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.

Integrated obesity management

Facilitators: Dr. Hugo Vilchis, Burrell College

of Medicine at New Mexico State University
Dr. Juan Carlos Zevallos, Florida
International University

Facilitators: Celsa Lopez, Maria Limones &

Angelica Puentes

Capacity: 40 participants
Language: Spanish, but could be conducted
in English if enough English-speaking
participants

Capacity:
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 LOC Dr Vernon Solomon, Vice President American University of Antigua,
Chair LOC
WARFS
Professor Stefano Campostrini, Chair ISC
AMNET
Dr Hugo Vilchis
PAHO

10.00 - 11.00

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, Public Health Agency of 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
Title of presentation: Surveillance in the era of big data? Korea NHI
Perspective
2. Ali Mokdad, Washington State University
Title of presentation: Global Burden of Disease: straggling to make sense out
of big data from multiple sources

3. Miguel Luengo-Oroz, UN Global Pulse

Title of presentation: 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

Title of presentation:

10.30 - 11.00

Break

11.00 - 12.30

AMNET Special Session - Polio eradication efforts in Central Africa

1. Speakers

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

Title of presentation:

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: Is a global surveillance perspective still valid and
feasible
2. AMNET Dr Hugo Vilchis,
Title of presentation: Building strong NCD surveillance systems in the
Americas, the AMNET commitment.

3. SPEAKER
Title of presentation:

10.30 - 11.00

Break

11.00 - 12.30

Discussion, ways forward, conclusion

Dr Vernon Solomon
Professor Stefano Campostrini
Dr Hugo Vilchis

12.30 - 1.30

Lunch / Close

Vice President American University of Antigua,

Chair LOC
Chair, WARFS ISC
AMNET
PAHO