National Hispanic Medical Association Fifth Annual Conference
“Healthy Hispanic Families”

March 23-25, 2001

Join Hispanic physicians, medical students, policymakers, and healthcare industry representatives at our annual conference. This year, NHMA brings together experts from across the nation to share their recommendations to build healthy Hispanic families.

Hispanics have become the largest ethnic group in the United States and there is a great need to understand how to deliver culturally relevant health care services to them.  Learn from experts on how to enhance academic programs, community-based programs, medical practices, and health policies targeting Hispanics.

Conference Objectives:

  To provide clinical updates for families on diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDs, and cardiovascular disease
  To increase awareness about cultural competence and medical care delivery to Hispanics
  To increase knowledge about new Federal and State health policies that impact Hispanics
  To develop skills for careers in academic medicine, research, and government
  To make recommendations for future activities of organized medicine regarding Hispanic health

March 22, 2001
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  NHMA Advisory Committee Meeting

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  NHMA Leadership Fellows Class of 2001 Orientation

March 23, 2001
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.   NHMA Leadership Fellows Class of 2001 Orientation (cont.)

8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.  NHMA Resident Leadership Program Class of 2001 Orientation

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.  Opening Plenary Session/Registration
    “The Future for NHMA and Leadership”
    Elena Rios, M.D., M.S.P.H.

    Sam Shekar, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Administrator
    Bureau of Health Professions
Health Resources and Services Administration
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    NHMA Leadership Fellows Class of 2000

    “Hispanic Medical Student Priorities” - Stefan Reynoso, Coordinator
 National Network of Latin American Medical Students

Francisco Cigarroa, M.D., President
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

7:00 p.m.     General Reception at the Hotel
   Private Reception Honoring the Sixty NHMA Leadership Fellows (Off-site)

March 24, 2001
7:30 a.m.  Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall/Registration

9:00 a.m.   Plenary Session
  “Welcome/Charge to the Conference”
  Nathan Stinson, Jr., Ph.D., M.D., M.P.H.
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
  Office of Minority Health
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  Jane Henney, M.D.
  Commissioner
  Food and Drug Administration

9:30 a.m.   “Culture and Belief: Their Roles in Health and Well-Being”
Emmet Miller, M.D.
Author of “Deep Healing”

Esther Sternberg, M.D.
Author of “The Balance Within”
Director, Integrative Neural-Immune Program
Chief, Section on Neuroendocrine Immunology and Behavior
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health

Elena Avila, R.N., M.S.N.
Curandera & Author of “Women Who Glow In The Dark”

Roberto Gomez, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs
University of New Mexico School of Medicine

David Hayes-Bautista, Ph.D.
  Director, Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture
  UCLA School of Medicine

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Break Exhibit Hall

12:30 p.m.   Lunch
  “A Diabetes Update for Providers of Hispanic Families”
Jaime Davidson, M.D, F.A.C.P.
  Endocrinologist
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  Faye Wong, M.P.H., R.N.
  Associate Director, National Diabetes Education Program
  Centers for Disease, Control and Prevention

2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. Workshops A.

Track 1: Clinical Updates: Chronic Disease Management
 Carlos Corral, M.D., El Paso, TX
 Jorge Yarzebski, M.D., M.P.H.,  University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
 Enrique Caballero, M.D.,  Jocelyn Center on Diabetes, Boston, MA

 Track 2: Policy Issues: 2001 Children’s Health Agenda (Invited)
  Graham Nelson, Dept. of Federal Affairs, American Academy of Pediatrics
  Margot Edmunds, MD, Director of Health Policy, Children’s Defense Fund
  Glenn Flores, MD,  University of Boston School of Medicine, Boston,  MA.

