2019 RCMAR Annual Investigators Meeting
ANNUAL MEETING FEES AND REGISTRATION:
The cost to attend the meeting is $90, (plus a $7.07 Eventbrite service fee), and includes the cost of the Welcome Reception and Poster Presentations at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on June 19 from 6-8 pm, as well as continental breakfast and buffet lunch on June 20 and June 21.
OPTIONAL GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP (JUNE 20, 8 am – noon):
This optional workshop will take place on June 20th from 8 am – noon (before the annual meeting). The cost to attend is $30 (plus a $3.46 Eventbrite service fee) and will emphasize the skills, tips and tricks to help Scientists successfully apply for grants. Scientists are encouraged to send in their grant proposals prior to the workshop to be reviewed by a RCMAR faculty member. Note: Registration is limited to 2 Scientists per site. Please contact Porsche McGinnis via email: porschej@nullucla.edu with any questions.
PAYMENT:
Credit cards are the only accepted method of payment.
Registration:
Agenda
Wednesday, June 19
| Arrival Day: UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center | |
| 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Welcome Reception and Poster Presentations Separate registration required |
Thursday, June 20
| 8:00 am – 9:45 am | Advisory Board Meeting (Closed Meeting) Plateia Private Dining Room Closed Meeting Buffet Breakfast in the Plateia Servery |
| 8:00 am – 12:00 pm | Optional: Grant Writing Workshop Centennial Ballroom CD Separate registration required, Buffet Breakfast in the Plateia Servery 6:30 – 8:00 am |
| 10:00 am – 11:30 am | GSA Preconference Workshop Discussion (Closed Meeting) UCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health Building Center for the Health Sciences Room 16-032 650 Charles E Young Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095 |
| 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Check in/Registration Outside of Centennial Ballroom |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch Centennial Terrace, 3rd Floor (Buffet-Style, Assigned Seating) |
| 1:00 pm – 1:15 pm | General Session Welcome
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| 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm | Keynote Presentation: Taking Implicit Bias Seriously Centennial Ballroom CD Jerry Kang, JD Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Distinguished Professor of Law Distinguished Professor of Asian American Studies Korea Times – Hankook Ilbo Endowed Chair University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm | Unmet Mental Health Need Among Older Chinese and Latino Patients in Primary CareCentennial Ballroom CD Maria Garcia, PhD Center for Aging in Diverse Communities (CADC)/RCMAR University of California, San Francisco |
| 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Advancing Health Among Aging African-American Adults in Flint, MI: Recruitment Barriers and Facilitators for the Multilevel Church Challenge Blood Pressure Management Intervention Vicki Johnson-Lawrence, MS, PhD Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)/RCMAR University of Michigan | Wayne State University | Michigan State University |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Break |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Community Panel Presentation: A Closer Look – Challenges & Payoffs Centennial Ballroom CD Moderator: Grace Cheng Braun, MSPH President & CEO, WISE & Healthy Aging Panelists: • Erika Brown Lead Coordinator AMP Program Los Angeles City Department of Aging • Maggie Cervantes Executive Director NEW Economics Women (NEW) • Nancy Volpert Director of Public Policy & Strategic Initiatives Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles |
| 5:00 pm – 5:15 pm | Closing Arguments and Adjourn |
| 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Dinner Legacy AB Separate registration required. |
Friday, June 21
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | Continental breakfast Centennial Prefunction |
| 8:00 am – 9:30 am | Scientist Meeting with National Institutes of Health Representatives Centennial Ballroom CD (closed meeting/Scientist only) |
| 8:00 am – 9:30 am | Core Meetings Analysis Core – Entrepreneur Community Core – Artistry Research Education Core – Catalyst Evaluation Strategies for RCMAR Programs – Englightment |
| 9:50 am – 10:00 am | Day 2 Meeting Overview – Centennial Ballroom CD
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| 10:00 am – 10:30 am | Understanding Performance of Health-Promoting Behaviors among Older African-American Men: Findings from the Healthy Eating Activity Rest Together (HEART) Matters Study – Centennial Ballroom CD Larrell L. Wilkinson, PhD, MSPH, CHES Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (Deep South)/RCMAR University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Impact of Dual-Eligible Special Need Plan Regulations on Care Utilization – Kim Narain, MD, PhD, MPH Center for Health Improvement of Minority Elderly (CHIME)/RCMAR University of California, Los Angeles |
| 11:00 am – 11:30 am | Impact of ACOs on Minority Populations with Dementia and Other Chronic Conditions – Centennial Ballroom CD Alice Chen, PhD Minority Aging Health Economics Research Center (USC)/RCMAR University of Southern California |
| 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Buffet Lunch – Centennial Terrace, 3rd Floor |
| 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Directors’ Meeting – Illumination (Closed Meeting; lunch will be served.) |
| 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Waponahki Tribal Health Assessment: A Collaborative Project – Centennial Ballroom CD Patrik Johansson, PhD Native Elder Research Center (NERC)/RCMAR University of Colorado, Denver | Washington State University, Spokane |
| 1:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Works in Progress Presentations Centennial Ballroom CD, Enlightment, Entreprenuer, Artistry & Catalyst |
| 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm | Concluding Remarks and Evaluations – Centennial Ballroom CD Carl V. Hill, PhD, MPH |