UPCOMING COBB EVENTS & SYMPOSIA
PREVIOUS SYMPOSIA AND OTHER GATHERINGS
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| Cobb Lecturer | Scientific Symposium and Other Meetings | Location | |
| 2021 | Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick (President of Howard University) | The Role of the HBCU Medical Schools and Key Partner Organizations in Mitigation of the Impact of Covid-19 in Black and Brown Communities | Virtual Convention- New Orleans, LA |
| 2020 | Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith (Dean & Professor- Charles R. Drew College of Medicine) | The Role of HBCU Medical Schools in Driving Research Excellence in The Wake of COVID-19 | Virtual Convention- Atlanta, GA |
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Healing Hate Conference: a Public Health Perspective on Civil Rights in America. | Charlottesville, VA |
| 2019 | Dr. Kimberly Gregory (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) | Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Mortality and the Economic Implications | Honolulu, HI |
| 2019 | Jovanni Spinner (Food and Drug Administration Office of Minority Health) | Roundtable on Clinical Trial Ethics | Honolulu, HI |
| 2019 | Dr. Priscilla Pemu (Morehouse School of Medicine and the SouthEast Enrollment Center Network of the NIH All of UsResearch Program) | Precision Medicine & the NIH All of Us Research Program | Tampa, FL |
| 2018 | Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron (NIH All of Us Research Program) | An Introduction to the NIH All of Us Research Program | Orlando, FL |
| 2018 | Dr. Jewel Crawford (Morehouse School of Medicine) and Robert Like (Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School) | Florida Climate and Health Equity | Greater Tampa, FL |
| 2017 | Dr. Camara Jones (Morehouse School of Medicine and APHA) | Consensus Panel on Racism and Health | Farmington, CT |
| 2017 | Dr. Edith Mitchell (Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center and Thomas Jefferson University) | Precision Medicine: Impact on Breast Cancer in African American Women | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2016 | Mustafa Santiago (US Environmental Protection Agency) | Second National Health Disparities Elimination Summit | Farmington, CT |
| 2016 | Dr. James Hildreth (Meharry Medical College) | Current Concepts of HIV/AIDS & Health Disparities | Los Angeles, CA |
| 2015 | Dr. Joan Y. Reede (Harvard Medical School) | New Leadership in Medicine | Detroit, MI |
| 2015 | Dr. Louis Sullivan (Morehouse School of Medicine and Former Secretary of Health and Human Services) | First National Health Disparities Elimination Summit | Farmington, CT |
| 2015 | No Cobb Lecturer - Various Speakers | Florida Health Disparities Summit | Tampa, FL |
| 2014 | Dr. Thomas LaVeist (Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions) | Unequal Treatment Revisited After 10 Years: Are We on the Right Path | Honolulu, HI |
| 2013 | Dr. Harold P. Freeman (Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute) | Improving Healthcare Through Sharing: Addressing Health Disparities in Health | Toronto, Canada |
| 2012 | Dr. Virginia A. Caine (Indiana University School of Medicine) | Influenza in Minorities: The Unique Role of Providers | New Orleans, LA |
| 2011 | Dr. LaSalle Leffall (Howard University College of Medicine) | Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Colon Cancer | Washington, DC |
| 2010 | Dr. Robert Satcher (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and NASA) | Fulfilling the Dream: Minorities in Bioscience | Orlando, FL |
| 2009 | Dr. Roderic Pettigrew (NIH - National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering) | Biotechnology & Biomedical Research: Tools for Quality Improvement and Disparity Elimination in Underserved Communities | Las Vegas, NV |
Announcements
TSU-BCM P20 CURED Webinar: ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY IN CLINICAL RESEARCH. Date & Time: November 20, 2024 01:00 PM ET. Description: This also features 1.0 CHW unaccredited CEU hours. VERONICA AJEWOLE - MWEMA, PHARM.D., BCOP P20 CURED TSU Principal Investigator, Moderator. RAYNE ROUCE, M.D. P20 CURED BCM Principal Investigator Texas Southern University, Speaker and panelist. https://linktr.ee/tsubcmp20cured
2025 Cobb Institute Health Disparities Symposium: Howard University, Lester Henry Auditorium, 2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20060. Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 7:00am – 1:00pm PM EST. Our agenda will include topics in Cardiology, Cancer, Infectious diseases, Behavioral health, Focus on addressing disparities in internal medicine. The symposium is complimentary for students, scholars, and residents. More information, save the date and registration: Click here
HHS Launches National Public Education Campaign Ahead of Respiratory Virus Season. Campaign provides evidence-based information on vaccines for flu, COVID-19, and RSV. WASHINGTON (AUGUST 19, 2024) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new national campaign today to inform the public about common respiratory viruses and available vaccines. The campaign, Risk Less. Do More., aims to increase awareness of vaccines that reduce serious illness from influenza (flu), COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in high-risk populations and to limit the spread of these viruses among all Americans. The Cobb Institute is serving as campaign partner.
Dr. Yolanda Lawson Calls for a Pivot to Mentorship & Highlights the Need for More Mentors, Networks & Collaborations. Listen to the episode.
The "Whole Person" Approach: Physiatrist Dr. Lisa Merritt on Mind, Body, Mentorship and Leadership. Listen to the episode.
Understanding Disparities in Multiple Myeloma Care with Dr. Joseph Mikhael. Listen to the episode.
Congratulations Dr. Roger Mitchell on being named as the President of the Howard University Hospital. In addition, Dr. Mitchell was just elected as the President-Elect for the National Medical Association at the 2024 Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly in NYC.
Equitable Breakthroughs in Medicine Development (EQBMED) and the W. Montague Cobb Institute are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership aimed at creating an equitable and more diverse clinical trial landscape, from participant to provider. As part of this collaboration with EQBMED, the W. Montague Cobb Institute will develop training sessions, webinars, and workshops, to train and retain health care providers and researchers, while creating a pathway for medical students and young professionals to enter the field of clinical trial research. By collaborating with medical education programs, EQBMED and the W. Montague Cobb Institute aim to inspire the next generation of clinical researchers and increase diversity within the field.
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J. Robert Gladden Orthopedic Society 2024 Grants Available -Learn more about the program here.
COLLABORATOR HIGHLIGHTS
PAST EVENT ANNOUNCMENTS
Risk Less. Do More. Learn about the importance of flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccines during the 2024–2025 season, with Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt. As a professor at The George Washington University, she leads the Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity. This is a YouTube Livestream event in partnership with The Cobb Institute, BlackDoctor.org and the "Risk Less. Do More" campaign. Join us online, Thursday November 14th, at 7pm EST. More information here.
The 2024 Annual Summit "Health Equity: Solutions from Healthcare Leaders" will take place November 14 – November 15, 2024 in Atlanta, GA at The Whitley. The Movement is Life Summit is a collaborative event bringing together stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to discuss health equity challenges and actionable solutions. The Summit features nationally known expert speakers on health disparities and social determinants of health. Summit attendees also engage with each other in workshops focused on social issues and creative movement activities. More information, program and registration CLICK HERE