On October 31, 1995, in San Diego, Calif., at the 123rd Annual Meeting and
Exhibition of the American Public Health Association, a panel of civilian and
military medical researchers will summarize comprehensive epidemiological
studies and present early study results on the health of Persian Gulf
Veterans.
Beginning at 2 p.m. in the San Diego Marriot Hotel and Marina, Ballroom A,
there will be a Special Session entitled "Epidemiologic Studies Regarding the
Health of Veterans of the Persian Gulf War." The session will include a series
of 12 talks characterizing the prevalence of illness, symptoms, infertility and
pregnancy outcomes among military personnel who are veterans of the Persian
Gulf War. The senior presiders are John Mazzuchi, Ph.D., Department of
Defense; Susan Mather, MD, MPH, Department of Veterans Affairs; and William C.
Reeves, MD, MSPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The presentations will BE made in the following order:
2-
2:10
p.m. Persian Gulf Veterans Health Issues: DoD Perspective -
-
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Stephen C. Joseph, MD, MPH
2:10-
2:20
p.m. Persian Gulf Veteran Issues: VA Perspectives -- Assistant Chief Medical
Director for Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Department of Veterans
Affairs, Susan H. Mather, MD, MPH
2:20-
2:35
p.m. Time Dependent Evaluation of 27,377 Persian Gulf Veterans reporting for VA
Health Exams -
-
Frances M. Murphy, MD; Nancy A. Dalager, MS; Han K. Kang, DRPH
2:35-
2:50
p.m. Methodological Issues in Epidemiological Studies of Morbidity Among Gulf
War Veterans -
-
Gregory C. Gray, MD
2:50-
3:05
p.m. The Persian Gulf War: Effects on Human Reproduction -
-
Rebecca L. Calderon, Ph.D.; Samuel M. Wishik, MD; Gregory C. Gray, MD; Katia
Hiliopoulos, MPH
3:05-
3:20
p.m. Methodological Issues of Cluster Evaluation -
-
William C. Reeves, MD; Rita Washko, MD; Laura F Robin, MPH; Donald Noah, ODM;
Keiji Fukuda, MD
3:20-
3:35
p.m. Mortality Follow-
Up
Study of Persian Gulf Veterans -
-
Han K. Kang, DRPH; Tim A. Bullman, MS
3:35-
3:50
p.m. Comparative Study of Hospitalizations Among Gulf War Veterans and Era
Controls -
-
Bruce D. Coate MPH; Christy C. Anderson, BS; Gregory C. Gray, MD; Kenneth C.
Hyams, MD
3:50-
4:05
p.m. Preliminary Analysis of Birth Defects and Persian Gulf War Service -
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David N. Cowan, Ph.D.; Robert F. Defraites, MD; Samuel M. Wishik, MD; Judith
Kuhn, BA; Gregory C. Gray, MD
4:05-
4:20
p.m. A Comparison of Reported Morbidity Among Active Duty Seabees - Gulf War
Veterans Versus Era Controls -
-
Kevin S. Kaiser, MPH; Anthony W. Hawksworth, BS; Gregory C. Gray, MD
4:20-
4:35
p.m. Recent Outbreak Investigation in Pennsylvania, Part I -
-
Rita Washko, MD; Keiji Fukuda, MD; Laura F. Robin, MPH; Mark Spitzer, BA;
Teresa King, PA; Susan Killin, PA; Donald Noah, ODM; Rosane Nisenbaum, Ph.D.;
William C. Reeves, MD
4:35-
4:50
p.m. Recent Outbreak Investigation in Pennsylvania, Part II -
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Laura F. Robin, MPH; Keiji Fukuda, MD; Donald Noah, DD.; Rosane Nisenbaum,
Ph.D.; A. Factor; Rita Washko, MD; William C. Reeves, MD
4:50-
5:15
p.m. Questions from the Audience -
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Panel
5:15-
5:45
p.m. Press availability -
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Dr. Stephen Joseph, Department of Defense; Dr. William Reeves, Centers for
Disease Control; and Dr. Frances M. Murphy, Department of Veterans Affairs
Reporters wishing to cover the Special Session on Epidemiologic Studies
Regarding the Health of Veterans of the Persian Gulf War must register with the
American Public Health Association to attend the sessions. For more
information on press registration call the APHA public relations office at
(202) 789-
5677.
From October 30 through November 1, journalists covering the Special Session
on the Persian Gulf War at the APHA meeting may contact: Jim Turner
representing Department of Defense presenters at (619) 232-
3121;
Donna St. John representing Department of Veterans Affairs presenters at (619)
452-
1234;
and Kent Taylor representing CDC presenters at (619) 232-1234.
