SUNDAY PROGRAMMING

Interest Group Sessions, Awards Presentation, Business Meeting, Campaign Event

October 17, 2021

Concurrent Interest Group Meetings Session A | 11:15 am – 1:15 pm

IG01 – Health Policy and Health Care Systems 

COVID’s Lessons for U.S. Policy and Health Equity

Speakers

David A. Asch, MD, MBAUniversity of Pennsylvania
Madeline BellPresident and CEO, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Georges C. Benjamin, MD, Executive Director, American Public Health Association
Chiquita Brooks-LaSureAdministrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Mandy Cohen, MD, MPHSecretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, Dean and Robert A Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
Rebekah Gee, MD, MPH, MS, CEO, LSU Health New Orleans
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, PIK Professor of Health Equity and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
Neil R. Powe, MD, MPH, Chief of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital; Constance B. Wofsy Distinguished Professor and Vice-Chair of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Edmondo Robinson, MDMBA, MS, FACPMoffitt’s Center for Digital Health
Sara Rosenbaum, JD, Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University School of Public
Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Kaiser Health News
Leonardo Seoane, MD, Ochsner Health
Umair A. Shah, MD, Washington State Secretary of Health

IG02 – Global Health, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology

COVID-19 & the Way Forward: What Happens When a Species Has Been Immobilized

Speakers

Erica Charters, PhD, Associate Professor of Global History and the History of Medicine, Faculty of History, Oxford University 
Christopher J.L. Murray, MD, DPhil, Institute Director, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; and Professor of Global Health, University of Washington School of Medicine 
Jaime Saavedra, Global Director, Education, The World Bank 
Stephanie Segal, Senior Fellow, Economics Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies

IG03 – Neuroscience, Behavior, Brain Function & Disorders

Leveraging Biomarker Enabled Deep and Frequent Phenotyping Studies in Neuropsychiatry and Neurodegeneration: Promises and Challenges

Speakers

Deanna M. Barch, PhDChair and Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Professor of Radiology, and Gregory B. Couch Professor of Psychiatry, Washington University 
Randall J. Bateman, MDCharles F. and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Washington University 
John Geddes, MD, FRCPsychHead, Department of Psychiatry, Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry and Director, NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University 
Serena Spudich, MD, MAGilbert H. Glaser Professor of Neurology, Division Chief, Neurological Infections & Global Neurology and Co-Director, Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale University

IG10 – Biology of Aging/Geriatrics

Ageism in the Era of Inclusion and Diversity

Speakers

Marie A. Bernard, MDChief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity, National Institutes of Health
Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhDDirector, Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging and Chief, Longitudinal Studies Section, National Institute of Aging, National Institutes of Health
Becca Levy, PhDAssociate Professor, School of Public Health and Psychology, Yale University
Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCIAssociate Professor of Medicine and Vice President for Health Equity, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

IG12 – Nutrition, Diabetes, and Obesity

The Intersection of Obesity, COVID-19 and Chronic Disease

Speakers

Philip Calder PhD, Professor of Nutritional Immunology, and Head, Human Development & Health, Faculty of Medicine, , University of Southampton
Holly Nicastro, PhD, MPH, Program Director, Nutrition for Precision Health, Office of Nutrition Research , All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health
Scott Solomon MD, The Edward D. Frohlich Distinguished Chair and Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Senior Physician and Director, Clinical Trials Outcomes Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

IG15 – Human Rights, Professional Ethics and the Values of Medicine

Lessons Learned from Covid-19: Preparing for the Ethical Challenges of the Future

Speakers

Research on Therapies for COVID-19: Ethical Foundation
Alexander M. Capron, University Professor; Scott H. Bice Chair in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics; Professor of Law and Medicine; and Co-Director, Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics, University of Southern California

Vaccine Ethics in the Pandemic
Ruth R. Faden, PhD, MPH, Berman Institute Founder; Core Faculty; and Philip Franklin Wagley Professor of Biomedical Ethics, Johns Hopkins University

Lived Experience of Normative Ethics in Response to the COVID Pandemic
Renee Mcleod-Sordjan, Professor Vice Dean of the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies and Adjunct Professor of Graduate Nursing, Chair

Concurrent Interest Group Meetings Session B | 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm

