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Conferences
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Short Course
2007 Short Course
- Q: Will the CDC Diabetes Public Health and Research Short Course be
offered in 2007?
A: The Diabetes Short Course will not be available in 2007. We are
currently redesigning the curriculum to concentrate more on
primary prevention.
- Q: When will the Diabetes Short Course be available?
A: Look for future announcements sometime in 2008.
2006 Short Course
Diabetes Public Health and Research
October 16–20, 2006
Apply by July 7, 2006
Introduction
Knowledge about the diabetes epidemic in the United States and worldwide
is growing at a fast pace. Today, much is known about the many risk factors
for diabetes, about the high impact of diabetes on the health of individuals
and populations, about the rising cost of providing and improving health
care for people with diabetes, and effectively preventing or delaying
diabetes and its complications. However, the translation of this knowledge
into clinical and public health practice is proceeding slowly. As a result,
risk factors proliferate in the general population and mortality, morbidity,
and quality of life among people with diabetes remain substandard. This
appears to be true in all countries and across different health care
systems. Barriers to the delivery of effective interventions that seek to
reduce the burden of diabetes remain at all levels: environment/society, the
health care system, the health care provider, and the individual.
CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation has assembled a team of
practitioners and researchers with expertise in diabetes research to lead a
short course on the following topics: diabetes public health, translation
research, health economics, social and behavioral research, and program
development.
This course offers a great opportunity for highly-qualified diabetes
professionals to come together to exchange information of each other’s
programs and to discuss collaborations.
Course
Goals
- To provide current information on diabetes public health and
epidemiology.
- To provide basic training in diabetes translation research and health
economics.
- To create a national and international network of collaborators who
have at least basic training in translation research and health economics.
Course
Objectives
- To familiarize participants with diabetes epidemiology.
- To promote using standard ways to measure the public health burden of
diabetes.
- To introduce the rationale, concept, and methods used in translation
research, health economics, social and behavioral research, and
community-based interventions and programs.
- To help participants develop skills in diabetes public health and
translation research.
Faculty
CDC Faculty
- Gloria Beckles, MD, MSc.
- Michael Engelgau, MD, MS
- Linda Geiss, MS
- Edward Gregg, PhD
- Pina Imperatore, MD, PhD
- Leonard Jack, PhD, MS
- Qaiser Mukhtar, PhD
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- Venkat Narayan, MD, MPH, MBA
- Jinan Saaddine, MD
- Dawn Satterfield, PhD, CDE
- Frank Vinicor, MD, MPH
- Desmond Williams, MD, PhD
- Ping Zhang, PhD
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Course Coordinators
Susana Moran, MPH; Edward Gregg, PhD; Pina Imperatore, MD
Dates
5-Day Course: October 16–20, 2006
Deadline to Apply: July 7, 2006
Notification of Acceptance: July 18, 2006
Location
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Global Communications
Center (Bldg 18, Room 247/248), Atlanta, GA, USA
Expenses
- No tuition fee.
- Accepted candidates will provide own travel and local expenses.
Accommodation
Hotel accommodation is available at the Emory Inn, conveniently located
within the grounds of Emory University, and directly across the street from
the CDC. A government rate of $113 will be available to participants of the
diabetes short course. To receive the government rate, you must inform the
Emory Inn representative that you are registering to attend the CDC Diabetes
Short Course.
For further details and reservations, please contact:
Emory Inn
1641 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30329
Telephone: 1-800-933-6679
Eligibility
A maximum of 25 participants will be selected. Participants must have a
background in at least one of the following: public health higher education,
a U.S. state diabetes prevention and control program, or program(s)
overseas, such as the World Health Organization or similar experience.
The minimum eligibility requirement is a master's of public health degree
or equivalent or at least two years experience in public health research
within the previous five years. Please provide evidence (courses, published
papers) of research training in a relevant discipline, such as epidemiology,
statistics, health services research, health economics, or sociology.
Selection
Process
Using a standardized application form (Word
file - 76 KB), apply before July 7, 2006. Please provide
the following as part of the application:
- Describe (250-word limit) why you wish to attend the course and what
you expect to achieve from it.
- Optional (not evaluated as part of the application): Describe
(250-word limit) a real problem that you are facing while planning,
implementing, or improving a diabetes program in your locality. From these
descriptions, an ad hoc panel of faculty will select four problems for
discussion and final presentation by work groups to be formed in the short
course. The public health importance of the problem will be the major
criterion for selection. The selection will be independent of acceptance
to the short course. Feedback will be offered to applicants who were not
accepted in the course but whose problems were selected for discussion.
Confirm the source of funds to cover travel and accommodations, whether
it is yourself or your organization. If you have a sponsor (employer or
other), provide a letter confirming that financial support will be provided.
CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation will offer travel expenses for
two qualified international candidates, selected strictly
on the basis of need. If you need this assistance, please explain the
following:
- Why you could not find another source of funds.
