Hot Topics in Public Health
Satellite Symposium, 4th International Medical Congress of Armenia
July 3, 14:00-16:30, Manoogian Hall, American University of Armenia
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Opening remarks: Varduhi Petrosyan, MS, PhD |
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Dean, School of Public Health, American University of Armenia |
14:05-14:30 |
Keynote speaker: Sandra Minor Bulmer, PhD, MS, CHES |
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Interim Dean, School of Health and Human Services |
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Southern Connecticut State University |
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The Value of the Health Education Specialist in Public Health Practice |
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14:30-15:10 |
Session I: Communicable Diseases |
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14:30-14:45 |
Nune Truzyan, DVM, MPH (Senior Researcher, Center for Health Services Research and Development, AUA |
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School of Public Health): “Bold Innovation to Improve Tuberculosis (TB) Care in Armenia” |
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14:45-15:00 |
Serine Sahakyan, MPH (Research Assistant, Center for Health Services Research and Development, AUA School |
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of Public Health): “The Influence of Diabetes Mellitus on Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Pulmonary |
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Tuberculosis” |
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15:00-15:10 |
Questions/Answers |
15:10-15:50 |
Session II: Non-Communicable Diseases |
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15:10-15:25 |
Anahit Demirchyan, MD, MPH (Senior Research Specialist, Center for Health Services Research and |
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Development, AUA School of Public Health) and Vahe Khachadourian, MD, MPH, PhD c (UCLA Fielding School |
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of Public Health): “Why is Mental Health a Hot Topic in Armenia?” |
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15:25-15:40 |
Narine Movsisyan, MD, MPH (Senior Researcher, Center for Health Services Research and Development, AUA |
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School of Public Health): “Smoking and Health Professionals” |
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15:40-15:50 |
Questions/Answers |
15:50-16:30 |
Session III: Environmental Health |
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15:50-16:05 |
Aelita Sargsyan, MD, MPH (Healthcare and Social Programs Officer, Fund for Armenian Relief of America |
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(FAR)): “Reproductive Health Problems among Women of Childbearing Age in Alaverdi (Lori marz) and Artik |
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(Shirak marz) Cities” |
16:05-16:20 |
Ruzanna Grigoryan, MD, MPH (Research Associate/Project Coordinator, Center for Health Services Research |
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and Development, AUA School of Public Health): “Children’s Blood Lead Levels in Metal Mining and Smelting |
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Communities in Armenia” |
16:20-16:30 |
Questions/Answers |
The language of the symposium is English with simultaneous translation into Armenian.
For more information you can call 060 612592.