IMPORTANT DATES

02/23/07
Lodging Deadline

02/23/07
Pre-Registration Deadline >>more

03/04/07
Symposium Begins

Who Should Attend
Pharmacists,
Nurses,
Physicians,
Health Policy Makers,
Health Educators,
Researchers, and
Public Health &
Community Leaders

This symposium is expected to attract participants from clinical, research and community audiences whose work incorporates the use of mid-level providers in an interdisciplinary manner to eliminate health disparities.

Continuing Education
This symposium will offer continuing education (CE/CEUs for pharmacists, nurses, etc.) and continuing medical education (CME) without charge to attendees. >>more

The symposium, titled Building Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities: Translating Integrated Approaches to Achieve Improved Health Outcomes will convene March 4-6, 2007 at the InterContinental New Orleans. The program is sponsored by the Center for Minority Health & Health Disparities Research and Education at Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy and supported by the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health.

The Center for Minority health and Health Disparities Research and Education (CMHDRE) at Xavier University of Louisiana began on January 14, 2002 with the endowment award from the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This award was used to establish the Xavier Pharmacy Endowment for Minority Health. Subsequent proposals were submitted to NCMHD in order to increase the corpus of the fund resulting in the current total of approximately $25.7 Million.

The mission of the Center is to provide the infrastructure that is required to conduect research and provide clinical experiential training and community outreach aimed at eliminating health disparities. The Xavier Pharmacy Endowment for Minority Health is used to support the activities of the CMHDRE in the College of Pharmacy.

Three overarching objectives have been established for the CMHDRE. The concrete steps to achieve these objectives are outlined in the CMHDRE Action Plan.

1. To provide an environment to support and strengthen the research interest and activities of current and new faculty members related to health disparities with a specific focus on diabetes and cancer.
2. To Develop student-oriented programs to support student research and promote post-graduate education.
3. To integrate health promotion, education, and disease prevention into primary care services.

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