2004 APAMSA National Conference

8:30 - 9:45 AM - Plenary Address
10:00 - 11:00 AM - Session 1
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM - Session 2
12:30 - 2:00 PM - Lunch and Regional Meetings
2:15 - 3:15 PM - Session 3
3:30 - 6:30 PM - National Business Meeting | National Conference Health Fair
7:00 - 9:30 PM - Banquet | Keynote Address
10:00 - 2:00 AM - Party Downtown

Community Health	Global Health	Special Focus	Leadership	Our Families
What We Know and Don't Know About Asian American Health Beverly Gor, EdD, RD, LD, CDE Center for Research on Minority Health, MD Anderson Cancer Center President, Asian American Health Coalition of Houston	Opportunities for International Clinical Rotations in Asia Henry Strobel, Ph Asst Dean of Student Affairs Univ. of Texas Medical School at Houston	Culturally competent practice with Asian Americans Rowena Fong, EdD, MSW Director, Center for Asian American Studies, Univ. of Texas at Austin	The Importance of Research on Minority Health Disparities Lovell Jones, PhD Director, Center for Research on Minority Health, MD Anderson Cancer Center Regional Principal Investigator, Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training	Adolescent health issues among Asian American youth May Lau, MD, MPH Department of Adolescent Medicine, Miami Children’s Hospital Asian American Health Coalition of Houston
Donating Life: the Need for Asians to Register as Bone Marrow Donors Christina Nguyen National Marrow Donor Program	Old and New Threats to Health in Asia: Hepatitis B, Agent Orange, and SARS Palmer Beasley, MD, MS Former Dean, Univ. of Texas School of Public Health	Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in the South Asian American community Ranjita Misra, PhD Professor, Texas A&M University	Leadership and Policy Interventions for AAPI Health Gem Daus, MA Policy Director Arthur Chen, MD Board Chair Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum	Breaking the Silence: Raising HIV/AIDS Awareness in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities Jen Haejin Kim Asian American Health Coalition of Houston
Bringing APAMSA Back to the Community: Planning and Preparing for a Community Health Fair This session will prepare you to hold a health fair with your own chapter and community, as well as provide orientation for the fair in Houston’s Chinatown/Little Saigon on Saturday.	On the Brink: Asia and the Looming Challenge of AIDS Raj Shah, MD, MSc Deputy Director, Policy & Finance, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation	Preparing for Post-Medical School Plans: Applying for Residency and Debt Management Jhemon Lee,MD APAMSA Advisory Board Chair Andrew Solomon Graduate Advantage	Educational Profiling of APA Medical Students/Taking a Stand and Breaking Stereotypes of APA Students B Li, MD Founder, APAMSA Daren Mooko, MA Associate Dean, Director, Asian American Resource Center, Pomona College	Mental Health Care for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Steven Shon, MD Board chair, National Asian American and Pacific Islander Mental Health Association Medical director, Behavioral and Community Health Services, Texas Department of State Health Services