Health Disparities Research Works In Progress Seminar Series
Co-sponsored by the Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity and the Center for Community and Population Health Improvement, the Health Disparities Research Works in Progress (RWIP) is a seminar series that occurs on the first and third Mondays of each month from September 20, 2021 – June 20, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m (with some exceptions, see below for current schedule). These interactive seminars and workshops feature talks from junior and senior faculty investigators about current research and projects in development. The seminars include opportunities for questions and feedback from attendees. Please refer to the table below for information about presenters and topics. To subscribe or unsubscribe to our listserv:
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Seminars are being offered on Zoom only until further notice. The Zoom link is provided to listserv subscribers through email updates. Please contact Tia Mitchell (tia.mitchell@duke.edu) or Cheryl Miller (cheryl.j.miller@duke.edu) with questions.
| Date | Presenter | Topic | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20, 2021 | William Darity, PhD Distinguished Professor of Public Policy; Professor of African and African American Studies; Professor of Economics; Director, Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity | What we know (and don't know) about wealth and health disparities | Zoom | |
| October 4, 2021 | Deepshikha Ashana, MD; Clarissa Diamantidis, MD; Lisa McElroy, MD; Karthik Raghunathan, MD; Jonas Swartz, MD; Michelle White, MD | "Speed Dating" session: Short presentations by researchers to introduce and invite to potential workgroups | Zoom | |
| October 18, 2021 | Jennifer Rymer, MD Asst. Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology | Validating patient-reported outcomes measures in a racially diverse patient population with symptomatic peripheral artery disease | Zoom | |
| November 1, 2021 | Jennifer Plumb Vilardaga, PhD Asst. Professor Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences | Engaging older African Americans with osteoarthritis in behavioral pain management and physical activity | Zoom | |
| November 15, 2021 | Charity Oyedeji, MD Asst. Professor of Medicine Division of Hematology | Sickle Cell Disease Functional Assessment Validation and Refinement (SILVR) study | Zoom | |
| December 6, 2021 | Patrick Pun, MD Assoc. Professor of Medicine Division of Nephrology | CPR in dialysis clinics: The role of facility resources and patient factors in racial disparities | Zoom | |
| December 20, 2021 | Winter Break | Winter Break | Zoom | |
| January 3, 2022 | Winter Break | Winter Break | Zoom | |
| January 24, 2022 | Colin Smith, MD Resident Dept. of Medicine, Internal Medicine-Psychiatry; A. Ian Wong, MD Medical Instructor Dept. of Medicine Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care | Experiences of African American individuals treated in the Psychiatric Emergency Unit at Duke University Hospital Big data, blood oxygen levels, & quantitative health equity | Zoom | |
| February 7, 2022 | Kai Sun, MD Asst. Professor of Medicine Division of Rheumatology & Immunology | Identifying barriers to medication adherence among patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Zoom | |
| February 21, 2022 | Lavanya Vasudevan, PhD Asst. Professor Dept. of Family Medicine & Community Health | EQUIP: Equity in immunizations through faith-based partnerships | Zoom | |
| March 7, 2022 | Jashalynn German, MD Fellow, Dept. of Medicine Division of Endocrinology | Prescribing and usage trends of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in patients with Type 2 Diabetes | Zoom | |
| March 21, 2022 | Osondu Ogbuoji, ScD Asst. Professor Duke Global Health Institute | Value-based care and racial disparities in maternal health outcomes | Zoom | |
| April 4, 2022 | Melissa Cunningham Kay, PhD Research Scholar Duke Global Health Institute | Feasibility of delivering a digital intervention to increase diet quality among WIC recipients | Zoom | |
| April 18, 2022 | TBA | TBA | Zoom | |
| May 2, 2022 | TBA | TBA | Zoom | |
| May 16, 2022 | TBA | TBA | Zoom | |
| June 6, 2022 | Kevin Thomas, MD Assoc. Professor of Medicine | Year in Review | Zoom | |
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