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20th Annual BRFSS Conference


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Agenda

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
20th Annual Conference
February 10–13, 2003
St. Louis, Missouri

Conference At A Glance

Monday, February 10, 2003

8:00 AM – 11:30 AM SAS Training — "Using SAS 8.2 to Analyze BRFSS Data"
Dr. Donna Brogan
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch on your own
12:30 PM – 4:00 PM STATA Training — "Using STATA 7.0 to Anlayze BRFSS Data"
Dr. Donna Brogan
12:30 PM – 4:30 PM Set-up Exhibits/Posters
12:30 PM – 4:30 PM WIN CATI User's Group Meeting — Mr. Claude Comeau
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Break
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Newcomer's Orientation
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM SUDAAN Workshop — "Using SUDAAN to Analyze BRFSS Data"
Dr. Donna Brogan


Tuesday, February 11, 2003

11:00 AM – 4:30 PM Registration
8:00 AM – 11:30 AM Re-Weighting Training — "Combining and/or Re-weighting BRFSS
Data Sets"
Dr. Donna Brogan
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch on your own
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM BRFSS Working Group Luncheon (Provided)
12:30 PM – 12:40 PM Welcome/Introductions — Dr. Ali Mokdad
12:40 PM – 12:50 PM Welcome — Ms. Virginia Bales
12:50 PM – 1:00 PM Welcome — Mr. Bernard Malone
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Plenary Session — "Effects of Core Insertion"
Dr. Norbert Schwarz
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Questionnaire Proposal Process
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Coordinators Meeting
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Contractors/Supervisors Meeting
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM Break/Exhibits and Posters
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM Concurrent Sessions
Contributed Papers I — Survey Operations & Methods
Contributed Papers II — Lessons Learned
Contributed Papers III — Epidemiologic Studies
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM Break/Exhibits and Posters
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Reception


Wednesday, February 12, 2003

8:00 AM – 8:05 AM Introduction — Dr. Ali Mokdad
8:05 AM – 8:30 AM Plenary Session — "Small Area Estimates"
Dr. Ralph Folsom
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Concurrent Sessions
Contributed Papers lV — Epidemiologic Studies
Contributed Papers V — Survey Operations and Methods
Contributed Papers VI — Program Planning/Health Promotion and Emerging Issues
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Break
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Plenary Session — "Improving Response Rates"
Dr. Michael Link
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Questionnaire Proposal Process — Ms. Kathy Marti
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM 2004 CDC Questionnaire Proposals
11:45 AM – 12:45 AM Lunch (Provided)
11:45 AM – 12:45 AM Coordinators/Contractors Working Lunch (Provided)
12:45 PM – 2:45 PM 2004 Questionnaire Roundtable Discussion
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Project Officers/Coordinators Meeting
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM Break/Exhibits and Posters
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM Panel Discussion — "Response Rates"
Larry Andelt, Nagi Salem, James Dayton, Rebecca Rosenblatt, Vickie Clewis


Thursday, February 13, 2003

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM Introduction of Speaker — Dr. Ali Mokdad
8:40 AM – 9:15 AM Plenary Session — "Using BRFSS Data To Make Estimates for Metro Areas"
Dr. Julie Bolen and Dr. Dave Nelson
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM Plenary Session — "Behavioral Surveillance Branch Update"
Dr. Ali Mokdad
10:00 AM – until Exhibits/Posters Breakdown
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Break
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Plenary Session — "State Relationships"
Mr. Gary Hogelin
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Summary Statements
11:15 AM – 11:30AM Closing Remarks — Dr. Ali Mokdad

 







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