- Name other sources you have contacted for funds (provide a letter to
confirm).
- Whether you have approached your employer for support (provide a
letter to confirm).
Selection for international travel assistance from CDC will be based on
the following, but we will give preference to people from developing
countries:
- Need.
- Level of qualifications, experience, and seniority.
- Degree of benefit to the person and organization.
An independent selection committee will review the applications using
objective criteria to select participants for the course. Notification of
acceptance will be sent via e-mail by July 18, 2006.
2006 Course Program
For more information on the 2006 Short Course Program, please contact
1-800-CDC-INFO, 1-888-232-6348 (TTY), or cdcinfo@cdc.gov.
2005 Course Program
Monday, October 17, 2005
Time
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Title
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8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
Introduction and Overview of Course
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9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. |
Break
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9:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Vision for Diabetes Public Health
Objectives
- Establish criteria wherein a health care system can be evaluated
as “quality.”
- Define “public health.”
- Identify at least three differences between clinical and public
health.
Readings
- Berwick DW. Disseminating innovations in health care.
JAMA 2003;289(15):1969–1975.
- Vinicor F, Rufo K, Murphy D. Diabetes and Public Health in the
United States. International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus, Third
Edition. September 2003.
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11:00 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. |
Break
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11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Diabetes Surveillance in the United States
Objectives
- Discuss the data sources used for surveillance.
- Discuss the challenges.
- Describe the recent trends in the prevalence of diabetes and its
complications, diabetes mortality, and diabetes-related preventive
care practices.
Readings
- Desai J, Geiss L, Mukhtar Q, Harwell T, Benjamin S, Bell R,
Tierney E. Public health surveillance of diabetes in the United
States. Journal of Public Health Management Practice
2003;S44-S51.
- Saydah SH, Geiss LS, Tierney E, Benjamin S, Engelgau M, Brancati
F. Review performance of methods to identify diabetes cases among
vital statistics, administrative, and survey data. Annals of
Epidemiology 2004;14(7):507–516.
Reference
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/index.htm
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12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch
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1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Diabetes in Children
Objectives
- Learn different forms of diabetes that affect children.
- Learn diabetes burden and its complications in youth.
- Learn about risk factors of diabetes in youth, with emphasis in
type 2 diabetes.
Readings
- Dabelea D, Hanson RL, Bennett PH, Roumain J, Knowler WC, Pettitt
DJ. Increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes in American Indian
children. Diabetologia 1998;41:904–910.
- Onkamo P et al. Worldwide increase in incidence of type 1
diabetes–the analysis of the data on published incidence trends.
Diabetologia 1999;42(12):1395–403.
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2:30 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. |
Break
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2:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Diabetes Complications
Objectives
- Describe the epidemiology of the major complications of diabetes.
- Current and future modalities to treat complications.
Readings
- Keen H, Clark C, Laakso M. Reducing the burden of diabetes:
managing cardiovascular disease. Diabetes/Metabolism Research
Reviews 1999;15:186–196.
- U.K Prospective Diabetes Study Group. Intensive blood-glucose
control with sulphonureas or insulin compared with conventional
treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS
33).
Lancet 1998; 352:837–53.
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4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
Group Work
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Time
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Title
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8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
Behavioral Research
Objectives
- Discuss use of an ecological model of human behavior to help
promote diabetes prevention and control in communities—linking
multiple levels of influence.
- Identify opportunities to improve family-centered intervention
design, study participant recruitment, outcome selection, and data
reporting.
Readings
- Brody G, et al. Heuristic model linking contextual processes to
self management in African American adults with Type 2 Diabetes.
The Diabetes Educator 2001;27(5):685–693.
- Leonard JJ, Liburd L, Spencer T, Airhihenbuwa CO. Understanding
the environmental issues in diabetes self-management education
research: a reexamination of 8 studies in community-based settings.
Annuals of Internal Medicine 2004;140(11):964–971.
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9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Social Science Research
Objectives
- Describe the contributions that qualitative research can make to
development of messages and programs, including identification of some
themes that emerged from CDC's qualitative research about diabetes
prevention.
- Discuss the role of protective factors, including cultural buffers
(e.g., cultural identity, traditional ways) in supporting diabetes
prevention and health promotions in communities.
Readings
- Satterfield DW, Lofton T, May JE, Bowman B, Alfaro-Correa A,
Benjamin C, Stankus M. Learning from listening: common concerns and
perceptions about diabetes prevention among diverse American
populations. Public Health Management and Practice
2003;9:S56–S63.
- Satterfield DW, Volansky M, Caspersen CJ, et al. Community-based
lifestyle interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care
2003;26(9):2643–2652.
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10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. |
Break
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10:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Diabetes Prevention
Objectives
- Discuss findings of major randomized clinical trials of primary
prevention of type 2 diabetes and current research in progress.
- Develop research priorities for translating primary prevention
into community and public health settings.
