The National Academy of Medicine is pleased to collaborate with the Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association and the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians to co-host “Advancing Health and Well-Being of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Communities through Leadership Development and a Shared Health Equity Research Agenda.” This free virtual event will bring together leaders, researchers, and community members alongside professional organizations to discuss strategies for advancing health equity and leadership development for AANHPI communities.

The event will feature keynote speakers and panel discussions exploring topics such as the current state of health disparities among AANHPI communities, effective models for leadership development within AANHPI communities, and strategies for developing a shared health equity research agenda that addresses the unique needs of these communities.

Participants will have the opportunity to engage in interactive sessions, networking opportunities, and discussions to exchange knowledge and ideas on how to improve health outcomes and well-being for AANHPI communities. By bringing together diverse perspectives and expertise, this event aims to foster collaboration and inspire action towards achieving health equity for AANHPI communities.

Join us for this important event on advancing the health and well-being of AANHPI communities through leadership development and a shared health equity research agenda.

Registration is free.  Registration is required for attendance.

Agenda

1:30-2:30 PM EDT | Championing Leadership in Academic Health Science Systems: Building Culture and Success

Speakers:
Victor J. Dzau, MD | President, National Academy of Medicine & Chancellor Emeritus and James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Duke University

Jing Wang, PHD, MPH, RN | President, Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association & Dean, College of Nursing, Florida State University

Opening Remarks:
Winston Wong, MD | Chair and Acting CEO of the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians

Moderator:
Marshall Chin, MD | Richard Parrillo Family Distinguished Service Professor of Healthcare Ethics in the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago

Discussant:
Ignatius Bau, JD | Policy Consultant, National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians

2:30-3:30 PM EDT | Leadership Panel: AANHPI Health Leadership Development: Strategy and Success

Panelists:
Lin Zhan, PhD, RN, FAAN | Dean and Professor, University of California Los Angeles, School of Nursing

Phyllis Wise, PhD | Former CEO and President, Colorado Longitudinal Study (COLS), Former Professor and Chancellor- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Former provost & Executive Vice President- University of Washington

Huanbiao Mo, PhD | Dean , Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions at Georgia State University

Kumar Sharma, MD | Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH | Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Milton & Shirley F. Levy Family Chair and Director of the Aging Brain Center at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife (Editor in Chief and Center Director)

Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN | Dean and Distinguished University Health Professor at the University of South Florida

3:30-4:30 PM EDT Research Panel: Creating A Shared Health Equity Research Agenda in AANHPI Health

Panelists:

Jeffrey Caballero, MPH | Executive Director, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations

J. Keawe Kaholokula, PhD | Professor and Chair of Native Hawaiian Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

Bei Wu, PhD | Vice Dean for Research and Dean’s Professor in Global Health, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University

Soko Setoguchi, MD, DrPH | Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Rutgers Robert Wood Medical School and Rutgers School of Public Health

Juliet K. Choi, JD | President and CEO, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum

Gilbert C. Gee, PhD | Professor and Chair in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA

Marlon Garzo Saria, PhD, RN, FAAN | President- Elect, Philippine Nurses Association of America, Director of Advanced Nursing Practice at Providence Saint John’s Health in Santa Monica, California