First Annual Research Day will be October 27
Published October 20, 2021
The Community Health Equity Research Institute will host its first Annual Research Day on Wednesday October 27 from 12:30 to 5:00 PM. The event will be held in a virtual format.
The agenda includes a variety of formats including talks by experts, breakout group discussions with facilitators, virtual poster sessions, 10 minute talks and 3 minute “rapid fire” talks, which are an increasingly popular approach in national meetings. See agenda here.
The meeting will culminate with a keynote talk by Rev. Diann Holt, Executive Director of the Durham’s Maternal Stress Free Zone and Xiaozhong Wen MD PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. They will describe their highly successful community-university partnership:
“When the Community Meets Research: Healthier Moms and Babies”
They have done pioneering work related to smoking cessation in pregnant and breast-feeding women that has resulted in great benefit to the community and in advancing the science of smoking cessation in pregnant and breast-feeding mothers.
The diversity of disciplines and organizations participating in the conference reflects the mission of the Institute and its focus on the social determinants of health. The speakers and presenters are from five community organizations and six different UB schools. Presenters include, faculty, community partners and students.
“The interest in the conference has been amazing.” says Timothy Murphy MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Institute Director. “Over 50 abstracts were submitted, which to me indicates an enormous interest and commitment to community health equity. I am looking forward to hearing about the wide variety of ideas and projects.”
Registration is open to all- community members, students, faculty , staff and guests. And the price for this conference is right- it’s free!!