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Section Symposium

Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

Formal and Informal Teaching

What Works (and What Doesn’t)? Evaluating Vector-Borne Disease Education

Sunday, November 5, 2023
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

In-Person

Vector-borne disease is a serious public health concern, but prevention and response often rely on individual practices and engagement from health professionals. Individuals must trust those providing prevention information and take personal responsibility. We must marshall the forces of the public in our response plan. How do we do that?

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM ET
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Rebecca Lee Smith, DVM (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

  • 8:05 AM – 8:25 AM ET
    Focus group results: How to frame messages for mosquito and tick bite prevention among at-risk audiences

    Presenting Author: Caroline Seman (she/her/hers) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Co-Author: Margaret Silver (she/her/hers) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • 8:25 AM – 8:45 AM ET
    Evaluating vectorborne disease messaging impact: Towards a standardized assessment tool

    Presenting Author: Kacey Ernst – University of Arizona

    Co-author: Josh Arnbrister – University of Arizona

    Co-author: Sarah Yeo – University of Arizona

    Co-author: Mary Hayden – University of Arizona

  • 8:45 AM – 9:05 AM ET
    Impacts of door-to-door mosquito information dissemination during a West nile virus outbreak

    Presenting Author: Kathleen Walker – University of Arizona

    Co-author: Kristen Pogreba-Brown (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona

    Co-author: Mary Hayden – University of Arizona

  • 9:05 AM – 9:15 AM ET
    Break
  • 9:15 AM – 9:35 AM ET
    Extending a helping hand: Tick and tickborne disease education for extension professionals

    Presenting Author: Heather Kopsco (she/her/hers) – Columbia University

    Co-author: Sulagna Chakraborty (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

  • 9:35 AM – 9:55 AM ET
    Knowledge, attitudes and practices of animal health professionals towards ticks and tick-borne diseases in Arizona

    Presenting Author: Skyler E. Finucane (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona

    Co-author: Kathleen Walker – University of Arizona

  • 10:15 AM – 10:25 AM ET
    Break
  • 10:25 AM – 10:55 AM ET
    Panel discussion
  • 10:55 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Rebecca Lee Smith, DVM (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois