Speaker Presentations:

Symposium: Epidemiology in Conflict: Vested Interests and the Scientific Process

• Trust Me: New Challenges in Conflict, Advocacy, and Social Commitment
  Dr. Kenneth W. Goodman, Director, Bioethics Program, University of Miami
• Medical Journals, the News Media, and Conflict of Interest
  Dr. Robert Steinbrook, National Correspondent, New England Journal of Medicine

Policy Forum: Confidentiality, HIPAA and What’s a Researcher to Do?

• Survey of the Impact of HIPAA on Research
  Dr. Susan Ehringhaus, AAMC
• Effect of HIPAA Privacy Rule on Research Studies: Experience and Challenges
  Dr. Martha Linet, NCI
• Alternative Views of the HIPAA Elephant: Research, Government, Patient, Lawyer
  Dr. Russell Localio, University of Pennsylvania
• University of Pittsburgh Policy on HIPAA
  Dr. Roberta Ness, University of Pittsburgh

Symposium: Genetics and Epidemiology: Opportunities and Challenges

• Ready for Prime-time: When Can We Believe Results of Molecular Epidemiology Studies?
  Dr. Sholom Wacholder, NCI