We are excited to be hosting this year's APAMSA Midwest Regional Conference. The conference theme this year will focus on health disparities seen in the local Detroit Asian population. Please indicate during registration that you are not a medical or pre-medical student.
Medical students: We hope that the seminars we have organized will help further our understanding of the disparities that Asian Detroiter's face and help initiate a discussion between medical students on health issues important to Asian Americans.
Pre-medical students: We are also excited to be opening our conference to you! We hope this conference will give you an opportunity to learn what being a medical student (and a future physician) is all about. We have organized two seminars specific to you at 11:00AM and 3:30PM. We also hope that you will attend the seminars at 1:10PM and 2:20PM. Please see below for more details.
Non-medical: Do you have an interest in Asian health? We welcome you to attend our conference to broaden your knowledge and to learn more about the Asian health disparities in Detroit.
| Date | February 6th, 2010 |
| Registration | Now closed |
| Cost | Free, registration required |
| Location Google Maps |
Wayne State University School of Medicine Scott Hall 540 East Canfield Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Parking | Surface Lot 75, $4.25 Will only accept ONE DOLLAR BILLS and QUARTERS |
| Contact | wsuapamsa@gmail.com |
| note all seminars are one hour long, except for the Understanding Domestic Violence Workshop | |
| 9:30 | Registration & light breakfast |
| 10:00 | Auditorium Opening Remarks & Keynote Address Reducing health disparities among Asian Americans: A Michigan Program Tsu-Yin Wu, PhD, RN |
| 11:00 | Auditorium Understanding Vietnamese Health Issues Kim-Hao Olbyrs Rm 242 Pre-Medical: QA with WSU Medical School Admissions Office |
| 12:00 | Cafeteria Lunch |
| 1:10 | Room 240 Hepatitis B: Overview, treatment & Asian Americans Kimberly Brown, MD Janilla Lee, PhD Room 242 Understanding Domestic Violence Workshop (2 hours long) MAI Family Services |
| 2:20 | Room 240 Tuberculosis in Asia Chokechai Rongkavilit, MD Room 242 Understanding Domestic Violence Workshop (continued) MAI Family Services |
| 3:30 | Room 240 “Help, my doctor is trying to kill me!” Hmong's Fear of Western Medicine. Ia Kue, DO Room 242 Pre-Medical: Clinical Skills and QA with Medical Students |
| 4:30 | Auditorium Closing Remarks |
| 5:00 | TBA Post-Conference Social |
Auditorium 10:00AM Opening Remarks & Keynote Address
Reducing health disparities among Asian Americans: A Michigan Program
Tsu-Yin Wu, PhD, RN
Dr. Tsu-Yin Wu will discuss what has been done to bridge the gap in health disparities in the area of cancer control in Asian patient populations. Dr. Wu will identify health disparities in breast and colorectal cancer screening among Asian Americans in Michigan and examine effective and culturally-appropriate strategies to reduce health disparities for this patient population.
Dr. Wu is an adjunct Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Michigan School of Nursing is and is also the current Director of the Healthy Asian Americans Project.
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Auditorium 11:00AM Understanding Vietnamese Health Issues, Kim-Hao Olbyrs
Ms. Kim-Hao Olbyrs is very concerned about the Vietnamese and Asians as a whole health especially mental health, dental, and basic health. The Vietnamese have very laxedon health issues. It is only when problems happen then they would be concerned. She will bring attention to the concerns of Vietnamese patients.
Ms. Olbrys is the Health Vietnamese Coordinator for the Vietnamese community (Oakland, Macomb, Wayne), Ms. Olbyrs is also the Vietnamese Coordinator for HAAP (Healthy Asian American Project), an AngelFins Board member (an Arts for special needs group), a Special Olympics volunteer and coach.
Rm 242 11:00AM Pre-Medical: QA with WSU Medical School Admissions Office
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Rm 240 1:10PM Hepatitis B: Overview and Treatment, Kimberly Brown MD
Dr. Kimberly A. Brown will speak about the clinical aspects of Hepatitis B in infected patient populations. She is the Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. She joined the Henry Ford Medical Group in 1995 as Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Program and was appointed Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2003. In addition, she served as the Program Director for the GI Fellowship Program from 2003 to 2008.
Dr. Brown received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1981. She completed her medical degree at Wayne State University in 1985. Dr. Brown completed both her residency in Internal Medicine as well as her fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan in 1992 and was named Chief Medical Resident in 1984-85.
Rm 240 1:10PM Hepatitis B and Asian Americans, Janilla Lee PhD
Dr. Janilla Lee will focus on the rising concern of Hepatitis B in the Asian population. She will provide a picture of what the Asian Hepatitis B looks like and what can be done to lower Hepatitis B burden in Asian populations.
Dr. Lee is a research scientist focusing on Asian Americans health at the Program for Multi-Cultural Health, University of Michigan Health System. She was the Associate Director at the Healthy Asian Americans Project at U of M School of Nursing. She taught material engineering at Central Michigan University for 4 years before joining U of M. She came to academia after she retired as an engineering and program manager from Ford Motor Co. She graduated in chemistry from National Taiwan University and has a Ph.D. in Quantum Mechanics from University of Notre Dame.
She has been very actively serving the Asian American communities and the community at large for over 20 years.
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Rm 242 2:20PM Understanding Domestic Violence Workshop, MAI Family Services
(2 hours long)
The “Understanding Domestic Violence” workshop provides a
basic overview of what domestic violence is and what its causes are.
The goal of the workshop is to raise awareness about domestic violence
in the Asian and Pacific American communities and brainstorm
prevention methods. The workshop is interactive and involves
role-playing. It has been adapted from The Shanti Project’s workshop
designed for the Gujarati community (South Asian).
MAI Family Services, a non-profit organization, was established in 1986 as a support system for South Asian individuals and families living in Michigan. MAI Family Services is comprised of elected board members and professional caseworkers who donate their time and expertise. MAI Family Services’ mission is to provide confidential, professional and free counseling services and referrals and to promote awareness of mental health problems, domestic violence and other issues through education and training. Our vision is to be the primary resource for counseling and prevention services for our community.
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Rm 240 2:20PM Tuberculosis in Asia, Chokechai Rongkavilit MD
Tuberculosis remains a major health problem in Asia. This presentation will focus on new discovery in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tuberculosis relevant to Asian patients & population.
Dr. Chokechai Rongkavilit is an Associate Professor in pediatrics at Wayne State University School of Medicine and an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. He received his medical degree from Thailand. He completed pediatric residency at St. Louis University and pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at University of Miami. His areas of interest include international health and HIV/AIDS.
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Rm 240 3:30PM “Help, my doctor is trying to kill me!”,
Ia Kue DO
An introduction about the Hmong, including their religious beliefs, healing and their location. Learn about the current health problems within the Hmong population and ways to approach medical care with Hmong patients to improving compliance.
Rm 242 3:30PM Pre-medical: Clinical Skills and QA with Medical Students
subject to change
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Auditorium 4:30PM Closing Remarks, TBA
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5:00PM Post Conference Social, Motor City Brewery
We invite all conference attendees to a post conference social at a venue near Wayne State University. Please come join us and meet other medical and pre-medical students from the Midwest Region. A special surprise will await you at Motor City Brewery!
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