SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Hour                                                                Activity

7:30am to 8:30am                               Registration and Continental Breakfast at Foyer

8:30am to 9:00am                               Welcome and Introduction at Ballroom A

            Dr. Lourdes E. Soto de Laurido, President Organizing Committee
            Honorable Dr. Rosa Pérez Perdomo - Puerto Rico Secretary of Health
            Dr. José R. Carlo Izquierdo - Chancellor, Medical Sciences Campus, UPR

9:00am to 9:45am                               Opening Session
                                                               Moderator: Dr. Walter Frontera

                                                               Children and Youth Health:  Trends and Perspectives
                                                               in the Health Professions

Ileana C. Herrell, PhD       Director Division of Scientific Strategic Planning & Policy Analysis         National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities         National Institute of Health         Click here to Download Presentation

9:45am to 10:15am                             Plenary Session
                                                               Moderator: Dr. Estela S. Estapé

                                                              Down Payment on the Future: Priorities for the
                                                              Health of Hispanic Youth   

Jane L. Delgado, MA, MS, PhD        President and CEO        National Alliance for Hispanic Health,        Washington, DC        Click here to Download Presentation

10:15am to 10:45am                           Break at Foyer

10:45am to 12:30pm                           Plenary Session          
                                                            Moderator: Dr. María Rodríguez

10:45am to 11:15am                           Community Based Approaches to Address
                                                             Obesity in Our Youth

Judith C. Rodríguez, RD, PhD, FADA           Professor           Department  of Public Health           College of Health           University of North Florida           Jacksonville, Florida           Click here to Download Presentation

11:15am to 11:35am                            Challenges and Opportunities on Preventing HIV
                                                             and AIDS among Children and Adolescents: An
                                                             Agenda Update for 2008

Clemente Díaz, MD         Professor         Chair, Department of Pediatrics         School of Medicine         Medical Sciences Campus, UPR         Associate Director, Clinical Research Program         Click here to Download Presentation

11:35am to 11:55pm                             The RCMI Translational Research Network:
                                                               A unique Resource to Address Health Disparities

	Keith Norris, MD         Professor         Vice President for Research         Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science         Los Angeles, California         Click here to Download Presentation
11:55am to 12:25pm                             Outcomes of Assessment Protocols for the Early                                                                Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities and                                                                Emotional-Behavioral Problems
	Carmen Rodríguez Delgado, OTR, PhD         and Migdalia Morales, OTR, MS         Professors         Occupational Therapy Program         School of Health Professions         Medical Sciences Campus, UPR         Click here to Download Presentation

12:25pm to 12:30pm                           Discussion

12:30pm to 1:30pm                             Lunch at Royal Room - Laguna Wing

1:30pm to 4:00pm                               Concurrent Special Sessions

                                                            I. Child and Adolescent Mental Health
                                                                Ballroom A - Main Building
                                                                Moderator: Dr. Maribel Pérez

Coordinator: Glorisa Canino, PhD          Director, Behavioral Sciences Research Institute          Medical Sciences Campus, UPR

                                                               Smoking, Drugs and other Behavioral Problems
                                                               among Multi-Ethnic Adolescents in the US
                                                               William Vega, PhD
                                                               Professor of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine
                                                               University of California, Los Angeles

                                                               The Trajectory of Antisocial Behavior Problems
                                                               among Island and mainland Puerto Rican Children
                                                               Glorisa Canino, PhD
                                                               Click here to Download Presentation

                                                               The prevalence, risk factors and trajectory of
                                                               Attention Deficit Disorder among Puerto Rican
                                                               Children
                                                               José Bauermeister, PhD
                                                               Professor, Behavioral Science Research Institute
                                                               School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico
                                                               Click here to Download Presentation
                                                                                                        
                                                           II. Risk Behaviors: Steps for Action
                                                                 Ballroom B - Main Building
                                                                 Moderator: Dr. Ada Mildred Alemán-Batista

Coordinator: Lourdes E. Soto de Laurido, EdD, MPHE       Director: Research Institute for Global Health Promotion and       Health Education (IIPESAG)       School of Health Professions       Medical Sciences Campus, UPR

