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2016 NMQF Leadership Summit on Health Disparities and CBC Spring Health Braintrust


  • Ritz Carlton Hotel Washington D.C. 1150 22nd Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20037 United States (map)

2016 NMQF Leadership Summit on Health Disparities and CBC Spring Health Braintrust

Building Sustainable Communities: Delivering Quality Healthcare

2016 NMQF Leadership Summit Flyer

Event Details

April 11-12, 2016

Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Washington, DC

Address:

1150 22nd Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20037

Summit Agenda

Leadership Awards Reception and Dinner Program


Summit Content

Day 1: April 11

Leadership Summit Opening Plenary and Award Ceremony (View Video)

Welcome and Remarks: Gary A. Puckrein, PhD

Greetings:

  • Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly, PhD (D-IL)

  • Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA

Booker T. Washington Award: Ramanathan (Ram) Raju, MD, MBA, FACS

Presentation: M. Tomás León, MBA

Policy & Advocacy Session 1. Eliminating Disparities in Access to Multi-Modal Analgesia (View Video)

Moderator: Gretchen C. Wartman

Panelists:

  • Gary A. Puckrein, PhD

  • Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA: “Drug Poisoning Deaths Involving Opioid Analgesics and Heroin: 1999–2014” View Presentation

  • P. Grace Harrell, MD, MPH: “Multimodal Postoperative Analgesia and Pain Treatment Disparities” View Presentation

CME Session 1: Measuring Quality and Performance in Treatment of Heart Failure in African-American Patients

Moderator: David N. Smith, MD

Faculty:

  • Peter Carson, MD: “V-HeFT and the Road to A-HeFT” View Presentation

  • Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASH, FNLA: “Impact of the African American Heart Failure Trial (A-HeFT): Guideline-based Therapy in Blacks with Heart Failure 2016” View Presentation

  • Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH, FACC: “Measuring Quality and Performance in the Treatment of Heart Failure in African-American Patients” View Presentation

Policy & Advocacy Session 2. Structuring Access to Prescription Drugs to Support Biodiverse Patient Populations (View Video)

Moderator: Gary A. Puckrein, PhD: “Structuring Access to Prescription Drugs to Support Biodiverse Patient Populations” View Presentation

Panelists:

  • Michael Ybarra, MD: “Prescription Medicines: Costs in Context” View Presentation

  • Kraig Kinchen, MD: “Value and Cost of Medicines” View Presentation

  • Quardricos B. Driskell: “Understanding Biologics, Biosimilars, and Patient Access to Innovative Treatments” View Presentation

CME Session 2. Impact of Medicare Competitive Bidding Program on Patients with Diabetes in Minority Communities

Moderator: Dee Ann Stahly

Faculty: Jaime A. Davidson, MD, FACP, FACE: “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Competitive Bidding Program: Assessment of Impact on Beneficiary Acquisition of Diabetes-Testing Supplies” View Presentation

Biodiversity in Health Policy Luncheon (View Video)

Master of Ceremonies: Courtney Lang, JD

Remarks:

  • Wayne J. Riley, MD, MPH, MPA, MCAP

  • Ho Luong Tran, MD, MPH

  • Eric J. Williams, DNP, RN, CNE

  • Coltrane Stansbury: “Gateway to a Healthy Community: Healthier Kids: Program Update” View Presentation

Policy & Advocacy Session 3. Increasing Diversity in Clinical Trials through Collective Action and Community Engagement: “I’M IN” National Clinical Trial Registration Month (View Video)

Moderator: Gary A. Puckrein, PhD

Panelists:

  • Salvatore Alesci, MD, PhD

  • Javier Barrientos

  • Jonca Bull, MD

  • Milena Lolic, MD, MS: “Drug Trials Snapshots” View Presentation

CME Session 3. MACRA, ACA and Health Reform: Impact on Diverse Patients and Their Physicians

Moderator: Cynthia Brown, MA

Faculty:

  • Alice A. Tolbert Coombs, MD, MPA, FCCP: “Providers Caring for Minority Patients and Vulnerable Populations” View Presentation

  • Ronald W. Dunlap, MD, FACC: “Accountable Care Organizations: Impact on Health Care Disparities” View Presentation

  • Kelly Brantley: “A Brief Landscape of the Health Insurance Landscape Post-ACA” View Presentation

Policy & Advocacy Session 4. Creating Insurance and Payment Options that Support Improved Outcomes in Diverse Beneficiary Populations (View Video)

Moderator: Courtney Lang, JD: “Biodiversity in Health Policy: Setting the Stage for Discussion” View Presentation

Panelists:

  • Allyson Y. Schwartz: “Medicare Advantage = Integral Coverage for a Diverse Beneficiary Population” View Presentation

  • Matthew Eyles: “Creating Payment and Insurance Options that Support Diverse Beneficiary Populations” View Presentation

CME Session 4. Treating and Preventing HIV in Diverse Communities: A Conversation about Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

Moderator: Leo Moore, MD, MSHPM

Faculty:

  • Travis Gayles, MD, PhD: “HIV and the 21st Century Local Public Health Response” View Presentation

  • Noël Gordon, Jr.

