2020 Public Health Ethics Forum Program Agenda
The theme was Ethical Dilemmas in Rural Health
Presented by: Office of Health Equity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University
Time
Time
Subject/Speakers
Subject/Speakers
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Welcome and Remarks
Master of Ceremonies: Craig Wilkins, MPH (CAPT, USPHS, RET); Senior Advisor, Office of Health Equity (OHE), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Leandris Liburd, PhD, MPH, MA
Director, OHE and Associate Director for Minority Health and Health Equity, CDC
Anne Schuchat, MD (RADM, USPHS, RET)
Principal Deputy Director, CDC
Rueben Warren, DDS, MPH, DrPH, MDiv
Director, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University
Welcome and Remarks
Master of Ceremonies: Craig Wilkins, MPH (CAPT, USPHS, RET); Senior Advisor, Office of Health Equity (OHE), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Leandris Liburd, PhD, MPH, MA
Director, OHE and Associate Director for Minority Health and Health Equity, CDC
Anne Schuchat, MD (RADM, USPHS, RET)
Principal Deputy Director, CDC
Rueben Warren, DDS, MPH, DrPH, MDiv
Director, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Plenary 1: Ethical Considerations: Advancing Rural Health Equity
Alana Knudson, PhD, EdM
Director, Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, NORC at the University of Chicago
Plenary 1: Ethical Considerations: Advancing Rural Health Equity
Alana Knudson, PhD, EdM
Director, Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, NORC at the University of Chicago
1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Panel Session: Rural Perspectives on Public Health Ethics
Moderator: Rueben Warren, DDS, MPH, DrPH, MDiv
Director, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University
Maria Poepsel, PhD, CRNA, APRN
Member, National Advisory Committee for Rural Health and Human Services
Daniel Miller, MD
Chief, Clinical Integration and Graduate Medical Education, Hudson River Healthcare, Inc.
Scott Lockard, MSW, CSW
Public Health Director IV, Kentucky River District Health Department
Daryl Melvin, MS, PE (CAPT, USPHS, RET)
Founder and Principal, Melvin Consulting PLLC
Michal Rhymer-Browne, MA
Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
Ashley Andújar, MHSA
Team Lead, Health Promotion and Communication, Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC
Andrew Zekeri, PhD
Professor of Sociology and Graduate Faculty, Department of Psychology and Sociology, Tuskegee University
Panel Session: Rural Perspectives on Public Health Ethics
Moderator: Rueben Warren, DDS, MPH, DrPH, MDiv
Director, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University
Maria Poepsel, PhD, CRNA, APRN
Member, National Advisory Committee for Rural Health and Human Services
Daniel Miller, MD
Chief, Clinical Integration and Graduate Medical Education, Hudson River Healthcare, Inc.
Scott Lockard, MSW, CSW
Public Health Director IV, Kentucky River District Health Department
Daryl Melvin, MS, PE (CAPT, USPHS, RET)
Founder and Principal, Melvin Consulting PLLC
Michal Rhymer-Browne, MA
Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
Ashley Andújar, MHSA
Team Lead, Health Promotion and Communication, Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC
Andrew Zekeri, PhD
Professor of Sociology and Graduate Faculty, Department of Psychology and Sociology, Tuskegee University
3:00 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.
Break
Break
3:05 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.
3:05 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.
Plenary 2: Ethical Considerations Regarding the Barriers and Solutions to Accessing Health Care Services in Rural Areas and Populations
Diane Hall, PhD, MS
Senior Scientist for Policy and Strategy, Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy, CDC
Kathy Kinlaw, MDiv
Associate Director of the Emory University Center for Ethics and Director of the Center’s Program in Health Sciences and Ethics; Bioethics Associate in Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine; and Executive Director of the Health Care Ethics Consortium of Georgia
Plenary 2: Ethical Considerations Regarding the Barriers and Solutions to Accessing Health Care Services in Rural Areas and Populations
Diane Hall, PhD, MS
Senior Scientist for Policy and Strategy, Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy, CDC
Kathy Kinlaw, MDiv
Associate Director of the Emory University Center for Ethics and Director of the Center’s Program in Health Sciences and Ethics; Bioethics Associate in Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine; and Executive Director of the Health Care Ethics Consortium of Georgia
3:35 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.
3:35 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.
Plenary 3: Physical Determinants of Rural Health: Addressing the Natural and Built Environments
and Environmental Justice in Communities
Christiaan Abildso, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences/Program Director of Research and Evaluation, Health Research Center, West Virginia University School of Public Health
Leonard Ortmann, PhD
Senior Ethics Consultant, Office of Science Integrity, CDC
Plenary 3: Physical Determinants of Rural Health: Addressing the Natural and Built Environments
and Environmental Justice in Communities
Christiaan Abildso, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences/Program Director of Research and Evaluation, Health Research Center, West Virginia University School of Public Health
Leonard Ortmann, PhD
Senior Ethics Consultant, Office of Science Integrity, CDC
4:05 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
4:05 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
Student Poster Award Session
Karen Bouye, PhD, MPH, MS
Senior Advisor for Research/Health Scientist, OHE, CDC
Student Poster Award Session
Karen Bouye, PhD, MPH, MS
Senior Advisor for Research/Health Scientist, OHE, CDC
4:20 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
4:20 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Plenary 4: Working to Achieve Health Equity in Rural Communities
Cara James, PhD
President and CEO, Grantmakers in Health
Plenary 4: Working to Achieve Health Equity in Rural Communities
Cara James, PhD
President and CEO, Grantmakers in Health
4:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
4:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Leandris Liburd, PhD, MPH, MA
Rueben Warren, DDS, MPH, DrPH, MDiv
Closing Remarks
Leandris Liburd, PhD, MPH, MA
Rueben Warren, DDS, MPH, DrPH, MDiv