ATRN 2024 Annual Health Summit Agenda
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Monday, September 30, 2024

8:00 am

Registration Open and Light Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:00 am 

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Keynote Address - Facing Challenges, Fostering Hope: Appalachians Respond to the Opioid Epidemic
Theresa Burriss, PhD, Assistant Vice President of Community Engagement and Economic Development Office of the President, Emory & Henry

10:00 am - 10:15 am

Break and Visit Exhibitors

10:15 am - 11:45 am

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session 1 - Behavioral Science and Health Behaviors (Substance Use, Nutrition, Exercise, Smoking, etc.)

A Qualitative Investigation of How Young Adults Would Respond to an Age Restricted Location Policy
Megan Roberts, PhD, The Ohio State University

Support from Family Members and Friends for Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Among Rural Residents Enrolling in an Online Behavioral Weight Loss Program
Rebecca Krukowski, PhD, University of Virginia

Substance Use Disorder: Stigma Experience and Treatment Adherence
Lisa Calderwood, MPH, CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine

Session 2 - Clinical and Translational Research

Associations Between Social Determinants of Health and Medication Level Variability Index for Children Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
Bianca Franklin, M.S. Nationwide Children's Hospital

Community Co-design of Health Research Intervention Materials to Reduce Cervical Cancer Disparities in Appalachia
Treah S. Haggerty, MD, West Virginia University

Evaluating the Statewide West Virginia Area Health Education Centers Program
A. Brianna Sheppard, PhD, MA, West Virginia University

Session 3 - Dissemination and Implementation Science

A Randomized Trial of a Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative to Increase Uptake of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Services in Primary Care Clinics in Rural Kentucky
Vance Drakeford, MHI, PCMH CCE, University of Kentucky Healthcare

Parents’ Information Seeking Behaviors Predict Adolescent Substance Use
Avneet Batra, West Virginia University

Deploying Enhanced Hearing Screening in Rural Kentucky Schools: a Qualitative Implementation Assessment of the Appalachian STAR Trial
Monica McGrath, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Session 4 - Health Literacy, Health Misinformation, Health Communication, Trust in Science

Information Highway: Mapping the Routes of Health Professionals' Knowledge Sharing
Jennifer Tyson, MPH, Appalachian State University

Lessons Learned from Recruiting Adolescents for Research on Vaping Messages
Rose Wesche, PhD, Virginia Tech

Risk Communication for Hispanic/Latinx Persons Living in Northeast Tennessee: Lessons Learned during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mildred Maisonet, PhD, East Tennessee State University

11:45 am - 12:00 pm

Break and Visit Exhibitors

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm 

Lunch Plenary - Reducing the Burden of Cancer in Kentucky and the Appalachian Area of Kentucky
Thomas C. Tucker, PhD, MPH, Senior Director for Cancer Surveillance Markey Cancer Center and Professor Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health College of Public Health, University of Kentucky

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm

Break and Visit Exhibitors

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm 

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session 1: Behavioral Science and Health Behaviors (Substance Use, Nutrition, Exercise, Smoking, etc.)

Job Growth Reduces Opioid Overdoses
Michael Cary, Virginia Tech

Substance Use Disorder Collaboration: WVCTSI Project ECHO and WVU Center of Excellence for Addiction
Jay Mason, MPA, WV Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Dementia Caregiving in Appalachia: Preliminary Findings from Care Ex
Brandy Renee McCann, PhD, Virginia Tech

Session 2: Translational Health, Informatics, Telemedicine, and Data-Driven Technologies

Telehealth Implementation to Support a Rural PACE Center During Routine Periods of Low Staffing
Anthony Nappi PT, RN, University of Virginia

Rural Community Engagement and Cultural Considerations in the Design and Deployment of Remote Health Monitoring Systems: A Scoping Review
Kelly Reed, PhD Student, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, University of Virginia

Assessing and Addressing Root Causes of Population Health in Central Appalachian Virginia
David L. Driscoll, PhD, MPH, University of Virginia, College at Wise

Session 3 - Training, Education, and Workforce Development

Healthy WAY - An Innovative Rural Health Research and Workforce Pathway for High School Students
Frances J. Feltner, DNP, MSN, RN, FAAN, University of Kentucky
Beth Bowling, RN, University of Kentucky

Better Workplaces Tennessee: Translating Resilience and Trauma Research to Build a Better Workplace
Mary Jo Hedrick, PhD, East Tennessee State University, Virginia Rural Health Association

Students Striving Toward Better Health in Self and Community
Michaela Amburgey, CCHW, University of Kentucky
William Mace Baker, BA RN, University of Kentucky

Session 4 - Clinical Conditions/Diseases (Cancer, Mental Health, Diabetes, etc.)

Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Appalachian Medicare Fee-For-Service Population
Christian Rhudy, PharmD, MBA, University of Kentucky HealthCare

Associations between Rural and Appalachian Residency and the Self-Reported Overall Health of Pediatric Cancer Patients
Mariam Kochashvili, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Substance Use Disorder among Cancer Patients in Appalachia
Madison Marsee, MPH, East Tennessee State University

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm 

Break and Visit Exhibitors

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session 1 - Disease Prevention and Treatment (Drug Development, Mental Health, Pain Management, etc.)

Appalachian Voices for Health: The Feasibility of a Multi-Level Media Production and Social Marketing Intervention to Increase Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination
Kathleen Porter PhD, RDN, University of Virginia

PREVAIL Interdisciplinary Team Track: Feasibility and Patient Engagement in a Chronic Pain Intervention at a VA Serving Appalachian Veterans
Rena Elizabeth Courtney, PhD, Salem VAMC

Medical-Dental Integration for Cancer Control Priorities: Perceptions and Action of Oral Health Professionals
Kathleen Porter, PhD RDN, University of Virginia

Session 2 - Health Equity and Engaging Marginalized Communities

Engaging Undergraduate Students in Addressing a Community-Identified Research Issue:  Air Quality and Health Related to Landfill Emissions in Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee
Joshua Rudd, King University

Social Connectedness and Extreme Weather Adaptive Capacity in Appalachian Ohio: An Intergenerational Study
Fiona Doherty, MSW, The Ohio State University

Medicaid Expansion Regional Support Specialists: An Approach to Connecting Patients to Coverage
Ariah Brown, North Carolina Community Health Center Association
Abby Cope, North Carolina Community Health Center Association

Session 3 - Environmental Health

Perinatal Exposure to Environmental Toxicants and Cardiometabolic Disorders of Pregnancy: An Environmental Justice Lens
Gillian Letson, BS, University of Pittsburgh

Identifying High-Priority Areas for Surveillance of Risks from Soil-borne Bacterial Pathogens in the Contiguous United States
Emily Matthews, Virginia Tech

Household level analysis of drinking water contaminants and measured health outcomes: A risk characterization study in Appalachian Virginia
Alasdair Cohen, PhD MPH MSc, Virginia Tech

Session 4 - Evidence-Based Practice

An Interdisciplinary Clinic and Care Coordination Program to Improve Outcomes for Substance Exposed Infants and Children and their Families
Alyson Chroust, PhD, East Tennessee State University
Dianna Puhr, MD, East Tennessee State University

Hypertension Quality Improvement at a Rural Federally Qualified Health Center in Eastern Kentucky
Kaitlyn Hall, DO, University of Kentucky North Fork Valley Community Health Center

A Pilot Study Evaluating a Mobile App-Based Intervention for Parents of Children with Challenging Behaviors in Rural Appalachia
Daniele C. Martino, M.A., Virginia Tech

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Poster & Networking Session

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