AAPHP News Volume 1 Issue 17

News Items
Item1 AAPHP Meeting Feb 22, 2001 at the Wyndham Miami Biscayne Bay Hotel, 1601 Boulevard, Miami, Florida. Agenda and details on Item 1. No Registration Fee
Item 2 Preventive Medicine 2001 Feb 22- 2/24 Wyndham Miami Biscayne Bay Hotel . Early registration ends 12/22/00 - Details Item 2.
Item 3 Indian State Health Commissioner Opening
Items 4,  Item 5 and Item  6 - more jobs
Item 7 A training award for preventive medicine physicians for institutions
Item 8 Audio is available to members for Public Health Law and the Ten Essential Services of Public Health. 
( http://www.cphp.pitt.edu/audio ) or see below.

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ITEM 1
Come to AAPHP's Membership meeting on Feb 22, 2001 at the Wyndham Miami Biscayne Bay Hotel 1601 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida held in conjunction with Preventive Medicine 2001 in Miami. There is no registration fee.
Tentative Schedule
8:30 to 9 Assemble
*9 to 12 Business meeting (Officers reports, bylaws, nominations and new officers, 2002 dues vote, jobs market, tobacco, AMA delegate report, choice of emerging hot topic for 3PM roundtable.
*12 to 2 Lunch on your own (Or participate in the ACPM Public Health Practice Institute: Risk Assessment, Policy & Politics in Health Care/Public Settings, Clinical Preventive Medicine Institute: Best Practices in Smoking Cessation or Public Health Implications of Exposure to Radiation from Nuclear Weapons Production and Testing. There is an extra fee but a box lunch is included. Register directly with www.PreventiveMedicine2001.org )
*2 to 5 PM Afternoon session (No voting will take place at the afternoon session. From 2 to 3 Membership issues will be discussed. From 3 to 5 we will host a Roundtable on a topic selected in the morning.
*5 to 8 PM Dinner on your own (Preventive Medicine 2001 attendees will want to attend the John Eisenberg Keynote address and the welcome reception.
*8 to 10PM Wrap up of any unfinished business.

Item 2
Note from Michael Parkinson: Are you are a health professional committed to evidence-based medicine, prevention, and public health? If so, I strongly encourage you to attend Preventive Medicine 2001 in Miami in February 2001.
Sponsored by the American College of Preventive Medicine, this exciting meeting features tracks in: Clinical Preventive Medicine; Prevention Policy; E-Health/Quality Improvement; Public Health Practice; and Career Development. Attend a stimulating keynote address by John Eisenberg, Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, on emerging issues in patient safety and medical errors. Plenary sessions, individual track presentations, hands-on demonstrations, mini-courses, poster sessions, roundtables, and social events will provide a range of stimulating environments for learning and networking.

Another innovative feature is an exciting local public health planning event being organized in conjunction with the Florida Department of Health. Meeting attendees will be able to actively participate with the Department of Health as it plans Florida's response to a potential influenza pandemic.

To register for this exciting meeting, or for more information, log on to www.PreventiveMedicine2001.org or call Maureen Crane, ACPM Meetings Manager, at (202) 466-2044, ext. 103. Keep in mind that the early bird deadline is December 22 so register today and save up to $100! Plan to join us in Miami for this fun and stimulating event!

 Sincerely,  Mike Parkinson, MD, MPH, Chair, Preventive Medicine 2001

Item 3
Governor Frank O'Bannon of Indiana has just (12/11/00) announced that R. D. Feldman, MD, Indiana State Health Commissioner since 1997, is resigning effective 1/5/2001, and that the Governor will "immediately begin the search for a successor. By law, the state health commissioner must be a physician." Source. http://www.state.in.us/gov/news/press_releases/12-Dec-00/dec11.htm

The Indiana Job Bank is located at http://www.state.in.us/jobs/jobank.html  However I don't know if they will be posting the position there or if a note to the Governor would be more appropriate. As listed on the website:

Governor Frank O'Bannon - 206 State House - Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 - (317)232-4567 - email:fobannon@state.in.us
Note: From editor - This is a late breaking event and has not been discussed with the board. If anyone is interested in AAPHP sending any formal recommendations that issue can be addressed by the board.

Item 4
NACCHO has a number of job openings including San Diego Health director http://www.naccho.org/job171.htm   Public Health Director (Nancy Allen-Co) http://www.naccho.org/job169.htm  Public Health Physician III Durham NC http://www.naccho.org/job187.htm

Item 5
This notice was received from Tammy O. Tengs Co-Chair of the position's search committee. The University of California at Irvine has a tenure track Assistant Professor opening in International Public Health. The person would teach core courses in Health Policy and Planning and/or Epidemiology and public health as well as research. If interested contact Tammy O. Tengs at tengs@uci.edu.

Item 6 Job Notice Transmitted by Barry Stern to the Public Health Training Centers:
From: Abraham, John E. [mailto:jea2@cdc.gov]
John Abraham is looking for two Medical officers for EH- ATSDR He is looking for docs who have expertise in primary care medicine and who have a strong interest in applying those skills in solving environmental public health issues throughout the country. The ideal person would be one who has practiced medicine, has worked in local, county or state health department, and will work with a multidisciplinary team of national experts addressing the potential health effects from environmental releases of hazardous waste sites. He is looking for someone who is not afraid to take chances, who likes getting his/her hands dirty, who likes working in a dynamic team environment, and likes interacting with people. John Abraham can be called at 404 639-0629 or email me at jea2@cdc.gov

Item 7 From ATPM news
PHYSICIAN TRAINING AWARD IN PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

The American Cancer Society invites applications from qualified institutions for the Physician Training Award in Preventive Medicine. This award is designed to support the training of physicians in preventive medicine with an emphasis on cancer prevention and control. The objective of the award is to increase the number of preventive medicine residency programs offering high quality training in cancer prevention and control, and, ultimately, the number of preventive medicine specialists engaged full or part-time in cancer prevention and control.

Term and Funding: $300,000 over a four-year funding period, renewable after two years to maintain continuity. There will be an average of $50,000 to support each year of training for three residents. Each resident would be funded for two years. The grant funding is limited to tuition and stipend for the residents and program faculty and administrative support. No portion of the grant may be used for indirect costs.

The deadline for applications is April 1, 2001.

For more information, instructions and applications, visit the American Cancer Society website at http://www2.cancer.org/research/grants/types_of_grants.html#PTAPM.

If you have additional questions or need the name of your institutional contact, call ACS at 404-329-7558 (voice), 404-321-4669 (fax), or E-mailmailto:grants@cancer.org.

Item 8.
 Audio tapes are available for the Public Health Law and the Ten Essential Services from the Nov 12 meeting. MP3 files are posted to the site http://www.cphp.pitt.edu/audio  or you can send a blank 90 minute tape and a self addressed stamped mailer (at least 80 cents in stamps) to Virginia Dato MD MPH 5836 Ferree Street Pittsburgh, PA 15217 and I make you a copy of the session.  A link has been placed on our meetings page.

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