 Track 3: Cultural Competence: Making the Case for Cultural Competence (Invited)
  Tom Perez, Director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights
  Constantino Fernandez, M.D., University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
  Beatriz Solis, M.P.H., LA Care Health Plan, Los Angeles, CA

 Track 4:  Research Models
  Jose Szapocznik, Ph.D., University of Miami, Miami, FL
  Aida Giachello, Ph.D, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

 Track 5: Career Development: Private and Public Sector Opportunities (Invited)
  Janice LaChance, Director, Office of Personnel Management
  Sandra Palleja, M.D., Triangle Pharmaceuticals Durham, NC
  Carlos Moreno, M.D., Chairman, Family Practice, UTHSC-Houston, TX

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Break Exhibit Hall

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.  Workshops B

Track 1: Clinical Updates: Mental Health and the Elderly
 Rafael Gonzalez-Amezqua, M.D.,  On-Lok Program, San Francisco, CA
 Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, M.D., Stanford, Palo Alto, CA
Jose Canive, M.D.,  Albuquerque, NM
 Oscar Cervantes, M.D., San Francisco, CA

 Track 2: Policy Issues: Health Insurance Access: New Initiatives (Invited)
  Raul Burciaga, J.D., State of New Mexico Legislature
  Richard Figuerero, State of California Governor’s Office
  Rima Cohen, Greater New York Hospital Association, NY, NY
  Kala Lanheim, National Council of State Legislatures Wash. DC

Track 3: Cultural Competence: Principles and Practice
Melvin Delgado, Ph.D., Boston, MA.
Martin Portillo, M.D., Kaiser Permanente, MD
Joe Betancourt, M.D., Cornell Weill Medical College NY, NY

 Track 4: Research: “Redes en Accion Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training”
Amelie Ramirez, Dr.PH.,  Baylor College of Medicine San Antonio, TX.
Gregory Talavera, MD, University of California, San Diego, CA
 Esteban G. Burchard, MD University of California, San Francisco, CA

Track 5: Career Development: Medical Student, Resident and Physician Opportunities
 Raquel Arias, M.D., University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA.(Invited)
 Faustina Nevarez, M.D., Chairperson, California Latino Medical Association (Invited)
 Brenda Hanning, National Institutes of Health Office of Education
 National Library of Medicine, NIH Extramural Programs(Invited)
  NHMA Advisory Committee Members

6:30 p.m.  Reception/Mariachi Los Amigos
 

7:00 p.m.  Awards Banquet/Dance with Orquesta Yanes Salsa Band
“Leadership for the Future”
George Herrera
President and CEO, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
 

NHMA Hispanic Health Leadership Awards:
John Ruffin, M.D., Acting Director, Center on Minority Health and Disparities Research, NIH
Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA.)
Senator Bill Frist (R-TN)
Representative (Hon.) Bennie Thompson (D-MS.)
Academic: Amelie Ramirez, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Corporate: McDonalds
  Presidents, Hispanic Medical Societies

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  National Network of Latin American Medical Students Meeting

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  Workshops C
   Track 1: Clinical Updates for Hispanic Families
  “Asthma”-Judith Flores, M.D., NY, NY
  “Nutrition” – John De Felice, M.D., Albuquerque, NM
  “Oral Health” - TBN

   Track 2:  Policy Issues: Issues Update for Hispanic Families(Invited)
   Patricia Smith, American Association of Retired Persons Wash., DC
   Tammy Boyd, Senior Policy Advisor,  Representative (Hon.) John Lewis (D-GA.)
   Alejandro Perez, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute,  Wash. DC

   Track 3: Cultural Competence and System Change
   Martin Ornelas-Quintero, LLEGO Wash. DC
   Glenn Flores, M.D., University of Boston School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Track 4: Research: Living With Cancer
Teresa Ramos, M.D.,  Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Il.
   TBN - Ortho Biotech

Track 5: Career Development: The Physician Survivor
Louis Rodriguez, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Lou Vela, MD, Dean, Regional Academic Health Center, UTHSCSA, Harlingen, Texas

