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Aging and Mental Health Agenda

Wednesday, Nov. 30

Agenda for Thursday, December 1
Aging and Mental Health Location: Meeting Room 1, First Floor
Time	Session
10:05 a.m.	Welcome Remarks Dr. Juan C. Cendan Dean, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA Introduction. Meeting Goals. Dr. Daniel Castellanos Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Founding Chair, Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA Priscilla Chaves Director of Operations, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health; Translational Medicine, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA Dr. Javier I. Escobar Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA
10:30 a.m.	Strategies and Current Policies Relevant to the Study of Aging and Mental Health Moderator Dr. Juan G. Ruiz Peláez Professor of Translational Medicine; Division of Medical and Population Health Sciences Education and Research, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA Global Vision on Aging and Mental Health: Relevance of Community Engagement Presenter Dr. Enrique Vega Chief, Healthy Life Course Unit, PAHO/WHO, USA Social Determinants of Mental Health: Genetics, Aging, Research, and Latinos Presenter Dr. William A. Vega Distinguished Professor, Senior Scholar for Community Health, Florida International University (FIU), USA Panel Dr. Carlos Cano Director, Institute of Aging, Javeriana University and President, Latin American Academy of Medicine for the Elderly (ALMA), Colombia Dr. Paulo Chaves Director, Benjamin Leon Jr. Family Center for Geriatric Research & Education, and Associate Professor of Translational Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA Dr. Mark Macgowan Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Professor at the School of Social Work, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University (FIU), USA Dr. Juan Manuel Lozano León Chief, Division of Medical and Population Health Sciences, Education and Research, Director, Research Scholarship Course, and Professor, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA
12:00 p.m.	Capacity Building: Research Training and Collaborative Research Networks Moderators Dr. Jeanne Miranda Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of Southern California (UCLA), USA Dr. Patricia Junquera Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Clinical, Director of Multidisciplinary Education, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA The Neuroscience in First Nations (NEUFIN) Research Training Initiative in Argentina, Perú and Bolivia Presenter Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin Zachry Foundation Distinguished Professor of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA ASHP’s Research TrainingProgram for Latino Investigators Presenter Dr. Juan Gallego Assistant Professor, Institute of Behavioral Science, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, USA Communities and Healthy Aging: Potential Global Collaborations Presenter Dr. Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo Director, National Institute of Geriatrics, Mexico Panel Dr. Frank Anderson Professor, Department Chair Humanities, Health, and Society, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA Dr. Noel Barengo Associate Professor of Translational Medicine, Division of Medical and Population Health Sciences Education and Research, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA Dr. Mark Macgowan Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Professor at the School of Social Work, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University (FIU), USA Dr. Jorge Camilo Mora Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Strand Leader for Professional Development; Director of Geriatric Medical Education, Director of Clinical Nutrition, Professor of Translational Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA
1:15 p.m.	Lunch
2:15 p.m.	NIH Opportunities for Mental Health Research and Aging. Models for Global Research Collaborations. (Part 1) Moderators Dr. Daniel Castellanos Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Founding Chair, Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA Dr. Noel Barengo Associate Professor of Translational Medicine, Division of Medical and Population Health Sciences Education and Research, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Initiatives in Global Mental Health Presenter Dr. Leonardo Cubillos (VIRTUAL) Director, Center for Global Mental Health Research, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), USA National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) Initiatives for Aging Research Presenter Dr. Ivan Montoya (VIRTUAL) Clinical Director, Division of Drug Abuse Treatment Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), USA Latinos Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL- INCA) Project: Population Neuroscientific Opportunities for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias research among diverse Latinos Presenter Dr. Héctor González Professor of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, USA Key Ingredients for Successful International Collaborations. The US-Colombia Collaboration in Genetics Research. Presenter Dr. Javier I. Escobar Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA Aging and Mental Health: Academic and Research Opportunities in Latin America. Presenter Dr. Carlos Cano Director, Institute of Aging, Javeriana University and President, Latin American Academy of Medicine for the Elderly (ALMA), Colombia
3:40 p.m.	Coffee Break
4:10 p.m.	NIH Opportunities for Mental Health Research and Aging. Models for Global Research Collaborations. (Part 2) Moderator Dr. Daniel Castellanos Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Founding Chair, Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA Panel Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury Chair, Department of Global Health, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University (FIU), USA Dr. Enrique Vega Chief, Healthy Life Course Unit, PAHO/WHO, USA Dr. William A. Vega Distinguished Professor, Senior Scholar for Community Health, Florida International University (FIU) Dr. Whitney Cordoba-Grueso Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, USA
5:00 p.m.	Conclusions, Recommendations, and Next Steps Dr. Daniel Castellanos Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Founding Chair, Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA Priscilla Chaves Director of Operations, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health; Translational Medicine, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA Dr. Javier I. Escobar Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU), USA
6:00 p.m.	Meeting Adjourned