Ben King

Epidemiologist, Asst Professor in Population Health and Statistics

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

It's early, but we've got a full lecture hall to listen to Dr. Daniel Rader present the Richard D Remington methodology lecture on lipid metabolism, therapeutics, and the future for polygenic risk scores! @JAHA_AHA @American_Heart
#EPILifestyle24 #JAHAMeetingReport #AHAJournals

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

"Instead of trying to purchase our health individually, we need to be investing in environments that generate health." -@DrSoniaAngell Remarkable. Panel.
@JAHA_AHA @American_Heart
#EPILifestyle24 #JAHAMeetingReport

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

The annual business meeting for the American Heart Association's Epidemiology Council (and our fancy lunch & panel) is about to start! Our Early Career committee chair, Dr. Madison LeCroy, is moderating.
@JAHA_AHA @American_Heart
#EPILifestyle24 #JAHAMeetingReport

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

(Salon A is aaaaaall the way downstairs at the Chicago Hilton ftr 😁)
@JAHA_AHA @American_Heart
#EPILifestyle24

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

One of American Heart Association's busiest years in recent memory for clinical updates and scientific statements. The session at AHA's Epi|Lifestyle began with Dr. Seth Martin and the 2024 Global Statistics update.
@JAHA_AHA @American_Heart
#EPILifestyle24 #JAHAMeetingReport

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

Kicking off Wednesday at the AHA Epi & Lifestyle conference with a great presentation by Dr. Cheryl Anderson about the journey to our current understanding of "Food as Medicine" and path to sustainable behavior change. @JAHA_AHA @American_Heart
#EPILifestyle24 #JAHAMeetingReport

[Caroline Wang @caroline_c_wang]

Dr. @sandrogalea argues that we can re-imagine health prevention in 3 major ways:
1️⃣: Centering equity 🩺🏥
2️⃣: Better science to guide decision making 🔬📊
3️⃣: Self-awareness to more consequential scholarship 🔍

[Bige Ozkan @BigeOzkanMD]

One mentor is not enough ☝🏻 “People are more complicated than that, there is no one super-mentor for all domains” #EPILifestyle23

[Am J Epidemiology @AmJEpi]

Call for papers! We are now accepting submissions for a new special collection on environmental epidemiology, including those that apply novel approaches or data to understanding the epi of environmental exposures. Read the full description here: https://t.co/xQGI4Tvy8E

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

This morning's Frederick Epstein Memorial lecture delivered some hard truths about how the public health and prevention med communities responded to the pandemic: widening health disparities for essential workers, minorities, and the chronically ill.
@sandrogalea
#EPILifestyle23

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

On how panelists work to adapt best practices to better integrate them in the communities they work with: "We need to think really broadly about what diversity means in deciding where to focus. That's something we as epidemiologists can do." - Dr. Ann Marie Navar
#EPILifestyle23

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

"More people should meet their grandparents." - Dr. Joshua Joseph of Ohio State University on his motivation to improve the health of his community. #AHA_EPICouncil
#EPILifestyle23 #jahameetingreport #ahajournals

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

The EPI Council's annual business lunch is kicking off with an introduction by Dr. LeCroy to our panel of experts! Check out the program here: https://t.co/ClWIRPKB4Z
#EPILifestyle23 #jahameetingreport #ahajournals @JAHA_AHA @AHAScience

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

A panel about #AHA guidelines and statements may not sound like a rollercoaster ride, but these speakers brought the fireworks: implementation, Life's Essential 8, health equity, pre-pregnancy outcomes, and the latest big report on #CVH and #stroke statistics!
#EPILifestyle23

[Bige Ozkan @BigeOzkanMD]

Higher cumulative CV health score is associated with better outcomes in midlife independent of its change or the midlife score -> the longer we commit to a healthier lifestyle, the lower the risk of CVD 🫀 #EPILifestyle23 #JAHAMeetingReport @JAHA_AHA

[Joshua J. Joseph, MD, MPH, FAHA @joshuajosephmd]

Partners In Negating Statistics in Black Women is a model for improving ❤️ & cancer health effectively with Black women through a community-engaged lens based in science‼️

Incredible Talk @TSNolanPhD

@osunursing @OSUWexMed #EPILifestyle23 @aawalknation @RepBeatty @AmHeartOhio

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

Great way to wrap up the session on Health Disparities and SDOH at the Epi|Lifestyle conference - Dr Albert of AHA thanked everyone on the panel for highlighting the work we have left to do & demonstrating the benefits of including diverse perspectives.
#EPILifestyle23 #SDOH

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

NEW findings presented by Dr. Wayne Lawrence, from the MESA cohort: Discrimination over lifetime and EVERY day is a driver of CVD Mortality risk, overall and especially for Black men in the US. #EPILifestyle23 #SDOH #jahameetingreport #ahajournals

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

Dr. Ifedi Anikpo just provided some remarkably clear results showing that length of time in the US is a clear (...negative) social determinant of cardiovascular health for Black immigrants. Their risk approaches the highest risk group.. US-born Black people.
#SDoH #EPILifestyle23

[Ben King @NoNotThatDrKing]

Social vulnerability drives risk of hypertension and CVD, even in the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Nicholas Roberts MPH, a student from Weill Cornell Med, did a great job describing early findings from the new Haiti CVD Cohort!
#EPILifestyle23