FEATURED EVENTS:
UAID Innovative Social Change Competition - In small groups of three or four, participants will actively engage in the ideas of the conference by competing to design ideas for implementing social change in health inequities and infectious diseases. The top design will be awarded a grand prize and help with implementing their idea!
Epidemic Simulation - Remember the cholera outbreak in Haiti that began in 2010? There were many social, political, and cultural entities involved in the relief efforts. We will be holding a mock session to simulate the interactions between these forces, in order to learn about epidemics in a real-life scenario. (Please refrain from actually bringing cholera to the symposium. Thank you.)
Student Panels - We want to hear about your experiences with health disparities. If you have conducted research or volunteered in a relevant setting, please consider participating in a panel!
Topic Debates - Participants will be invited to engage in formal debates about popular issues in health. This year’s topics will be (a) needle exchange programs and (b) the effect of the democratic process on health. We are currently looking for students who wish to represent a side in one of these debates!
Case Study Discussions - Students will be invited to participate in discussions of case studies related to health disparities. See below for a list of topics. We are currently looking for students who wish to facilitate the discussions on a case study!
Speakers - A number of speakers who are experts in their fields will be discussing current issues in health.
SCHEDULE:
Friday, January 17 – Chesapeake C, Sadler Center
2:30-4:00 – Registration/Check-in
4:00-4:15 – Welcome
4:15-4:30 – Opening Address from UAID founder and CEO Sonia Gupta
4:30-5:00 – Meet with Group: Identifying Major Public Health Issues
5:00-6:00 – PonJola Coney, MD, Director at VCU Center on Health Disparities
6:00-7:00 – UAID Innovative Social Change Competition (ISCC), Part I: Introduction
7:00-8:00 – Dinner*
8:00-9:00 – ISCC, Part II: Making an Awareness Video
Saturday, January 18 – Tidewater A, Sadler Center
8:00-9:00 – Breakfast* & ISCC, Part III
9:00-10:00 – Debate: Needle Exchange Programs (Tidewater A)
or Student Panel on Volunteering (York Room)
10:00-11:00 – Rodney Lofton, Case Manager at Fan Free Clinic
11:00-12:00 – Edward Oldfield, MD, Professor of Medicine at EVMS (York Room)
or Colin Adamo, Coordinator at Advocates for Youth (Tidewater A)
12:00-1:30 – Lunch
1:30-3:00 – Epidemic Simulation: Cholera in Haiti
3:00-4:00 – Sean Strub, Executive Director at the SERO Project
4:00-5:00 – Debate: Democracy & Health (Tidewater A)
or Student Panel on Research (York Room)
5:00-6:30 – Case Study Discussions
6:30-9:00 – Movie & Pizza*
Sunday, January 19 – Tidewater A, Sadler Center
9:00-10:00 – Breakfast*
10:00-11:00 – ISCC, Part IV: Presentations
11:00-12:00 – David Aday, PhD, Professor of Sociology at William & Mary
12:00-12:30 – Closing Remarks, ISCC winner announced