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: SANDALS GRANDE, ANTIGUA

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, but could be conducted

in English if enough English-speaking
participants

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: Noel Barengo

Capacity: 40 participants

Capacity:

Language: Spanish, but could be conducted

in English if enough English-speaking
participants

Language:

Wednesday November 18th, 2015 Day 1

LOCATION: SANDALS GRANDE, ANTIGUA

8.00 - 9.00

Registration

9.00 - 10.00

Welcome to the conference

Antigua
WARFS
AMNET
PAHO

10.00 - 11.00

Vernon Solomon, Vice President AUA, Chair WARFS LOC

Professor Stefano Campostrini, Chair ISC
Dr Hugo Vilchis
TBD

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, PH 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, Washington State University
Global Burden of Disease: Struggling to make sense out of big data from
multiple sources.
3. Miguel Luengo-Oroz, UN Global Pulse
Using the web 2.0 and other source of big data for public health surveillance

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 - Contributed paper session

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

TBD

10.30 - 11.00

Break

11.00 - 12.30

AMNET Special Session - Polio eradication efforts in Central Africa

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 Manju Rani, WHO,
Title of presentation: SDGs and UHC: the need and the opportunity for
strengthening surveillance capacity.
2. Juan Zevallos, AMNET
Title of presentation: Chronic Disease Surveillance in the Americas: How
academia contributes to the endeavour.

3. Dr Roberta Caixeta, PAHO

TBD

3.00 - 3.30

Break

3.30 - 5.00

Concurrent sessions - Contributed paper session

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:
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