• Steps to Register

  1. Click “Register Now”
  2. Select the “Have a Code” option from the top of the menu and enter the registration code: ALC55NMA
  3. Complete General Registration
  4. Select the Professional Development Series (PDS) Sessions and then select NMA for Health Professionals from the dropdown menu.
  5. Optional  – Attendees may purchase additional tickets from the À La Carte menu if you would like to participate in other ALC conference events.
  Important Note: The code ALC55NMA covers General Registration only and must be entered during the registration process to receive the registration benefit.

• Topics to include:

  • Building Vaccine Confidence
  • Clinical Trials & Rare Disease Innovation
  • Nutrition, Movement & Cardiometabolic Health
  • Blueprint for Generational Health

• At the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 55^th Annual Legislative Conference

  

Tentative Agenda

30 minutesWelcome & Opening RemarksBrandi Freeman, M.D., M.S.
127th President
National Medical Association

Priscilla Mpasi, M.D.
Chair, Board of Trustees
National Medical Association

Sarita Cathcart-McLarin, M.N., NP-C
88th President
Auxiliary to the National Medical Association

50 minutesProtecting Our Legacy: Building Vaccine Confidence and Safeguarding Children and Communities Examining and challenging disinformation with recent federal guideline changes regarding childhood vaccinations to regain public trust and provide community health benefits. Panel will discuss the latest evidence, health disparities, and strategies to promote scientific backed informed decision-making and equitable health outcomes for children.

Brandi Freeman, M.D., M.S. (moderator)
127th President
National Medical Association

Panel:

Georges C. Benjamin, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
American Public Health Association

Dial Hewlett, Jr, M.D.
Medical Director, Tuberculosis Services - Westchester County Department of Health
Adjunct Associate Professor-New York Medical College

Patricia Whitley-Williams, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Audience Interaction / Q&A

50 minutesA Blueprint for Breakthroughs: Clinical Trial Participation and Rare Disease Innovation
Project IMPACT 2.0: The NMA’s National Call to Close the Research Representation
Gap Building the Workforce and Community Research Infrastructure Needed for Stronger Science, Safer Care, and Better Health OutcomesRandall C. Morgan Jr., M.D., M.B.A. (moderator)
President & CEO
W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute
96th President of the National Medical Association

Video presentation

Panel:

Rolf Taylor
Project Director
Project Impact 2.0

Brenda Jamerson, Pharm.D.
Founder and President
iSimcha Health

Conchita Burpee, M.B.A.
Director of Community Engagement
W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute

1 hourKeynote Lunch LectureIntroduction of speaker:

Brandi Freeman, M.D., M.S.
127th President
National Medical Association

50 minutesGenerational Health Starts Here: Nutrition, Movement, and Cardiometabolic Health Exploring strategies to prevent and reduce the prevalence of CVD disease; the leading cause of death globally and in the US. Recap historic focus on preventive care, early intervention, and healthy lifestyle habits across generations. Examine recent developments in the role of genetics—Lipoprotein (a) screening discussion for provider and community health education.

Hakeem Ayinde, M.D. , M.S. (moderator)
Chair of Cardiology Subsection
Immediate Past Chair of Internal Medicine Section
National Medical Association

Panel:

Albert J. Hicks III, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Cardiopulmonary Care and Heart/Lung Transplant
Integris Baptist Medical Center

George A. Mensah, M.D. (invited)
Director, Center for Translation Research & Implementation Science
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH

Ijeoma Isiadinso, M.D., M.P.H. (Invited)
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Emory University School of Medicine

50 minutesThe Opportunity and the Mandate for the NMA Physician EngagementBatisha Anson (moderator)
Chief Executive Officer
Sky Clinical Research Network Group

Panel:

Rose Blackburne M.D., M.B.A.
Vice President, Head of Population Science
Thermo- Fischer Scientific

Pearl Phillips, R.N., M.B.A., M.S.
Founder & CEO
CITE Foundation for Community Engagement

Audrey Escobedo-Escotto, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice President
Emerson Research Institute

10 minutesWrap-up & Closing Remarks Brandi Freeman, M.D., M.S.
127th President
National Medical Association