Conferences
Geostatistical Analysis of Health Disparities Conference
BioMedware will hold a meeting Wednesday and Thursday May 18 & 19, 2005 to wrap up the Health Disparities project.
Agenda
Wednesday May 18, 2005—Expert Presentations
Welcome and Introductions (pdf of slides), Pierre Goovaerts (PG)
Methodology
Background of workshop (pdf of slides). Geostatistical analysis of cancer rates, detection of health disparities and exploration of relationships with covariates using geographically weighted regression , PG
Categories of hypotheses generated using epidemiological maps (pdf of slides), Cindy Brewer
Interactive exploration and high-dimensional visualizations of spatially-oriented biomedical and epidemiological data (pdf of slides), Tonny Oyana
The user's perspective
Disparities in neighborhood exposure to lead contamination and learning disabilities among school age children (pdf of slides), Florence Margai
Brain Cancer Mortality & Incidence in Michigan, 1985-2001: Scanning for Cancer Clusters (pdf of slides), Glenn Radford
Identifying Geographic Clusters and Risk Factors Associated with Gastroenteritis in Kingston, Jamaica (pdf of slides), Hugh Semple
Describing the relationship of obesity, exercise and physical proximity to recreational facilities among an adult Hispanic population, Angela Prior
Investigating Area Effects on Health: Data, Questions, and Challenges (pdf of slides), Ana Diez Roux
Wrap-up, PG
Thursday May 19, 2005—STIS software & brainstorming
Introduction to day 2, PG
Overview of STIS software, Geoffrey Jacquez
Analysis of health disparities in STIS software (pdf of slides), Pierre Goovaerts
Organization of experts into groups of 3-4, PG
Groups use the prototype software and formulate lists of suggestions for software improvement
Groups present recommendations
Closing remarks, PG
Health Disparities Conference Participants
Pierre Goovaerts, Ph.D., PI and Chief Scientist, BioMedware, Inc.
Gillian AvRuskin, M.S., BioMedware, Inc.
Cynthia Brewer, Ph.D., Penn State University, Department of Geography
Glen Copeland, MBA, Michigan department of Community Health
Eve Do, BioMedware, Inc.
Angela Prior, Ph.D., University of Texas, Health Science Center
Chad Hershock, Ph.D., Research Scientist/Project Manager, BioMedware, Inc.
Geoffrey Jacquez, Ph.D., President of BioMedware, Inc.
Laura Jacquez, BioMedware, Inc.
Nicholas Jacquez, MBA, President of TerraSeer, Inc.
Andy Kaufmann, M.S., BioMedware, Inc.
Florence Margai, Ph.D., Binghamton University-SUNY, Department of Geography
Tonny Oyana, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Department of Geography & Environmental resources
Glen Radford, M.A., Michigan department of Community Health
Bob Rommel, BioMedware, Inc.
Ana Diez Roux, Ph.D., University of Michigan, School of Public Health
Hugh Semple, Ph.D., Eastern Michigan University, Department of Geography,