NMA Region I 2019 Annual Meeting

National Medical Association Region I is excited to announce the 2019 Annual Medical Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The theme for the 2019 conference is "Discover. Engage. Act.  Working to Achieve Health Equity During Challenging Times".

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

La Concha Renaissance Resort is located in Puerto Rico's hottest locale -- Condado, San Juan. Condado has been touted as the entertainment capital of the Caribbean and is full of nightlight, restaurants and activities.

NMA group rate for the nights of May 23, 24, 25 and 26 is $259/night + tax. For pre/post days the rate is $199/night + tax The last day to book is May 18, 2019.  

NOTE: If booking Pre/Post Dates: Call Nicole Miranda 787-977-3623 (nmiranda@laconcharesort.com) or call Reservations 787-977-3399 Mon - Fri 730am to 730pm, Sat 9am-530pm. If agents are busy or not in the office, the call will be automatically transferred to Marriort Central Reservations Office. 

Book your group rate for National Medical Association Region 1 Meeting

REGISTRATION

Registration is online.  Early Bird Registration ended April 15, 2019. To register, please select the appropriate ticket category and submit payment online.   Don't forget to select a ticket for Saturday night's Chairs’ Award Ceremony and Dinner!

ABSTRACT COMPETITION & POSTER SESSION

The abstract deadline has passed (April 15). Thank you to those who submitted abstracts. Notifications will be emailed to students/trainees. 

CME credit

10-12 CME credits anticipated (awaiting approval)

PROGRAM 

THURSDAY MAY 23

4-5pm: Professional Development Sessions

Salon Del Mar (Lobby Level)

Session 1:

Emma K. T. Benn, Dr.PH, MPH

"Workshop in Applied Statistics for Health Disparities Research and Statistical Consultation"

5-6pm: Professional Development Session

Session 2: 

Ann-Gel S. Palermo, Dr.PH, MPH

"Deconstructing the CV: Understanding the Hidden Value and Purpose Workshop + 30 Minute Individualized CV Coaching Consult"

7:00-9:00 PM    WELCOME RECEPTION                    Ocean Pool & Terrace (Lobby Level, outside)

FRIDAY MAY 24

7:45-8:45 AM:     CME-BREAKFAST PROGRAM                  Ocean Lounge (Lobby Level)

Moderator:     

Glen McWilliams, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Urology

Bronx VAMC/Columbia University

Bronx, New York

Bridging the Gap in the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes in the Underserved and Minority Populations

Ayotunde Dokun, M.D., Ph.D  

Associate Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology

Chief of Endocrine Service, Regional One Health

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

University of Tennessee, Health Sciences Center

Memphis, TN

Merck and Co.

*Please Note: Lectures are 25 minutes with 5 minutes for questions from the audience

AM SESSION                                                      Ocean Lounge Mirador (Lobby Level)

Moderators:

Karen L. Bell, M.D.

Professor of Neurology

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease

New York, New York

Camille A. Clare, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion

New York Medical College

Attending Physician

NYC Health and Hospitals /Metropolitan

New York, New York

9:00-9:05 AM:     Program Introduction and Welcome

Elaine Barfield, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Weill Cornell Medicine

New York, New York

9:05-9:35 AM:     Is a Diverse Physician Workforce Profitable? A Call to Increase Black

and Hispanic Male Physicians

Maurice Hinson, M.D.

Clinical Instructor

Division of Observation Medicine

Department of Emergency Medicine

NYU Langone Tisch

New York, New York

9:35-10:05 AM:     Surgical Interventional Glaucoma

Daniel Laroche M.D.

Glaucoma Specialist

President

Advanced Eyecare of New York

New York, New York

10:05-10:35 AM:    Frontline Medicine: Unconscious Bias in Healthcare

Ugo A. Ezenkwele, M.D.

Chief, Emergency Department

Mount Sinai Queens  

New York, New York

10:35-10:55 AM:    VISIT POSTERS & EXHIBITS            Ocean Lounge Mirador (Lobby Level)

11:00-11:30 AM:    Empowering Clinicians with the Power of eConsults”

Gil Addo, M.B.A.

CEO and Co-Founder

Rubicon, MD

New York, New York

11:30-12:00 PM:     Dr. Douyon's BrainFit™: Using Technology to Prevent and Manage

Chronic Diseases

Philippe Douyon, M.D.

Founder & CEO

"The Inle BrainFit Institute"®

Creator of the app, "Dr. Douyon's BrainFit"™

New York, New York

12:00-1:00 PM:  NON-CME LUNCH PROGRAM                 The Ocean Lounge (Lobby)

Problem-Based Learning - An Interactive Discussion – Young Adult With Severe Uncontrolled Asthma

Randall Brown, M.D., M.P.H.

Director of Asthma Programs

Center for Managing Chronic Disease

Clinical Assistant Professor

Health Behavior and Health Education

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation     

PM SESSION                                            Ocean Lounge Mirador (Lobby Level)

Moderators:

Jacqueline Ford, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor

Director of Obstetrical Patient Safety Officer Program

NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn

New York, New York

Rachel Villanueva, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

New York University School of Medicine Private Practice, ROSH MFM

New York, New York

1:15-1:45 PM:     Dementia – Lost in Yourself

Nana Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, M.D., M.P.H.

