Continuing Education Information
Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 12 hours of ACPE-approved continuing education credits for pharmacists. Social workers, psychologists, students and other health professionals interested in minority health and health disparity issues and in updating their knowledge of recent advances in the management and treatment of diseases affecting minority patients will aslo benefit. Highlights of the programs are outlined below:
Preliminary Program Highlights
Friday, May 21, 2010
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Concourse Lobby |
Registration Desk Open |
|
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm |
Azalea |
Board of Directors Meeting |
Presiding: Earnest Alexander, Pharm.D., FCCM, President, Association of Black Health-system Pharmacists, Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Services, Program Director, PGY2 Critical Care Residency, Department of Pharmacy Services, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL |
|
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
Camellia |
Member Forum |
Presiding: Burnett Nelson, Parliamentarian, Association of Black Health-system Pharmacists |
|
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Azalea |
Corporate Alliance Council Meeting |
Presiding: Earnest Alexander, Pharm.D., FCCM, President, Association of Black Health-system Pharmacists, Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Services, Program Director, PGY2 Critical Care Residency, Department of Pharmacy Services, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL |
|
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm |
Century I & Century II |
Exhibitors Reception |
|
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm |
Greenway I |
Opening Session |
(Sponsored by PhRMA) |
|
Introduction & Acknowledgments: Earnest Alexander, Pharm.D., FCCM, President, Association of Black Health-system Pharmacists, Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Services, Program Director, PGY2 Critical Care Residency, Department of Pharmacy Services, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL |
|
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm |
Greenway I |
Keynote, Larry Lucas, Vice President, Government Affairs/Diversity Programs, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhrMA), Washington, DC |
(Sponsored by PhRMA) |
|
6:10 pm – 8:00 pm |
Greenway I |
Health Care Reform Session |
Moderator: Vincent Idemyor, PharmD, Visiting Professor, University of Port Harcourt College of Health Sciences, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zaria, Nigeria. |
|
|
6:10 pm – 6:30 pm |
Greenway I |
Disparities in Healthcare Access, Evelyn Lewis, M.D., MA, FAAP, Executive Medical Director, U.S. Uniformed Health Services Center for Health Disparities, Research and Education, Bethesda, MD |
(Sponsored by Pfizer, Inc) |
|
|
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm |
Greenway I |
Community and Public Activism: Policies and Practices Affecting Minority Healthcare, Shelia Jackson Lee (D), US Representative, 18th Congressional District of Texas, Houston, TX |
(Sponsored by Pfizer, Inc) |
|
|
7:00 pm – 7:10 pm |
Greenway I |
Q&A |
|
7:10 pm – 7:20 pm |
Concourse Lobby |
Break |
|
7:20 pm – 8:00 pm |
Greenway I |
Panel Discussion: |
Moderator: Vincent Idemyor, PharmD, Visiting Professor, University of Port Harcourt College of Health Sciences, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zaria, Nigeria. |
(Sponsored by Pfizer, Inc) |
|
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
Greenway II |
Dinner Symposium |
(1.2 contact hours) |
Moderator: TBA |
New Therapies in the Management of Diabetes: Focus on Incretin Therapy. Lenore T. Coleman, PharmD, President and Founder, Healing Our Village, Inc, Lanham, MD |
(Sponsored by Novo Nordisk, Inc) |
|
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm |
Plaza Ballroom |
Texas Southern University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Reception |
|
|
|
Saturday, May 22, 2010
7:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Concourse Lobby |
Registration Desk Open |
|
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm |
Foyer - Greenway I |
Continental Breakfast |
|
Satellite Symposium |
(1.0 contact hours) |
Moderator: TBA |
7:00 am – 7:50 am |
Greenway I |
HIV / AIDS Disease in Minority Patient Populations, James M. Carroll, MD, Board Certified Internal Medicine, Certified American Academy of HIV Specialist, The Carroll Clinic, 4101 Greenbriar, Suite 208, Houston, TX |