                                                                Sexual behavior and adolescents: A New Perspective
                                                                Lourdes E. Soto de Laurido, EdD, MPHE
                                                                Click here to Download Presentation

                                                                Alcohol and other drugs use: Comparison between
                                                                girls and boys from 15 to 19 years old
                                                                Margarita R. Moscoso Alvarez
                                                                Professor
                                                                University of Puerto Rico
                                                                Rio Piedras Campus
                                                                Click here to Download Presentation

                                                                Tobacco use: Impact for Chronic Disease in
                                                                Adolescents
                                                                Ameesha Mehta-Sampath, MPH
                                                                Asthma Projects Coordinator
                                                                EPA Region II: DEPP-RIAB
                                                                Click here to Download Presentation

                                                            III. Global Health
                                                                   Ballroom C - Main Building
                                                                   Moderator: Dr. Estela S. Estapé

Coordinator: Ann Mitchell, PhD        President: Networking the Americas Consortium for Nursing        and Allied Health (NACNAH) for International Cooperation

                                                                Impact of Global Changes on Children and
                                                                Adolescents Health Care
                                                                Karen Miller, PhD, RN, FAAN
                                                                President, KUMC Health Partners Inc.
                                                                Board of Directors, Senior Vice Chancellor and Dean
                                                                University of Kansas School of Nursing and School of
                                                                Allied Health
                                                                Click here to Download Presentation

                                                                Developing Community Collaboration for
                                                                International Youth Risk Reduction Programs
                                                                Keville Frederickson, EdD, RN, FAAN
                                                                Professor, Department of Nursing, Lehman College
                                                                Director DNS Program, Graduate Center, CUNY
                                                                Executive Director, NACNAH
                                                                Alicia Georges, EdD, RN, FAAN
                                                                Associate Professor and Chair
                                                                Department of Nursing, Lehman College, CUNY
                                                                Click here to Download Presentation

                                                                International Website for Children with Chronic
                                                                Illnesses
                                                                Joan Fleitas, EdD, RN
                                                                Associate Professor
                                                                Department of Nursing, Lehman College, CUNY
                                                                Web-Master for NACNAH
                                                                Click here to Download Presentation

                                                                Autism: International Perspectives
                                                                Marc Velghe
                                                                Senior Lecturer, Arteveldehogeschool, Gent, BE
                                                                Project Manager, Consortium of Institute of Higher
                                                                Education in Health and Rehabilitation in Europe
                                                                (COHEHRE)
                                                                Click here to Download Presentation

                                                                Child and Adolescent Discharge Planning from a
                                                                Psychiatric Hospital: An Evidence-Based Practice
                                                                Approach
                                                                Ann Mitchell, PhD
                                                               
                                                                International Closing Panel
                                                                Lillie Shortridge-Baggett, EdD, RN, FAAN, FNAP
                                                                Professor, Pace University, New York
                                                                First President and Former Executive Director, NACNAH
                                                           

4:30pm to 6:30pm                               Poster Session      
                                                             Laguna Room I - Laguna Wing    

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Hour                                                                Activity

7:30am to 8:30am                               Registration and Continental Breakfast at Foyer

8:30am to 9:00am                               Welcome and Introduction at Ballroom A

            Dr. Lourdes E. Soto de Laurido - President Organizing Committee
            Antonio García Padilla, President, University of Puerto Rico
            Dr. José R. Carlo Izquierdo - Chancellor, Medical Sciences Campus, UPR
            Dr. Sidney McNairy - Director, Division of Research Infrastructure, NCRR

9:00am to 9:30am                               Opening Session
                                                             Moderator: Dr. Sidney McNairy

                                                                  Children and Youth Health: Trends and
                                                                  Perspectives in Clinical Research

Barbara Alving, MD, MACP        Director        National Center for Research Resources        National Institute of Health        Bethesda, Maryland        Click here to Download Presentation

9:30am to 10:15am                             Plenary Session
                                                             Moderator: Dr. Estela S. Estapé
                                                               
                                                                 
                                                                  DNA-Guided Medicine for Enhancing the Safety of
                                                                  Adolescent Healthcare: Personalized Prevention of
                                                                  Drug-Induced Metabolic Syndrome

