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1 This is the preliminary agenda as of 1/25/18. Full agenda will be posted on 4/1/18 Thursday, June 7, :00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:30am 10:30am 11:00am Registration and Breakfast Welcome Jim Sutton and Anna Banerji At the Border: Refugees, Human Rights, and the Canada/US Safe Third Party Agreement Alex Neve Secretary General, Amnesty International, Canada Innovative Health Financing Mechanisms for Humanitarian Emergencies Paul Spiegel MD, MPH Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health Break/Networking The State of the Law for Refugees & Asylum Seekers, and Opportunities for Legal-Medical Collaboration Karen Musalo JD Professor and Director, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, U.C. Hastings College of Law Refugee Migration and Health: What s New and Where Do We Go from Here? Martin Cetron MD Director, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cases in Refugee and Immigrant Women's Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach Gretchen Heinrichs MD, DTM&H Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine 12:00 Lunch (Provided) Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers Annual Meeting 1:00pm Research Strategies for Publishing and Publicizing Your Work in Refugee Health Sana Loue JD, PhD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief

2 Infectious Disease Paul Geltman MD, MPH, Associate Editor for Pediatric and Refugee Health Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health William Stauffer MD, MSPH, DTM&H Professor, Departments of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Pediatrics University of Minnesota 2:00pm 2:15pm Education/ Research Infectious Disease Meeting by sign-up only: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Manuscript Review Reviewer: Sana Loue JD, PhD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Panel Discussion Refugee Centers of Excellence: Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Linkage and Retention to Care 4 Site s Experiences Megan Brandeland PGY3, Minnesota Colleen Payton MPH, MCHES, Kate Yun MD, Pennsylvania Janine Young MD, Daniel White MD, Colorado 3:15pm 3:45pm 4:45pm 5:00pm Break/Networking (Snacks provided) A Gentle Rain of Compassion David Shlim MD Medical Director Jackson Hole Travel and Tropical Medicine Adjourn Special Evening Entertainment (finger foods and refreshments provided) 2

3 Friday, June 8, :00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 10:30am Registration and Breakfast Meet the Experts Breakfast The Dark Side of Immigration Medical Screening Brian Gushulak MD Migration Health Consultants, Inc. Refugee Resettlement: America s Most Noble Tradition under Attack Chris George Executive Director, Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services Break/Networking Update from CDC s Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health Branch Nina Marano DVM, MPH Branch Chief, Division of Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Signing out Medically Complex Refugees: Necessary Steps to Improve Transitions of Care Carey Jackson MD Adjunct Professor, Global Health, University of Washington Medical Director, EthoMed Mental Health of Refugees: Exploring Opportunities for Improvement Aniyizhai Annamalai MD, Associate Professor Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine Special 4 hour Training Session 11:30am 1:00pm Asylum Extended Lunch (Provided) Poster Presentations (11:30am 1:00pm) Special 4 hour Training Session (part 2) 3

4 Seekers Screening Education/ Research Panel Discussion Refugee Clinical Care: Connecting the Dots from Overseas to Domestic Care Janine Young MD, Marc Altshuler MD Serving Limited English proficiency (LEP) Patients: An Examination of Stakeholder Preferences on Multilingual Resource Development, Medical Review, and Translation Quality to Enhance HealthReach from the National Library of Medicine Laura Bartlett, MLS, Michael Honch, MLS 2:00pm 2:15pm Asylum Seekers Special 4 hour Training Session (part 3) 3:15pm 3:45pm Asylum Seekers Break/Networking (Snacks provided) Special 4 hour Training Session (part 4) 4:45pm 5:00pm Networking Adjourn 4

5 Saturday, June 9, :00am 8:00am 9:00am 9:15am Registration and Breakfast The Birth Lottery Yasmine Mustafa CEO and Founder ROAR for Good Update of the CDC s Refugee Centers of Excellence Emily Jentes PhD, MPH William Stauffer MD, MSPH, DTM&H Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Addressing Mental Health Disparities in Refugee Children through Family and Community-based Prevention: A CBPR Collaboration Theresa Betancourt ScD, MA Salem Professor in Global Practice, Boston College of Social Work The Practice of Pediatrics through the Lens of Immigrant Maternal-child Health Janine Young MD, FAAP, Medical Director, Denver Health Refugee Clinic Medical Advisor, Colorado Refugee Services Program Associate Professor, Dept. of General Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine 10:15am 10:30am

6 7 11:30am Lunch (provided) Association of Refugee Health Coordinators Annual Meeting 12:30pm 1:30pm 1:45pm 2:45pm 3:15pm Conference Wrap-up and Evaluations Adjourn 6

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