Hot Topics in PracticeHot Topics in Practice is a monthly webinar forum to discuss issues currently affecting public health practice.

Each month guest speakers from local, state, tribal, and national public health organizations present and take questions from the audience. Hot Topics is moderated by Sue Grinnell.

Previous Sessions

Below you may browse previous Hot Topics webinar sessions. All are available for viewing in PH LearnLink free of charge.

February 21, 2012

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, Jim Reid, MPA, presents a framework for collaborative negotiations and discusses how to reduce conflict and create agreements that meet the mutual needs of all parties.

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January 10, 2012

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, Joplin Police Chief, Lane Roberts, discusses the details and decisions that made this a successful coordinated response between state and local emergency management staff.

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November 29, 2011

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, you will learn how emerging evidence shows that quality improvement is truly making a difference and leading to improvements in health outcomes.

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May 10, 2011

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, Guila Muir, MEd provides the absolute essential skills to make your next meeting shorter, more productive, and maybe even fun.

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November 23, 2010

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, Marlene Mason, from Seattle-based MarMason Consulting, talks about the current QI activities being conducted in health departments across the United States and the link between QI and public health accreditation standards.

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July 20, 2010

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, we look at how public health can decrease health inequities by reducing chronic disease through community-based prevention.

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February 17, 2009

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, Nancy Duarte, Principal of Duarte Design, covers foundational presentation design principles from the book slide:ology.

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December 9, 2008

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, Harvey Kayman, MD, MPH, discusses ethical decision-making in times of public health disaster.

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June 24, 2008

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, Richard Keller, PhD, addresses the role of public health in the history of disasters.

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July 17, 2007

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, Scott Lindquist, MD, MPH, from the Washington State Department of Health provides an introduction to the epidemiology of global TB.

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June 28, 2006

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, Sharyne Shiu-Thornton, PhD, MA, provides an overview of how to reach Limited English Proficiency (LEP) populations as part of public health preparedness.

February 28, 2006

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, Ira SenGupta highlights standards as a set of guidelines and strategies for improving public health preparedness.

January 24, 2006

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, presenters describe how the Atlanta National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Federal Coordinating Center (FCC) rapidly put a site into operation for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.

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November 1, 2005

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, presenters share experiences and reflect upon lessons they learned from their response efforts to Hurricane Katrina.

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October 18, 2005

In this one-hour Hot Topics webinar, a panel of speakers describe a unique example of how preparedness resources have contributed to developing the skills, talents, capacity, and experience of a fully functioning health department in Montana.

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