2nd Annual Conference
The Second Annual Prevention Health Conference was held in Tulsa, OK September 25 & 26, 2007. The goal of the annual conference is to emphasize the necessity and benefits of funding prevention-oriented programs, promoting health and wellness in the community, and the importance of partnerships. Below you will find links to presentations made at the 2007 conference. If you have any questions or need more information, contact Karla Benfors at kbenford@tulsa-health.org or (918) 595-4462.
Keynote Speakers
How to Save 100,000 Lives presented by Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, Director of the Institute for Health Policy at the University of Texas School of Public Health
Secrets to Life Expectancy presented by Lester Breslow, MD, MPH, SCD, Professor Emeritus of Health Services and Dean Emeritus, School of Public Health, UCLA
An Idea Whose Time Has Come presented by Patrick Reynolds, grandson of tobacco company founder RJ Reynolds and champion of a smoke free society
Breakout Session Speakers Day One
Cancer Risk & Prevention in Men presented by LaKeisha Lovings, RN, MS, WHNP, MBA, Senior Nursing Instructor at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Women Go Red presented by Barbara Hannah, EdD, MS, BS, RN, Nursing Program Manager, Jane Phillips Medical Center
Dangerous Decibels presented by Jacqueline Scholl, AuD, Audiologist, Tulsa Health Department
Food Recalls presented by Sean Cheney, Recall & Emergency Coordinator, US Food & Drug Administration
Men's Reluctance to Seek Mental Health Services presented by Mark Davis, MSW, Director, Mental Health Assistance Center Recovery Services Program, University of Oklahoma
Latest Developments in Adolescent Health Care presented by Mark G. Martens, MD, Professor, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa
An Ounce of Prevention: Limiting Disordered Eating in our Youth presented by Leah Graves, RD, LD, FAED, Supervisor of Nutrition Therapy, Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital
Bird Flu: Is the Pandemic Alarm Still Chirping? presented by Kristy Bradley, DVM, MPH, State Epidemiologist, Oklahoma State Department of Health
Denial and Diabetes presented by Gerald Clancy, MD, President, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa
Naturopathic Medicine & Cancer Prevention in Women presented by Katherine Anderson, BSC, ND, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Early Signs of Autism: The DIR Model & Floortime Approach presented by Cheryl LaFortune, MA, CCP-SLP and Gary Jones, PhD - Psychologist
Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms: 2007 Update presented by Rebecca Coffman, MPH, RN, CIC, Epidemiologist, Oklahoma State Department of Health
Breakout Session Speakers Day Two
It's Not the Fat that Makes You Fat presented by David Fields, PhD, Assitant Professor, Department of Pediatrics/Children's Medical Research Institutes Metabolic Research
Peri-Menopause/Post-Menopause presented by J. Mary Beal, DO, Associate Professor, Oklahoma State University
Reactive Attachment Disorder presented by Marcialee Ledbetter, MD, Medical Director and Grey McKellar, LCSW, Program Director, Shadow Mountain Behavioral Health
Chemical Hazards in the Community presented by Chris Ruhl, On Scene Coordinator, US Environmental Protection Agency