Session: Epidemiologic Research on Social Determinants of Prostate Cancer: The Role of GIS Methods and Spatial Statistics
4198.0: Tuesday, November 18, 2003: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Epidemiologic Research on Social Determinants of Prostate Cancer: The Role of GIS Methods and Spatial Statistics
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organizer(s):Thomas Richards, MD
Presider(s):Thomas Richards, MD
2:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
2:35 PMRole of Area Level Influences on Prostate Cancer Grade and Stage at Diagnosis
Ann C Klassen, PhD, Frank C. Curriero, PhD, JeanHee Hong, MPH, Chyvette T Williams, MPH, Martin Kulldorff, PhD, Helen Meissner, PhD, Anthony Alberg, PhD, MPH, Margaret E. Ensminger, PhD
2:50 PMGeographic variation in survival time with prostate cancer: An extension of the spatial scan statistic
David I Gregorio, PhD, Lan Huang, MS, Martin Kulldorff, PhD, T. Joseph Sheehan, PhD
3:05 PMUse of hierarchical linear modeling and GIS in analyzing prostate cancer incidence data
Frances J. Mather, PhD, Vivien W. Chen, PhD, Leslie Morgan, MS, Catherine A. Correa, PhD, Sudesh Srivastav, PhD, Janet Rice, PhD, Xiao Cheng Wu, MD, Jeffrey Shaffer, MS, George Blount, BS, Christopher Swalm, MS, Richard Scribner, MD, MPH
3:20 PMEnvironmental chemicals and risk for prostate cancer using GIS
Sue-Min Lai, PhD, MS, MBA, Chris Van Ness, MA, Mohini Dirisina, MA, Gerard Rushton, PhD
3:35 PMDiscussion
Organized by:Epidemiology
Endorsed by:Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; Gerontological Health; Statistics
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy

The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA