April 8 and 9, 1997, Brownsville, Texas
Purpose: To exchange information between Texas researchers and citizens on neural tube defects (NTDs), and to provide an update on NTD-related research studies in South TexasDate: April 8 and 9, 1997
Place: Four Points by Sheraton, 3777 N. Expressway, Brownsville, Texas
Sponsors:
- Scientific Advisory Committee on Birth Defects in Texas
- Texas Birth Defects Monitoring Division, Bureau of Epidemiology, Texas Dept. of Health
- Texas Birth Defects Research Center *
- Texas Neural Tube Defect Project, Texas Department of Health *
- Texas Department of Health, Region 11
- Texas Genetics Network (TEXGENE)
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
* Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Day 1: Tuesday, April 8, 1997
Overview of Neural Tube Defects Moderator: Celia Kaye, M.D., Ph.D.
| Time |
Presenter |
Agency/Organization |
Topic |
| 8:00 - 8:30 am
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Celia Kaye, M.D., Ph.D. Leo Vela, M.D., M.P.H.
Carlos Rubinstein
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Scientific Advisory Committee on Birth Defects in Texas Texas Dept. of Health, Reg. 11
City Manager, Brownsville
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Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 8:30 - 9:00 am
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Rick Finnell, Ph.D. |
Birth Defects Research Laboratory, Texas A & M University, College Station |
Genetics and Neural Tube Defects |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am
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Lowell Sever, Ph.D. |
Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation, Seattle, WA
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The Environment and Neural Tube Defects
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| 9:30 - 10:00 am
|
BREAK |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 am
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J. David Erickson, D.D.S., Ph.D. |
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA |
Folic Acid and Neural Tube Defects |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am |
Mark Canfield, Ph.D. |
Texas Birth Defects Monitoring Division, Texas Dept. of Health |
Hispanics and Neural Tube Defects |
| 11:00 - 11:30 am
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Kim Waller, Ph.D. |
The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston
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Obesity, Diabetes and Neural Tube Defects
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| 11:30 am- 1:00 pm
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LUNCH (on your own) |
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Surveillance and Prevalence of Neural Tube Defects: Selected Studies
Moderator: Rick Finnell, Ph.D.
| Time |
Presenter |
Agency/Organization |
Topic |
| 1:00 - 1:30 pm
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Judy Henry, M.S., Ph.D. Candidate
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Health Studies Program, Texas Department of Health
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Anencephaly and Spina Bifida Rates in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties, 1980-92 |
| 1:30 - 2:00 pm
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Russ Larsen, Ph.D., M.P.H. |
Texas Neural Tube Defect Project, Texas Department of Health |
Surveillance of Anencephaly and Spina Bifida in Texas Counties Bordering Mexico, 1993-96 |
| 2:00 - 2:30 pm
|
Gregg Wilkinson, Ph.D. |
Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston |
Neural Tube Defect Rates in South Texas |
| 2:30 - 3:00 pm
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Gerardo Flores Sanchez, M.D.
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State Epidemiologist, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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Epidemiologic Study of Anencephaly in Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| 3:00 - 3:30 pm
|
BREAK |
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| 3:30 - 4:00 pm
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Peter Langlois, Ph.D. |
Texas Birth Defects Monitoring Division, Texas Dept. of Health |
Initial Results from the Texas Birth Defects Registry, with Emphasis on Neural Tube Defects and South Texas, 1995 |
Neural Tube Defects, the Environment, and the Community
Moderators: Lowell Sever, Ph.D. and Stan Fisch, M.D.
| Time |
Presenter |
Agency/Organization |
Topic |
| 4:00 - 4:30 pm
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Shaibal Mukerjee, Ph.D. |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina |
Exposure Monitoring Efforts on the Texas-Mexico Border |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm
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R.J. Dutton, Ph.D. |
Border Health Office, Texas Department of Health |
An Environmental Health Survey of the Texas-Mexico Border |
| 5:00 - 5:30 pm
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K.C. Donnelly, Ph.D. |
Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health, Texas A & M University |
Environmental Monitoring in South Texas |
| 5:30 - 7:00 pm
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DINNER (on your own) |
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| 7:00 - 9:00 pm
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To be announced
Panel:
Oscar Ramirez, Ph.D.
Marie Remmert, M.S.,
D.A.B.T.
Ambrose Charles, Ph.D.
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To be announced
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
Texas Natural Resources
Conservation Commission
Texas Department of Agriculture
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Community Presentations
Community Forum:
Questions and Answers Regarding Environmental Issues and Birth Defects in South Texas, with Emphasis on Water Quality, Air Quality, and Pesticides
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Day 2: Wednesday, April 9, 1997
Selected Research Studies
Moderator: Mark Canfield, Ph.D.
| Time |
Presenter |
Agency/Organization |
Topic |
| 8:00 - 8:30 am
|
Carlos Alvarez Lucas, M.D. |
Bureau of Epidemiology, SSA, Mexico City, Mexico
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Anencephaly Surveillance System in Mexico |
| 8:30 - 9:00 am
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Oralia Villafranca, R.N. |
Texas Neural Tube Defect Project, Texas Department of Health |
Intervention Study to Decrease the Recurrence of NTDs in Texas Counties Bordering Mexico: Preliminary Data from 1993-96. |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am
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Claire Heiser, M.S. R. Sue McPherson, Ph.D.
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Bureau of Clinical and Nutrition Services, Texas Dept. of Health The University of Texas
School of Public Health, Houston
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Folic Acid and the Border Diet: Data Collection Methods and Results |
| 9:30 - 10:00 am |
BREAK |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 am
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Irina Cech, Ph.D. |
The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston
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Results of Pilot Study and Current Research Interests Regarding Anencephaly in Texas Border Counties |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am |
Kate Hendricks, M.D., M.P.H. & T.M. |
Texas Neural Tube Defect Project, Texas Department of Health |
Case-Control Study of NTDs in Texas Border Counties: Research Questions and Study Progress |
| 11:00 - 11:30 am
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Russ Larsen, Ph.D., M.P.H. |
Texas Neural Tube Defect Project, Texas Dept. of Health |
Planned Binational Collaborative Studies between Neighboring Cities and States on Both Sides of the Border |
| 11:30 - 12:00 pm
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Rick Finnell, Ph.D. Leo Vela, M.D., M.P.H.
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Scientific Advisory Committee on Birth Defects in Texas Texas Dept. of Health Region 11
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Closing Remarks and Adjournme |