Deputy Director

Geriatrics & Extended Care

Baltimore, Maryland

1:45-2:15 PM:     Addressing Maternal Mortality and Morbidity through the Lens

of Unconscious Bias

Wendy O'Brien, RN

Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer

Mount Sinai West

New York, New York

Pamela Abner, M.P.A.

Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Office for Diversity & Inclusion

The Mount Sinai Health System

New York, New York

2:15-2:45 PM:     Sexual Violence, Times Up for Physicians

Linda Laras, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.

SAFE Director, Puerto Rico Health Justice Ctr

Assistant Professor SMSJB

Forensic Gynecologist

Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology

Caguas, Puerto Rico

2:45-3 PM:     VISIT POSTERS & EXHIBITS            Ocean Lounge Mirador (Lobby Level)

3-3:30 PM:     Disparities in Genetic Testing Among Women with

Hereditary Cancer  Syndromes: Does Race Play a Role?

Eloise Chapman-Davis, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Associate Fellowship Director

Division of Gynecologic Oncology

Weill Cornell Medicine

New York, New York

3:30-4:00 PM      Decreasing the Morbidity and Mortality of Black Mothers through  

Effective Preeclampsia Screening, Prevention and Treatment

Verónica Maria Pimentel M.D., M.S.

Maternal-Fetal Medicine, OB-GYN

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center/Trinity Health Of New England  

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology   

University of Connecticut School of Medicine and the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

Hartford, Connecticut

SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019

7:45-8:45 AM    CME BREAKFAST PROGRAM                Ocean Lounge Mirador (Lobby Level)

The Most Important Meal of the Day: Breakfast and Cognition

LaChell Miller, M.S., RD, CC  

Nutrition Specialist

American Dairy Association North East

AM SESSION                                              Ocean Lounge Mirador (Lobby Level)

Moderators:

    Garfield A.D. Clunie, M.D.

Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

White Plains Hospital

White Plains, New York

Cynthia Paige, M.D., M.B.A.

Founder and Medical Director

Cypress Health Institute

West Orange, New Jersey

9:00-9:30 AM:     Gold-standard Criterion for Honeymoon Phase of Type 1 Diabetes:

Racial and Ethnic Concerns

Benjamin U. Nwosu, M.D.

Professor

Division of Endocrinology

Department of Pediatrics

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Worcester, Massachusetts

9:30-10:00 AM:     Disparities in Mental Health Care: Closing the Gap

Lianne Morris Smith, M.D.

Medical Director

Manhattan Psychiatric Center 125th Street

New York, New York

10:00-10:30 AM:     Barriers to Psychopharmacologic Treatment and Engagement Among

African-Americans

Angela Coombs, M.D.

Chief Resident 

Department of Psychiatry 

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, New York

10:30-10:50 AM: VISIT POSTERS & EXHIBITS            Ocean Lounge Mirador (Lobby Level)

10:50-11:20 AM:     Racial Disparities in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Kwame Ennin, M.D.

Chairman of Surgical Services

Texas Health Resources Presbyterian Plano

Texas Center for Joint Replacement

Plano, Texas

11:20-11:50 AM:     Hair Loss in Patients of African Descent  

Meena Singh, M.D.

KMC Dermatology

Kansas City, Kansas

11:50 - 12:00      VISIT POSTERS & EXHIBITS            Ocean Lounge Mirador (Lobby Level)

12:00-1:00 PM     NON-CME LUNCH PROGRAM                    Salon Mirador (12th Fl)

Retirement Planning - Myths and Truths

Eszylfie Taylor

President

Taylor Insurance & Financial Services

Pasadena, California

PM SESSION                                            Ocean Lounge Mirador (Lobby Level)

Moderators:

Carolyn B. Britton, M.D., M.S.

109th President of the NMA

Associate Professor of Neurology

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, New York

Glen McWilliams, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Urology

Bronx VAMC/Columbia University

Bronx, New York

1:15-1:45 PM:     Unpacking the Shift Towards Value-Based Payment

Julian Harris, M.D., M.B.A.

President

CareAllies

New York, New York

1:45-2:15 PM:     Healthcare Reform: ACA vs Medicare for All

Errol Pierre

Senior Vice President

State Programs

Healthfirst

New York, New York

2:15-2:45 PM:   Environmental Justice - Clean Air/Clean Water 

Doris Browne, M.D., M.P.H. 

Colonel, USA, MC (retired) 

118th President of the National Medical Association

Washington, District of Colum

2:45-3:00 PM:     VISIT POSTERS & EXHIBITS            Ocean Lounge Mirador (Lobby Level)

3:00-3:30 PM:     Bridging the Gap in Care- Osteoporosis and Fracture

Management

Blossom P. Samuels, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation &

Regenerative Medicine

Helen Hayes Hospital Regional Bone Center

Columbia University Irving Presbyterian Medical Center

West Haverstraw, New York

3:30-4:00 PM:     Ebola: What Have We Learned?

Tanya Rogo, M.D., M.P.H., & TM

Associate Program Director

Department of Pediatrics

BronxCare Health System

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Bronx, New York

4:15-4:45 PM:     Region I Business Meeting                           Ocean Lounge Mirador (Lobby Level)

7:00 - 10:00 PM: Chair’s Award Ceremony and Dinner                 Sereno Pool

SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2019

Day at Leisure/Tours/Excursions

MONDAY, MAY 27, 2019

Departures