Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Title : Implementing a peer-led self-management program to slow down/ prevent progression of frailty
Patrick McGowan, University of Victoria, Canada
The Telephone Self-Management Coach Program was developed in 2014 by Self-Management BC and since then has been implemented to nearly 3,000 seniors experiencing difficulty managing chronic health conditions. Two studies have been conducted to validate the feasibility, viability a [....] » Read More
Title : Psychological impact of COVID-19 on public safety personnel
Gregory S Anderson, Thompson Rivers University, Canada
Public safety personnel (PSP), including but not limited to firefighters, paramedics, and public safety communicators (i.e., dispatch), are at increased risk of psychological injuries, heightened mental disorder symptoms, and suicidality (i.e., ideation, planning, attempts) becau [....] » Read More
Title : Improving the decision-making for measures in a future pandemic
Li Yin, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Background and purpose: In combating COVID-19, different strategies led to different public health and economic outcomes of COVID-19. For instance, Sweden took mild measures, yielding poor general mortality and COVID-19 mortality, in contrast to the other Nordic countries. Here, [....] » Read More
Title : Coping with public anxiety aroused by Infodemics: Reflections and recommendations
Cecilia Cheng, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
When an unknown and novel type of coronavirus emerged in early 2020, the unprecedented outbreak of the coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed severe threats to the physical as well as mental health of the general public all around the globe. Health scientists had been worki [....] » Read More
Title : Psychological and psychosocial determinants of COVID health related behaviours (COHeRe): An evidence and gap map
Rachel Leonard, Queen's University Belfast, Ireland
We created a live, searchable and publicly available evidence and gap map (EGM) containing the existing evidence (published and unpublished) on determinants of the uptake and adherence to behaviours that can reduce the risk of infection or transmission of COVID-19. Our EGM inc [....] » Read More
Title : Health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. territories
Brook Lyn Mercado, Kent State University, United States
The people of the United States territories have faced healthcare inequalities for years due to ongoing, complex issues with their public health infrastructure. During the 2009 influenza pandemic, the U.S. territories faced several dilemmas such as insufficient funding, a lack of [....] » Read More
Title : Association of macro and micro nutrient intake with depression and anxiety symptoms among adolescent boys and girls (13-15 years) studying in public schools of Delhi
Preeti Khanna, University of Delhi, India
Background: Data on prevalence of mental health disorders indicates that 4.5% and 3% of the Indian population is suffering from depression and anxiety respectively. Research suggest that a poor quality diet (lacking in macro and micronutrients) may lead to deficiencies that are a [....] » Read More
Title : Awareness towards urinary schistosomiasis and its relation with active infection among primary school students in North Kordofan State, Sudan 2022
Lina Abdelrahman Osman Hemmeda, University of Khartoum, Sudan
Background: Schistosomiasis is a water-borne parasitic disease caused by trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma. It is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) with Africa accounting for at least 90% of those seeking treatment for schistosomiasis. Objectives: This study [....] » Read More
Title : BEA VEAYN BINGO©: Fun-based education for prevention of dementia, depression, and diabetes (Type 2), based on evidence and community input
Gillian Street, Bea Veayn, Isle of Man
Bea Veayn Bingo© is a game for people to enjoy in a social settings and workplaces, whilst learning of evidence-based changes they can make to prevent, delay, or even reverse symptoms of cognitive impairment, type 2 diabetes, and depression. This embraces the premise th [....] » Read More
Title : Identification and characterization of bioterrorism agents through the genomic and bioinformatic analyses of wastewater
Edwin Oh, University of Nevada Las Vegas, United States
The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States was exacerbated by the inability to track infections in a timely manner. Testing of humans revealed new public health challenges due to the lack of test kits and perhaps equally important, the lack of symptoms in up to 70% of infected co [....] » Read More
Title : The pay-period-what is means for road traffic accidents in Botswana
Mooketsi Molefi, University of Botswana, Botswana
Background: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) continue to claim millions of lives across the globe, including in the developing world. In several settings, there is evidence suggesting that there could be some relationship between the occurrence of road traffic accidents and pay per [....] » Read More
Title : FMEA on Telemedicine clinic
Fadia Hasan Ali, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Background: Telemedicine is the use of digital information and communication technologies, such as Telephone conversation in the clinic to access health care services remotely and manage health care of patients. Heart Hospital was operating 14 clinics as Telemedicine clinics in 2 [....] » Read More