Substance Use, and Trends in Maternal and Child Health

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Break

Poster Session

Concurrent Sessions

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

FIFA World CupTM: The Epi Perspective from Rhode Island

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Putting Data on the Map: A Step-by-Step Geocoding Workshop
Training Session

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Immunization and Infection: Bridging Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Viral Hepatitis Surveillance

Leveraging Disease Surveillance Systems and Modernization Activities

Respiratory Infections in Focus: Outbreak Trends, Vulnerability, and Targeted Interventions

The Changing Face of Healthcare-Associated Infections

Friday, November 6

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Welcome

Emily Lutterloh, MD, MPH 
New York State Epidemiologist 
New York State Department of Health

Cheryl Donald, MA, MBA, LMFT
Deputy Commissioner for Public Health
New York State Department of Health

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Keynote Plenary

Kathryn B. Anderson, MD, PhD
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Late Breaker Presentations

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

State of The States
Summary of Epidemiology-related events and response highlighted by each state

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Concurrent Sessions

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Multijurisdictional Hepatitis C Virus Investigation at Vascular Access Clinics, New York, 2023-2024

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

New York State Department of Health Emerging Drug Threats Initiative

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Automating Public Health Reporting with R Markdown
Training Session

Hands-On Geographic Aggregation: setting Boundaries for Better Data
Training Session

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Environmental Health in a Changing Climate: Extreme Weather, Air Quality, and Ecological Threats

Pathogens, Pipelines, and Prioritization: Emerging Trends and Tools in General Infectious Disease

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Conclusion & Adjournment

Please Note
The conference agenda is under development and subject to change. Check back regularly for updates as additional sessions and speakers are confirmed.