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MPH Practicum Symposium
Friday, June 5, 2015
AGENDA
12:45-1:15
Poster Session with Light Refreshments
Welcome
1:15-1:20
Stephen A. McCurdy, MD, MPH
Director, UC Davis MPH Program
Presentations
1:20-1:35
Walid Sherif
African Refugee Mental Health Project
Site Supervisor: Marisa Ramos, PhD, Office of Refugee Health, CDPH
1:35-1:50
Janine Johal
Evaluating the Impact of the California Alzheimer’s Disease Program’s Alzheimer
Disease Research Awards
Site Supervisor: Malaika Singleton, PhD, Alzheimer Disease Program, CDPH
1:50-2:05
Nicholas Jauhal
Review of Tobacco Cessation Coverage in CalPERS Health Plans
Site Supervisor: April Roeseler, MSPH, California Tobacco Control Program,
CDPH
2:05-2:20
Lukas Slipski
Injury Surveillance at the California Department of Public Health
Site Supervisor: Steve Wirtz, PhD, CDPH
2:20-2:35
Hana Blatter
Examining e-cigarettes in Local and State California Tobacco Policies
Site Supervisor: Richard Kwong, California Tobacco Control Program, CDPH
2:35-2:50
Courtney Jang
Hand Hygiene: Determining Barriers and Increasing Compliance among UC
Davis Children’s Hospital PICU Nurses
Site Supervisor: Amy Lorente, RN, MSN, CNS, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
PICU
2:50-3:05
Break
3:05-3:20
Alexa Calfee
Rural and Urban Differences in Family Planning Services
Site Supervisor: Heike Thiel de Bocanegra, PhD, MPH, University of California,
San Francisco
3:20-3:35
Nikki Barrington
Epidemiologic Study of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis in Yolo County:
Trends and Recommendations for Targeted Outreach
Site Supervisor: Happyson Musvosvi, MBChB, MPH, Yolo County Dept. of
Health Services
3:35-3:50
Sara Naramore
Transition and Evaluation of the Employee Wellness Program at CDPH
Site Supervisor: Jessica Nunez de Ybarra, MD, MPH, CDPH
3:50-4:05
Axana Rodriquez-Torres
Development of a Health Education Instrument to be delivered to Churches on
Prevention of Obesity and Diabetes within Latino urban population
Site Supervisor: Marc Schenker, MD, MPH, UC Davis School of Medicine
4:05-4:20
Lucia Schroeder
Evaluating and Implementing Successful Hypertension Programs in Health Care
Systems: Implications for the Medi-Cal Program
Site Supervisor: Neal D. Kohatsu, MD, MPH, CA Dept. of Health Care Services
12:45-4:30 PM
1020 Gladys Valley Hall
To RSVP, please email:
PHSInstAffairs@
phmail.ucdavis.edu
Parking and Directions
Interstate 80 to Hwy 113
North toward Woodland. Take
Hutchison Road exit and turn
right on Hutchison Road. Turn
right on Health Sciences
Drive. Go straight into Parking
Lot 56.
Parking permits cost $9.00
per day. Permit dispensers
accept quarters, one-dollar
bills, five-dollar bills or VISA
and MasterCard. Parking
meters ($1.50 per hour in
quarters, up to 2 hours) are
available in Lot 56.
Dept. of Public Health
Sciences
Med Sci 1C, Suite 181B
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
http://mph.ucdavis.edu/
Closing Comments
4:20-4:30
Stephen McCurdy, MD, MPH