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Advancing the Science of Community-Engaged Health Disparities Research

November 14 - 15, 2022
Virtual
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET

Description

The NHLBI Center for Translational Research and Implementation Science (CTRIS) will host a two-day virtual workshop that focuses on advancing the science of community-engaged health disparities research. The workshop brings together researchers, healthcare providers, community partners, and government officials to discuss lessons learned from NIH-funded community-engaged research, new research methods, and the value of community partner relationships.

Participants will examine the principles, methodologies, and latest developments in community-engaged research. They also will explore how the application of this research can help reduce health disparities and promote health equity. Panel sessions will highlight:

  • Lessons learned from NIH-funded community engaged research efforts, such as the Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL)
  • Novel methodologies and advancements that are shaping the future of community-engaged heath disparities research

The workshop is open to the public and will be recorded. Learn more and register by noon on Nov. 10, 2022..

Videocast

November 14: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=46507
November 15: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=46509

Agenda

11:00 a.m.
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Opening Remarks

Fernando Bruno, M.D., M.P.H., AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, CTRIS, NHLBI, NIH

11:05 a.m.
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Welcome Address

Eliseo Perez-Stable, M.D., Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), NIH

11:15 a.m.
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Keynote Address: The Past, Present and Future of Community-Engaged Health Disparities Research

Sylvia Trent Adams, Ph.D., RN, President, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

11:45 a.m.
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Break

12:00 p.m.
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Session 1: Community Engagement to Reduce Health Disparities – Lessons from a Pandemic

Moderator: Crystal Hill-Pryor, Ph.D., M.P.H., Program Director, Translational Blood Science and Resources Branch, Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, NHLBI, NIH

Session Chair: Rita Carreon, cHAP, Vice-President, Health, UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza)

Panelists:

  • Lisa Macon Harrison, M.P.H., Vice-President/President Elect, The National Association of County and City Health Officials
  • Al Richmond, M.S.W., Executive Director, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
  • Grace Ma, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Health Disparity; Director and Professor, Center for Asian Health; Vice Chair and Professor, Department of Urban Health and Population Science, Temple University

Moderated Q&A

1:00 p.m.
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Lunch Break

1:30 p.m.
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Session 2: Planning for and Measuring Bi-Directional Community Engagement

Moderator: Rebecca Roper, Program Official, CTRIS, NHLBI, NIH

Session Chair: Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine; Founding Director, Center for Reducing Health Disparities; Director, Community Engagement Program, UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center

Panelists:

  • Donald Nease, M.D., Green-Edelman Chair, Practice-Based Research, and Professor and Vice Chair for Community, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
  • Charlene Barrientos-Ortiz, Community Representative, Colorado CEAL Team
  • Sol Sandoval, Community Representative, Colorado CEAL Team
  • Patrik Johansson, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Practice-Based Research Network, Partnerships for Native Health; Associate Professor, Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health, University of Washington

Moderated Q&A

2:30 p.m.
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Break

2:45 p.m.
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Session 3: Addressing Health Inequities Through Community Engagement

Moderator: Mary Masterson, Ph.D., Health Science Administrator, CTRIS, NHLBI, NIH

Session Chair: Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D., Gerald S. Berenson Chair in Preventative Cardiology; Professor of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine

Panelists:

  • Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, D.Ph., M.P.H., Professor of Rural Health; Executive Director, Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy, Oklahoma State University
  • Jill Johnston, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director, Community Engagement, MADRES Program, University of Southern California
  • Pearl McElfish, Ph.D., M.B.A., Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Moderated Q&A

3:45 p.m.
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Closing Remarks

Patricia Jones, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.S., M.B.A., Director, Office of Special Populations, National Institute on Aging, NIH

3:55 p.m.
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Thank You Remarks

Maliha Ilias, Ph.D., Program Director, Health Inequities and Global Health Branch, CTRIS, NHLBI, NIH

4:00 p.m.
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Adjourn

11:00 a.m.
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Opening Remarks

Maliha Ilias, Ph.D., Program Director, Health Inequities and Global Health Branch, CTRIS, NHLBI, NIH

