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2024 W. Montague Cobb Institute Health Disparities Symposium

The symposium is complimentary for students, scholars, and residents.  Please email cstephens@thecobbinstitute.org to register.

W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute & Howard University Hospital - Lester Henry Auditorium
2024 Health Disparities Symposium Agenda (Subject to change)
Saturday, January 27, 2024
7:00am – 1:00pm PM EST

7:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:30am Welcome and Introductions
Randall Morgan MD
Mallory Williams MD FACS

7:45am History of the Cobb Symposium
Randall Morgan MD

8:00am Historical perspectives from the Howard University Hospital Department of Surgery
Edward E Cornwell, III MD FACS
Title: Diversifying the Surgical Workforce: The Role of a Single Hospital

8:30am Break/Posters/Exhibits

8:45am Disparities in HealthCare Outcomes (Session 1)
Moderator: Terrence Fullum MD MBA FACS

• Roger Mitchell MD
  • Title: Official Ignorance: Death in Custody as a Public Health Issue
  • Objectives
    • Discuss the history and development of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Act
    • Describe the categories of Death in Custody and the importance of diagnostic uniformity
    • Discuss the role of the US Standard Death Certificate as a tool in understanding Death in Custody
• Mallory Williams MD
  • Title: The Source of Self Regard: Howard University’s Pursuit of Health Equity
  • Objectives
    • Discuss the history of Howard University scholarship in health disparities.
    • Discuss HUH Level I Trauma Center current policy and community engagement programs.
    • Discuss the academic mentorship programs that support continued growth and development of diverse health care workforce.

• May Tee, MD
  • Title: Disparities in Surgical Oncology and Cancer Care
  • Objectives
    • Describe disparities in surgical oncology care
    • Identify barriers and facilitators to cancer screening
    • Discuss future initiatives to improve upon delivery of surgical oncology care
• Akinyemi Oluwasegun MD
  • Title: Firearm Mortality Patterns in the US: A Half-Century Analysis
  • Objectives
    • Discuss the historical patterns and recent trends in firearm related deaths in the US, including suicides, homicides, and accidental fatalities
    • Gain insights into the key risk factors associated with different types of firearm mortality
    • Explore the need for comprehensive public health strategies, mental health support, and targeted preventive measures to address the escalating trend of firearm related deaths.

• Gezzer Ortega MD
  • Title: Improving Access and Outcomes for Surgical Patient with Limited English Proficiency
  • Objectives
    • To understand the current challenges for patients with limited English Proficiency (LEP)
    • To provide insight into solutions to address health inequities for patients with LEP
    • To learn about opportunities to advocate and enhance policies for improving the care of patients with LEP
• Quyen Chu MD FACS
  • Title: The Tale of Two Hospitals
  • Objectives
    • Recognize complex/advanced solid tumors
    • Understand that advance tumors occur in all socioeconomic stratum
    • Appreciate the challenges facing patients with advanced cancers
• Kakra Hughes MD PhD
  • Title: Lingering Disparities in the Management of Peripheral Artery Disease
  • Objectives
    • Discuss disparities in black patients who are more likely to undergo amputation rather than limb-saving revascularization when compared to white patients
    • Discuss disparities in black patients who present with more severe vascular disease than whites when undergoing vascular procedures
    • Discuss the facts that Black patients are more likely to undergo amputation even at high volume vascular centers when compared to white patients
• Terrence Fullum MD MBA FACS
  • Title: The Affordable Care Act (ACA): An Equalizer for Access to Bariatric Surgery
  • Objectives
    • To understand the health care disparities associated with Bariatric Surgery
    • To determine the impact of the ACA on access to Bariatric Surgery
    • To discuss the implications of the effect of the ACA on health care disparities

• Speaker:  Dr. Doris Browne -Past President of NMA and Co-Chair Steering Committee of Project Impact 2.0 (15 minutes)
  • Title: The Basics of DNA Genetics of Ancestry and Precision Medicine
  • Objectives
    • Understanding precision medicine on personal healthcare
• Speaker: Dr. Kareem Washington, Howard University (30 minutes)
  • Title: Genetics of Sickle Cell Disease: CRISPR Gene Editing to Cure the Condition.
  • Objectives
    • Understanding faith-based research and sickle cell disease