West Jefferson County Community Task Force (WJCCTF) community meeting
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Oct 15, 2024
from 05:30 PM to 07:00 PM |
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| Where | virtual |
| Contact Name | Arnita Gadson |
| Contact Phone | (502) 645-3588 |
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UofL's Sustainability Council invites you to the next West Jefferson County Community Task Force (WJCCTF) community meeting, featuring speakers from the University of Louisville. The Mission of the WJCCTF is to provide research and studies to validate or nullify environmental concerns and issues of residents of West Jefferson County to empower residents to make informed decisions. This month's theme is: Barriers to Participation of At-Risk Groups in Clinical Research & Solutions. How Do We Address this? Part II. Featured speakers will be:
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LaCreis R. Kidd, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, UofL School of Medicine
Endowed Chair in Cancer Health Disparities & Research Training
Assistant Dean of Research Diversity
A discussion of potential solutions to help make clinical research more accessible to all patients, espe-cially those who suffer unequally from chronic illnesses. Historically there is mistrust of the healthcare system. Physicians fail to inform or invite groups into the research system - clinical trial studies. Rea-sons include language barriers and lack of diverse clinical scientists. -
Joseph Riley, UofL Sophomore Biology Major
Joseph graduated from Fern Creek high School with a GPA of 3.71 Joseph has sickle cell. He wants to make sure WE don’t forget about it. His desire is to be a hematologist and possibly find a cure or control for the disease. Sickle cell disease affects people of many ethnicities, including those of African, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Central and South American and South Asian descent. Unfortunately, the lifespan of Sickle cell patients are predicted at 20 years less than average.
Contact: Arnita Gadson, Executive Director, arnita.gadson@gmail.com, (502) 645-3588 Email: wjcctf.lou@gmail.com.
Please join the meeting virtually here, or dial in using your phone at (408) 650-3123 Access Code: 117-194-797 You do not need an audio pin.
