CANCER PREVENTION
AND CONTROL

COLLOQUIUM

 

Mapping Knowledge: Surveillance of Cancer Prevention Constructs in the General Population

 

  

 

Bradford Hesse, PhD

 

Speaker

Dr. Hesse is Chief of Health Communications and Informatics Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.

Learning Objective

To become acquainted with cancer control and prevention constructs measured at a population level through NCI's Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), and to participate in discussion regarding the use of GIS mapping techniques to inform cancer control planning and policy

Target Audience

Researchers and clinicians actively involved in topics that relate to cancer prevention and control


Date/Time/Place

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 11:00 am
Executive Plaza North
Conference Room G
6130 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, Maryland


For Additional Information

Office of Preventive Oncology
301-496-8640

 If you are a person with a disability and require any assistive device, services or other reasonable accommodation to participate in this activity, please contact the Office of Preventive Oncology at 301-496-8640 at least one week in advance of the lecture date to discuss your accommodation needs.

Educational objectives: To better comprehend current research in various aspects of cancer prevention and control, including current challenges and methods used by investigators to address gaps, advance the field, and promote application of successful strategies, and to better identify various bio-statistical methods and appropriate conditions for application in cancer prevention and control research.

The National Institutes of Health/Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (NIH/FAES) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The NIH/FAES designates this educational activity for a maximum of 40 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physicians Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health


COLLOQUIUM
Home Page
DCP
Home Page
NCI
Home Page
OPO
Home Page