The 5th National Conference on Health Issues in the Arab American Community
Scientific Program
Thursday, November 6, 2008

Day 1 AGENDA

7:30 am	Registration / Breakfast
8:30 am	Welcome Remarks Hassan Jaber Executive Director, ACCESS
	Conference Inauguration
8:40 am	Ismael Ahmed Director, Michigan Department of Human Services
8:40 am	Conference Overview
	Adnan Hammad, PhD Conference Chair, Director, ACCESS Community Health & Research Center
8:45 am	Kimberlydawn Wisdom, MD Surgeon General, State of Michigan, Department of Community Health, Public Health Administration State of Michigan Perspective on Minority Health
9:05 am	Scientific Program Overview Basim Dubaybo, MD Scientific Committee Chair, Chief of Staff, John D. Dingell VAMC, Professor and Assistant Dean, Wayne State University School of Medicine
9:10 am	Plenary Session
Moderator:	Nancy Yaw, CEO, Great Lakes Division, American Cancer Society
	Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH President, American Cancer Society Cancer Control Priorities in the Arab American Community
9:45 am	Break
10:00 am	Session 1: Metabolic Imbalance, Diabetes, and Obesity
Moderators:	Linda Jaber, PharmD, Associate Professor, Wayne State University Overview of Diabetes Studies in Arab Americans
	Keynote Speaker
10:15 am	William Herman MD Director, Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center Epidemiology and Challenges of Diabetes – Global Review Speaker
10:40 am	Dr. Mouhanad Hammami MD Executive Director, National Arab American Medical Association. Interaction between Genetics and Environment in Diabetes
11:05 am	Muhammad A Abdul-Ghani, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Division of Diabetes University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Pathophysiology and Prediction of Diabetes with Focus on Arabs
11:30 am	Ibrahim Salti, MD Professor of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Fasting the Month of Ramadan: Diabetic Patients in the Muslim Countries
12:00 pm	Lunch (Arabic food and folklore entertainment) Session 2: Tobacco, Addiction and Health Across Age Groups

Moderator	Virginia Rice, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN, Professor, Wayne State University, Karmanos Cancer Institute Basim Dubaybo, MD, Professor and Assistant Dean, Wayne State University Keynote Speaker
1:00 pm	Omar Shafey, MPH, PhD Director, International Programs and Research, American Cancer Society  Tobacco Use: Global Perspective - Arab World and Arab Americans Speakers
1:30pm	Walid Abuhammour, MD, FAAP, FIDSA Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Argilah Smoking Among Children and Adolescents in Southeast Michigan
1:50 pm	Dinah Ayna, M.Sc Former Substance Abuse Coordinator, ACCESS Community Health and Research Center Predictors of Argileh Use Among College Students in the United States
2:10 pm	Michel Daher, MD, FACS President, Lebanese Cancer Society, Lebanon The Impact of Tobacco and the Burden of Cancer
2:30 pm	Samer Rastam, PhD Lab Manager and Biostatistician, Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies, Syria Reality of Water Pipe Usage
2:50 pm	Break Session 3: Optimizing Cancer Management from Prevention to Cure
Moderators:	May Darwish-Yassine, PhD, Director, Cancer Control Services, MPHI Wael Sakr, MD, Professor, Wayne State University & Karmanos Cancer Center
3:10 pm	Keynote Speaker Linda Weglicki, PhD, RN Assistant Professor, Wayne State University Cancer Awareness and Screening Among Middle Eastern Women
3:40 pm	Panel Discussion on Cancer Prevention Priorities in Ethnic Minorities
Panelist:	Adnan Hammad, PhD Director, ACCESS Community Health and Research Center Kendra Schwartz, MD, MSPH Professor, Wayne State University Maureen Meldrum Director, Breast Cancer Special Programs, Karmanos Cancer Institute Karen Patricia Williams, PhD Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Michel Daher, MD, FACS President, Lebanese Cancer Society, Lebanon Linda Weglicki, PhD, RN Assistant Professor, Wayne State University College of Nursing May Darwish-Yassine, PhD Director, Cancer Control Services, MPHI Wael Sakr, MD Professor, Wayne State University Mollie Williams, Director, MPH Community Health Programs, Susan G. Komen for the Cure

5:00 pm

Adjournment

Evening Program

7:00 – 8:00 pm Reception & Silent Auction

8:00 -10:00 pm Gala Dinner

Black-tie event with an elegant Arabic folklore performance and dance.
Proceeds from this Gala will support the American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) and its Medical Relief program in the Middle East. ANERA was founded in 1968. Its mission is to create opportunity and hope for people in the Middle East by improving health care, education, and stimulating job creation. www.anera.org