NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL & MINORITY HEALTH
About the Tri-State Symposium:
Working with and bringing together top leaders in the nation leading the way for SDoH-focused HHS, DEI, Accessibility, and AI efforts Post-Pandemic
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Tri-State Symposium: The NIRMH &TAANA proudly present the inaugural Joint Tri-State Symposium, serving as a pivotal gathering for the social determinants of health (SDoH)-focused health and human services, and AI community to exchange information, scholarship, and data-driven, evidence-based strategies for (Re)Writing our roadmap to building a healthier America post-pandemic and in the age of AI.
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Top leaders in the country will share about the work they and their team are doing in 2024, discuss other projects in PA, OH, and WV, the progress and path forward, and the critical steps to ensure the health and wellbeing of all Americans.
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Diverse Attendee Base: Scientists, payors, providers, clinicians, policymakers, educators, engineers, programmers, community leaders, patients, survivors, and advocates from PA, OH, and WV, and across the nation converge to share related paradigm shifts and cutting-edge research, outreach and impact of initiatives.
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Comprehensive Program: A two-day event featuring continuing education programming of thought-provoking panel discussions, presentations, real world AI medical use cases, and interactive sessions addressing challenges, innovations, and reported paradigm shifts in DEI, Accessibility, and Law, Privacy, Medical AI, Government, and Education tailored for healthcare leaders, providers, policymakers, lawyers, AI leaders, specialty societies, CBOs, FBOs, educators in S.T.E.M. fields, and the wider community.
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Themed Presentations and Panel Discussions: Covering topics such as Community-based Partnerships, Medicaid Managed Care, DEI and Equal Access to Care, Education, Legal Advocacy, Cybersecurity, Rural Hospitals, Real-life AI Medical Use, Law and Ethics, and Government and Policy, offering valuable insights and the reported paradigm shifts, in real-time, for attendees at all career stages.
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Networking Opportunities: Attendees can connect with strategic partners and explore collaborative educational projects with the NIRMH Think Tank, focusing on SDoH, education, diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, AI platforms, and accessibility in health services.
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Symposium Theme: This year's theme, "(Re)Writing the Social Determinants of Health-focused Health and Human Services Paradigm Post-Pandemic, and in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)," underscores the symposium's commitment to advancing education, SDOH-focused health and human services efforts post-pandemic in Pennsylvania and its border states OH and WV.
SPEAKERS
Susan Orsega
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Services Policy and Oversight, and Former United States Surgeon General of the United States, Retired U.S. Public Service Rear Admiral
Kimberly Elenberg
Director AI Strategies, NS&I @ECS, Principal Scientist Carnegie Mellon University, Retired Captain of the United States Public Health Services
John Kalafut
Chief Executive Officer, Asher Orion Group
Kim Cleveland
President 2024 The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, Board Chair Emeritus, The Nurses on Boards Coalition Associate Professor & Course Coordinator Health Policy at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Dr. José de Arimatéia da Cruz
National Cybersecurity Army War College Center for Strategic Leadership Homeland Defense and Security Issues
Nicole L Stout
Internationally Recognized Expert and Leader in Cancer Prevention and Control, West Virginia Cancer Institute, WVU in Morgantown, West Virginia
Ashley S. Love
Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor of Graduate Studies, University of The Incarnate Word, Former State Epidemiologist and Bureau Chief of Epidemiology at the Delaware Division of Public Health
Michael Soto
Provost & Senior Vice President Point Park University
Scot MacTaggart
Chief Innovation Officer, Dagostino Electronic Services, Entrepreneurial Mentor, Ascender Pittsburgh Member, Advisory Board, Ignite Business Incubator at Washington & Jefferson College
F. Scott Hall
Managing Partner, Veridat, Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics at
University of Toledo
Debra L. Bogen
Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of Health
Norman Bristol Colόn
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
David Kelley
Chief Medical Officer, Department of Human Services, Office of Medical Assistance Programs
Jessica Ruffin
Chief Equity Officer & Director, Office of Equity and Engagement, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Deborah Cardenas
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association President
Sara Innamorato
Allegheny County Executive
Maria Welch
Geisinger Senior Wellness Specialist, Health Innovation Programs
Amanda Milhalko
Highmark Health Director of Social Determinants of Health
Wilmarie Gonzalez
President, PA Market, Carebridge
Lauren Fair
Divisional Social Services Director at The Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania Headquarters
Yvonne Cook
President, Highmark Foundation
Ketwana D. Schoos
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Office of DEI, Community College of Allegheny County
Angelica Perez-Johnston
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University
Raffy R. Luquis
Interim Director, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Director of JEDI-B, Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State Harrisburg
Amanda Taylor Gehman
Program Officer for PA Area Health Education Center (PA AHEC), Global Health Center, Penn State Health
Adriana Sanchez-Solis
Senior Manager, Community Engagement, Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Office of Equity and Engagement, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ivan Usero
President, Pittsburgh Metro Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (PMAHCC), and Senior Advisor, Property & Casualty Insurance / Corporate Benefits (NFP)
Tina Nixon
Vice President Mission Effectiveness, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Central Pennsylvania for UPMC
