Third National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities In Health

February 25, 2009 until February 27, 2009
Washington, DC

OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)

Third National Leadership Summit
on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities In Health

AGENDA

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Event Time
Event Title

7:30 am - 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast

7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Registration / Cyber Cafe Open

8:30 am - 12:00 pm
OMH GRANTEE MEETINGS (By Invitation)

8:30 am - 12:00 pm
CONCURRENT PRE-SUMMIT MEETINGS

8:30 am-12:00 pm
Call to Action: Addressing the Healthcare and Wellness Needs of Women Living with Lupus
Office on Women's Health, HHS

8:30 am-12:00 pm
State Office of Minority Health Directors Meeting
National Association of State Offices of Minority Health

8:30 am-12:00 pm
The Oral Health Policy Agenda
Office of Minority Health, HHS

9:00 am - 11:30 am
Beyond the Myth: New Media Use and Communities of Color
Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, HHS

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Healthy People 2020 Development
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, HHS

9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibits Open (Unopposed exhibit time from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm)

12:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Information Desk Open

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCH (on your own)

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
PLENARY I: OPENING CEREMONY

Opening Welcome
Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health

Presentation of Colors
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Color Guard

National Anthem
Robert Moore
Member, Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Cultural Opening

Opening Prayer
Pastor Charles Tapp
Senior Pastor
Sligo SDA Church, Takoma Park, MD

Opening Remarks
Margaret Heckler
Former Secretary, HHS

Presentation
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Recipient
Secretary's Lifetime Achievement Award

Remarks
January Contreras
Acting Director, Arizona Department of Health Services

2:30 pm - 5:15 pm
PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS: CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF CHANGING HEALTHCARE

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
PLENARY II: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF PROVIDERS IN AN ERA OF CHANGE

Speakers
Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD
President, American Medical Association

Carolyn Barley Britton, MD, MS
President, National Medical Association

Elena Rios, MD, MSPH
President, National Hispanic Medical Association

Ho Tran, MD, MPH
President and CEO, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Representative, National Council of Asian and Pacific Islander Physicians

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Break

4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
PLENARY III: EMPOWERING PATIENTS - THE ROAD AHEAD TO IMPROVING ACCESS

Speakers
Joe A. Garcia
Ohkay Owingeh
President, National Congress of American Indians

Janet Murguía, JD
President and CEO, National Council of La Raza

Carmen R. Nevarez, MD, MPH
President-Elect, American Public Health Association

Daniel R. Hawkins, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Policy and Programs
National Association of Community Health Centers

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
RECEPTION (Exhibit Hall)

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Event Time
Event Title

7:30 am - 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast

7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Registration / Cyber Cafe Open

7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Information Desk Open

8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Exhibits Open

8:30 am - 9:30 am
PLENARY IV: STRENGHTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES

Speakers
Paul Jarris, MD, MBA
Executive Director, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Scott Leitz, MPA
Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health

Neal A. Palafox, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
John A. Burns School of Medicine
Unoversity of Hawaii

9:30 am - 10:30 am
PLENARY V: TOWARD TRANSFORMATIONAL PATIENT-CENTERED CARE

Speakers
Maulik Joshi, DrPH
President, Health Research and Educational Trust

Margaret O'Kane
President, National Committee for Quality Assurance

Laura Miller, MPA, FACHE
Interim Executive Director, National eHealth Collaborative

10:30 am - 10:50 am
Break

10:50 am - 12:00 pm
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCHEON

12:15 pm
OPENING REMARKS
Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
KEYNOTE REMARKS
Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., MD
World-Renowned Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Author, "Gifted Hands" and "Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence"
Subject of the television movie "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story"

1:40 pm - 2:50 pm
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS

2:50 pm - 3:10 pm
Break

3:10 pm - 4:30 pm
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS

6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
AWARDS CEREMONY

Friday, February 27, 2009

Event Time
Event Title

7:30 am - 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast

7:30 am - 3:00 pm
Registration / Cyber Cafe Open

7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Information Desk Open

8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Exhibits Open

8:30 am - 10:00 am
PLENARY VI: IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR MINORITY YOUTH

Speakers
Jeff Johnson
Host, BET's "The Truth"

Deron Cherry
Former NFL Player, Kansas City Chiefs

Yul Kwon
Winner, "Survivor: Cook Islands"

Adam Beach
Saulteaux Ojibwe
Golden Globe nominated Actor
"Flags of our Fathers", "Windtalkers", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

10:00 am - 10:20 am
Break

10:20 am - 11:40 pm
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH

1:00 pm - 2:20 pm
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS

2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Break

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
PLENARY VII: NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM TOWN HALL MEETING

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