Guarberto Ruaño, MD, PhD         President, Genomas Inc. and         Director of Genetics Research at Hartford Hospital         Hartford, Connecticut         Click here to Download Presentation

10:15am to 10:45am                           Break

10:45am to 12:30pm                           Plenary Session
                                                             Moderator: Dr. Rosarito Gonzalez

10:45am to 11:15am                               The Influence of Sensory Processing on Children
                                                                and Adolescent Behavior and Adaptability in
                                                                Everyday Life 

Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA        Professor & Chair        Department of Occupational Therapy Education        University of Kansas Medical Center        Kansas City, Kansas        Click here to Download Presentation

11:15am to 11:45am                                Genomic in the Diagnosis and Management
                                                                 of Leukemia in Children

Luis A. Clavell, MD       Medical Director and Chairman, Hospital Board,       San Jorge Children's Hospital       Member, External Advisory Committee, Clinical Research Program       Medical Sciences Campus       San Juan, Puerto Rico       Click here to Download Presentation

11:45am to 12:10pm                                Genetic and Audiological Characteristics of a
                                                                 Deaf Community in the Central Zone of Puerto Rico

	Alberto Santiago Cornier, MD, PhD       Dean       San Juan Bautista School of Medicine       Caguas, Puerto Rico       Click here to Download Presentation
12:10am to 12:25pm
	Soami Santiago, PhD, FAA       Professor       Audiology Doctoral Program       School of Health Professions       Medical Sciences Campus, UPR       Click here to Download Presentation

12:25am to 12:30pm                           Discussion

12:30pm to 1:30pm                             Lunch at Royal Room - Laguna Wing

1:30pm to 3:30pm                               Concurrent Special Sessions

                                                           I. Investigaciones y Adiestramientos sobre Niñas, Niños
                                                              y Jóvenes con Impedimentos: Aspectos
                                                              Transdisciplinarios
                                                               Ballroom A - Main Building
                                                               Moderator: Prof. Ivonne Angleró

                                             (Conference will be in Spanish and slides will be in English)

Coordinator: Nicolás Linares, PhD       Director, FILIUS Research Institute, UPR       Professor, School of Health Professions

                                                               El fenotipo expresivo del autismo
                                                               Nicolás Linares, PhD
                                                               Click here to Download Presentation

                                                               Aspectos Inmunológicos de autismo
                                                               María Santaella, MD
                                                               Consultora para Investigación Instituto FILIUS, UPR
                                                               Click here to Download Presentation

                                                               Proteómica en autismo
                                                               Irving Vega, PhD
                                                               Centro de Investigación en Genes, Cerebro y Mente
                                                               Click here to Download Presentation

                                                               Perfiles diferenciales en los des[ordones dentro del
                                                               continuo de autismo
                                                               Yesika Varela, PhD
                                                               Programa de Autismo y Otros Impedimentos Humanos
                                                               Click here to Download Presentation

                                                               Desarrollo de una prueba de procesos auditivos
                                                               centrales
                                                               Mayra Cabrera, PhD
                                                               Centro de Investigación y Adiestramiento en Procesos
                                                               Auditivos Centrales
                                                                Click here to Download Presentation
                                                              
                                                               Estudio sobre un instrumento de salud mental para
                                                               jóvenes confinados
                                                               Carmen Rodríguez Delgado, OTR, PhD
                                                               Programa de Investigaciones en Salud Mental y Corrección
                                                               Penal
                                                               Click here to Download Presentation

                                                              Investigación sobre precepciones y Creencias de los
                                                               Padres Puertorriqueños sobre el uso de
                                                               medicamentos para Trastorno por Déficit de Atención
                                                               con Hiperactividad (TDAH)
                                                                María T. Morales, EdD
                                                               Programa de Investigaciones Educativas
                                                               Click here to Download Presentation

                                                               Impedimentos y sexualidades en estudiantes              
                                                               universitarios
                                                               Carlos Vázquez Rivera, PhD
                                                               Programa de Investigación y Refortalecimiento Comunitario
                                                               Click here to Download Presentation

                                                               Earth+: Un programa de ciencias para jóvenes ciegos
                                                               María Miranda, MA
                                                               Programa de Asistencia Tecnológica
                                                               Click here to Download Presentation
                                                                  

