The Institute for Public Health and Medicine's Public Health Summit 2025

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611

Full Schedule

Time	Event
8:00 – 8:50 a.m.	DOORS OPEN AND POSTER CHECK-IN Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center Poster presenters to check in at the registration table
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.	MORNING SESSION — The State and Future of Public Health Hughes Auditorium Moderated by: Ronald T. Ackermann, MD, MPH Director of the Institute for Public Health and Medicine Panelists: Sara J Becker, PhD Director of the Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science Ruchi S Gupta , MD, MPH Director of the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Darius Tandon , PhD Director of the Center for Community Health Michael S Wolf , PhD, MPH Director of the Center for Applied Health Research on Aging
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.	POSTER SESSION Potocsnak Family Atrium Participants should be available at their poster to discuss their research with attendees and, potentially, judges
11:30 – 11:50 a.m.	LUNCH Potocsnak Family Atrium Pick up lunch in the atrium and find a seat in the Hughes Auditorium
12:00 noon – 12:10 p.m.	AWARD PRESENTATION Hughes Auditorium Director Ackermann will present the Rowland "Bing" Chang Award for Excellence in Research
12:10 – 1:00 p.m.	KEYNOTE ADDRESS Hughes Auditorium Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, MBA Dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health Q&A to follow if time permits
1:00 – 1:45 p.m.	NETWORKING BREAK AND RECEPTION Potocsnak atrium Refreshments will be served and attendees are invited to the Galter Library's Public Health Poster exhibition
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.	FEATURED PRESENTATION 'Lessons learned from the NPR Resilience Challenge' Baldwin Auditorium Judith T. Moskowitz, PhD, MPH Vice Chair for Scientific & Faculty Development at the Department of Medical Social Sciences; Director of Research, Osher Center for Integrative Health

Keynote Address

IPHAM is pleased to welcome Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, MBA, dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, as the keynote lecturer for the 2025 IPHAM Public Health Summit.

Khan is a distinguished public health leader and expert in infectious diseases, with a career spanning over three decades. He currently serves as the Dean, Richard Holland Tenured Presidential Chair, and Professor of Epidemiology at the College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Center. He previously served at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 23 years before retiring as the director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response.

The keynote lecture will be held at 12 p.m. Lunch will be provided.

Morning Session and panel discussion, led by

Ronald T Ackermann , MD, MPH

Director, Institute for Public Health and Medicine

The morning session will include opening remarks by IPHAM Director Ronald T Ackermann , MD, MPH, followed by a panel discussion on the current state public health.

The panel will feature:

Sara J Becker, PhD, director of the Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science
Ruchi S Gupta , MD, MPH, director of the Center for Food Allergy and Asthma
Darius Tandon, PhD, director of the Center for Community Health
Michael S Wolf , PhD, MPH, director of the Center for Applied Health Research on Aging

The morning session will be held at 9 a.m.

Featured Presentation ' Lessons learned from the NPR Resilience Challenge,' led by

Judith T. Moskowitz, PhD, MPH

Vice Chair for Scientific & Faculty Development at the Department of Medical Social Sciences; Director of Research, Osher Center for Integrative Health

Judith T Moskowitz, PhD, MPH, will discuss the experience of partnering with NPR to make her program of positive emotion skills widely available to their listeners. The program, which teaches participants skills to bolster mental resilience, was offered in conjunction with NPR's Stress Less series and garnered interest from more than 11,000 volunteers.

The featured talk will be held at 2 p.m.

Special exhibition ' Visualizing a Century of Public Health: A Graphic Art Retrospective,' presented by

Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center

Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center will present public health posters from the early 20th century. Each poster reflects the health concerns, cultural norms, and artistic styles of its time. In today's world, filled with digital health messages, these historic posters offer a glimpse into how design has played a significant role in shaping public health awareness.

Pieces will be on display throughout the summit.

Mid-day

Poster Session

Poster sessions give presenters an opportunity to discuss their project/research and exchange ideas with colleagues and new audiences. The purpose is to visually stimulate interest on collaborative research approaches to health research. We hope it will promote conversations and networking among session attendees.

Anyone is invited to submit an abstract for presentation (including faculty, staff, trainees, students, community partners, and those from outside institutions). The focus of this poster session will be to highlight research and projects relevant to population and public health.

Poster Application Process

Due dates for abstract submission is as follows:

DEADLINE to submit was Monday, March 10, 2025

Posters that have previously been submitted to other conferences/poster sessions are eligible to be re-submitted for inclusion in the IPHAM Public Health Summit Poster Session.

We will notify applicants on the status of their poster submission on a rolling basis.

Poster Instructions

The IPHAM Public Health Summit planning committee will provide large tack boards on which to display your poster.

It is strongly recommended that posters be professionally designed and printed to project a positive image of the presenter's work. Posters must not exceed 6 feet in width and 4 feet in height (5 feet wide by 3 feet high is recommended). Posters will be displayed on frames that are 6 feet wide by 4 feet high and secured by push pins supplied at the event.

Participants should be available at their poster to discuss their research with attendees and potentially, judges, during the poster session.

Set Up

Poster and table check in will open at 8:00 AM on April 2. Participants may set up their posters from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Posters must be ready for viewing by 10:00 a.m.

Awards & Judging

Upon submitting an abstract, each participant will be entered into the poster session competition. Abstracts will be reviewed and rated prior to the event. The judging staff is comprised of senior IPHAM faculty. On the day of the event, judges will visit the posters of the top-rated abstracts to make their final rankings. Those selected as finalists will be notified prior to the event and are expected to remain near their posters to answer questions from judges during the judging if possible.

Judges will present the Rowland "Bing" Chang Award for Excellence in Research.