Advisory Committee on Minority Health Agenda, May 12 through May 13, 2009

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY HEALTH

MEETING AGENDA

Doubletree Hotel
1515 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W. ,
Washington , D.C. 20005

May 12 through May 13, 2009

**Day One - Tuesday, May 12, 2009**
Event Time	Event Title
9:00 a.m.	*Call to Order* Welcome, Introductions, and Remarks Rubens J. Pamies, M.D., FACP Chairperson, HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health
9:30 a.m.	*OMH Updates* Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health Department of Health and Human Services
10:00 a.m.	*Comparative Effectiveness Research* Carolyn Clancy, M.D. Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Department of Health and Human Services
10:30 a.m.	*Questions and Answers (Committee Members Only)*
10:45 a.m.	*Break*
11:00 a.m.	*Equal, Full Coverage Is A Precondition for Health Equity* Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., MPH Associate Professor of Medicine and Co-Director, General Internal Medicine Fellowship Program, Harvard Medical School
11:30 a.m.	*Questions and Answers (Committee Members Only)*
11:45 a.m.	*Social Determinants and Health* Brian Smedley, Ph.D. Vice President and Director of Health Policy Institute Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
12:15 p.m.	*Questions and Answers (Committee Members Only)*
12:30 p.m.	*Lunch*
1:30 p.m.	*One Size Does Not Fit All: Supporting Improved Health Outcomes Through Integrated Systems for Effective Communication, Culture Competence, and Patient-Centered Care* Amy Wilson-Stronks, MPP, CPHQ Project Director, Health Disparities, Principal Investigator, Hospitals, Language, and Culture Study, Division of Standards & Survey Methods The Joint Commission
2:00 p.m.	*Questions and Answers (Committee Members Only)*
2:15 p.m.	*Public Comment*
2:45 p.m.	*Committee Business* Rubens J. Pamies, M.D., FACP
3:00 p.m.	*Committee Breakout Sessions* Group A – Health Care Access Group B -- The Role of Culture in Health Outcomes Group C – Social Determinants
4:45 p.m.	*Reconvene Committee Business*
5:00 p.m.	*Adjourn*

**Day Two - Wednesday, May 13, 2009**
Event Time	Event Title
9:00 a.m.	*Call to Order and Remarks* Rubens J. Pamies, M.D., FACP Chairperson, HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health
9:15 a.m.	*Committee Breakout Sessions* Group A – Health Care Access Group B -- The Role of Culture in Health Outcomes Group C – Social Determinants
11:15 a.m.	*Committee Summary of Breakout Sessions*
12:00 p.m.	*Public Comment*
12:30 p.m.	*Wrap up – next steps, next meeting* Rubens J. Pamies, M.D., FACP
12:45 p.m.	*Closing Remarks* Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
1:00 p.m.	*Adjourn*

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