Social epidemiology “proposes to identify societal characteristics that affect the pattern of disease and health distribution in a society and to understand its mechanisms.” [1] At AHA EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions this year, the conference theme was “Genes, Behavior, and Environment: Putting the Pieces Together,” as I discussed in my blog post in early March. [Read the … Read more
The theme of this year’s #EPILifestyle19 conference was “Genes, Behavior, Environment: Putting the Pieces Together.” The three speakers in the first session, Dr Eric Boerwinkle, Dr Leslie Lytle, and Dr Michael Jerrett presented a cohesive program truly reflecting putting the pieces together. Dr Eric Boerwinkle genetic researcher, dean, and chair of public health at the … Read more
What is Live Tweeting? Live tweeting is when you tweet about an event while you’re there. You can harness conference hashtags, like #EpiLifestyle19 for the upcoming Epi | Lifestyle Scientific Sessions in Houston, or this past year’s #AHA18 Scientific Sessions in Chicago, to group your tweets with others and help people follow along. Live tweeting … Read more
When we review a paper, we often forget how we feel in the role of author. Along the same lines, when we read over drafts coauthors’ send us, we forget how we act in the role of editor. Suggested changes seem personal. Tip #1: Get your head right We often have coauthors at different … Read more
Among the many responsibilities you have, writing is probably the one that gets pushed to the bottom of your to-do list again and again. During the #EpiWritingChallenge last November, many public health researchers, trainees, scientists, and clinicians shared their biggest barriers to achieving their writing goals. My next few posts will summarize some of the … Read more
This March in New Orleans, the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention with the Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health hosted the 2018 EPI Lifestyle Scientific Sessions. A great part of the early career programming this year were the Connection Corners. Small roundtable discussions led by two established investigators drew early career attendees to learn about … Read more
The AHA Epidemiology and Prevention and Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions is quite different from AHA Scientific Sessions. Smaller in size and more focused, with few concurrent sessions and ample coffee breaks, I enjoyed attending the numerous Early Career sessions. They varied in topic and format: “Connection Corners” were short round-table discussions twice a … Read more
The AHA EPI | Lifestyle Specialty Conference will be smaller and more specific than any conference that I have attended. My conference experience has consisted of, for the most part, international meetings that are held in large venues such as Experimental Biology (EB) in the San Diego Conference Center. This center boast 525,701 gross ft2 … Read more
“Epidemiology is the study of the causes and distributions of diseases in human populations so that we may identify ways to prevent and control disease.” (JM Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology) In a 2013 commentary, Sandro Galea reminds us of the definition of epidemiology [above] and notes that it “neatly communicates 2 central actions for … Read more