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"
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Community engagement is an important avenue for contributing to injury and violence prevention in youth
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Consideration of the experiences of URMs, the social determinants of health, and the cumulative impact on their health
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Understanding the importance of creating a safer space for patients and learners
Dr. Sharma:
"Conducting research with multi-lingual communities"
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Community engagement is key for research with multi-lingual communities
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There is a need for culturally- and linguistically-appropriate interventions to improve palliative care
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Health services research provides one way to create a bigger impact on communities
Dr. Udyavar:
"Endocrine effects of inequity: a surgeon's perspective"
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Exposure to a lifetime of systemic racism is an environmental stressor that has biologic consequences for minoritized patients, leading to worse health outcomes.
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There are measurable biologic effects of environmental stress, known as the allostatic load.
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Targeting the allostatic load may represent a strategy for reducing health inequities.
Dr. Kang
"Palliative Care in Practice: Care of Diverse Older Adults"
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Older adult populations are growing rapidly and more diverse than ever
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Older immigrant adults living in the United States face unique aging challenges
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Special considerations need to be taken for palliative care of diverse older adults that is also culturally and linguistically appropriate