October 2015
SPER’s web site is new and improved!
If you haven’t visited the SPER web site lately, head over and take a look! We hope the new format makes it easier for our members to find the information they need to keep up-to-date with SPER. Many thanks to Sue Bevan, our expert web designer!
Membership Renewal Time!
It’s time to renew your SPER membership for 2016. Current Members, click here to access your account page where you can renew your membership.
If you are not currently a member of SPER, but would like to become one, click here.
Please contact SPER Treasurer, Candace Robledo, at membership@sper.org with any questions.
2016 Epidemiology Congress of the Americas
Immediately following the 2016 SPER Annual Meeting is the 4th Epidemiology Congress of the Americas. SPER joins the American College of Epidemiology (ACE), the American Public Health Association (APHA), the International Epidemiological Association (IEA), and the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) as a sponsor of this unique event. The theme for the Congress, which brings together a diverse group of epidemiologists and happens only once every five years, is “Making a Difference Across Populations”. Click here for more information.
**Please note the earlier-than-usual abstract deadline of November 2, 2015
The award nomination deadline is January 11, 2016
Award Recipients
Student Prize Paper Award: Mollie Wood, MPH
- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
- “Prenatal triptan exposure increases externalizing behavior at three years: results from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study”
Heinz-Berendes International Travel Award: Tuija I Männistö, MD, PhD
- Oulu University Hospital, Finland
- “Changes in objectively measured smoking in pregnancy by time and legislative changes”
Rising Star Award: Edwina Yeung, PhD, ScM
- Epidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
Mentoring Award: Allen J. Wilcox, MD, PhD, MPH
- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
President’s Award: Pauline Mendola, PhD, MS
- Epidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
Poster Sessions
There were 233 posters presented during the two poster sessions. The first poster session was held on Monday night in conjunction with the Welcome Reception; the second session was held over lunch on Tuesday.
Day 2: Round Table Discussions
Members who were willing to wake up bright and early were treated to one of three Round Table Discussions. This year’s topics were biomarkers for hormonal cycles and fecundability, features and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders, and preterm delivery.
Many thanks to the discussion leaders: Joseph Stanford, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, and Katherine Laughon Grantz
Day 1: Panel Discussion
Valid use of big data for pediatric and perinatal epidemiology
- Moderated by Allen Wilcox
- Panel included: Helle Kieler, Katherine Laughon Grantz, and Sascha Dublin