PROGRAM-AT-A-GLANCE
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013
Pre-Conference Workshop – Developing a Community-Based Partnership to Improve Health Outcomes (UAN 0024-0000-13-008-L04-P – 2.0 Contact Hours)
3:00 PM
– 5:00 PM
– Rhythms 2
5:00 PM
– 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception & Networking Poster Session – Waterbury Ballroom
Facilitator: Daphne Ferdinand, PhD, RN – President and Executive Director, Healthy Heart Community Prevention Project, Inc.
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to identify at least four principles of successful community partnerships.
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013
7:00 AM
– 8:00 AM
Morning Networking Breakfast and Poster Session – Waterbury Ballroom
General Session I – Employing Interprofessional Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes (UAN 0024-0000-13-001-L04-P – 1.0 Contact Hour)
8:30 AM
– 10:00 AM
– Rhythms Ballroom
10:00 AM
– 10:30 AM
Networking Break – Waterbury Ballroom
Keynote: J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE – Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to discuss the complexities of health care and how interprofessional collaborations can effectively improve outcomes and achieve equity.
General Session II – The Importance of Evidence-Based Practice and Research: Achieving Equity and Improving Outcomes
(UAN 0024-0000-13-002-L04-P – 1.25 Contact Hours) – Rhythms Ballroom
10:35 AM
– 11:55 AM
12:00 PM
– 1:30 PM
Cheryl Taylor, RN, PhD – Director, Office of Research, School of Nursing, Southern University and A&M College
Derek Lewis, Jr., MD – Owner and Principal Investigator, Arkansas Primary Care Clinics
Arcelia M. Johnson-Fannin, PharmD, RPh – Dean, School of Pharmacy, University of the Incarnate Word
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to identify strategies where evidence-based practices and research can be utilized to achieve improved health outcomes across healthcare disciplines.
Lunch and General Session III – Can Equity in Outcomes be Achieved through Medical Effectiveness?
(UAN 0024-0000-13-003-L04-P – 1.0 Contact Hour) – Armstrong Ballroom (8th Floor)
Keynote: John Ruffin, PhD – Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to discuss the role of federal programs in achieving health equity and medical effectiveness by integrating policy, research, and clinical practice.
Workshop 1 – Healthcare Communications and Education (UAN 0024-0000-13-004-L04-P – 1.25 Contact Hours) – Rhythms 1
1:35 PM
– 3:00 PM
Debra L Roter, MPH, DrPH – Distinguished Professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Schools of Medicine and Nursing, Johns Hopkins University
Arshad M. Khan, PhD – Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso
Renea A. Duffin, MPA – Vice-President, Mary Bird Cancer Center
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to: identify innovative programs where patient provider communication and health education strategies have improved health outcomes; and identify the implication of basic
science research on current clinical practices.
Workshop 2 – A Moderated Panel Discussion on Public Health and Health Policy: Where are We Now?
(UAN 0024-0000-13-005-L04-P – 1.25 Contact Hours) – Rhythms 2
1:35 PM
– 3:00 PM
1:35 PM
– 3:00 PM
Sybil M. Richard, JD, MHA, RPh – Principal, Segue Health Partners
Marie L. Cameron, MS, FACHE – Lecturer and Executive in Residence, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University
Melba R. Moore, MS, CPHA – Commissioner of Health, City of St. Louis Department of Health
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to discuss access to medical care in relation to public health; and discuss the integration of health policy and the healthcare delivery systems.
Workshop 3 – Clinical Practice as a Key Resource in Improving Health in an Equitable Manner (Invited Abstract Podium Presentations)
(UAN 0024-0000-13-006-L04-P – 1.25 Contact Hours) – Rhythms 3
This session will include abstract presentations developed around clinical sciences that affect health equity through access, advocacy, treatment, and policy development.
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to identify practice strategies that are successful in clinical settings.
3:00 PM
– 3:15 PM
Networking Break – Waterbury Ballroom
3:15 PM
– 5:00 PM
Breakout Session A – Disease Process and Disparities (Abstract Podium Presentations) – Rhythms 1
3:15 PM
– 5:00 PM
Breakout Session B – Health Services, Policy, and Social Determinants of Health (Abstract Podium Presentations) – Rhythms 2
3:15 PM
– 5:00 PM
Breakout Session C – Health Maintenance and Prevention in Special Populations (Abstract Podium Presentations) – Rhythms 3
5:00 PM
– 7:00 PM
Networking and Poster Session – Waterbury Ballroom
This session will include abstract presentations discussing disease process and disparities across the interprofessional spectrum.
This session will include abstract presentations discussing health services, health policy, and social determinants to eliminate health disparities.
This session will include abstract presentations discussing health maintenance and prevention strategies in special populations.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2012
8:00 AM
– 9:30 AM
9:30 AM
– 11:00 AM
Morning Networking Breakfast and Poster Session – Waterbury Ballroom
General Session IV – Health Literacy & Medical Effectiveness: Complex Information and Treatment Decisions
(UAN 0024-0000-13-007-L04-P – 2.0 Contact Hours) – Rhythms Ballroom
C. Alicia Georges, RN, EdD, FAAN – President, National Black Nurses Foundation, Inc.
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to describe the synergistic relationship of cultural competency and health literacy and their efforts to deliver higher quality care across disciplines.
Sixth Health Disparities Conference • March 7-9, 2013 • New Orleans, Louisiana
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