Free Registration Online - March 25 & 26, 2012 - Impact of Environmental Disasters on Vulnerable Populations Conference at Dillard University

March 25-26, 2012 Dillard University Professional Schools & Sciences Building 2601 Gentilly Boulevard New Orleans, Louisiana 70122 Presented in Partnership with: UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center; Dillard University and LSU Health Sciences Center Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center Click here to register The conference aims to address the human and environmental impact of disasters, with a focus on vulnerable populations and resultant health disparities. Sunday, March 25, 2012 4:30 pm Registration Opens 5:25 pm Welcome James Lyons, PhD, Interim President, Dillard University 5:30 pm Opening Remarks John Ruffin, PhD, Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) 5:45 pm Special Topic How to Handle Issues of Litigation Duane A. Gill, PhD, Professor and Head of Sociology, Oklahoma State University Conrad Meyer, JD, MHA, FACHE, Health Law Attorney, Law Firm of Chaffe McCall 7:00 pm Reception, Networking Monday, March 26, 2012 8:00 am Registration, Continental breakfast 8:45 am Opening and Introduction Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, PhD, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dillard University 9:00 am Keynote Address Edward Overton, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Environmental Sciences, LSU School of the Coast and Environment 9:45 am Plenary Session 1 The Impact of Environmental Disasters on Human Health and Vulnerable Populations Moderator: Lawrence Palinkas, PhD, Professor of Social Policy and Health, University of Southern California Panelist 1: Beverly Wright, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Director for the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Dillard University Panelist 2: Howard Osofsky, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Panelist 3: Benjamin Springgate, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Tulane University and Director of REACH-NOLA Panelist 4: Aubrey Miller, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Advisor to NIEHS and Study Leader of the GuLF STUDY 11:00 am Break 11:15 am Plenary Session 2 Environmental Impacts of Disasters on Social Policy Moderator/Panelist 1: Duane A. Gill, PhD, Professor and Head of Sociology, Oklahoma State University Panelist 2: Liesel Ritchie, PhD, Assistant Director for Research, Natural Hazards Research Center, University of Colorado Panelist 3: Anthony Ladd, PhD, MA, Professor of Sociology, Loyola University of New Orleans 12:15 pm Lunch 1:30 pm Special Topics Methodological Issues: How to Collect and Report Longitudinal Data Lawrence Palinkas, PhD, PhD, Professor of Social Policy and Health, University of Southern California Edward S. Peters DMD, ScD, Director of Epidemiology, LSU School of Public Health Human Health Risks from Oil Leaks Nalini Sathiakumar, MD, DrPH, Professor of Epidemiology, UAB School of Public Health Policy Perspectives Robert Collins, PhD, Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Public Policy, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dillard University 3:00 pm Break 3:10 pm Breakout Session Socio-economic Impact of Oil Leaks Moderator: Amy Lesen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology, Dillard University Panelist 1: Chief Albert P. Naquin, Traditional Chief of the Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw, Terrebonne Parish, LA Panelist 2: Teresa Dardar, Tribal Council Member, Pointe-au Chien Indian Tribe, Terrebonne Parish, LA Panelist 3: Kristina Peterson, PhD, Research Associate, UNO-CHART (University of New Orleans Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology) Environmental Impact of Oil Leaks Moderator: James Diaz, MD, MPH, DrPH, Professor of Environmental/Occupational Health Sciences, LSU School of Public Health Panelist 1: Chih-yang Hu, ScD, MSPH, Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Program, LSUHSC School of Public Health Panelist 2: David Lirette, PhD, MS, MT, Assistant Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Program, LSUHSC School of Public Health Panelist 3: Edward Laws, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, School of the Coast & Environment, Louisiana State University 4:10 pm Break (Snacks) 4:30 pm Synthesis: Insights, Recommendations, Next Steps Mona Fouad, MD, MPH, Professor and Director of Division of Preventive Medicine and Director of the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC), University of Alabama at Birmingham 5:15 pm Concluding Keynote John Estrada, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center 6:00 pm Conference Adjourns For more information, contact Dr. Yu-Mei Schoenberger at yumeis@uab.edu.             Funding for this conference was made possible by Grant # R13MD00615901 from the NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the NIH; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Free Registration Online - March 25 & 26, 2012 - Impact of Environmental Disasters on Vulnerable Populations Conference at Dillard University