The 2009 Health Disparities Symposium

includes:

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

8:30-11:45 am  Workshop on HPV-mediated diseases (Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 8:30-11:45 am)

with keynote speaker

 

Dr. Anna Giuliano, (Moffitt Cancer Center). Dr. Giuliano is a leader in the epidemiology of HPV-mediated disease. HPV is the main cause of cervical cancer, and Dr. Giuliano has a preeminent role in current studies that explore the efficacy of anti-HPV vaccines, directed at preventing HPV disease and reducing transmission of this virus.

11:00 am, Richland Meeting Room A

1:00-3:00 pm

Translating Health Disparities Research into Practice

Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 1:00-3:00 pm, Carolina Meeting Room A

 

Presenter:    Dave Murday, PhD

Assistant Director for Health Policy, Center for Health Services and Policy Research, University of South Carolina

 

Moderator: Saundra H. Glover, PhD

                        Director, Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities

                        Associate Dean for Health Disparities and Social Justice

                       

Dr. Murday will highlight the critical need to translate the science of disease into community action and the importance of developing policies that can ensure the improvement of health conditions for communities throughout South Carolina.

 

The Respondent’s Panel, which consists of professionals from academic, community and public health settings, will share their expertise on health disparities and the need to develop policies which can assist the residents of South Carolina in improving their health status. 

 

 Respondent’s Panel:

Jeff Korte, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology,
Medical University of South Carolina

Representative Joseph “Joe” Neal
South Carolina State Legislator, District 70

Lisa Waddell, MD, MPH, Deputy Commissioner for Health Services
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Carrie Whipper, BS, Coordinator
Palmetto Project, Heart and Soul Program Charleston, SC

Vicky Young, PhD, Director, Clinical Quality Improvement
South Carolina Primary Health Care Association

Tasha Louis-Nance, Ed.D, Co-Director
USC/Claflin Center of Excellence in Cancer and HIV Research (Project EXPORT)

Research Faculty, Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities