
Agenda

Learn from experts and community advocates as they share their experiences and insights on how to improve health outcomes for disadvantaged communities. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in interactive workshops and network with other like-minded individuals.
Monday, September 30
DAY 1
CONFERENCE CHECK-IN
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST | 7:30 - 8:30 A.M
WELCOME PROGRAM (Wynfrey ABC) | 8:30 - 8:45 A.M.
KEYNOTE PROGRAM (Wynfrey ABC) | 8:45 - 9:30 A.M.
Be ready to be inspired and uplifted as we kick off our conference with a keynote program led by award-winning documentarian, journalist, speaker, author, philanthropist, Soledad O'Brien!


BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Throughout the day we will hold a series of unscripted conversations with our invited panelists, each expert in their fields and representing communities, government, academia and industry sectors. Each of the sessions will kick-off the 90-minute session with a brief overview of panelists' work and then invite the audience to join in the conversation.
Creating Technology and Artificial Intelligence for the Real-World
Room: Wynfrey E
This session will highlight the technological advances that are present and becoming more prevalent in the landscape of health. The panel will discuss pitfalls and potential solutions to ensure equitable outcomes as the advances are expected to continue.
MODERATOR:
Ritu Aneja, PhD, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, UAB School of Health Professions
SPEAKERS:
Yaw Amponsah Adoo, DBA, Chair, Department of Business, Morris Brown College
Hugo de O. Campos, Steering Committee Member, All of Us Research Program
Loretta Herring, Patient Advocate, CEO & Co-founder, Cancer Awareness Network
Intentional Engagement for Personal and Professional Development
Room: Riverchase A
This session will give attendees tools and strategies to help communicate, collaborate, and elevate alongside partners from academia, community, government, and industry.
MODERATORS:
Tara Bowman, BA, Community Health Advisor Program Manager, O'Neal Office of Community Outreach & Engagement
Nathaniel Brooks, D.Div, Founder, Change IT Foundation, Inc.
PANELISTS:
1. Hayley Thompson, PhD, Associate Center Director, Community Outreach & Engagement Karmanos Cancer Institute
2. Yamile Molina, PhD, Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagement, University of Illinois Cancer Center
3. Ed Fields, Senior Advisor and Chief Strategist, City of Birmingham
4. Angela Williams, Community Advisory Board Member, O'Neal Office of Community Outreach & Engagement
Shaping a Sustainable Environment for a Healthy Society
Room: Riverchase B
This session will explore the healthcare needs of people from disparate communities that extend beyond access to care and focus on how to create patient care experiences that truly meet the health and social needs of people and their communities. Speakers will use real-world examples to illustrate best practices to provide services to historically underserved populations. Attendees will have opportunities to discuss how these practices can be designed and implemented to transform their connections with patients and community members.
MODERATORS:
Vincent Nathan, PhD, MPH, Health Equity Director, Jefferson County Department of Health Environmental & Public Health
Kristen Boggs, MSW, Executive Director, Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Alabama
PANELISTS:
1. Jilisa Milton, JD, MSW, Co-Director, Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships, Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution
2. Mark Meade, PhD, Associate Professor Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UAB School of Public Health
3. Francesca Gross, MS, Environmental Engineering Science Program Manager, Cool Green Trees, CAWACO RC&D Council
4. Abigail Franks, BA, Policy Manager, Southeast Climate and Energy Network
5. Rachel Stokes, DrPH, MPH, REHS, Project Coordinator, National Environmental Health Association
6. La'Tanya Scott, BS, Education Director, Cahaba River Society
Supporting Health Literacy toward Health in People
Room: Wynfrey D
This session is designed to provide you with tools and insight to support accurate and timely health communication across organizations and communities.
MODERATORS:
Claudia Hardy, MPA, Director of Community and Research Relations, O'Neal Office of Community Outreach & Engagement
Robin Demonia, Executive Vice President, Direct Communications
PANELISTS:
1. Arletha Lizana, PhD, MPH, MBA, Director of Innovation Learning Laboratory for Population Health, Morehouse School of Medicine
2. Jasmine Souers, President & CEO, The Missing Pink Breast Cancer Alliance
3. Raquel Smith, BS, Founder, PinkTopps Inc.
DINNER PROGRAM
The State of Health: Highs and Lows
Room: Wynfrey ABC | 5:30 P.M. - 7 P.M
Over dinner, panelists will discuss the current state of health in our nation, with special emphasis on Alabama, offering opportunities for the audience to give voice to their lived experiences through facilitated Q&A.
WELCOME:
Barry Sleckman, MD, Director, UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
MODERATORS:
Joshua J. Joseph, MD. MPH, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University
Timiya S. Nolan, PhD, APRN-CNP, Associate Director for Community Outreach & Engagement, UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
PANELISTS:
1. David Hicks, DO, MPH, Health Officer, Jefferson County Health Department
2. Myeisha Hutchinson, BA, Chief of Staff to Councilor Darrell O'Quinn
3. Syed Qasim Hussaini, MD, Assistant Professor, UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department
4. Cardwell Feagin, DSc, MBA Chief Operating Officer, Viva Health

