The National Health Disparities Elimination Summit
The Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS) at the University of Connecticut, in partnership with the Connecticut Legislative Black & Puerto Rican Caucus and the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute, will host the National Health Disparities Elimination Summit at UConn Health Farmington campus on June 12th-13th 2015. The Summit Scientific Program includes the following exciting presentation topics and speakers. Please visit the CICATS website for more information.
Opening and Welcome Remarks
• Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, University Professor and CICATS CEO
• Sandy Cloud, Jr., Chair UConn Health Board of Directors
• Dr. Bruce T. Liang, Interim Dean UConn School of Medicine
• Dr. Lonnie Joe, NMA Speaker, House of Delegates
• State Representative Bruce Morris
Keynote Address: Health Disparities Primer
• Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, 17th US Secretary of Health and Human Services
Disparities, Inequities & Dysfunction in U.S. Health and Health Care: Origins, Evolution, Perpetuation, Mechanisms and Configurations
• Dr. W. Michael Byrd
Racial and Ethnic Health and Health Care Disparities & Dysfunction: A Contemporary Multifactorial Perspective
• Dr. Linda A. Clayton
Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: The Impact of Racism on Health
• Dr. Camara P. Jones
The State of African American and Latino Health
• Dr. Biree Andemariam (Moderator)
• Dr. Bruce Gould
• Grace Damio
Medicare’s 50th Birthday: Impact on Disparities
• Dr. Edith Mitchell
Consensus Panel I: An Exploration of the Affordable Care Act and its Impact on Health Disparities
• Dr. Emile Commodore (Moderator)
• Dr. Garth Graham
• Dr. Jewell Mullen
• Pat Baker
Consensus Panel II: Culturally Competent Multidisciplinary and Community Based Approaches Towards Solutions
• Dr. Carolyn Barley Britton (Moderator)
• Dr. Robert C. Like
• Dr. Augustus A. White III
• Dr. Joan Y. Reede
• Dr. Dale Okorodudu
Reaching New Heights and Positive Transformation through Research, Practice and Policy
• Dr. Linda Barry (Moderator)
• Atty. Adrienne W. Cochrane
• Dr. Margaret R. Weeks
• Dr. Chiledum Ahaghotu
Impact of Racial and Social Justice on Health Disparities
• Scot X. Esdaile (Moderator)
• Ken Barone
Physicians for Racial Equity and Justice
• Lauren Branche (Year 1 UConn Medical Student)
• Mark Fleming (Year 2 UConn Medical Student)
Serving Up Solutions for Eliminating the Nation's Health and Healthcare Disparities Crisis: Recommendations and Next Steps
• Dr. Randall C. Morgan (Facilitator)
• Dr. Richard Allen Williams
• Dr. Joyce Hunter
Role of the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities in Addressing Health Disparities
• Dr. Joyce Hunter
Results and Response to the Presentations
• Dr. Linda Barry (Facilitator)
Wrap-up and Closing Remarks
• Dr. Cato T. Laurencin
For more information, contact: Lana Angelo at langelo@uchc.edu