                                                            II. Health Care Disparities in Pediatric Asthma:
                                                                 Health Services Research
                                                                 Ballroom B - Main Building
                                                                 Moderator: Dr. Grace Owen

Coordinator: Juan Carlos Zevallos, MD        Director, Endowed Health Services Research Center        School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, UPR

                                                                Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Asthma:
                                                                A Culturally Competent Disease Management
                                                                Program
                                                                Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH
                                                                Senior Scientist, Institute for Health Policy in Medicine and
                                                                Program Director for Multicultural Education,
                                                                Massachusetts General Hospital
                                                                Click here to Download Presentation
                                                              
                                                               
                                                                Overall Perspectives of Pediatric Asthma
                                                                Disparities in Puerto Rico
                                                                Juan Carlos Zevallos, MD
                                                                 Click here to Download Presentation
                                                               

                                                                Disparities in Realized Access: Patterns of Health
                                                                Services Utilization by Insurance Status among
                                                                Children with Asthma in Puerto Rico
                                                                Ruth Ríos, MS, PhD
                                                                Research Coordinator
                                                                Puerto Rico Health  Services Research Institute
                                                                Evaluation Coordinator, Clinical Research Programs
                                                                Associate Professor
                                                                School of Public Health
                                                                Medical Sciences Campus, UPR
                                                                Click here to Download Presentation
                                                               


                                                            III. Clinical Research Education and Career
                                                                Development Programs (CRECD)- Special Session
                                                                of Selected Scholars
                                                                Ballroom C - Main Building

Coordinator: Margarita Irizarry, PhD        Associate Professor        Phase II Coordinator, Clinical Research Programs        School of Health Professions, Medical Sciences Campus, UPR

                                                                    CRECD: A Program to Train Clinical and                    
                                                                    Translational Researchers at Minority Institutions
                                                                    Krishan K. Arora, PhD
                                                                    Health Scientist Administrator
                                                                    Division of Research Infrastructure
                                                                    National Center for Research Resources
                                                                    National Institute of Health
                                                                    Click here to Download Presentation

                                                                1.Charles Drew University of Medicine and Sciences
                                                                    Visceral Pain and Functional Disorders:
                                                                    Translational Approach
                                                                     Victor Chaban, PhD
                                                                     Asst. Prof. College of Science and Health
                                                                     Click here to Download Presentation

                                                                2. Morehouse School of Medicine
                                                                    Anomalous Community Analysis to Enrich Inquiry
                                                                    into Disparities in Black-White Infant Mortality in
                                                                    the United States.
                                                                    Yvonne Fry-Johnson, MD
                                                                    Chief, Maternal and Child Health Team
                                                                    and 2nd year Fellow in MSCR Program
                                                                    Click here to Download Presentation

                                                                3. Meharry Medical College
                                                                    Health Numeric Literacy in the Hispanic Population
                                                                    Richard White, MD
                                                                    Instructor in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
                                                                    Click here to Download Presentation

                                                                4. University of Hawaii
                                                                    Innovative Roles for Neonatal Nurse
                                                                    Practitioners Working in Rural Areas - Using
                                                                    Hawaii as an Example
                                                                    Petri Pieron, MSN, MPH, PhD(c)
                                                                    John Burns School of Medicine
                                                                    Click here to Download Presentation

                                                                5. University of Puerto Rico
                                                                     Importance of Women's Violent Experiences in the
                                                                     Analysis of their Cardiovascular Risk Factors
                                                                     Linda Laras, MD, MSc, MPH, FACOG
                                                                     Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
                                                                     Click here to Download Presentation

                                                                6. University of Hawaii
                                                                    Absent or Erroneous Data in Epidemiological
                                                                    Studies in the US; Alcohol Use Disorders in
                                                                    Adolescent American Pacific Islanders as a Case in
                                                                    Point
                                                                    Victoria Di Sclafani, MPH, PhD
                                                                    Scientist, Neurobehavioral Research Inc.
                                                                    Click here to Download Presentation

3:30pm to 4:00pm                               Plenary Closing Remarks          

7:00pm                                                Christmas Evening Reception
                                                            Royal Room - Laguna Win
                                                            (Semi-formal)