- Explore potential approaches for evaluating the public health
impact of primary prevention programs.
Readings
- Knowler WC, Barrett-Connor E, Fowler SE et al. Reduction in the
incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or metformin.
New England Journal of Medicine 2002;346(6):393–403.
- Pan XR, Li GW, Hu YH et al. Effects of diet and exercise in
preventing NIDDM in people with impaired glucose tolerance: The Da
Qing IGT and Diabetes Study. Diabetes Care 1997;20:537–544.
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12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch
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1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Screening for Diabetes and Pre-diabetes
Objectives
- Introduce the criteria required for screening.
- Discuss the various types of screening tests and their
performances.
- Discuss the evidence supporting screening.
Reading
- Engelgau MM, Narayan KM, Herman WH. Screening for type 2 diabetes
(Technical Review). Diabetes Care 2000;23:1563–80.
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3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Group Work
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Time
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Title
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8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Introduction to Translation Research
Objectives
- Describe the concepts of translation research and its challenges.
- Understand the feasibility of studying the translation of specific
new knowledge to real world settings.
Readings
- Narayan KMV, Gregg EW, Engelgau MM, Moore B, Thompson TJ,
Williamson DF, Vinicor F. Translation research for chronic disease:
the case of diabetes.
Diabetes Care 2000;23:1794–8.
- Narayan KM, Benjamin E, Gregg EW, Norris SL, Engelgau MM. Diabetes
translation research: where are we and where do we want to be? Ann
Intern Med 2004;140(11):958–63.
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10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. |
Break
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10:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Importance of Measuring Social Position
Objectives
- Define social position.
- Identify common measures of social position that are useful in
translational research.
- Understand the relationships between social position and health
for persons with diabetes.
Readings
- Brown AF, Ettner SL, Piette J, Weinberger M, Gregg E, Shapiro MF,
Karter AJ, Safford M, Waitzfelder B, Prata PA, Beckles GL.
Socioeconomic position and health among persons with diabetes
mellitus: a conceptual framework and review of the literature.
Epidemiologic Review 2004;26(1):63–77.
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12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch
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1:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. |
Using Administrative Data to Improve Diabetes
Care: The Veterans Affairs Experience Objectives
- Familiarize the participants with types of interventions commonly
used by health care systems to improve the process and outcomes of
diabetes care.
- Describe what is known about the effectiveness of various
system-level interventions designed to improve the process and
outcomes of diabetes care.
- Describe studies that can help health care managers identify
patients to target for intervention.
Readings
- Miller DR, Safford MM, Pogach LM. Who has diabetes? Best estimates
of diabetes prevalence in the Veterans Health Administration based on
computerized patient data. Diabetes Care 2004;27(S2):B10–B21.
- Safford MM, Eaton L, Hawley G, Brimacombe M, Rajan M, Li H, Pogach
L. Disparities in use of lipid lowering medications among people with
diabetes. Arch Intern Med 2003;163:922–928.
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2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Break
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3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Measuring System-Level and Provider-Level
Factors
Objectives
- Discuss the types of variables commonly examined at each of these
levels.
- Provide examples of analysis conducting to date from the TRIAD
study.
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4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
Group Work
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Thursday, October 20, 2005
Time
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Title
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8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. |
Economic Analysis in Health and Health Care
Objectives
- Identify the types of economic analysis.
- Understand the major concepts used for measuring the cost and
benefit if an intervention.
- Discuss the importance of evaluating economic analysis.
Readings
- CDC Diabetes Cost-effectiveness Study Group. Cost-effectiveness of
intensive glycemic control, intensified hypertension control, and
serum cholesterol level reduction for type 2 diabetes. JAMA
2002;287(19):2542–51.
- American Diabetes Association. Economic costs of diabetes in the
United States in 2002. Diabetes Care 2003;26:917–932.
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10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. |
Break
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10:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Program Evaluation and Evaluation Research
Objectives
- Increase knowledge of evaluation techniques used in
community-based programs.
- Increase understanding of the different types of evaluation.
- Develop skills to design an evaluation plan using the skills and
concepts reviewed during the workshop.
Readings
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Framework for program
evaluation in public health. MMWR 1999;48(No. RR-11):
- The formation of a complex community program for diabetes control:
lessons learned from a case study of project DIRECT.
Journal of Public Health Management Practice 2001;7(3):19–29.
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12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch
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1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Linking the Social Environment with Health
Outcomes Objectives
- Increase awareness of the social environment as a major
determinant of health and disease in populations.
Readings
- McKinlay J & Marceau L. US public health and the 21st century:
diabetes mellitus. Lancet 2000;356(9231):757–61.
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3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Group Work
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Friday, October 21, 2005
Each presentation will be a maximum of 30 minutes. An additional
15 minutes will be provided for questions. Attendance is MANDATORY.
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
Group A |
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
Group B |
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Group C |
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
Group D |
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Presentation of Certificates |
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Division of Diabetes Translation
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