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8:30-9:00am
Lobby
 
Registration and Continental breakfast
 
 
9:00-9:10am
Tom Bradley Hall
 
Welcome and opening remarks
 
Gerald Levey, MD
Dean, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
 
9:10-10:10am
Tom Bradley Hall
 
Keynote Lecture:
Luck, Health and Doctors
 
Fred Hyde, MBA, JD, MD
Clinical Professor, Health Policy and Management
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
 
10:10-10:20am
 
Break
 
 
10:20-11:10am
DeNeve A
 
 
Workshop Block I
a. Asian American and Pacific Islander
(AAPI) Health: Model or Myth?
 
Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, PhD, RN, MN, MA
DeNeve B

 

b. The Latino Population and Their Health Needs: Turning Knowledge Into Action Maria Carrasco, MD
Tom Bradley 213/4 c. Health Concerns in the LGBT Community Susan Cochran, PhD, MS
Tom Bradley 217

 

d. Engaging the Community in Obesity
Prevention & Control: Walking the Talk!
Antronette Yancey, MD, MPH
11:10-11:30am
Lobby
 
Lunch
(Served in hallways on either side of hall;
please proceed to main hall for dining)
 
 
11:30-12:00pm
Tom Bradley Hall
 
Multicultural fashion show
 
Medical Students
12:00-1:00pm
Tom Bradley Hall
 
Physician Panel
Physicians Active in Minority Communities
 
Michael Rodriguez, MD, MPH
Jimmy Hara, MD
Altaf Kazi, MD
Venela Ricketts, MD
Ron Synder
 
1:00-1:10pm
 
Break
 
 
1:10-2:00pm
DeNeve A
Workshop Block II
a. How Cultural Values Can Promote HIV Risk
Reduction Among African Americans:
A Mandate for Survival
 
 
Gail Wyatt, PhD
DeNeve B
 
b. Working Effectively with Medical Interpreters
 
Elisa Muņoz, RN, NP
Tom Bradley 213/4
 
c. Childhood Obesity and Nutrition: Implications in Minority Communities
 
Charlotte Neumann, MD, MPH
Tom Bradley 217
 
d. Ethnicity and Grief: Myths and Strategies
 
Rabbi Micah Hyman
 
2:00-2:10pm
 
Break
 
2:10-3:00pm
DeNeve A
 
Workshop Block III
a. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
in Our Communities: Tips for Safe Use
 
 
Timothy Pan, MD
 
DeNeve B
 
b. Cultural Competency and Patient Communication
 
Aliza Lifshitz, MD
 
Tom Bradley 213/4
 
c. What Does It Take to Organize a Free Health Fair for the South Asian Community?
 
Nitin Shah, MD
 
Tom Bradley 217
 
d. Research as a Tool in Defense of Community Health
 
Richard Baker, MD
 
3:00-3:10pm
 
Break
 
 
3:10-3:30pm
Tom Bradley Hall
Closing Remarks
JoAnn Dawson, MD, MPH
Director of Primary Care at UCLA
Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center
3:30-3:45pm
Tom Bradley Hall
 
Raffle and Acknowledgments