Conference Agenda

2015 CONFERENCE

Joint 9th WARFS Global Conference & 12th AMNET

Conference
St Johns, Antigua, November 17th-20th 2015

Tuesday November 17th, 2015 - Pre-Conference workshop

LOCATION: American University Of Antigua (AUA)

9.00

Registration

10.00 -12.00

Pre-conference workshop 1:

Pre-conference workshop 2:

Evidence-based Medicine: Surveillance

of Chronic Diseases.

Physical Activity.

Facilitators: Dr. Juan Carlos Zevallos, Florida

International University
Dr. Hugo Vilchis, Burrell College of Medicine
at New Mexico State University

Facilitators: Ms. Lisseth Villalobos

Dr. Adrian Alasino, Universidad de Mar del
Plata

Capacity: up to 60 participants

Capacity: 40 participants

Language: Spanish/English

Language: Spanish

12.00 1.00

Lunch

1.00 - 3.00

Pre-conference workshop 3:

Pre-conference workshop 4:

Research methods: basic course.

Diabetes Management

Facilitators: Dr. Hugo Vilchis, Burrell College

of Medicine at New Mexico State University
Dr. Juan Carlos Zevallos, Florida
International University

Facilitators: Celsa Lopez Campos

Capacity: 40 participants

Capacity: 40

Language: English/Spanish

Language: English/Spanish

Wednesday November 18th, 2015 Day 1

LOCATION: SANDALS GRANDE, ANTIGUA

8.00 - 9.00

Registration

9.00 - 10.00

Welcome to the conference

Antigua Vernon Solomon, Vice President AUA, Chair WARFS LOC
WARFS Professor Stefano Campostrini, Chair ISC
AMNET Dr Hugo Vilchis
PAHO
TBD

10.00 - 11.00

PLENARY SESSION 1: Perspectives on surveillance.

1. David McQueen, Global Consultant USA
Title of presentation: An overview of the current challenges and opportunities
for surveillance: technical issues, analytical issues, global institutional
issues.

2. Bernard Choi, Public Health Agency of Canada

Title of presentation: Building multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary surveillance partnership.

11.00 - 11.30

Break

11.30 - 1.00

PLENARY SESSION 2: Perspectives on surveillance The role of big

data and risk factor surveillance ethical concerns, technical issues.
1. Soon Ae Shin, National Health Insurance Service, Seoul, Korea
Surveillance in the era of big data.
2. Ali Mokdad, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of
Washington
Global Burden of Disease: making sense out of big data from multiple
sources

1.00 - 2.00

Lunch

2.00 - 3.00

PLENARY SESSION 3: Is the traditional epidemiological view of

surveillance valid in the 21st century? The role of positive health.
1. Sir Trevor Hassell, President Healthy Caribbean Coalition.
Title of presentation: NCD Surveillance in the Caribbean.

2. Lisseth Villalobos Campos, AMNET

Title of presentation: Changing Perspectives in Physical Activity in the 21st
Century: The Costa Rica Case.

3.00 - 3.30

Break

3.30 - 5.00

Concurrent sessions
Concurrent sessions Room #1
Are we caught in traditional thinking; the role of positive health?
1. Elenora dal Grande
Measuring subjective wellbeing in a surveillance system: who are these people who
are positive?

2. Dr. Bolajoko Aiana

Some health behaviours of final year students at the College of Medicine of the
University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Concurrent sessions Room #2
Is the traditional epidemiological view of surveillance valid in the 21 st Century?
1. Bernard Choi
Depression and Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy in the Canadian adult population: a
descriptive study
2. Marisol Betancourt ( to be presented by Bernad Choi)
Chronic Disease Surveillance in Canada: The Chronic Disease and Injury Indicator
Framework

Thursday November 19th, 2015 Day 2

LOCATION: SANDALS GRANDE, ANTIGUA

9.00 - 10.30

PLENARY SESSION 4: How can NCD surveillance assist in major

communicable disease outbreaks?
1. Anne Taylor, University of Adelaide
Title of presentation: The interplay between non-communicable disease and
communicable diseases similarities, differences and future implications for
surveillance

2. Enrique Loyola WHO, Europe

10.30 - 11.00

Break

11.00 - 12.30

AMNET Special Session - How the Polio Eradication Initiative supported

the development of the Surveillance System in Equatorial Guinea

12.30 - 1.30

Lunch

1.30 - 3.00

PLENARY SESSION 5: Inequity in capacity How can we enhance

capacity in developing countries?
1. Dr Roberta Caixeta, WHO
Title of presentation: Countries capacity to monitor Risk Factors and NCDs in
the Americas.
2. Juan Zevallos, AMNET
Title of presentation: Chronic Disease Surveillance in the Americas: How
academia contributes to the endeavour.
3. Dr Maniu Rani, WHO
Title of presentation: SDGs and UHC: the need and the opportunity for
strengthening surveillance capacity.

3.00 - 3.30

Break

3.30 - 5.00

Concurrent sessions
Concurrent sessions Room #1
Inequity in Capacity How to enhance capacity in developing countries:
1. Dr. Bolajoko Aiana
Health promotion beliefs and involvement among hospital pharmacists in Lagos
State.
2. Elenora dal Grande
The impact of socioeconomic status on the arthritis and osteoporosis

Concurrent sessions Room #2

The role of big data and risk factor surveillance ethical concerns, technical issues:
1. Xiaoquan Yao
The Big Data Analytic for Risk Factor Surveillance
2. Dr. Bolajoko Aiana
What risky behaviour is prevalent among pharmacy students at the university of
lagos

Friday November 20th, 2015 Day 3

LOCATION: SANDALS GRANDE, ANTIGUA

9.00 - 10.30

PLENARY SESSION 6: The future of NCD surveillance and the role of

WARFS, AMNET and international organizations
1. WARFS - Stefano Campostrini, Venice University
Title of presentation: Is a global surveillance perspective still valid and
feasible
2. AMNET Dr Hugo Vilchis,
Title of presentation: Building strong NCD surveillance systems in the
Americas, the AMNET commitment.

10.30 - 11.00

Break

11.00 - 12.30

Discussion, ways forward, conclusion

Vernon Solomon
Professor Stefano Campostrini
Dr Hugo Vilchis
TBD

12.30 - 1.30

Lunch / Close

Vice President AUA, Chair WARFS LOC

Chair, WARFS ISC
AMNET
PAHO