11:05 a.m.
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Welcome Address

George Mensah, M.D., Director, CTRIS, NHLBI, NIH

11:15 a.m.
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Keynote: Future Directions for Community-Engaged Health Disparities Research

Lisa Angeline Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Equity in Health and Healthcare; Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

11:45 a.m.
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Break

12:00 p.m.
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Session 4: Importance of Community-Engaged Research in Combatting Global Health Disparities

Moderator: Makeda Williams, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director, Global Health Program, CTRIS, NHLBI, NIH

Session Chair: Marcella Nunez-Smith, M.D., M.H.S., Associate Dean, Health Equity Research, Yale School of Medicine

Panelists:

  • Ana Mocumbi, M.D., Ph.D., Head, Division of Chronic and Non-Communicable Diseases, National Health Institute in Mozambique; Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiology, Eduardo Mondlane University
  • Marshall Tulloch Reid, M.B.B.S., M.Phil., D.Sc., Director, Caribbean Institute for Health Research
  • Nikhil Tandon, M.B.B.S., M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, All India Institute of Medical Sciences; Head, Capacity Building, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India; HyTREC India

Moderated Q&A

1:00 p.m.
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Lunch Break

1:30 p.m.
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Session 5: Data Science and Community Engagement Efforts – Past, Present and Future

Moderator: Emir Khatipov, Ph.D., Program Director, CTRIS, NHLBI, NIH

Session Chair: Philip Bourne, Ph.D., Founding Dean, School of Data Science; Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia (Former Associate Director, Data Science, NIH)

Panelists:

  • Ali H. Mokdad, Ph.D., Chief Strategy Officer, Population Health, University of Washington; Professor, Health Metrics Sciences, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, School of Medicine
  • Irene Dankwa-Mullan, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Health Equity Officer, Deputy Chief Health Officer, Lead Scientific Officer, Merative
  • Olga Brazhnik, Ph.D., Data Scientist and Co-Lead, Biodata Catalyst Team, NHLBI, NIH

Moderated Q&A

2:30 p.m.
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Break

2:45 p.m.
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Session 6: Advancing Inclusive Excellence in Community-Engaged Research

Moderator: Desirée Salazar, Ph.D., Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator for Extramural Programs, CTRIS, NHLBI, NIH 

Session Chair: Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Office of the Director, NIMHD, NIH 

Panelists:

  • Harolyn M.E. Belcher, M.D., M.H.S., Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Kennedy Krieger Institute
  • Marie Plaisime, Ph.D., M.P.H., FXB Health and Human Rights Fellow; National Science Foundation Post-doctoral Fellow, Harvard University
  • Giselle Corbie, M.D., M.Sc., Kenan Distinguished Professor of Social Medicine; Director, Center for Health Equity Research; Professor of Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina

Moderated Q&A

3:45 p.m.
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Closing Remarks

Xinzhi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Health Inequities and Global Health Branch, CTRIS, NHLBI, NIH

3:55 p.m.
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Thank You Remarks

Fernando Bruno, M.D., M.P.H., AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, CTRIS, NHLBI, NIH

4:00 p.m.
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Adjourn

Select Speakers

Sylvia Trent Adams
Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D., RN
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Rear Admiral (Ret) Sylvia Trent Adams serves as the executive vice president and chief strategy officer at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. She is a former leader of the U.S. Public Health Service, and the first female nurse to serve as U.S. surgeon general.
Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D., RN
Lisa Cooper
Lisa Angeline Cooper, M.D., M.P.H.
Johns Hopkins University
A general internist, social epidemiologist, and health services researcher, Dr. Cooper was one of the first scientists to document disparities in the quality of relationships between physicians and patients from socially at-risk groups.
Lisa Angeline Cooper, M.D., M.P.H.
Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable
Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), NIH
Dr. Pérez-Stable, M.D., is director NIMHD at the NIH. He oversees the institute’s annual budget to advance the science of minority health and health disparities research.
Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D.
George A. Mensah
George A. Mensah, M.D.
NHLBI, NIH
Dr. Mensah is the CTRIS director at NIH’s NHLBI. He oversees all of the Center's programs and manages NHLBI's late-stage translation research and implementation science efforts.
George A. Mensah, M.D.