IG07 – Maternal & Child Health and Human Development

Toward A More Equitable World for Women and Children: Reducing Healthcare Disparities

Speakers

Wanda D. Barfield, MD, MPH, FAAP, RADM USPHS (ret.), Director, Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Otis W. Brawley, MD, MACP, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University
Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Pat R. Levitt, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Vice President & Director, The Saban Institute and Simms/Mann Chair in Developmental Neurogenetics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

IG08 – Health of Populations/Health Disparities

New Directions Exploring Data Justice and Structural Racism in the Context of COVID and Climate Change

Speakers

Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH, Niess-Gain Professor of Surgery; Professor of Medicine, Department of Surgery; and Associate Director, Prevention and Control, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine
Kia L. Davis, ScD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Nancy Krieger, PhD,  Professor of Social Epidemiology, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ,and Director of the HSPH Interdisciplinary Concentration on Women, Gender, and Health.
Robert Newell, PhD, Associate Director, Food and Agriculture Institute, Food and Agriculture Institute, University of the Fraser Valley
Erika A. Waters, PhD, MPH
, Professor of Surgery. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

IG09 – Education of the Health Care & Science Workforce

Achieving Equity in Health Care and Health Professions Education: Diversity and Beyond

Speakers

Anita Blanchard, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, The University of Chicago
Karen Hauer, MD, PhD, Associate Dean for Competency Assessment and Professional Standards and Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, President and CEO, Morehouse School of Medicine
Roberta Waite, EDD, PMHCNS, RN, MSN, ANEF, FAAN, Professor, Associate Dean for Community-Centered Health & Wellness and Academic Integration, Executive Director, Stephen & Sandra Sheller 11th St. Family Health Services

IG16 – Rehabilitation and Human Function

Healthy Longevity

Speakers

The Relevance of Nutrition for Functionally Successful Aging
Juergen M. Bauer, MD, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Universität Heidelberg (Germany)

Function, Frailty and Screening for Risk in Older Adults
Jonathan F. Bean, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

IG17 – Primary Care

Strengthening Primary Care as a Solution for Current and Future Health Priorities

Speakers

Suggested Reading: The Executive Summary of the Report – Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the Foundation of Health Care
Christopher F. Koller, President, Milbank Memorial Fund
Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP, Chief Medical Officer, Veterans Administration
James Macrae, MA, MPP, Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
Mai Pham, MD, MPH, President and CEO, Institute for Exceptional Care
Kevin Grumbach, MD, Hellman Endowed Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Steven Lopez, Counselor to the Secretary, Equity, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health / Health Resources and Services Administration / Indian Health Service
Judith Steinberg, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, Office of Assistant Secretary Health, HHS

IG18 – Health Technology

Human Health and Equity in an Age of Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Speakers

Medical and Surgical Robotics
Paolo Dario, PhD, Full Professor, Scuola Superiore Sant’anna
Personal Robotics, Health and Aging
Cynthia Breazeal, PhD, Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and Associate Director, MIT Media Lab
Robotics and Healthcare Delivery
Laurel Riek, PhD, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Director, Healthcare Robotics Lab, University of California, San Diego
Robotics and Assistive Technology for Rehabilitation
Michael Goldfarb, PhD, H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Co-director, Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, Vanderbilt University
Robotic Wheelchairs and Shared Autonomy
Brenna Argall, PhD, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University
The Implications of Robotic Technologies for Aging Societies
Karen Eggleston, PhD, Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI); Deputy Director, Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC), FSI, and Director, Asia Health Policy Program, APARC; and Fellow, Stanford Health Policy, FSI, Stanford University

IG19 –Climate Change

Climate and Health: The Impact of Wildfires, Extreme Heat and Drought

Speakers

David Hayes, JD, Special Assistant to the President for Climate Policy,White House Climate Policy Office
Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD, Naddisy Foundation Endowed Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University
Paul Schramm, MS, MPH, Senior Advisor on Climate Change, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Elvis Paul Tangem, BSc, MSc, MBA, PhD, Coordinator, Great Green Wall Initiative, African Union Commission

Awards Presentation (3:45 pm – 5:00 pm) | Business Meeting (5:00 pm – 5:45 pm) | NAM Campaign Event (5:45 pm – 7:00 pm)


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