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Webinars and Presentations

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series for National Native American Heritage Month: A Conversation with Dr. Casey Dorr (11/13/2024)

In observance of Native Native American Heritage Month, OMHHE director Dr. Cheryl Anne Boyce interviewed Dr. Casey Dorr on his research in pharmacogenomics and his ongoing work to improve representation among researchers, including Native American researchers and other underrepresented populations.

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Communicating and Engaging with Latino Communities - A Conversation with Dr. Rigoberto Delgado and Dr. Fabian Sandoval (9/2024)

In observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, OMHHE Acting Director Dr. Christine Lee speaks with Dr. Rigoberto Delgado and Dr. Fabian Sandoval on communicating and engaging with Latino communities.

Strategies to Increase Clinical Trial Participation for Diverse Communities: A Panel Discussion with the OMHHE REACH Consortium (4/17/2024)

In observance of National Minority Health Month, OMHHE hosted a panel discussion on clinical trials featuring FDA leadership and six members of the REACH Consortium.

OMHHE Health Equity Research Webinar Series: Bridging Gaps in Health Equity - A Conversation with Dr. Claudia Baquet (2/2024)

In observance of National Black History Month, OMHHE Acting Director Dr. Christine Lee and Dr. Baquet discuss ongoing research with Black and African American communities and COVID-19 clinical trials.

OMHHE Research Webinar Series: Health Equity Research in Puerto Rico - A Conversation with Darlene I. Santiago Quiñones (10/2023)

In observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, RDML Araojo and Dr. Santiago discuss health equity research in Puerto Rico.

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: A Conversation About Health Equity and Community-Based Research (5/2023)

RDML Araojo and Dr. Wong discuss health equity and community based research.

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Reducing Tobacco-Related Health Disparities - A Conversation with Dr. Brian King, Director of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products (2/13/2023)

RDML Araojo and Dr. King discuss the impact of tobacco use on Black Americans and other populations, as well as CTP’s efforts to achieve health equity in tobacco product regulation.

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Increasing Participation in Clinical Trials and Research in Tribal and Urban Indigenous Communities (11/2022)

Dr. Duran, Dr. Kipp, and Ms. Poston discuss their project on the knowledge and attitudes of tribal and Native American communities toward clinical trials.

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: The State of Latinos in Clinical Trials (10/14/2022)

Dr. Sandoval and RDML Araojo discuss the importance of Hispanic/Latino participation in clinical trials.

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Health Disparities in the Asian Community Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic (5/23/2022)

Dr. Sun discusses health disparities facing the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities and its impact before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Promoting Clinical Trial Diversity for Racial and Ethnic Populations Living with Diabetes (2/15/2022)

Dr. Whitaker discusses the importance of diversity in diabetes clinical trials and ways to increase engagement and participation.

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Increasing Diversity in Lupus Clinical Trials (5/26/2021)

Dr. Merrill and Mr. Roy talk about the need for diverse participation of racial and ethnic minority groups in lupus clinical trials. 

Health Equity and COVID-19: What Minority Communities Need To Know (2/25/2021)

Dr. Marks and RADM Araojo will discuss the latest COVID-19 updates, including information about vaccines and the FDA’s authorization process. 

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Ending the HIV Epidemic in Indian Country (11/17/2020)

Mr. Haverkate will discuss current federal strategies for combatting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Indian Country and vulnerable communities. 

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity In Clinical Research (9/22/2020)

Drs. Bierer and Clark introduce the recently released MRCT Center's Diversity Framework, titled Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity In Clinical Research. 

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Eliminating Hepatitis B in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities (5/26/2020)

Dr. Chari Cohen and Kate Moraras from the Hepatitis B Foundation will discuss the challenges and barriers to hepatitis B screening and care, as well as multi-level strategies to eliminate hepatitis B-related health disparities. 

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: One Size Does NOT Fit All: Ethnic-Specific Differences In Drug Response Among Latino Children With Asthma (10/8/2019)

Dr. Samedy-Bates from the University of California, San Francisco will focus her lecture on and discuss the asthma burden and drug response among Hispanic ethnic subgroup.

