CONFERENCE
AGENDA
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The unique needs of culturally diverse populations are gaining prominence
in national movements to improve the quality of health care. The objectives
of the Fourth National Conference are to highlight the best of
culturally competent health care to national health organizations and
leaders, disseminate research and expertise to advance promising interventions,
and develop partnerships to improve access to effective care for all Americans.
Since our first national meeting in 1998, the conference series on Quality
Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations has emphasized a public-private
blend of community advocacy, service delivery, policy-making, civil rights
enforcement, research and leadership development to improve the health
of diverse populations. The conference series provides a national forum
for discussion of a broad spectrum of cultural competence issues, and
is without parallel in scope and popularity.
Over the past three conferences, over 1500 attendees from the US and
abroad have participated in 158 conference sessions featuring more than
350 speakers. The Fourth National Conference will continue to engage
providers, communities, and policymakers to address the challenges of
implementing culturally competent health care and will feature presentations
on innovative strategies that span the spectrum of cultural competence
policy, program, service, population, and research areas.
Click here to view the final conference
program in PDF format.
Presenter biographies and presentation abstracts can be found by clicking
on each presenter's name in the Conference Agenda below. Webcasts for
select plenary presentations are available on the Kaiser Family Foundation
website at: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/diversity/30sept04
Main
Conference Session Topics
Wednesday, September 29 – Friday,
October 1, 2004
Workshops will be held during five blocks of concurrent sessions. Each
block will feature at least one session from the following tracks: Organizational
Cultural Competence; Culturally Competent Care; Cultural Competence Training
and Workforce Diversity; Interpretation and Language Access; and Integrating
Cultural Competence into Quality, Research and Policy Agendas.
Main
Conference agenda
**For each block of concurrent sessions – click
on the link to see a complete list of session titles and presenters
Wednesday, September 29, 2004–
Main Conference Day 1
7:30am:
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30am:
“Worlds Apart”
Maren Grainger-Monsen, MD Director, Bioethics
in Film Program, Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University School
of Medicine
8:45am: Introductions
Julia Puebla Fortier Director, Resources
for Cross Cultural Health Care
Dennis P. Andrulis, PhD, MPH Research
Professor, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
9:00: Welcome
Representative Hilda Solís, MPA
Member of Congress, 32nd District, California
9:30-10:30am:
Keynote Address
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA President,
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
10:30am:
Break
10:45-12:15pm:
A Workshops:
8 Concurrent Sessions
12:15-1:45pm: Lunch
2-4pm:
B Workshop:
8 Concurrent sessions
4pm:
Break
4:15-5:45pm:
Plenary Session: Innovations and Initiatives
in Government
Carolyn Clancy, MD Administrator, Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality
Richard Campanelli, JD Director, Office
of Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services
6:00-8:00pm:
Cocktail Reception & Resource Center
Thursday, September 30, 2004–
Main Conference Day 2
7:30am:
Continental Breakfast in Resource Center
8:30-10am:
Plenary Session
Georges Benjamin, MD Executive Director,
American Public Health Association
Nuha Abudabbeh, PhD Executive Director,
NAIM Foundation
10am:
Break
10:15-12:15pm:
C Workshops:
8 Concurrent Sessions
12:30-1:45pm:
Lunch w/ Speaker
Mark McClellan, MD Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (invited)
2-4pm:
D Workshops:
8 Concurrent Sessions
4pm:
Break
4:15pm:
End of Day Activities
6:30pm:
Film Festival
Friday, October 1, 2004– Main
Conference Day 3
7:30am:
Continental Breakfast & Meet the Expert Sessions
Meet the Expert Session 1:
H. Jack Geiger, MD Author, Logan Professor of Community Medicine,
CUNY Medical School, City College of New York (New York, New York)
Meet the Expert Session 2:
Ignatius Bau Senior Program Officer, The California Endowment
(San Francisco, California)
8:30-9:45am:
Plenary Session
Michael Reardon, MD National Medical
Director, Aetna
Winston Wong, MD, MS Clinical Director,
Community Benefit, Kaiser Permanente National Program Office
10:00-12:00pm:
E Workshops:
6 Concurrent Sessions
12:15pm:
Lunch w/ Closing Speaker
Marguerite Johnson, MS Vice President
for Programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH,
FACS
1:30-4:30pm:
Special Tours
National Museum of the American Indian
La Clínica del Pueblo
Conference
Format
The Fourth National Conference will feature workshop sessions that maximize
interactive participation, while continuing to integrate plenary sessions
on key national policy issues. Presentations will specifically address
how to incorporate cultural competence objectives and approaches into
mainstream health organizations and policy agendas, and feature ways to
include the community in the design, delivery and promotion of culturally
competent care.
Plenary Sessions. The 2004 conference will feature 11 national
leaders speaking during general plenary sessions on the latest trends,
practices, and policies.
Workshops. Presenters will address specific implementation,
policy or evaluation challenges from their own experiences. Discussion
will be facilitated around problem-solving or developing strategies
with the audience, through their active participation. Workshop attendees
will be encouraged to consider implications for community involvement,
collaboration and policy, comment on their related experiences and ask
questions of presenters.
Peer-to-Peer Practice Advancement Sessions. Many participants
have commented on how useful it is to share experiences face-to-face
with others working in their field of specialty. These sessions are
designed to facilitate the exchange and documentation of practice challenges
and solutions. A group of 4-8 selected panelists will engage in discussion
of a specific challenge (e.g., how to design and market cultural competence
training to busy health care professionals). An expert facilitator will
lead participants in a 1-2 hour session that will include discussion
and brainstorming around cutting-edge practices and specific implementation
problems. Background materials on each participant ’s program will
be distributed in advance, and the session proceedings will be documented
and summarized for later distribution.
Meet the Expert. Individuals with extensive background in culturally
competent health care will lead these one-hour breakfast sessions that
will allow participants to ask presenters specific questions on the
topic area. Presenters will provide background materials and resources,
while conference attendees will be advised to come prepared to ask questions.
Roundtable Discussions. These are informal, moderated roundtable
discussions on emerging efforts related to quality health care for culturally
diverse populations, with launch questions or challenge topics to prompt
dialogue and information sharing.
Poster Sessions/Resource Center. The conference will have a
large resource center with invited poster sessions and formal exhibits
to facilitate learning and information sharing beyond the formal conference
sessions. Poster presenters will be available for informal discussion,
and small tables and chairs will invite participants to sit down and
network.
Technology Salon. This dedicated center will feature hands-on
demonstrations of innovative uses of technology for cultural competence
training, interpretation and dissemination of translated materials.
Film Festival. A special evening session will offer educational
videos and films on cross-cultural health topics. Filmmakers will be
present to describe their work, receive feedback and answer questions.
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