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Program

Day 1 – Friday, Sept 11

  • 8:00 am – 8:45 pm

    Registration & Breakfast

  • 8:45 am – 9:00 pm

    Welcome Message

    • Remarks by Dept Chair: Dr. Zalud
    • Conference Chairs: Ann Chang, Reni Soon, Paris Stowers
  • 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
    Relationships as Medicine: Community Approaches to Maternal and Family Health

    Sunny Chen, MBA, RN, IBCLC
    Tellie Matagi
    Teko Gabriel 

  • 10:00 am – 11:00 pm
    Hoʻoulu I ke Ola: Growing Healthy Families Through Community-Centered Care

    Leina Kanana, LSW
    Leina’ala Bright, MA, LMT, CMLDT
    Leanna Gordon, DO 

  • 11:00 am – 11:15 am

    Break

  • 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
    Caring for Birthing Families in Community: Mental Health, Workforce, and Pathways to Support

    Heather Heinz, LCSW, PMH-C
    Aukahi Austin, PhD
    Bradley Kuo, DNP, M.Ed., APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP 

  • 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

    Lunch

  • 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
    Hānau Haumea: Integrating Culture, Community, and Hawaiian Birth Traditions Across Birth Settings

    Leila Ryusaki
    Leilani Digmon 
    Liana Honda 

  • 2:15 pm – 2:30 pm

    Break

  • 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
    Race Conscious Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Camille Claire, MD, MPH, CPE

  • 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

    Closing remarks for day #1

Day 2 – Saturday, Sept 12

  • 7:30 am – 8:15 pm

    Registration & Breakfast

  • 8:15 am – 9:15 am
    Ke Ala Hana: Community Pathways to a Diverse Health Workforce

    Hepua Hermosura, PhD
    Simone Haanio
    Rochelle Bartolome-Steffens, RN 
    Camille Claire, MD, MPH, CPE

  • 9:15 am – 10:15 am
    Hope Before Hello: Supporting Recovery During Pregnancy and Beyond

    Trilliam Simington
    Nancy Yang, MD
    Meshelle LaFortune, MD
    Michele Pangilinan, MD

  • 10:15 am – 10:30 am

    Break

  • 10:30 am – 11:30 am
    Caring Across the Islands: Addressing Rural Health Care Challenges in Hawaii

    Olivia Pascual, MSN, FNP-BC
    Cori Hirai, MD 
    Randi Taniguchi Fu, MD

  • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Closing remarks, steps forward