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Update on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patient with Sickle Cell Disease (9/25/19)

Dr. Fitzhugh from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will discuss her current sickle cell research and Jennifer, an author, speaker and advocate for chronic diseases will talk about her experience being cured of sickle cell disease and multiple sclerosis through stem cell transplant.

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Precision Medicine and Minority Health (4/23/2019)

Dr. Landry from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School will discuss genetics and genomics research, and how precision medicine impacts minority communities.

OMH Health Equity Lecture Series: The Impact of Commercial Tobacco on Tribal Communities: A Report Card (11/29/2018)

Panel of experts discuss the public health impact of commercial tobacco use in tribal communities.

OMH Health Equity Lecture Series: Becoming a Trusted Entity in Diverse Communities is the Key to Success in Clinical Research (10/22/2018)

Dr. Sandoval from Emerson Clinical Research Institute (ECRI) presented on strategies to increase Hispanic enrollment in clinical trials.

OMH Health Equity Lecture Series: Willingness to Participate in Gene Editing Clinical Trials: Voices of the Sickle Cell Community (6/13/2018)

Researchers from the NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) discussed their research study that examined the two-dominant gene-editing approaches for sickle cell disease and patient’s willingness to participate in gene editing clinical trials.

OMH Health Equity Lecture Series: My Journey to Discover Why Health Disparities Exist (4/26/2018)

Dr. Thomas LaVeist from George Washington University discussed health disparities and why they exist.

Office of Minority Health Lecture Series: The Graying of the Disease- HIV/AIDs in Older Americans (12/18/2017)

Dr. Celia Maxwell from Howard University discussed the incidence and prevalence of HIV among older adults, risk factors for increased rates, and strategies to address the rising rates of HIV among this group.

Office of Minority Health Lecture Series: Health Equity and Diversity in Clinical Trials (11/20/2017)

Dr. Uchenna Uchendu from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs will update us on health disparities among the veteran population and explain strategies to increase participation among this population in clinical trials.

Office of Minority Health Lecture Series: An Examination of the Role of Advertising and Promotion in Adult Immunization Disparities (8/23/2017)

Dr. Oluchi Elekwachi from FDA, Dr. Lamarcus Wingate and Dr. Veronica Clark-Tasker from Howard University will update us on their current research adult vaccination rates for non-influenza vaccines among minority groups.

Office of Minority Health Lecture Series: Precision Cardiovascular Medicine for Multiethnic Populations (3/16/2017)

Dr. Arjun Manrai from Harvard University will update us on his current research on genetic misdiagnoses related to cardiomyopathy using a health disparities framework.

Guidance Webinar: Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data in Clinical Trials (1/24/2017)

Assistant Commissioner for Minority Health Dr. Jonca Bull and OMH's Dr. Martin Mendoza walk you through the guidance document Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data in Clinical Trials- Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff.

CDRH's Draft Guidance Webinar: Evaluation and Reporting of Age, Race, and Ethnicity Data in Medical Device Clinical Studies (9/12/2016)

Assistant Commissioner for Minority Health Dr. Jonca Bull walk's you through CDRH's draft guidance Evaluation and Reporting of Age, Race, and Ethnicity in Data in Medical Device Clinical Studies.

Reversal and Prevention of Organ Damage to Improve Mortality in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease (9/28/2015)

Courtney Fitzhugh, M.D. explores new avenues of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation for sickle cell disease (SCD), while also studying the currently underexplored cardiovascular complications arising due to this genetic blood disorder. Dr. Fitzhugh is an Assistant Clinical Investigator at the Laboratory of Sickle Mortality Prevention, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Get to Know ClinicalTrials.gov! (9/29/2015)

Rebecca Williams, Pharm. D., MPH, explains what you can expect to find on ClinicalTrials.gov and shows you how to find clinical trials that may interest you. Rebecca Williams is the Assistant Director of ClinicalTrials.gov.

The Hispanic Community Health Study/ Study of Latinos: Brief Overview, Key Findings, Updates, and Opportunities for Research (10/14/2015)

Larissa Aviles-Santa, MD, MPH, FACP, FACE, discusses the Hispanic Community Health Study/ Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). It was designedto examine the prevalence of specific chronic diseases among different ethnic groups within the Hispanic/Latino population. Dr. Aviles-Santa is the Project Director for the HCHS/SOL at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute(NHLBI), National Institutes of Heatlh (NIH).

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