  • Manya Magnus, PhD, MPH: “Treating and Preventing HIV in Diverse Communities: A New Era of HIV Prevention” View Presentation

Policy & Advocacy Session 5. Policy Impacts Patient Outcomes: Impact of the Medicare Competititve Bidding Program on Patients with Diabetes (View Video)

Moderator: Dee Ann Stahly

Panelists:

  • David Marrero, PhD: “Impact of CMS Competitive Bidding Program on Medicare Beneficiary Safety and Access to Diabetes Testing Supplies: A Retrospective, Longitudinal Analysis” View Presentation

  • Nancy L. Johnson: “Historical Perspective on Competitive Bidding Law” View Presentation

  • Gary A. Puckrein, PhD

Biodiverse Health Policy Town Hall & Dinner: An Evening with the Presidents and Chairs (View Video)

Moderator: Stephanie Dyson

Panelists:

  • Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA

  • Barbara Hutchinson, MD, PhD

  • Edith Mitchell, MD, FACP

  • Wayne J. Riley, MD, MPH, MPA, MCAP

  • Kim A. Williams, MD, FACC


Day 2: April 12

Health Braintrust Opening Plenary and Award Ceremony (View Video)

Welcome and Introductions: Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly, PhD (D-IL)

Greetings: Gary A. Puckrein, PhD

Keynote: Damon Tweedy, MD: “Why Did I Write This Book? Black Man in a White Coat” View Presentation

Talk 1. Planting the Seed—Getting Young People Engaged in Health Sciences (View Video)

Speaker: Garth Graham, MD, MPH: “Engaging Young People in Science and Technology” View Presentation

CME Session 5. Managing Complex Patients

Moderator: Niva Lubin-Johnson, MD, FACP

Faculty:

  • Alice A. Tolbert Coombs, MD, MPA, FCCP: “Managing Complex Patients: Critical Care Medicine” View Presentation

  • Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, MD

Talk 2. Cracks in the Pipeline—Identifying Barriers for Minorities in Health Fields (View Video)

Speaker: Alden M. Landry, MD, MPH: “Priming the Pipeline: Lessons Learned from the Tour for Diversity in Medicine (T4D)” View Presentation

CME Session 6. Reducing Health Inequities in Liver Diseases

Moderator: Donna R. Cryer, JD: “Reducing Health Inequities in Liver Diseases” View Presentation

Faculty:

  • Corinna Dan, RN, MPH: “Updating the National Viral Hepatitis Action for 2017–2020” View Presentation

  • Elena Rios, MD, MSPH: “NHMA HepC and Hispanics Summits” View Presentation

  • Ho Luong Tran, MD, MPH

  • Uchenna S. Uchendu, MD: “Office of Health Equity Briefing, Hepatitis C Disparities among Veterans” View Presentation

Health Braintrust Awards Luncheon & Town Hall (View Video)

Ouststanding Legislator Leadership Award: The Honorable Michelle Lujan Grisham

Outstanding Corporate Leadership Award: Maurice Smith

Congressional Staff Leadership Award: Marvin Figueroa

Town Hall Moderator: LaTasha Seliby, MD

Talk 3. Under Construction—Strategies to Strengthen the Diversity Pipeline (View Video)

Speakers:

  • Cedric M. Bright, MD, FACP: “AAMC: Altering the Course of Black Males” View Presentation

  • Deric C. Savior, MD

Talk 4. Road to Retention—Challenges Minorities Face in the Health Workforce and Strategies to Improve Retention (View Video)

Speakers:

  • Delia Davis

  • Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, MD: “A Physician’s Journey: The Morning, the Afternoon Storm, and the Far Brighter Twilight” View Presentation

2016 Leadership Awards Reception and Dinner (View Video)

Welcome: Mr. John Brockington, Master of Ceremonies

Invocation & Opening Remarks:

  • Gary A. Puckrein, PhD, Host

  • Cong. Robin Kelly, PhD (D-IL), Honorary Co-Host

Greetings: Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA

Remarks: Joel Freedman

2016 Leadership Awards

40 Under 40 Minority Leaders in Health

Lifetime Achievement Award: Joel Freedman

Congressional Lifetime Achievement Award: The Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson, RN

Lifetime Achievement Award: Wayne J. Riley, MD, MPH, MBA, MACP


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