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Ballrooms 2 & 3
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Lilian Peake, MD
Director, Public Health
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC)
8:40 – 8:45
Ballrooms 2 & 3
Keynote Speaker Introduction
Suzanne McDermott, PhD
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Director, South Carolina Disability and Health Project
Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
8:45 – 9:45
Ballrooms 2 & 3
Keynote: “How Population Data on Disabilities Can Help Address Disparities and Guide Prevention”
Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD
Medical Officer and Associate Director for Children with Special Healthcare Needs
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC
9:45 – 10:30
Ballrooms 2 & 3
AM Poster Session & Break
10:30 – 12:00
Ballrooms 2 & 3
AM Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Concurrent Session I. Emerging trends in opioid use, misuse, and treatment: Data driven responses to the opioid epidemic
Session moderator: Harley Davis, MSPH, PhD
Objective: to report trends in opioid use, misuse, and treatment availability and to identify policy implications and interventions to curb the epidemic to investigate opioid use, misuse, consequences, and treatment from a social work and epidemiologic perspective
10:30 – 12:00
Ballroom 1A
Concurrent Session II. The Intersection of Research and Surveillance: A Workshop
Session moderator: Suzanne McDermott, PhD
Objective: to understand how active surveillance is done in a multi-state, multi- stakeholder landscape Ballroom 1B
Concurrent Session III. Happy Moms, Healthy Babies
Session moderator: Chelsea Richard, MSPH
Objective: to explore pregnancy experiences and outcomes through a disability lens
12:00 – 12:30
Ballroom Prefunction
Pick Up boxed lunches for those without noted dietary restrictions
Those with noted dietary restrictions will receive a card with their name badge to pick up their boxed lunch from a Southern Way catering staff member
12:30 – 1:30
Ballrooms 2 & 3
Afternoon Plenary: “One Disorder, Many Understandings: An Exploration of Factors that Affect Perceptions of Autism”
Jennifer Bailey Bisson, PhD
Department of Psychology, Clemson University
1:30 – 2:15
Ballrooms 2 & 3
PM Poster Session & Break
2:15 – 3:45
Ballrooms 2 & 3
Concurrent Session I. Moving People to Better Health
Session moderator: Chelsea Richard, MSPH
Objective: to integrate what we know about physical activity into the world of disability Ballroom 1A
Concurrent Session II. Talk About It: Connecting the Hear and Now
Session moderator: Suzanne McDermott, PhD
Objective: to delve into the world of communication from public health surveillance to language learning in children
3:45 – 4:00
Awards & Closing Remarks
Harley Davis, PhD
Director, Division of Surveillance
Bureau of Health Improvement and Equity, SC DHEC
