The B.I.G Symposium 2023
Health at Equity Forefront
The B.I.G. Symposium 2023
Health Equity at the Forefront
Date & Time:
Fri, May 5, 2023, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM CDT
Location:
David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago
1201 East 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637
Black communities in the U.S. suffer from poorer health outcomes, including in digestive health. Despite efforts to address disparities in gastroenterology and hepatology, health inequity persists. A symposium dedicated to Black digestive health is needed to convene experts to discuss the historical, current and future state of health inequity and a way forward. This symposium provides a platform to explore the root causes of health and health care disparities, highlight current problems, and present evidence-based solutions. The B.I.G. Symposium 2023: Health Equity at the Forefront is a critical step towards addressing disparities and ensuring equitable access to quality care and better health outcomes for Black communities.
Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion, participants should be able to:
- Understand how health disparities in a variety of gastrointestinal and liver diseases deleteriously impact the path to health equity in digestive diseases.
- Describe actionable strategies to improve health equity in gastrointestinal and liver diseases.
- Discuss concepts of community engagement and patient advocate partnerships with physicians and researchers to collaboratively improve health equity in Black communities
- Evaluate approaches to foster successful mentor/mentee relationships for URIM medical students, resident and fellow trainees, and junior faculty.
| SOPHIE BALZORA, MD, FACG Clinical Professor of Medicine NYU Grossman School of Medicine President/Co-founder, ABGH |
UGO IROKU, MD,MHS Clinical Assistant Professor Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Co-founder, ABGH |
| BROOKE ABBOTT Patient Thought Leader, IBDMoms |
AKWI ASOMBANG, MD, MPH Interventional Gastroenterologist Director of Global Health Programs Massachusetts General Hospital |
| JOHN M. CARETHERS, MD, MACP Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology Department of Medicine UC San Diego |
DARWIN L. CONWELL, MD, MSC, FACG Professor and Chair Department of Internal Medicine Jack M. Gill Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine University of Kentucky College of Medicine |
| DONNA CRYER, JD President & CEO of Global Liver Institute |
PATRICIA D. JONES, MD, MSCR Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases Department of Medicine Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
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DARREL M. GRAY, II, MD, MPH, FACG
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CEDREK MCFADDEN, MD, FACS, FASCRS Associate Professor of Surgery University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville |
| CANDACE HENLEY Founder/CSO The Blue Hat Foundation, Inc |
MARIA OLIVA-HEMKER, MD Vice Dean for Faculty Mary Wallace Stanton Professor for Faculty Affairs Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Stermer Family Professor of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD |
| JEREMY LOUISSAINT, MD Assistant Professor Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases University of Texas Southwestern |
HANNIBAL PERSON, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Seattle Children’s Hospital University of Washington |
| MELODIE NARAIN-BLACKWELL President, Color of Crohn’s & Chronic Illness |
ANDREA EWING REID, MD, MPH Associate Dean for Student and Multicultural Affairs Director of the Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs (ORMA) Harvard Medical School Director of Diversity and Faculty Development Mass General Gastroenterology Massachusetts General Hospital |
| LAUREN D. NEPHEW, MD, MSCE Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Associate-Vice Chair of Health Equity Indiana University Department of Medicine |
EUGENIA UCHE-ANYA, MD, MPHGastroenterology Fellow Massachusetts General Hospital |
| AKINBOWALE (AKIN) OYALOWO, MD, MSHP Consultant, McKinsey & Company |
NICOLETTE JULIANA RODRIGUEZ, MD, MPH Instructor, Harvard Medical School Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy – Brigham and Women’s Hospital Division of Cancer Genetics & Prevention – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
| CEDRIC PULLIAM, PHD, ABPP Director of Global Public Policy Prevention Access Campaign |
DENNIS J. SPENCER, MD, PHD Director, Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition Associate Program Director, Boston Combined Residency Program Boston Children’s Hospital | Harvard Medical School |
| 10:00AM – 3:00PM | REGISTRATION | |
| 11:00AM – 11:05AM | WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS |
Sophie Balzora |
| 11:05AM – 12:05PM | WHEN YOU GET, GIVE: HOW TO BE A GOOD MENTOR AND MENTEE (LUNCH) | Dr. John M. Carethers – Moderator Dr. Akwi Asombang Dr. Darwin L. Conwell Dr. Jeremy Louissaint Dr. Andrea Ewing Reid |
| 12:05PM – 12:15PM | Q&A | |
| 12:15PM – 12:35PM | BREAK | |
| 12:35PM – 12:55PM | WHEN THE FUTURE IS NOW: THE USE OF AI IN GI ENDOSCOPY AND ITS IMAPACT ON HEALTH EQUITY | Dr. Eugenia Uche-Anya |
| 12:55PM – 1:15PM | THE WORST SURVIVAL: DECONSTRUCTING THE RISE OF PANCREATIC CANCER IN BLACK WOMEN, AND PANCREATIC CANCER OUTCOMES IN BLACK POPULATIONS | Dr. Nicolette Juliana Rodriguez |
| 1:15PM – 1:30PM | Q&A | |
| 1:30PM – 1:40PM | BREAK | |
| 1:40PM – 2:00PM | FOR THE CULTURE: NEED FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY | Dr. Darrell M. Gray, II |
| 2:00PM – 2:30PM | WE ARE THE CHANGE WE SEEK: THE IMPACT OF PATIENT ADVOCACY TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES |
Ms. Melodie Narain-Blackwell – Moderator Dr. Cedrek McFadden – Co-moderator Ms. Candace Henley Ms. Donna Cryer Dr. Akinbowale (Akin) Oyalowo |
| 2:30PM – 2:45PM | Q&A | |
| 2:45PM – 3:15PM | MORE THAN THE TUSKEGEE SYPHILLIS STUDY: MEDICAL MISTREATMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON CLINICAL RESEARCH ENROLLMENT AMONG MINORITIZED PEDIATRIC AND ADULT PATIENTS WITH IBD | Dr. Maria Oliva-Hemker – Moderator Ms. Brooke Abbott – Co-moderator Dr. Dennis J. Spencer Dr. Cedric Pulliam |
| 3:15PM – 3:25PM | Q&A | |
| 3:25PM – 3:40PM | GROUP PHOTO | |
| 3:40PM – 3:50PM | BREAK | |
| 3:50PM – 4:20PM | TURNING THE TIDE WITH CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE: A ROADMAP TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES IN LIVER TRANSPLANTATION |
Dr. Lauren D. Nephew – Moderator Dr. Patricia D. Jones Dr. Hannibal Person |
| 4:20PM – 4:30PM | Q&A | |
| 4:30PM – 4:45PM | SUMMARY AND CLOSING REMARKS | Dr. Ugo Iroku |
| 5;00PM – 6:00PM | NETWORKING RECEPTION |
- This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements
and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the
joint providership of Med-IQ and The Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists
(ABGH). Med-IQ is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for
physicians. - Med-IQ designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians
should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago 1201 E 60th St
Chicago, IL 60637
United States
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OFFICIAL EVENT SPONSOR
- Pfizer
OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER
- Healio
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Med-IQ and The Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists (ABGH). Med-IQ is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Med-IQ designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.