The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Current Ethical Issues in Public Health
5028.0: Wednesday, November 13, 2002: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Current Ethical Issues in Public Health
This session will provide an overview of several important current topics in the ethics of public health.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Understand several ethical issues facing the public health community, including a) bioterror, b) teaching ethics in public health, c) ethical issues in tobacco harm reduction research, and d) ethical issues faced by community health advisors.
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organizer(s):Matthew K. Wynia, MD, MPH
8:30 AMEthics in medical and public health training
Walter K. Patrick, MD, PhD
8:50 AMEthical issues in tobacco harm reduction research
Mark parascandola
9:10 AMEthical Issues and the Work of Community Health Advisors (CHAs)
John R. Stone, MD, PhD, Groesbeck Parham, MD
9:30 AMWar cries:How AIDS and bioterrorism are transforming public health in America
Evelyn Shuster, PhD
Organized by:Ethics Forum
Endorsed by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Maternal and Child Health; School Health Education and Services
CE Credits:CME, Environmental Health, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA