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    PrintOMHHE Research Webinar Series: Health Equity Research in Puerto Rico - A Conversation with Darlene I. Santiago Quiñones (10/2023)

In observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, RDML Araojo and Dr. Santiago discuss health equity research in Puerto Rico.

OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: A Conversation About Health Equity and Community-Based Research (5/2023)

RDML Araojo and Dr. Wong discuss health equity and community based research.

A Conversation About Health Equity and Community-Based ResearchOMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Reducing Tobacco-Related Health Disparities - A Conversation with Dr. Brian King, Director of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products (2/13/2023)

RDML Araojo and Dr. King discuss the impact of tobacco use on Black Americans and other populations, as well as CTP’s efforts to achieve health equity in tobacco product regulation.

Reducing Tobacco-Related Health Disparities: A Conversation with Dr. Brian King, Director of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products (Recording)OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Increasing Participation in Clinical Trials and Research in Tribal and Urban Indigenous Communities (11/2022)

Dr. Duran, Dr. Kipp, and Ms. Poston discuss their project on the knowledge and attitudes of tribal and Native American communities toward clinical trials.

Increasing Participation in Clinical Trials and Research in Tribal and Urban Indigenous Communities (Recording)OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: The State of Latinos in Clinical Trials (10/14/2022)

Dr. Sandoval and RDML Araojo discuss the importance of Hispanic/Latino participation in clinical trials.

The State of Latinos in Clinical Trials (Recording)OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Health Disparities in the Asian Community Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic (5/23/2022)

Dr. Sun discusses health disparities facing the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities and its impact before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health Disparities in the Asian Community Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Recording)
	Health Disparities in the Asian Community Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Slides)OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Promoting Clinical Trial Diversity for Racial and Ethnic Populations Living with Diabetes (2/15/2022)

Dr. Whitaker discusses the importance of diversity in diabetes clinical trials and ways to increase engagement and participation.

Promoting Clinical Trial Diversity for Racial and Ethnic Populations Living with Diabetes (Slides)OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Increasing Diversity in Lupus Clinical Trials (5/26/2021)

Dr. Merrill and Mr. Roy talk about the need for diverse participation of racial and ethnic minority groups in lupus clinical trials.

Increasing Diversity in Lupus Clinical Trials (Recording)Health Equity and COVID-19: What Minority Communities Need To Know (2/25/2021)

Dr. Marks and RADM Araojo will discuss the latest COVID-19 updates, including information about vaccines and the FDA’s authorization process.

Health Equity and COVID-19: What Minority Communities Need To Know (Recording)OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Ending the HIV Epidemic in Indian Country (11/17/2020)

Mr. Haverkate will discuss current federal strategies for combatting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Indian Country and vulnerable communities.

Ending the HIV Epidemic in Indian Country (Recording)
	Ending the HIV Epidemic in Indian Country (Slides)OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity In Clinical Research (9/22/2020)

Drs. Bierer and Clark introduce the recently released MRCT Center's Diversity Framework, titled Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity In Clinical Research.

Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity In Clinical Research (Recording)
	Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity In Clinical Research (Slides)OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Eliminating Hepatitis B in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities (5/26/2020)

Dr. Chari Cohen and Kate Moraras from the Hepatitis B Foundation will discuss the challenges and barriers to hepatitis B screening and care, as well as multi-level strategies to eliminate hepatitis B-related health disparities.

Eliminating Hepatitis B in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities (Recording)
	Eliminating Hepatitis B in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities (Slides)OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: One Size Does NOT Fit All: Ethnic-Specific Differences In Drug Response Among Latino Children With Asthma (10/8/2019)

Dr. Samedy-Bates from the University of California, San Francisco will focus her lecture on and discuss the asthma burden and drug response among Hispanic ethnic subgroup.

One Size Does NOT Fit All: Ethnic-Specific Differences In Drug Response Among Latino Children With Asthma (Slides)OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Update on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patient with Sickle Cell Disease (9/25/19)

Dr. Fitzhugh from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will discuss her current sickle cell research and Jennifer, an author, speaker and advocate for chronic diseases will talk about her experience being cured of sickle cell disease and multiple sclerosis through stem cell transplant.

Update on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patient with Sickle Cell Disease (Slides)OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series: Precision Medicine and Minority Health (4/23/2019)

Dr. Landry from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School will discuss genetics and genomics research, and how precision medicine impacts minority communities.

Precision Medicine and Minority Health (Recording)
	Precision Medicine and Minority Health (Slides)OMH Health Equity Lecture Series: The Impact of Commercial Tobacco on Tribal Communities: A Report Card (11/29/2018)

Panel of experts discuss the public health impact of commercial tobacco use in tribal communities.

The Impact of Commercial Tobacco on Tribal Communities: A Report Card (Recording)
	The Impact of Commercial Tobacco on Tribal Communities: A Report Card (Slides)OMH Health Equity Lecture Series: Becoming a Trusted Entity in Diverse Communities is the Key to Success in Clinical Research (10/22/2018)

Dr. Sandoval from Emerson Clinical Research Institute (ECRI) presented on strategies to increase Hispanic enrollment in clinical trials.

Becoming a Trusted Entity in Diverse Communities is the Key to Success in Clinical Research (Recording)
	Becoming a Trusted Entity in Diverse Communities is the Key to Success in Clinical Research (Slides)OMH Health Equity Lecture Series: Willingness to Participate in Gene Editing Clinical Trials: Voices of the Sickle Cell Community (6/13/2018)

Researchers from the NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) discussed their research study that examined the two-dominant gene-editing approaches for sickle cell disease and patient’s willingness to participate in gene editing clinical trials.

Willingness to Participate in Gene Editing Clinical Trials: Voices of the Sickle Cell Community (Recording)
	Willingness to Participate in Gene Editing Clinical Trials: Voices of the Sickle Cell Community (Slides)OMH Health Equity Lecture Series: My Journey to Discover Why Health Disparities Exist (4/26/2018)

Dr. Thomas LaVeist from George Washington University discussed health disparities and why they exist.

My Journey to Discover Why Health Disparities Exist (Recording)
	My Journey to Discover Why Health Disparities Exist (Slides)Office of Minority Health Lecture Series: The Graying of the Disease- HIV/AIDs in Older Americans (12/18/2017)

Dr. Celia Maxwell from Howard University discussed the incidence and prevalence of HIV among older adults, risk factors for increased rates, and strategies to address the rising rates of HIV among this group.

The Graying of the Disease- HIV/AIDs in Older Americans (Recording)
	The Graying of the Disease- HIV/AIDs in Older Americans (Slides)Office of Minority Health Lecture Series: Health Equity and Diversity in Clinical Trials (11/20/2017)

Dr. Uchenna Uchendu from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs will update us on health disparities among the veteran population and explain strategies to increase participation among this population in clinical trials.

Health Equity and Diversity in Clinical Trials (Recording)
	Health Equity and Diversity in Clinical Trials (Slides)Office of Minority Health Lecture Series: An Examination of the Role of Advertising and Promotion in Adult Immunization Disparities (8/23/2017)

Dr. Oluchi Elekwachi from FDA, Dr. Lamarcus Wingate and Dr. Veronica Clark-Tasker from Howard University will update us on their current research adult vaccination rates for non-influenza vaccines among minority groups.

An Examination of the Role of Advertising and Promotion in Adult Immunization Disparities (Recording)
	An Examination of the Role of Advertising and Promotion in Adult Immunization Disparities (Slides)Office of Minority Health Lecture Series: Precision Cardiovascular Medicine for Multiethnic Populations (3/16/2017)

Dr. Arjun Manrai from Harvard University will update us on his current research on genetic misdiagnoses related to cardiomyopathy using a health disparities framework.

Precision Cardiovascular Medicine for Multiethnic Populations (Recording)
	Precision Cardiovascular Medicine for Multiethnic Populations (Slides)Guidance Webinar: Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data in Clinical Trials (1/24/2017)

Assistant Commissioner for Minority Health Dr. Jonca Bull and OMH's Dr. Martin Mendoza walk you through the guidance document Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data in Clinical Trials- Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff.

Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data in Clinical Trails- Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff
	Guidance Webinar: Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data in Clinical Trials (Recording)
	Guidance Webinar: Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data in Clinical Trials (Slides)CDRH's Draft Guidance Webinar: Evaluation and Reporting of Age, Race, and Ethnicity Data in Medical Device Clinical Studies (9/12/2016)

Assistant Commissioner for Minority Health Dr. Jonca Bull walk's you through CDRH's draft guidance Evaluation and Reporting of Age, Race, and Ethnicity in Data in Medical Device Clinical Studies.

CDRH's Draft Guidance: Evaluation and Reporting of Age, Race, and Ethnicity Data in Medical Device Clinical Studies (Slides)Reversal and Prevention of Organ Damage to Improve Mortality in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease (9/28/2015)

Courtney Fitzhugh, M.D. explores new avenues of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation for sickle cell disease (SCD), while also studying the currently underexplored cardiovascular complications arising due to this genetic blood disorder. Dr. Fitzhugh is an Assistant Clinical Investigator at the Laboratory of Sickle Mortality Prevention, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Reversal and Prevention of Organ Damage to Improve Mortality in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease (Recording)Get to Know ClinicalTrials.gov! (9/29/2015)

Rebecca Williams, Pharm. D., MPH, explains what you can expect to find on ClinicalTrials.gov and shows you how to find clinical trials that may interest you. Rebecca Williams is the Assistant Director of ClinicalTrials.gov.

Get to Know ClinicalTrials.gov! (Recording)
	Get to Know ClinicalTrials.gov! (Slides)
	Get to Know ClinicalTrials.gov (FAQs)The Hispanic Community Health Study/ Study of Latinos: Brief Overview, Key Findings, Updates, and Opportunities for Research (10/14/2015)

Larissa Aviles-Santa, MD, MPH, FACP, FACE, discusses the Hispanic Community Health Study/ Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). It was designedto examine the prevalence of specific chronic diseases among different ethnic groups within the Hispanic/Latino population. Dr. Aviles-Santa is the Project Director for the HCHS/SOL at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute(NHLBI), National Institutes of Heatlh (NIH).

The Hispanic Community Health Study/ Study of Latinos: Brief Overview, Key Findings, Updates, and Opportunities for Research (Recording)Advances in Hepatitis C Treatment

Advances in Hepatitis C Treatments
	Abstract and Speaker BioThe FDA Docket (2015)

The FDA Docket (Frequently Asked Questions)More Research Sponsored by the Office of Minority Health

Center for Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) at University of Maryland

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