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break Exhibit Hall

10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Plenary Session
   “The Role of Organized Medicine and the Future Health of Hispanic Families”
   Steve Berman, M.D.
   President, American Academy of Pediatrics

   Richard G. Roberts, M.D.,  J.D.
   President, American Academy of Family Physicians

   Melvina McCabe, M.D.
   President, Association of American Indian Physicians

   Randolph Smoak, M.D.
   President, American Medical Association

   Melinda Schriver, Health Policy Associate
   American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine

   Rodney Hood, M.D.
   President, National Medical Association

   Pam Dickson,  Priority Populations Team(Invited)
   Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.     Break Exhibit Hall

12:30 p.m.  Lunch
   “Future Challenges for Hispanic Research”
 Ruth Kirschstein, MD
   Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health

   Walter Williams, M.D.
   Associate Director for Minority HealthCenters for Disease Control
 

   Representative (Hon.) Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) (Invited)
   Congressional Hispanic Caucus

   Representative (Hon.) Donna Christian-Christensen (D-VI) (Invited)
   Congressional Black Caucus

March 26, 2001

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools, Inc.
    Board of Directors Meeting

Special Session for High School and College Students: “How to Apply to Medical School”
on Saturday, March 24th -  1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. with Medical School Recruiters

Educational Grants have been received from:
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Ortho Biotech
Merck and Co., Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
PhRMA
McDonald’s
American Chemistry Council
Abbott Laboratories (Partial Listing)

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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REGISTRATION FEES

Conference Fee (Includes Friday Reception, Saturday and Sunday Breakfast, Lunch and Saturday Dinner):
Members $300   Non-Members $350   Medical Residents/Students $100   Dinner Only $50

 Please mail your check, payable to National Hispanic Medical Association, by March 1, 2001.
 Credit cards are not accepted.

Established in 1994 in Washington, DC, the National Hispanic Medical Association represents licensed Hispanic physicians.  The mission of the NHMA is to improve the health of Hispanics and other underserved in the United States.  As a rapidly growing resource in the nation's capital, the NHMA provides policymakers and health care organizations with expert information on culturally relevant information to improve health care services for Hispanic communities. This year the following programs have been established with support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA and OMH: The NHMA Leadership Fellowship Program with the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University; and The NHMA Medical Student Mentorship Program with University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio and the Massachusetts General Hospital.

NHMA National Advisory Committee:

Elena Rios, M.D., M.S.P.H., President
Robert Reyna, M.D., M.B.A., Vice President
Luis Estevez, M.D., M.B.A., Vice President
 

Arizona
E. Luis Aguilar, M.D.

Arkansas
Rosey Seguin-Calderon, M.D.

California
Robert Beltran, M.D., M.B.A.
Mark Diaz, M.D.
Katherine Flores, M.D.
Rafael Gonzalez-Amezqua, M.D.
Dolores Leon, M.D.
Jose Loredo, M.D.
Lucy Montalvo-Hicks, M.D.
Adalberto Renteria, M.D.
Javier Sanchez, M.D.

Florida
Onelia G. Lage, M.D.
Jose Santana, M.D., M.P.H.

Georgia
Flavia Mercado, M.D.

Illinois
Antonio Delgado, M.D.
Evelyn Figueroa, M.D.
Teresa Ramos, M.D.

Massachusetts
Adolfo Valadez, M.D.

New Mexico
Irene Ortiz, M.D.
Conchita Paz, M.D.
Sylvia Ramos, M.D.
New York
Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D.
Nereida Correa, M.D.
George Friedman-Jimenez, M.D., M.P.H.
Susana Morales, M.D.
Jaime Torres, D.P.M.

Texas
Miguel Cintron, M.D.
Salvador Contreras, M.D.
J. Manuel De la Rosa, M.D.
Roberto Diaz-Rohena, M.D.
Joseph Lopez, M.D.
Martha Medrano, M.D., M.P.H.

Washington, DC
Oxiris Barbot, M.D.
 

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