Health Equity & Actionable Disparities in Stroke: Understanding & Problem-solving (HEADS-UP) Symposium

摘要 少数种族（非裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人、 美洲原住民与非西班牙裔白人（NHWs）在美国（US）。这些差异的影响 这对美国来说意味着巨大的经济成本。增加紧迫感的是一个重大的预测未来 美国少数民族中风患病率的扩大。作为一个社会，我们需要有一个更好的 了解这些差异的原因，并测试解决方案以减少它们，但迄今为止的研究太少 已经证明卒中结局差异显著降低。此外，培养成功的 下一代中风差异研究人员的发展对于解决这种日益增长的问题至关重要。 挑战.中风的健康公平和可操作的差异：理解和解决问题（HEADS-UP） 研讨会，是一个多学科论坛，重点是脑血管疾病的种族-民族差异， 总体目标是减少中风的差异，加快研究结果的转化，以改善 居住在美国的种族少数民族的结果。HEADS-UP 2020将于2020年2月18日在 洛杉矶，加州，由杰出的研究人员，职业发展活动， 海报会议。HEADS-UP 2020将重点关注种族中风差异的各种决定因素。平视 2020年是与美国中风协会（阿萨）的合作计划，将在开始前一天进行 阿萨的两个半国际中风会议，首屈一指的全球中风科学会议，其中> 来自世界各地的5000名中风科学家聚集在一起展示他们的研究和网络。阿萨的参与 为这项重要的工作带来了广泛的相关科学学科的机会，领导者的志愿者参与， 在实地，财政支持、有价值的实物资源和在实施高影响力方面的经证实的经验 程序.基础科学家，转化研究人员和临床医生，经验丰富的研究人员和早期职业生涯 科学家将被邀请，但一个主要的重点是鼓励积极参与的早期职业队列， investigators. HEADS-UP 2020的具体目标是：举办一个论坛，确定知识差距， 为来自不同学科的研究人员提供机会，讨论有关种族-民族的前沿研究。 中风的差异; 2）通过利益相关者之间的网络机会加速合作; 3） 授予旅行奖学金，以20多学科博士后学者从一个国家池，从不同的 专业背景致力于中风差异研究事业; 4）传播知识 通过科学和公共场所从HEADS-UP产生; 5）通过以下方式评估HEADS-UP的有效性： 评估与会者人数和年轻获奖者的成就。

ABSTRACT There is a striking disparity in the burden of stroke for race-ethnic minorities (African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans vs. Non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs) in the United States (US). The impact of these disparities translates to huge economic costs for the US. Adding to the sense of urgency is a substantial projected future widening of stroke prevalence in the US for race-ethnic minorities. As a society, we need to have a better understanding of the causes for these disparities, and test solutions to reduce them, but too few studies to date have demonstrated substantial reductions in stroke outcome disparities. Moreover, fostering the successful development of the next generation of stroke disparities researchers is crucial to resolving this growing challenge. The Health Equity & Actionable Disparities in Stroke: Understanding & Problem-solving (HEADS-UP) symposium, is a multidisciplinary forum focused on race-ethnic disparities in cerebrovascular disease, with the overarching goal of reducing disparities in stroke and accelerating translation of research findings to improve outcomes for race-ethnic minorities who reside in the US. HEADS-UP 2020 will be held on February 18, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, featuring plenary talks by distinguished researchers, career development activities, and poster sessions. HEADS-UP 2020 will focus on the various determinants of racial stroke disparities. HEADS-UP 2020 is a collaborative initiative with the American Stroke Association (ASA) and will occur a day before the start of the ASA’s two and half International Stroke Conference, the premier global stroke science meeting, where > 5000 stroke scientists from all over the world gather to present their research & network. Involvement of ASA brings to this important effort, wide access to relevant scientific disciplines, volunteer engagement from leaders in the field, financial support, worthwhile in-kind resources, and proven experience in implementing high impact programs. Basic scientists, translational researchers and clinicians, seasoned investigators and early career scientists will be invited, but a major emphasis is to encourage active involvement of an early career cohort of investigators. HEADS-UP 2020 Specific Aims are: To host a forum which will identify knowledge gaps and provide opportunities for researchers from diverse disciplines to discuss cutting-edge research about race-ethnic disparities in stroke; 2) To accelerate collaborations via networking opportunities among stakeholders; 3) To award travel scholarships to 20 multidisciplinary Post-Doctoral Scholars from a national pool from diverse professional backgrounds committed to stroke disparities research careers; 4) To disseminate knowledge generated from HEADS-UP via scientific & public venues; 5) To evaluate effectiveness of HEADS-UP by assessing number of attendees, and Young Awardee Achievements.