Table 1.

Latino Primary Care Summit Speakers and Presentation Titles

Speaker and AffiliationPresentation Title
DAY 1
Ana Abraído-Lanza, PhD
Vice Dean and Professor of Social Work, Columbia University School of Social Work
Keynote I. Overview of the Latino Paradox
Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas, San Antonio
Imagining Better Primary Care for Latinos: What Are the Key Questions That Need to be Answered?
Larissa Avilés-Santa, MD, MPH
Director of Clinical Health and Health Services Research, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Study: Implications for the Latino Paradox in Primary Care
Carlos Jose Rodriguez MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Director of Clinical Cardiovascular Research, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart & Vascular Care and Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
The Hispanic Paradox and Cardiovascular Disease: a Cardiologist’s Perspective
Moderated by Cirila Estela Vasquez Guzman, PhD Assistant Professor at the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University
Panelists included Marissa Salgado (OCHIN Patient Engagement Panel), Eva Galvez, MD (Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center), Elizur Bello, MSW (The Next Door, Inc.), Olivia Quiroz (Oregon Latino Health Coalition), and Melina Moran (Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs [video interview only]).
A Discussion with Community Advocates and Leaders
DAY 2
Maria Rodriguez, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Women’s Health, Professor, OB/GYN Division of Complex Family Planning, Oregon Health & Science University
Recap of day 1 and Medicaid & Maternal Health
Karen Flórez, DrPH, MPH
Associate Professor, Deputy Director, Center for Systems and Community Design, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Role of Social Networks in Diet and Diabetes Outcomes Among Latinos: Implications for the Latino Paradox in Primary Care
Sandra Echeverría, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Education, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The Latino Paradox in Context: Pilot Results Using Healthcare Digital Tools to Support Health Promotion for Latino Patients