NEW YORK CITY, June 15--Over 200 health professionals and policymakers gathered on June 13 and 14 at the Academy to attend an Immigrant Health Conference, presented by the Academy in concert with The Royal Society of Medicine of London and the Royal Society of Medicine Foundation. Notable speakers from the United States and the United Kingdom examined migration patterns in relation to the spread of infectious diseases (such as SARS and avian influenza) and to changing patterns of non-infectious diseases (such as cancer, diabetes, and mental illness) within the context of the two countries' contrasting health and social support systems. Below are links to selected papers presented at the conference. Presentation papers may take up to two minutes to download.

This program was made possible through generous support from: Carnegie Corporation of New York, William T. Golden, and Pfizer Inc.

MONDAY, June 13, 2005

Keynote Address: Emergence of Epidemic Diseases - Prediction and Policy Implications

• Donald S. Burke, MD
  Professor and Associate Chair, Department of International Health
  Director, Center for Immunization Research
  Bloomberg School of Public Health
  The Johns Hopkins University - (Powerpoint) (PDF)

TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2005

Panel: Immigrant Health and Patterns of Migration
Moderator: Professor Robin Williamson

• Ellis Island and Beyond: 100 Years of Immigration to the Eastern Seaboard of the United States
  Howard Markel, MD, PhD, George E. Wantz Professor of the History of Medicine and Director, Center for the History of Medicine, University of Michigan
  
• London Transport and Beyond: Post-War Immigration to Britain
  Mr. Niall Dickson, Chief Executive, The King’s Fund, London
  
• Immigration, Disease and Immunologically Naïve Populations
  Dale C. Smith, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Medical History, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Panel: Migration Patterns and Infectious Disease
Moderator: David Vlahov, PhD, Director, Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, The New York Academy of Medicine

• Acute Respiratory Infection - SARS and Avian Influenza
  Donald E. Low, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto; Microbiologist-in-Chief, University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto - (Powerpoint)
  
• Tuberculosis and Reinfection in Host Countries
  Professor Peter D. O. Davies, Director, Tuberculosis Research Centre, The Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool - (Powerpoint)
  
• Immunodeficiency Virus (Imported and Exported)
  Thomas Quinn, MD, Professor of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University - (Powerpoint)
  
• Emerging Infections
  Professor Jon S. Friedland, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College, London - (Powerpoint)

Panel: Migration Patterns and Non-Infectious Disease
Moderator: Dr. David Salisbury, CB, Principal Medical Officer, Department of Health, UK Government, London

• Generational Changes in Cancer Incidence
  Charles L. Wiggins, PhD, Principal Investigator, New Mexico Tumor Registry, University of New Mexico Cancer Research and Treatment Center - (Powerpoint)
  
• Cardiovascular Disease amongst Indian Asian
  Professor Jaspal Kooner, Professor of Cardiology, Ealing Hospital, Southall, Middlesex - (Powerpoint) (PDF)
  
• Migration and Schizophrenia
  Professor Dinesh Bhugra, Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London - (Powerpoint)

Panel: Policy Options and the Way Ahead
Moderator: Richard F. Southby, PhD, Executive Dean and Distinguished Professor of Global Health, The George Washington University Medical Center; President, the Royal Society of Medicine Foundation

• Screening Policies for Imported Disease
  Dr. David Salisbury, CB, Principal Medical Officer, Department of Health, UK, Government, London - (Powerpoint) (PDF)
  
• The Health Care System and Immigrant Health
  Francesca Gany, MD, MS, Director, Center for Immigrant Health, New York University School of Medicine - (Powerpoint) (PDF)
  
• Science, Support Systems and Policy Opportunities
  Guillermina Jasso, PhD, Professor of Sociology, New York University Faculty of Arts and Science
  

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Posted on 06/15/2005

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