Everyone at the Table

Join us for a one-of-a-kind symposium where community members, healthcare providers, and researchers come together to identify the best ways to engage African American men in prostate and colorectal cancer research. This important conversation will highlight the most promising approaches to enroll African American men in studies to prevent cancer, detect cancer early, and have the best health outcomes as a cancer survivor.

Funded by the National Institute on Minority and Health Disparities (NIMHD),
Grant number: 1R13MD012439-01A1

 

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Agenda

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June 17th

8:50 – 9:10 am  |  Welcome

9:10 – 9:20 am  |  Conference Organizers Welcome
Michelle Martin, PhD; Raegan Durant, MD, MPH; Shannon Christy, PhD

9:20 – 9:45 am  |  Health Status of African American Men with a focus on the Social Determinants of Health and Colorectal and Prostate Cancer
Shannon Christy, PhD; Michelle Martin, PhD; Raegan Durant, MD, MPH

9:45 – 10:15 am  |  Recruitment of African American Men to Colorectal Cancer Research
Jean G. Ford, MD

10:15 – 10:30 am  |  Break

10:30 am – 12:00 pm  |  Roundtable Knowledge Cafes Discussions 
Best Practices for Engaging African American Men in CRC Research across the Cancer Continuum; Potential New Ways of Engaging African American Men; Identification of What Researchers May Be Missing

12:00 – 1:00 pm  |  Networking Lunch

1:00 – 1:30 pm  |  Recruitment of African American Men to Prostate Cancer Research
Jennifer A. Wenzel, PhD, RN, CCM, FAAN

1:30 – 3:00 pm  |  Roundtable Knowledge Cafes Discussions 
Best Practices for Engaging African American Men in Prostate Cancer Research across the Cancer Continuum; Potential New Ways of Engaging African American Men; Identification of What Researchers May Be Missing

3:00 – 3:15 pm  |  Break

3:15 – 4:30 pm  |  Report out from the Knowledge Cafes

4:30 – 4:45 pm  |  Plans and Charge for June 18th

5:30 pm  |  Networking Reception at Civil Rights Museum

 

June 18th

9:00 – 9:15 am  |  Review of Report out from Knowledge Cafes

9:15 – 10:15 am  |  Case Studies: Design of Recruitment Strategies and Approaches

10:15 – 11:15 am  |  Presentation of Recruitment Strategies and Approaches

11:15 – 11:30 am  |  Break

11:30 – 11:45 am  |  Plans for Disseminating Symposium Proceedings

11:45 am – 12:00 pm  |  Evaluation

12:00 pm  |  Closing Remarks, Next Steps, and Lunch