Internal Medicine Trends and Clinical Trial Exploration in the African American Community - National Medical Association 2014

描述(由申请者提供)：非裔美国人社区的内科趋势和临床试验探索美国国家医学会内科科学部希望提交一份申请，以供审议即将到来的2014年度大会和科学大会的R13 NIH会议支持资金申请。我们希望包括一项全面的提案，该提案将侧重于内分泌学、糖尿病和新陈代谢、艾滋病毒/艾滋病、胃肠病学、心脏病学和肾脏病学的子专科主题，以及少数族裔参与临床试验的重要性。我们的大会将于2014年8月2日至6日在夏威夷火奴鲁鲁举行。会议的拟议标题是《非洲裔美国人社区的内科医学趋势和临床试验探索》。该计划将包括三个半小时的科学会议和小组讨论，将探讨与NIDDK科学兴趣领域具有高度计划相关性的当前问题。我们将讨论当前影响非裔美国人社区和其他少数族裔人群的内分泌学、糖尿病和新陈代谢、艾滋病毒/艾滋病、胃肠病、心脏病学和肾脏病的主题，如糖尿病、丙型肝炎和肾脏疾病。会议将汇集从串音中受益但通常不会互动的研究人员，因为我们将有专家介绍关键信息，以及内科和家庭医学领域的其他专家和通才参加我们的会议。NIH的资金将满足其他来源无法充分满足的关键需求。本次会议将为早期职业研究人员和实习生提供一个良好的培训环境，因为许多经验丰富的研究人员将参加我们的规划委员会，并将作为特邀演讲者。我们的会议计划肯定会包括妇女和非裔美国研究人员等在研究中代表性不足的成员。最后，我们将邀请早期职业研究人员/实习生参加我们的会议，以参与网络交流并了解研究工具的开发。本次会议有五个目标：1)提供一个跨学科的思想交流论坛，进一步讨论内分泌学、糖尿病和新陈代谢、艾滋病毒/艾滋病、胃肠病学、心脏病学和肾脏学的当前趋势。2)培养早期教员和见习研究人员建立网络并进一步了解内分泌学、糖尿病和新陈代谢、艾滋病毒/艾滋病、胃肠病学、心脏病学和肾脏病学等内科领域的最新研究。3)促进早期教员和见习研究人员有机会介绍研究成果，并与内分泌学、糖尿病和新陈代谢、艾滋病毒/艾滋病、胃肠病学、心脏病学和肾脏病学等内科领域的更多高级研究人员互动。4)概述少数群体参与临床试验的重要性。5)讨论招募和保留策略，以吸引不同人群参与临床研究。内分泌学、糖尿病和新陈代谢会议有两个主要目标：1)讨论新的治疗模式对糖尿病长期微血管和大血管并发症的影响。2)探讨预防糖尿病和肥胖症的有效方法。这些目标与NIDDK将研究成果从替补席转化到床边的使命是一致的，这将进一步影响服务不足人群的卫生保健结果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Internal Medicine Trends and Clinical Trial Exploration in the African American Community The National Medical Association Internal Medicine Scientific Section would like to submit an application for consideration of R13 NIH Conference Support funding application for our upcoming 2014 Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly. We would like to include a comprehensive proposal that will focus on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, HIV/AIDS, gastroenterology, cardiology, and nephrology subspecialty topics as well as the importance of minority participation in clinical trials. Our Convention will be held August 2 - 6, 2014 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The proposed title of the session is Internal Medicine Trends and Clinical Trial Exploration in the African American Community. This program will consist of a three and a half hour scientific session and panel discussion that will explore current issues that have high program relevance to NIDDK areas of scientific interest. We will address current topics in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, HIV/AIDS, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, and Nephrology that impact the African American community and other minority populations such as diabetes, hepatitis C, and kidney disease. The conference will assemble populations of investigators that benefit from cross-talk but do not typically interact as we will have specialists presenting key information as well as other specialists and generalists within the fields of internal medicine and family medicine attending our sessions. NIH funds will meet a critical need not adequately met by other sources. This conference will provide an excellent training environment for early career investigators and trainees as many seasoned investigators participate in our planning committee and will serve as invited speakers. Our conference program will be sure to include women and members from under-represented in research such as African American researchers. Finally, we will include early career investigators/trainees in our meeting to engage in networking and learn about the development of research tools. There are five objectives to this conference session: 1) Provide a forum for cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas to further discuss current trends of endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, HIV/AIDS, gastroenterology, cardiology, and nephrology. 2) Foster opportunities for early stage faculty and trainee investigators to network and further learn about current research in the internal medicine areas of endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, HIV/AIDS, gastroenterology, cardiology, and nephrology. 3) Promote opportunities for early stage faculty and trainee investigators to present research findings and interact with more senior investigators working in the internal medicine areas of endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, HIV/AIDS, gastroenterology, cardiology, and nephrology. 4) Produce an overview of the importance of minority participation in clinical trials. 5) Discuss recruitment and retention strategies to engage diverse populations in clinical research. There are two primary objectives of the Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism session: 1) To discuss the effects of new treatment paradigms on long-term micro and macro-vascular complications of diabetes. 2) To address effective approaches to prevention of diabetes and obesity. These objectives are consistent with the mission of NIDDK in translating research findings from the bench to the bedside that will further impact health care outcomes in underserved populations.