(Sponsored by ViiV Healthcare, Inc.) |
|
Morning Concurrent Sessions |
AM Track 1 |
(3.2 contact hours) |
7:50 am – 8:00 am |
Introduction of Presenters, Manouchkathe Cassagnol, PharmD, President-elect, Association of Black Health-System Pharmacists, Assistant Clinical Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy and Allied health Professions, St. Johns University, Queens, New York |
|
Moderator: Sharon Brigner, MS, RN, Deputy Vice President, Affordability and Access, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), Washington, DC |
(Sponsored by PhRMA) |
|
|
8:00 am – 8:20 am |
Greenway I |
Importance of Patient Adherence, Sharon Brigner, MS, RN, Deputy Vice President, Affordability and Access, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), Washington, DC |
(Sponsored by PhRMA) |
|
|
8:20 am – 9:15 am |
Greenway I |
Medication Therapy Management (MTM): Role of the Pharmacist, Lawrence Brown, Pharm.D, PhD, Associate Professor, Director, Center for Medication Therapy Management, University of Tennessee at Memphis College of Pharmacy |
|
9:15 am – 9:25 am |
Concourse Lobby |
Break |
|
9:25 am – 10:20 am |
Greenway I |
Health Information Technology, Russell J. Davis, D.P.A., M.A.P.T., President, Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc., Washington, DC |
|
10:20 am – 10:30am |
Greenway I |
Patient Perspective, TBD |
|
10:30 am – 10:45 am |
Greenway I |
Moderator: Sharon Brigner, MS, RN, Deputy Vice President, Affordability and Access, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), Washington, DC |
Panel Q & A |
(Sponsored by PhRMA) |
|
Morning Concurrent Sessions |
AM Track 2 |
(3.08 contact hours) |
Pharmacy Technician Track |
Moderator: Lourdes Cuellar, MS, RPh, FASHP, Director of Pharmacy and Clinical Support Services, TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX |
|
|
8:00 am – 9:30 am |
Sam Rayburn |
Pharmacy Technician Certification Review, Omar Tarancon, CPhT, Instructor, Pharmacy Technician Program, Everest Institute, North Miami, FL, Lead Pharmacy Technician, Holtz Children's Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL |
|
9:30 am – 9:45 am |
Concourse Lobby |
Break |
|
9:45 am – 11:00 am |
Sam Rayburn |
Pharmacy Technician Certification Review, Omar Tarancon, CPhT, Instructor, Pharmacy Technician Program, Everest Institute, North Miami, FL, Lead Pharmacy Technician, Holtz Children's Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL |
|
Morning Concurrent Sessions |
AM Track 3 |
|
Student Career Forum |
Moderator: Andrew Gentles, PharmD, SoFu Consulting, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia |
8:00 am – 8:30 am |
Camellia |
The Future of Pharmacy & Medicine: Key Technologies and Trends, TBA |
|
8:30 am – 9:00 am |
Camellia |
It's Time for Loan Repayment!! A Survival Guide for Good Financial Planning, Latoya Parker, CFP, Phoenix Associates, Atlanta, GA |
|
9:00 am – 9:30 am |
The Key to Pharmacy Involvement: Supporting Your Professional Association, TBA, |
|
9:30 am – 9:45 am |
Concourse Lobby |
Break |
|
9:45 am – 11:00 am |
Camellia |
Open Career Forum - Panel |
Exploring the World of Pharmacy Careers in 2010, LDCR Mya Phan, Health Services Specialist, Houston, TX; Creaque V. Charles, Pharm.D., CGP, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX; Lawrence Olubumni, Pharm.D, CVS Pharmacy, Dallas, TX; Matthew Rogers, RPh, Power Center Pharmacy, Inc., Houston, TX; Tyrone McBayne, Pharm.D, CGP , Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Houston, TX; Aisha Morris Moultry, Pharm.D., M.S., Texas Southern University, Houston, TX |
|
11:00 am – 2:00 pm |
Century I & Century II |
Exhibits & Poster Session (includes lunch in room) |
|
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions |
PM Track 1 |
(3.7 contact hours) |
Moderator: Monica Robinson Green, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacist, Primary Care, Harris County Hospital District, Acres Home Health Center, Houston, TX |
|
|
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm |
Greenway I |
Highlighting Cultural Competency and Health Literacy, Lourdes Cuellar, MS, RPh, FASHP Director of Pharmacy, TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX |
|
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm |
Greenway I |
Disparities in Prostate Cancer Care: Is the burden of Prostate Cancer Underestimated in African Americans?, Folakemi T. Odedina, PhD, Professor, Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, Director, Community Outreach & Minority Affairs, Prostate Disease Center, Department of Urology, University of Florida, Seminole, FL |
