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Health Equity Conference

2012 Health Equity Conference:
Eliminating Health Disparities

Sponsored by:

CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY (CHE)

PROGRAM IN HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH (PHDR)

MINNESOTA CENTER FOR CANCER COLLABORATIONS (MC3)

Earle Brown Heritage Center

Click on map above and enter your beginning destination for directions to Earle Brown Heritage Center

Hotel Accommodations

Monday, April 23 1:45pm - 7:30pm
Tuesday, April 24 8am - 4pm

Earle Brown Heritage Center
6155 Earle Brown Drive
Minneapolis, MN

For questions contact Megan Hoffman at hoff0511@umn.edu or 612-626-4120

Cost of registration:
$75 for Faculty, Staff or Community member $25 for students

Register Here

Conference Objectives

• Explore strategies to eliminate disparities in disease, health outcomes, and access to health care across racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and socioeconomic groups.

• Provide a platform to disseminate health equity and minority health research results to students, faculty, organizations, and community members.

• Explore successful partnerships and how they might ultimately contribute to elimination of health disparities.

• Examine legal, social, and ethical responsibilities of research with under-served populations.

Preliminary Agenda (Download a printable version)

Monday, April 23

1:45pm - 2:45pm Registration

2:45pm - 3pm Opening remarks

3pm - 4pm Opening Plenary Speaker:
Jane Delgado, Ph.D., M.S., President and CEO, National Alliance for Hispanic Health (confirmed)

4:15pm - 6pm Poster Session

6pm - 6:15pm Eric Kaler, Ph.D. President of the University of Minnesota (invited, not confirmed)

6:15pm - 7:30pm Dinner and keynote speaker:
Kweisi Mfume, Former United States Congressman 1987 - 1996 and Former President of NAACP (confirmed)

Tuesday, April 24

8am - 9am Breakfast and registration

9am - 9:15am Opening remarks

9:15am - 10:30am Showcasing Our Work:
Janet Thomas, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (confirmed)

Kathleen Call, PhD Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Programs in Health Services Research,
Policy and Administration (confirmed)

10:45am - 12pm Community University Partnerships
Michele Allen, M.D., M.S. Assistant Professor, Medical School (confirmed)
Community Partner: Padres Informados

Rahel Ghebre, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (confirmed)
Community Partner: Sirad Osman of American Community Services

12pm - 1:00pm Lunch

1:45pm- 3pm Recruitment Session
Moderator: Kola Okuyemi, M.D., M.P.H., Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Panel: Selwyn Vickers, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery (confirmed)
Jean Ford, M.D. Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (confirmed)
Anne Joseph, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Medicine

3pm - 4pm Legal and Ethical Responsibilities in Biospecimen Research
Discussant: Mary Faith Marshall, PhD
Panel: Ron Whitener, Assistant Professor of Law, UW Law School, Director, Tribal Court Criminal Defense Clinic
Executive Director, Native American Law Center (confirmed)

Jean Ford, M.D. Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Director, Johns Hopkins Center to Reduce Cancer Disparities, Associate Director of Community
Programs and Research, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (confirmed)

4pm - 4:15pm Closing Remarks

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