Morning Session American Public Health Association, 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001

• 8:00 am – 8:40 am

  Registration and Breakfast

• 8:40 am – 8:50 am

  Morning Session: Welcome and Overview

  Garfield A. D. Clunie, M.D. 123rd President, National Medical Association
  Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Division of Maternal - Fetal Medicine
  Vice-Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health

  Mrs. Marion Grace 84th President, Auxiliary to the National Medical Association

  Roger A. Mitchell, Jr., M.D. Professor, Chair
  Residency Program Director
  Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
  Anatomic and Forensic Pathology
  Howard University College of Medicine
  Howard University Hospital
  Speaker to the House of Delegates, National Medical Association

• 8:50 am – 10:00 am

  Ending the HIV Pandemic

  Celia J. Maxwell, M.D. (Moderator) Associate Dean for Research
  Associate Professor of Medicine
  Howard University College of Medicine

  Ending the HIV Epidemic: What the Epidemiological Landscape Indicates About Moving Forward

  Virginia Banks, M.D., M.B.A. Northeast Ohio Infectious Diseases Associates
  Former Chief of Infectious Diseases
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Horizon Campus

  Improving Health Equity in People of Color: Putting PrEP into Action

  Meredith Lora, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine
  Emory University School of Medicine
  Medical Director, Grady PrEP program
  Grady Memorial Hospital

  Why HIV PrEP is Important for Health Equity in People of Color

  Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20)

• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

  Achieving Health Equity Through Diversity in Clinical Trial Partnerships

  Doris Browne, M.D., M.P.H. (Moderator) President and CEO, Browne and Associates, LLC
  118th President, National Medical Association
  Project IMPACT Steering Committee Member

  Importance of Diverse and Equitable Participation in Clinical Trials - Legislative Initiatives

  U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke (NY-9) (Welcome, via video)

  Research Priorities for Engaging Black Providers in the All of Us Research Portal

  Randall Morgan, M.D., M.B.A. (Moderator) President and CEO, W Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute
  Project IMPACT Steering Committee Member
  95th President, National Medical Association

  Karriem Watson, D.H.Sc., M.S., M.P.H. Chief Engagement Officer, All of Us Research Program
  National Institutes of Health

  Diverse and Equitable Participation in Clinical Trials: Patient, Regulatory, and Industry Perspectives

  Introduction of Panelists and We Tri(al) Video

  James Powell, M.D. (Moderator) Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer
  KnowRX
  Project IMPACT Steering Committee Member

  Engaging Patients in Clinical Trials: Patient Perspective

  Melanie A. Nix, M.B.A. Cofounder, Breast Cancer Comfort Site
  Chief Visionary, Diagnosis to Destiny

  The Impact of Clinical Trials Guidelines: Regulatory Perspective

  Lola Fashoyin-Aje, M.D. Deputy Division Director
  Associate Director, Science and Policy, Oncology Center of Excellence
  Food and Drug Administration

  Enhancing Enrollment and Retention: Industry Perspective

  Patricia Isaacs-Smith Director
  Trial Site Diversity Strategy Leader
  Pfizer
  Project IMPACT Coalition Member

  Closing Remarks

  Doris Browne, M.D., M.P.H.

Afternoon Session Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 201, 801 Mt. Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001

• 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

  Transition to Convention Center

• 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

  Registration & Lunch - Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

• 1:30 pm – 1:40 pm

  Afternoon Session: Welcome and Overview

  Garfield Clunie, M.D. 123rd President, National Medical Association

• 1:40 pm – 2:00 pm

  Action Collaborative for Black Males in Medicine

  Niva Lubin-Johnson, M.D. 119th President, National Medical Association
  Clinical Consultant Complete Care Management Partners, LLC
  Member, International Health and Wellness Committee Alpha Kappa
  Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

  Geoffrey Young, Ph.D. Senior Director for Workforce Transformation
  American Association of Medical Colleges

• 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

  Paving the Way for Black Health Equity in Cardiovascular Disease

  Hakeem Ayinde, M.D., M.S. (Moderator) Cardiology Associates of Fredericksburg

  Rachel Bond, M.D. System Director
  Women’s Heart Health at Dignity Health in Arizona

  Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Ph.D., M.H.S., R.N. Associate Professor
  Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  Department of Epidemiology (Joint Appointment)

  Racquel Racadio, M.P.H. Director, Representation in Clinical Research (RISE)
  Research and Development
  Amgen

• 2:45 pm – 3:05 pm

  Biden-Harris Administration: Climate and Environmental Justice Update

  Daniel Blackman Regional Administrator, Southeast Region (Region 4)
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• 3:05 pm – 3:50 pm

  Creating Equity in Carceral Care: The Importance of the Death in Custody Reporting Act

  Roger A. Mitchell, Jr., M.D. Professor, Chair
  Residency Program Director
  Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
  Anatomic and Forensic Pathology
  Howard University College of Medicine
  Howard University Hospital
  Speaker to House of Delegates, National Medical Association

• 3:50 pm – 4:10 pm

  VotER: Physicians’ Role in Getting Out the Vote with Patients

  Alister S. Martin, M.D., M.P.P. Instructor Harvard Medical School - Faculty Center for Social Justice and Health Equity
  Founder, Get Waivered
  Founder, VotER

  U.S. Representative G.K. Butterfield (NC-1)

  Garfield Clunie, M.D. 123rd President, National Medical Association

• 4:10 pm – 4:55 pm

  The Increased Threat for Twindemics in People of Color

  Virginia Caine, M.D. (Moderator) Associate Professor of Medicine
  Infectious Disease Division
  Indiana University School of Medicine

  Where Do We Go from Here: COVID-19 and Influenza in People of Color

  Dial Hewlett, Jr., M.D. Medical Director, Westchester County Department of Health
  Adjunct Professor of Microbiology and Immunology New York Medical College
  Infectious Diseases Consultant, Calvary Hospital

  What’s New in COVID-19 Vaccines and Who is Indicated for Boosters

  Tanya Rogo, M.D., M.P.H.&T.M. Associate Program Director
  Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics
  Brown University Alpert Medical School

  White House Perspective on COVID-19

  B. Cameron Webb, M.D., J.D. Senior Policy Advisor for Equity
  White House COVID-19 Response Team

• 4:55 pm – 5:00 pm

  Closing & Wrap Up

  Garfield Clunie, M.D. 123rd President, National Medical Association

• 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

  Reception

  Morrison Clark Historic Inn, 1011 L Street, NW, Washington, DC