7:30 a.m.

Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks
Milton Hernández, Ph.D.
Director, OSPRT
Bethesda, MD

8:40 a.m.

Welcome
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
Director, NIAID
Bethesda, MD

8:50 a.m.

Cultural Issues in the Retention of Minority Populations in Clinical Trials
Neil Powe, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Professor, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Director, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
Baltimore, MD

9:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break

9:45-11:00 a.m.

Panel Discussion

• The Nuts and Bolts of Successful Recruitment and Retention

• Success Stories/Work in Progress

Moderator:
Jane Delgado, Ph.D., M.S.
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
Washington, DC

Panelists:
Victoria A. Cargill, M.D., M.S.C.E.
Director of Minority Research, Director of Clinical Studies
Office of AIDS Research, NIH
Bethesda, MD

Jaquelyn Fleckenstein, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Tennessee Memphis
Memphis, TN

Donna Mildvan, M.D.
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases and Principal Investigator
AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, NY

Herman E. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist, Rho Federal Systems Division, Inc.
Chapel Hill, NC

11:15 a.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session 1 - After the Clinical Trial - Then What?

Discussion Leaders:   
Marian C. Limacher, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL

Deneen Robinson, B.S.W.
HIV Treatment Consultant
Dallas, TX

Session 2 - Minority Investigators in Clinical Trials - How Important Are They?

Discussion Leaders:   
Clemente Diaz, M.D.
Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Michele K. Evans, M.D.
Deputy Scientific Director, Intramural Research Program
National Institute on Aging, NIH
Baltimore, MD

Session 3 - Role of the Community Advisory Board and Outreach Activities

Discussion Leaders:   
Anne Madey, B.S., R.N.
Research Nurse Coordinator
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN

Matthew Murguiá
Director, Office of Program Operations and Scientific Information
Division of AIDS
NIAID, NIH
Bethesda, MD

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Lunch Break

1:45 p.m.

Clinical Trials Resources
Wilma Templin-Branner, M.S.
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Oak Ridge, TN

2:15 p.m.

Why Primary Care Physicians Don't Refer Their Patients
John Hogan, M.D.
Medical Officer
Unity Health Care, Inc.
Washington, DC

3:15 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:30 p.m.

Recruitment and Retention: What Works and Why?
Kathleen B. Drennan
Chief, Global Marketing and Strategic Business Development
Iris Global Clinical Trials Solutions
Chicago, IL

Donald P. Orr, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Nursing Research, and Dietetics and Nutrition
Director of Adolescent Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN

4:30 p.m.

Concurrent Session Reports

Session I: After the Clinical Trial - Then What?
Marian C. Limacher and Deneen Robinson

Session II: Minority Investigators in Clinical Trials - How Important Are They?
Clemente Diaz and Michele K. Evans

Session III: Role of the Community Advisory Board and Outreach Activities
Anne Madey and Matthew Murguia

4:45 p.m.

Closing Remarks/Questions and Answers
Milton Hernández, Ph.D.
Director, OSPRT
Bethesda, MD