Moderator

Soledad O’Brien
CEO of Soledad O’Brien Productions

Panelists

Marie-Carmelle Elie, MD, PhD
Chair, Emergency Medicine at UAB


Juandalynn Givan, JD
Alabama State Representative,
House District 60

Joanice Thompson, BS
President at Alabama Communities Together (ACT)
Tuesday, October 1
DAY 2
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST | 7:30 - 8:30 A.M.
WELCOME | 8:30 - 8:45 A.M.
Dr. Joshua Joseph and Dr. Timiya Nolan welcome attendees to the conference and share agenda for the day. Attendees will also hear from sponsors and special guests.
Co-Developing Meaningful Partnerships Nationally and Globally
Room: Wynfrey ABC | 8:45 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.
Attendees will hear from a diverse panel of experts on best practices and learned/lived experiences in how to meaningfully establish and maintain relationships across a variety of industries and audiences, what worked, challenges experiences and learnings.
MODERATORS:
Adelais Markaki, PhD, Professor & Director of Global Partnerships, UAB School of Nursing
Joanice Thompson, President, Alabama Communities Together
PANELISTS:
1. Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran, PhD, MPH, FNP-BC, Clinical Investigator, Beth Israel Deconess Medical Center
2. Mona Fouad, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Director of the Division of Preventive Medicine, Edward E. Partridge, M.D., Endowed Chair for Cancer Disparity Research, and Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in the Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
3. Kenny R. Hampton, BA President, African American Male Wellness Agency
4. Ridhima Tagoria MBBS, MBA Medical Affairs Executive Director, Genentech Inc.
CCTS ACTion Learning
Room: Wynfrey ABC| 9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
This interactive workshop allows participants to take in moments of bias from the perspective of the bystander and then play the experimenter and director from the comfort of their chairs. The facilitated session allows participants to identify incidents of bias and then explore different ways to address those issues in a positive and constructive way.
INNOVATION SESSION:
Navigating the Socio-Political Climate for Communities, Science & Healthcare
Room: Wynfrey ABC | 10:45 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
Attendees will hear from a diverse panel of experts on best practices and learned/lived experiences in how to center relationships and common goals across a variety of industries and audiences, what worked, challenges experiences and learnings. After a panel discussion, attendees will breakout into learning and listening sessions to generate ideas to help address health equity gaps within disadvantaged communities.
MODERATOR:
Andre Lessears, MBA, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, UAB Medicine
PANELISTS:
1. T. Charles Fry, JD, Chief Risk Officer, UAB Medicine
2. Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, MD, FAAP, FAIM, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine
3. Amber Clark-Brown, MD, Medical Director for the Bureaus of Health Provider Standards, Home and Community Services, and the Office of Health Equity and Minority Health, ADPH
4. Karen Musgrove, PhD, MEd, LPC UAB Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Honors College
5. Del Smith, PhD CEO and Founder, Acclinate
LUNCH WITH A WELLNESS MOMENT | 11:30 A.M. - 1 P.M.
SUSTAINABILITY SESSION:
Sustaining Forward Movement within this Socio-Political Climate-
Room: Wynfrey ABC | 1 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Attendees will hear from a diverse panel of experts on best practices and learned/lived experiences in how to navigate relationships and agendas across a variety of industries and audiences, what worked, challenges experiences and learnings. After a panel discussion, attendees will breakout into learning and listening sessions explore ways to strengthen and deepen intentional approaches to navigate the socio-political climate for the health of communities, science, and all people so that a path toward reducing health disparities and address health equity gaps is paved. Expected outcomes are enhancement of a roadmap of solutions, including metrics and accountability markers for government, corporate, education and health institutions to create impactful change in the health and wellness of people.
MODERATOR:
Andre Lessears, MBA, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, UAB Medicine
PANELISTS:
1. T. Charles Fry, JD, Chief Risk Officer, UAB Medicine
2. Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, MD, FAAP, FAIM, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine
3. Amber Clark-Brown, MD, Medical Director for the Bureaus of Health Provider Standards, Home and Community Services, and the Office of Health Equity and Minority Health, ADPH
4. Karen Musgrove, PhD, MEd, LPC UAB Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Honors College
5. Del Smith, PhD CEO and Founder, Acclinate
CLOSING REMARKS AND CONFERENCE WRAP UP | 2:30 - 2:45 P.M.