2005 Data Conference

2005 Data Conference

Sponsored by

and GlaxoSmithKline

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Program:

Asthma Hazard Surveillance and the Work Place
Anne Krantz, MD, MPH, Chief, Section of Toxicology, Division of Occupational Medicine, John Stroger Hospital of Cook County

Emergency Department Based Asthma Surveillance: Results from the Illinois Emergency Department Asthma Collaborative
Michael McDermott, MD, Attending Physician, Co-Director, Adult Asthma Clinic, Department of Emergency Medicine, John Stroger Hospital of Cook County

Controlling Asthma in American Cities Project
Victoria Persky, MD, MPH, Professor, Epidemiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health

Networking Break

Asthma Screening in School Aged Populations

Raoul Wolf, MD, Section Chief, Office of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology, La Rabida Children's Hospital; Director of Asthma and Allergy, University of Chicago

Asthma Prevalence in a Sample of Chicago Elementary School Age Populations

John Jay Shannon, MD, Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, John Stroger Hospital of Cook County

Racial Disparities: Quality of Life for People with Asthma

Sandra Thomas, MD, MS, Assistant Commissioner for Epidemiology, Chicago Department of Public Health

Panel Discussion - Breakthrough Asthma Projects (Student Study Projects)

For more information about the Data Conference, contact the Chicago Asthma Consortium at 773.769.6060.