Maryland Cancer Plan

7:30 AM

Opening

• Rico Newman – Elder, Choptico Band of the Piscataway – Conoy Confederacy

• Secretary John M. Colmers, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, Delegate, District 10, Maryland General Assembly
• Marsha Bienia, Director, Center for Cancer Surveillance and Control, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Diversifying Medical Education

• Jordan J. Cohen, MD, President Emeritus, Association of American Medical Colleges, Moderator
• E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean, University Maryland School of Medicine
• Larry W. Laughlin, MD, PhD, Dean, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
• Janice E. Clements, PhD, Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

BREAK

KEYNOTE: Cultural Competency Training: Best and Promising Practices

• Robert C. Like, MD, MS, Professor and Director, Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Patient-Centered Care and Health Disparities

• Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

Race Relationships and Healthcare Disparities: Let’s Talk About It

• Lisa A Cooper, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, Health Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health

Examples of Cultural Competency Education and Training Tools in Maryland

• Olivia Carter-Pokras, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Associate Professor Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland, College Park

Cultural Competency Training: The Challenge and Promise of Participation

• Carmen Tyler Winston, MHSA, BSN, Vice President, Quality Improvement Programs, Delmarva Foundation

BREAK

A Health Professional’s Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care

• Guadalupe Pacheco, MSW, Special Assistant to the Director, DHHS – Office of Minority Health

HELP!  Does Anyone Speak Spanish? Legal Requirements and Best Practices for Interpreting in Health Care

• Marjory Bancroft, MA, Director, Cross-Cultural Communications, LLC
• Darci L. Graves, MA, MA, Cultural Competence Training Manager, NetworkOmni Multilingual Communications

Summation and Adjournment