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ForwardHot Topics in Public Health — A Symposium Series
The "Hot Topics in Public Health" symposium series is a forum to provide up-to-date information on breaking issues in public health. The series adopts various formats for education, including panel discussions, scholarly presentations, and audience-based question and answer. Hot topics are selected by a steering committee of public health professionals, population health researchers, and clinicians at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Elements of Competence
This educational activity is designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competency areas:
- The American Board of Medical Specialties: Medical knowledge, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, and Systems-based practice
- National Academy of Medicine: Provide patient/person-centered care and Population health
- Interprofessional Competencies: Values/ethics for interprofessional practice and Interprofessional communication
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Address health disparities
Successful Completion
Learners will participate in lectures with the opportunity to engage in a Q&A discussion.
Intended Audience
The target audience for this accredited continuing education includes physicians and public health professionals.
Learning Objectives
See individual sessions for specific learning outcomes.
See individual sessions for the agenda.
Planners
Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD, MS
Associate Dean for Public Health and Community Engagement
School of Medicine and Public Health
Maureen Durkin, PhD, DrPH
Department Chair PHS; Professor of Population Health Sciences and Pediatrics
Waisman Center Investigator
Sheri Johnson, PhD
UW Population Health Institute Director; Principal Investigator, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps; Professor of Population Health Sciences
Parvathy Pillai, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor (CHS) of Population Health Sciences
School of Medicine and Public Health
Patrick Remington, MD, MPH, FACPM
Professor Emeritus, Preventive Medicine Residency Program
Department of Population Health Sciences, UW-Madison
Ajay Sethi, PhD, MHS
Professor of Population Health Sciences, Faculty Director of the MPH Program
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters, and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.
For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
Name | Role(s) | Financial Relationship Disclosure | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices in Presentation? |
Jonathan L. Temte, MD, PhD, MS | Planner/Chair | Elsevier Foundation (Contractor), | No |
Maureen Durkin, PhD, DrPH | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Sheri Johnson, PhD | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Parvathy Pillai, Md. MPH | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Patrick Remington, MD, MPH, FACPM | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Elizabeth Salibury-Afshar, MD, MPH | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Ajay Sethi, PhD, MHS | Planner and Faculty/Speaker | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients.
The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
Accreditation Statement
 | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |