Draft Agenda
Goal: The goal of this meeting is to identify research discoveries and lessons learned based on 10 years of IRINAH research, including the successes, challenges, and the ways in which culture is critical to intervention science for improving American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian health. A broader aim of the meeting is for IRINAH researchers to share their views on priority areas for future research.
Purpose: The information gained from this meeting will (a) provide important IRINAH research information to NIH leadership; (b) support publication of a white paper and scientific manuscript; and (c) contribute to strategic planning critical to IRINAH and its emergent scientific findings during the next 5 years.
Structure: Panelists will provide lightening talks (15 minutes) relevant to the panel theme and provide catalyzing talks for later group discussions; discussions will focus on each thematic area as inspired by the IRINAH projects.
Meeting Co-Chairs
Karina L. Walters, MSW, PhD (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), University of Washington School of Social Work, Indigenous Wellness Research Institute
J. Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula, PhD (Kānaka ʻōiwi/Native Hawaiian), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Native Hawaiian Health
All sessions will take place in Building 45 (Natcher) on Main Campus. Room assignments will be updated.
DAY 1: THURSDAY, APRIL 16
Convening of IRINAH Scientists, Leaders, and Stakeholders | |||||||||||||
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8:00 - 9:00 | Arrive at National Institutes of Health (NIH) for Security/Registration (Please allow adequate time for NIH security) |
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9:00 - 9:10 |
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9:10 - 9:20 |
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Theme 1: Advances in Culturally Derived Intervention and Adaptation Intervention Science | |||||||||||||
9:20 - 11:00 |
This panel will focus on approaches and methods successfully used to develop and test culturally derived and culturally adapted interventions for Indigenous communities. Contexts in which these approaches are best suited are described, and the role of tribal members and community and cultural experts in their development and application are emphasized.
Discussion/Questions (10 minutes)
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11:00 – 11:10 | Break | ||||||||||||
Theme 2: Innovations in Design, Methods, and Analytic Strategies | |||||||||||||
11:10 – 12:50 |
This panel will share novel strategies successfully used for intervention design, testing, and outcome analyses to address the most pressing research concerns of Indigenous communities. Emphases will include alternatives to traditional randomized controlled trial designs; recruitment and retention strategies for small and difficult to reach populations; and design and analytic approaches for small samples and group-based interventions where family, school, or community is the unit of analysis.
Discussion/Questions (15 minutes) |
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12:50 - 2:00 | Lunch Break | ||||||||||||
Theme 3: Advances in Multilevel and Environmentally Based Interventions | |||||||||||||
2:00 - 3:35 |
This panel will focus on lessons learned in successfully designing and implementing multilevel and environmentally focused interventions for ameliorating the complex social determinants of health disparities among Indigenous communities. Strategies to examine and measure contemporary and historical factors at multiple levels of influence; effect policy change; engage diverse stakeholders; and foster sustainability are emphasized.
Discussion/Questions (10 minutes) |
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3:35 - 3:40 | Break and Room Transition for Themes 2 and 3 | ||||||||||||
3:40 - 4:50 |
Discussion Groups for Themes 1, 2, and 3 (2 discussion groups per theme = 6 groups; Group A and Group B/theme) Attendees will divide into multiple small groups led by a facilitator. Group A is charged with: Group B is charged with: Groups A and B are both charged with: |
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4:50 - 5:20 | Small Group Report-Outs and Discussion (7 minutes per group) | ||||||||||||
5:20 - 5:30 |
Comments and Closing on Day 1: Co-Chairs
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DAY 2: FRIDAY, APRIL 17
Convening of IRINAH Scientists, Leaders, and Stakeholders | |||||||||||||||||
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8:00 - 9:00 |
Arrive at National Institutes of Health (NIH) for Security/Registration |
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9:00 - 9:15 |
Opening and Overview for the Day Nora D. Volkow, MD, Director National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NIH George F. Koob, PhD, Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), NIH |
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9:15 - 9:30 | IRINAH Overview and Achievements to Date NIH IRINAH Representatives (10 mins) Co-Chairs: Karina Walters and Keawe Kaholokula |
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9:30 - 11:30 |
IRINAH Completed Project Highlights
Discussion/Questions (10 minutes) |
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11:30 - 12:00 | Poster Session and Refreshment Break | ||||||||||||||||
12:00 - 12:30 |
Summary of IRINAH Investigator Report Backs Speaker 1: What have we learned regarding successes, challenges, and gaps?Speaker 2: How does culture improve intervention scientist? Speaker 3: What are the gaps and future research priorities? |
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12:30 - 12:45 | Group Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
12:45 - 12:55 |
Concluding Remarks |
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12:55 - 1:15 | Next Steps, and Closing (Co-Chairs and NIH Leadership) |