Lisa Davis
Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health Director, and Outreach Associate Professor of Health Policy & Administration
Urmi Ashar
Assistant Professor, Director of Public Health Programs in the Rangos School of Health Sciences Duquesne University
Lourdes Sánchez Ridge
Attorney, Pietragallo, Gordon, Alfano & Raspanti, LLP
Daniel C. Conlon
Attorney, Tucker | Arensberg Law, Co-Chair Hospitality Group
Adam Hochstetler
AVP Innovation, AiDoc
Maya Indira Ragavan
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Academic Pediatrics University of Pittsburgh
Jesabel Rivera De Jesus
National Senior Program Lead at the American Heart Association, Community and Public Health Strategist
Linwood Smith
Community Health and Wellness Organizer, Itinerant Elder at the African Methodist Episcopal Church
Stuart Fisk
Director, of Behavioral Health Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Guillermo Velazquez
Executive Director at Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation
Andrea L.Lowe
The Social Impact Studio Consulting, former Director, Legislative Services, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Grant Meckley
Director at the Health Agricultural Worker Program
Charlotte Kalafut
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Asher Informatics
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Jessica Sutton
Hasting Family Care, Clinical Manager at Mary Lanning Healthcare FQHC
Dante Salvetti
Senior Strategic commercial Leader, EyeNuk
Moriah Hathaway
Executive Director Pennsylvania Governor Advisory Commission on Women
Razin Karu
Executive Director Pennsylvania Governor Advisory Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Affairs
Ruby Mundok
Executive Director Pennsylvania Governor Advisory Commission on Next Generation Engagement
Ashleigh Strange
Executive Director Pennsylvania Governor Advisory Commission on LGBTQ Affairs
Olga Negrón
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Governor Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs
Diego G. Chaves-Gnecco
Professor of Pediatrics, Program Director and Founder, Salud Para Niños, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Sister Janice Vanderneck
Director of Civic Engagement, Casa San Jose
David Saunders
Director of the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Office of Health Equity
Eugene Lengerich
Professor of Public Health Sciences & Family and Community Medicine, Director, Graduate Education and Training in Public Health Preparedness, Penn State University, NIRMH Executive Leadership
Jose Torradas
Emergency Medicine Physician - Multimedia Health Expert - President and Co-Founder Medicos Unidos, Inc
David Lee
President NFP Rx Solutions
Cecilia Morales
PhD (c) in AL- Robotics Carnegie Mellon University
Tammi Lining
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Board Member, Engaging, Transformational, Nursing Leader, Adjunct Professor at Community College of Allegheny County
Bili Mattes
Executive Director STEM-UP Network, a Social Enterprise powered by Harrisburg University
Clayton Jacobs
Sara Murphy
Executive Director, Alzheimer's Association Greater Pennsylvania
Vice President- Programs and Services, Alzheimer’s Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wesley Payne McClendon
Invited
Heather Tidwell
Mylynda Massart
Robert Toporek
Executive Director, McClendon Research Group, Inc.,
Chief Transformation Officer, DEI Atlas and Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Victoria Graduate School of Business
Corporate Faculty, Harrisburg University, and PhD (c) of Social Sciences in Prevention Science, Wilmington University
Associate Professor, Founder and Director of the Precision Genomic Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Decorated Vietnam Veteran, CEO TeamChildren Program
Khlood F. Salman
Molly McCullough
Dallas Malzi
Oralia Dominic
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Duquesne University
Registered Nurse
St. Clair Health, and DNP Student at John Hopkins
Cheif Medical Officer, North Side Christian Health Center - FQHC
Biobehavioral Health Scientist, NIH NCI Fellow, Cancer Health Disparities Researcher for Hispanic/Latino, Rural and Minority Health, and Medical Policy, NIRMH Executive Leadership
Jackie Russell
Heidi Cottle
Henry Hoffman
President-elect at The American Association of Nurse Attorneys
Senior Vice President of Cost Containment Strategies, NFP
Class of 2026, Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Training in the Language Equity Lab in the Division of General Academic Pediatrics
SPONSORS
Biobehavioral Health Scientist, NIH NCI Fellow, Cancer Health Disparities Researcher for Hispanic/Latino, Rural and Minority Health, and Medical Policy, NIRMH Executive Leadership
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Duquesne University
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AGENDA
THURSDAY (DAY ONE) June 20
TIME SESSION
8:00 a.m. On Your Own (Networking, Visit Pittsburgh etc.)
12:00 p.m. Registration and Exhibits Opens
1:00 p.m. Welcome
1:15 p.m. Opening Remarks
1:25 p.m. Premiere/Sponsor Remarks
Continuing Education Programming
1:35 p.m. Special Keynote Presentation
2:00 p.m. DEI Government & Industry Presentation
3:00 p.m. DEI Health & Human Services Presentation
4:00 p.m. DEI AI & Terminology Presentation
5:00 p.m. DEI AI & Law, and Ethics Presentation
6:00 p.m. Networking and Welcome Reception
FRIDAY (DAY TWO) June 21
TIME MORNING SESSION
8:00 a.m. Registration and Exhibits
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome
9:10 a.m. Opening
Continuing Education Programming
9:25 a.m. Community-based Partnerships, Resources & Services Panel
10:15 a.m. Payors, Medicaid Plan, Medicaid Managed Care, and
Legislation Mandates Panel
11:00 p.m. Networking and Dessert Break
11:20 a.m. Cybersecurity, PHI Secured Data for REM, and Rural Hospitals & Access to Services to a Diverse Community Panel
AFTERNOON SESSION
12:00 p.m. National Distinguished Speaker Luncheon Keynote Addresses
12:45 p.m. 2024 Award Recognitions and Special Entertainment
1:00 p.m. Networking and Dessert Break
1:15 p.m. Equal Access to Health Education Opportunities Panel
2:00 p.m. Public Health Community-focused Efforts and AI - and Impact Presentation
2:45 p.m. Networking and Dessert Break
3:00 p.m. Legal Advocacy, Ethics, Human Services, & Patient
Representation Panel
3:45 p.m. Real World Medical AI Use Cases
4:30 p.m. Specialty Societies, CBOs/FBOs, and Effective Dissemination of SDOH-focused Public Health Messages Panel
5:15 p.m. Government and Policy Panel
5:55 p.m. Closing Remarks & Adjourn
