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Event Program for the Conference

Please join us for dinner, networking, and an organization showcase from 5 pm - 5:30 pm followed by the program below:

Guest Lectures

Please join us for our series of guest speakers giving 10-minute TED-style talks, following by a community discussion and open microphone where participats can share music, poetry, stories, or any other form of creative expression. 

5:30 pm - 5:40 pm

"Conducting research with multi-lingual communities"

Dr. Rashmi Sharma

5:40 pm - 5:50 pm

"Palliative Care in Practice: Care of Diverse Older Adults"

Dr. Gina Kang

5:50 pm -6:00 pm

"Endocrine effects of inequity: a surgeon's perspective"

Dr. Rhea Udyavar

6:00 pm - 6:10 pm

"Culturally appropriate diabetes care for LatinX patients"

Dr. Lorena Alarcon-Casas Wright

6:10 pm - 6:20 pm

"'Do not tell' in primary care and inpatient internal medicine practice"

Dr. Jill Watanabe

6:20 pm - 6:30 pm

"From injury and violence prevention to trauma care"

Dr. Angele Theard

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Open microphone and community discussion

Facilitated by Dr. Michelle Terry

Key Takeaways

Dr. Theard:

"From injury and violence prevention to trauma care"

  1. Community engagement is an important avenue for contributing to injury and violence prevention in youth

  2. Consideration of the experiences of URMs, the social determinants of health,  and the cumulative impact on their health

  3. Understanding the importance of creating a safer space for patients and learners

Dr. Sharma:

"Conducting research with multi-lingual communities"

  1. Community engagement is key for research with multi-lingual communities

  2. There is a need for culturally- and linguistically-appropriate interventions to improve palliative care

  3. Health services research provides one way to create a bigger impact on communities

Dr. Udyavar:

"Endocrine effects of inequity: a surgeon's perspective"

  1. Exposure to a lifetime of systemic racism is an environmental stressor that has biologic consequences for minoritized patients, leading to worse health outcomes. 

  2. There are measurable biologic effects of environmental stress, known as the allostatic load. 

  3. Targeting the allostatic load may represent a strategy for reducing health inequities. 

Dr. Kang

"Palliative Care in Practice: Care of Diverse Older Adults"

  1. Older adult populations are growing rapidly and more diverse than ever

  2. Older immigrant adults living in the United States face unique aging challenges 

  3. Special considerations need to be taken for palliative care of diverse older adults that is also culturally and linguistically appropriate 

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