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Public Health Research @ Maryland 2017

Location

Off Campus : UMD

Date & Time

April 6, 2017, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm

Description

Public Health Research@Maryland 2017 will take place on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the University of Maryland, College Park’s Stamp Student Union. The day-long event will feature speakers and panel discussions on the theme: Acting for Health Equity. PHRM 2017 will also showcase dozens of research posters that display student, faculty, and external researchers' work, and will host networking tables to stimulate collaborations.

7:30 a.m.

Grand Ballroom Lounge

Registration Begins

8:30 AM–9:00 AM

Atrium

Welcoming Remarks 

Wallace Loh, President of the University of Maryland, College Park

Jay Perman, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore

Boris Lushniak, Professor and Dean, University of Maryland School of Public Health

E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Maryland; John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distingushed Professor and Dean, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Jay S. Magaziner, Ph.D., M.S.Hyg., Professor and Chair, Department Of Epidemiology & Public Health; Director, Center for Research on Aging

9:00 AM–10:00 AM

 

Opening Lecture

Achieving Health Equity: Perspectives from Public Health Practice, Research and Minority Health

Leana S. Wen MD, MSc, Commissioner, Baltimore City Health Department

J. Nadine Gracia MD, MSCE, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, Department of Health

Courtney Aklin PhD, Chief of Staff, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities 

11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Networking and Collaborating

"Speed Networking" 

Potential networking topics: Health Literacy, Framework for Culture of Health, Population Science Research and Cancer Prevention, Maternal and Child Health Collaborative, Population Health, Aging, Tobacco Control and Prevention, Communicable Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases, Behavioral/Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Physical Activity and Public Health Outcomes, Research Data Center, Smart Cities Initiative

Orientation to Selected Research Resources

Potential discussions of relevance to eliminating health disparities: Maternal and Child Health Innovations; Vaccines and Public Trust; Enhancing In-Home and In-Community Care and Support; Integration of Behavioral and Oral Health in Primary Care)

12:00- 2:00PM

Lunch Buffet

12:30-2:45

Poster Session and Discussions

3:15-4:15

KEYNOTE LECTURE: Anthony S. Fauci MD, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

4:30 – 5:30

Reception and Announcement of Student Poster Awards

Event Registration

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