|
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm |
Panel Q & A |
|
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm |
|
Break |
|
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm |
Greenway I |
Update: Science and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Ellecya R. McCants, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Sitrem Turner Group, Inc., Pearland, Texas |
|
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm |
Greenway I |
Diabetes: Strategies to Improve Outcomes in Minority Communities, Kevin H McKinney, MD, Endocrinologist, Department of Endocrinology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX |
|
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm |
Greenway I |
Panel Q & A |
|
|
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions |
PM Track 2 |
(2.75 contact hours) |
Pharmacy Technician Track |
Moderator: TBA |
|
|
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
Sam Rayburn |
Pharmacy Technician Certification Review, Omar Tarancon, CPhT, Instructor, Pharmacy Technician Program, Everest Institute, North Miami, FL, Lead Pharmacy Technician, Holtz Children's Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL |
|
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm |
Concourse Lobby |
Break |
|
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm |
Sam Rayburn |
Pharmacy Technician Certification Review, Omar Tarancon, CPhT, Instructor, Pharmacy Technician Program, Everest Institute, North Miami, FL, Lead Pharmacy Technician, Holtz Children's Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL |
|
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm |
Azalea |
Council Meetings |
Presiding: Manouchkathe Cassagnol, PharmD, President-elect, Association of Black Health-System Pharmacists, Assistant Clinical Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy and Allied health Professions, St. Johns University, Queens, New York |
|
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
Plaza Ballroom |
Awards Banquet |
|
Sunday, May 23, 2010
7:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Concourse Lobby |
Registration Desk Open |
|
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm |
Foyer - Greenway I |
Continental Breakfast |
|
Satellite Symposium |
(1.0 contact hours) |
Moderator: TBA |
7:00 am – 7:50 am |
Greenway I |
Renal Disease in Minority Patient Populations, Nana K Wiafe-Ababio, PharmD, Clinical Science Manager, Abbott Laboratories, Renal Care Division, Houston, TX |
(Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories, Inc.) |
|
Morning Sessions |
AM Track 1 |
(4.6 contact hours) |
7:55 am – 8:00 am |
Introduction of Presenters, Aisha Morris Moultry, Pharm.D., M.S., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University, Clinical Adjunct Faculty, Harris County Hospital District, Houston, TX |
Moderator: Donna D. Bellamy, PharmD, Secretary, Association of Black Health-System Pharmacists, Pharmacy Director of Feed Center Outreach Ministry Free Medical Health Clinic, Fort Valley, GA, Clinical Pharmacist of Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA |
|
8:00 am – 8:45 am |
Greenway I |
The Role of Centers of Excellence Partnerships in Addressing Health Disparities, Lovell A Jones, PhD, Director, Center for Research on Minority Health, Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
|
8:45am – 9:30 am |
Greenway I |
Importance of Research and Education in Addressing Health Disparities, Kevin Sneed, PharmD Dean, University of South Florida, College of Pharmacy, Tampa, FL |
|
9:30 am – 9:45 am |
Concourse Lobby |
Break |
|
9:35 am – 10:30 am |
Camellia |
ABHP Foundation Meeting |
Presiding: John E. Clark, PharmD, MS, FASHP, President, ABHP Research and Education Foundation, Miramar, FL |
|
9:45 am – 10:30 am |
Greenway I |
Perspectives on the Challenges and Opportunities Facing Health Disparities Centers of Excellence, Barbara E. Hayes, PhD, Dean, Texas Southern University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences & Center of Excellence in Health Disparities Research, Houston, TX |
|
10:30 am – 11:15 am |
Greenway I |
The Impact of Community Outreach on Minority Oncologic Patient Outcomes, Francisco Alejandro "Alex" Montiel-Ishino, B.S., Center for Equal Health, Community Engagement and Outreach Core Graduate Research Assistant, M.A. Applied Biocultural Medical Anthropology Student, M.P.H. Socio-Behavioral Health Student, Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL |
|
11:15 am – 11:45 am |
Greenway I |
Centers of Excellence: Panel Q & A |
|
|
