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Fifth National Conference on
Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations

Building the Essential Link between Quality, Cultural Competence, and Disparities Reduction

October 17-20, 2006
Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison Street, Seattle, Washington

Presented by
Drexel University School of Public Health Center for Health Equality

Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care
US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health

2006 CONFERENCE

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2006 Plenary Presentations

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2006:  8:30AM

INTRODUCTIONS
Dennis P. Andrulis, PhD, MPH Associate Dean for Research; Director, Center for Health Equality, School of Public Health, Drexel University
Julia Puebla Fortier Director, Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care
 
WELCOME
Greg Vigdor President and CEO, Washington Health Foundation
The Honorable Ron Sims King County Executive
 
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Margaret O'Kane President, National Committee for Quality Assurance
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2006:  8:30AM

NATIONAL INITIATIVES LINKING QUALITY OF CARE TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND DISPARITIES REDUCTION EFFORTS
Lauren LeRoy, PhD President & CEO, Grantmakers in Health
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Anne C. Beal, MD Senior Program Officer, The Commonwealth Fund
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Mara Youdelman, JD, LLM Staff Attorney, National Health Law Program
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2006:  8:30AM

IMPLEMENTING QUALITY HEALTH CARE
Winston Wong, MD, MS Clinical Director, Kaiser Permanente
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Ralph Forquera, MPH Executive Director, Seattle Indian Health Board and Founder, Urban Indian Health Institute
Benjamin S. Danielson, MD Medical Director, Odessa Brown Children's Clinic
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2006: 12:30PM

CLOSING LUNCHEON
Faith Mitchell, PhD Senior Program Officer, Institute of Medicine
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Ernest Moy, MD, MPH Lead Staff, National Healthcare Disparities Report, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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