African-Americans and Research: Making It Work for Folks Like Us

When:

January 14, 2021 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

African-Americans and Research: Making It Work for Folks Like Us

Thursday, Jan. 14 2:00 p.m PT / 5:00 p.m. ET

All Black patients, families and caregivers attending the event will receive a $25.00 Amazon gift card! We will send you information on how to get the gift card after you register.

Who should attend?

Black patients, families and caregivers impacted by COVID-19 and asthma
Black clergy
Medical and health professionals
All people who wish to better understand the needs of the Black community

What will be covered

How Black patients, families and caregivers are partnering with and advising researchers on what is important to them.
How this new approach to research — called patient-centered outcomes research — can make a positive difference in the African American community.
What lessons have been learned from this new approach to research and why it’s important for Black people with asthma.

Speakers

Elliot Israel, MD, professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is lead researcher of the PREPARE study, which examines asthma in African American and Hispanic/Latino populations.

Mary White, patient advocate and research advisor

Moderators

Tonya Winders, President and CEO of Allergy & Asthma Network
LeRoy Graham, MD, pediatric pulmonologist and founder of Not One More Life