The National Health Disparities Elimination Summit

The Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS) at the University of Connecticut formally invites you to attend the inaugural National Health Disparities Elimination Summit at the University of Connecticut on Saturday, June 13, 2015 from 8:00am-4:30pm. The Summit, "Keeping It Real: Real Solutions, Real Change," is hosted in partnership with the Connecticut Legislative Black & Puerto Rican Caucus and the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute. As the challenge of reducing health disparities continues to evolve, effective solutions require multi-disciplinary collaboration from various perspectives and experiences in the health care delivery. This Summit will involve renowned experts with a wealth of experience in addressing the various factors contributing to health disparities.  More importantly, we hope to develop collectively actionable recommendations to eliminate these disparities.   CME and CEU to be offered. For more information click here.  REGISTER NOW! SUMMIT KEYNOTE SPEAKER  Louis W. Sullivan, MD 17th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services CEO & Chairman of The Sullivan Alliance President Emeritus of the Morehouse School of Medicine Senior Fellow of the Cobb Institute Other distinguished speakers include:   Chiledum Ahaghotu, MD, PhD Associate Professor Chief of Urology Howard University Cobb Board of Directors   Biree Andemariam, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Connecticut Director Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinical and Research Center, UConn Health    Pat Baker President & CEO Connecticut Health Foundation   Linda Barry, MD, FACS Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Connecticut Chief Operating Officer/Assistant Director Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science Carolyn Barley Britton, MD, MSPast-President National Medical Association   W. Michael Byrd, MD, MPH Health Policy Researcher and Instructor Harvard School of Public Health Clinical Instructor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Director, Institute for Optimizing Health and Health Care, Inc.   Linda A. Clayton, MD, MPH Health Policy Researcher and Instructor Harvard School of Public Health Clinical Instructor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Co-Director Institute for Optimizing Health and Health Care, Inc.   Adrienne W. Cochrane, JD President & CEO Urban League of Greater Hartford   Grace Damio, MS Director of Research and Service Initiatives Hispanic Health Council   Bruce Gould, MD, FACP Professor of Medicine University of Connecticut Medical Director Hartford Department of Health and Human Services   Garth Graham, MD President Aetna Foundation Associate Professor of Medicine University of Connecticut  Lonnie Joe, MD Speaker of House of Delegates National Medical Association  Camara P. Jones MD, MPH, PhD President-Elect American Public Health Association   Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD Chairman, Cobb Board of Directors University Professor Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Chair in Orthopedic Surgery Professor of Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering CEO, Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science Director, Institute for Regenerative Engineering The University of Connecticut   Robert C. Like, MD, MS Director Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School   Edith Mitchell, MD President-Elect National Medical Association   Randall C. Morgan, Jr., MD, MBA Executive Director Cobb/NMA Health Institute Jewel Mullen MD, MPH, MPA  Commissioner  Connecticut Department of Public Health   Joan Y. Reede, MD, MS, MPH, MBA Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership and Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School   Margaret R. Weeks, PhD      Executive Director Institute for Community Research   Augustus A. White III, MD, PhD Professor of Medical Education Harvard Medical School   Richard Allen Williams, MD Founder Association of Black Cardiologists   Joyce Hunter, PhD Deputy Director National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities IMPORTANT SUMMIT DATES Friday, June 12 - Hartford Marriott Downtown Summit Welcome Reception 5:30 pm | FREE RSVP to Attend Saturday, June 13 - UConn Health, Farmington, CT Summit Scientific Program 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Registration begins at 7:00 am Learn More Saturday, June 13 - Hartford Marriott Downtown Networking Reception 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm FREE to Summit registrants $20 for Summit non-registrants Learn More SPREAD THE WORD Know someone who would be interest in attending the Summit? Share This Invite with a Friend or Colleague BECOME A CICATS MEMBER Stay updated on our events and programs, become a member today!   Join Now! About the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS) at the University of Connecticut Since 2009, CICATS has developed programs and services supporting the education, training and mentorship of the next generation of researchers in the academic pipeline of underrepresented minority scholars. CICATS strives to educate and nurture new, emerging and future scientists; increase the number of innovative clinical and translational research projects and move discoveries into the community quickly and effectively; work collaboratively with regional and national stakeholders to eliminate health disparities; and forge new partnerships with the aim to provide a platform for integration of services and initiatives. In partnership with the University of Connecticut, Connecticut state agencies, foundations and local and national community-based organizations, CICATS works collaboratively to realize new health discoveries through research, innovation and action.  For more information visit: https://cicats.uconn.edu        CONTACT US If you have questions, please contact Katherine Hayden at cicats@uchc.edu   or via phone 860-679-7051