Help the Epidemiology Section honor its award recipients at the Epidemiology Section Awards Session (Session 3401.0) on Monday, Nov. 6 from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

The John Snow Award recognizes an outstanding epidemiologist for excellence in epidemiologic practice or research and will be presented to José F. Cordero, MD, MPH, newly appointed Dean of the University of Puerto Rico School of Public Health and formerly director of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Abraham Lilienfeld Award recognizes excellence in the teaching of epidemiology during the course of a career and will be given to David G. Kleinbaum, PhD, professor of epidemiology at the Emory Rollins School of Public Health.

The Wade Hampton Frost Lectureship recognizes a person who has made a significant contribution to addressing a public health issue of major importance by applying epidemiologic methods.  This year's Frost Lecture will be delivered by Hugh H. Tilson MD, DrPH, clinical professor of public health leadership and adjunct professor of epidemiology and health policy at University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill School of Public Health.

LECTURE ABSTRACT:

The Ethics, Politics, and Science of Pharmacoepidemiology in a New Era
Pharmacoepidemiology applies the scholarly approaches of epidemiology to the challenges posed by the pharmaceutical and therapeutics sector. This year's Frost lecture will address some of these challenges. The science of pharmacoepidemiology must adapt epidemiologic approaches to comprehend the subtleties of drug exposure and the associated public health issues relating to the outcomes of such exposures, including rare but unacceptable adverse outcomes and the management of risks. Recent controversies resulting from withdrawal of cox-2 inhibiting anti-inflammatory drugs have resulted in calls for reform of the system for monitoring of drug experience including changes in industry, regulatory authority, and clinical medicine. Protecting the integrity of the process is critical for trustworthy application of our science and a subject worthy of Professor Frost.


The Public Health Practice Award for Outstanding Early Career Work and the APHA Student Travel Awards will also be announced at the Awards Session.  Additionally, the National Young Epidemiology Scholar (YES) finalists, Natalia Nazarewicz and Aman Prasad, will be recognized.