Annual IIMS Community Engagement Symposium
2016 IIMS Community Engagement Symposium: Engaging Patients, Families, and Communities in All Phases of Translational Research
Translational science describes how research discoveries are translated from basic science, to clinical practice, to public health benefit. This symposium addressed methods for developing and enhancing community and academic partnerships for the translation of research. The goal of the 2016 IIMS Community Engagement Symposium was to share examples and perceptions of how community and academic partnerships can be used as a strategy to translate research. Together, patients, families, communities and researchers learned how we can work together to design, implement and share quality research that has far-reaching effects on important community health outcomes.
AUDIENCE
Open to community members, students, healthcare practitioners, and investigators interested in community and academic research partnerships.
PLENARY SPEAKER
Arthur "Art" Kaufman, MD • Professor and Vice Chancellor for Health at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center • TED Talk Presenter • Health Extension Rural Office (HERO) Model for Community Engagement
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2016 Community Engagement Symposium Program Booklet
2015 IIMS Community Engagement Symposium: Developing and Enhancing Collaborations for the Translation of Research
The 2015 IIMS Community Engagement Symposium was a success! One hundred individuals registered for the event including community members, healthcare practitioners,and researchers. Additionally, 95% of those who attended reported that they gained a better understanding of how community and research collaborations can be used as a strategy for the translation of science for community health improvement. Thank you to all of our partners who made the symposium a success. Your dedication and hard work are appreciated!
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2015 Community Engagement Symposium Program Booklet