New York Student Run Free Clinics
Regional Conference 2019
Free Clinics as Safe Spaces for Vulnerable Populations
Conference Details
Sunday, January 27th 2019
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center
104 Haven Avenue, New York, NY 10032
Columbia University Medical Center
Program
11:30-1:00 PM: Conference Check-In / Poster Set-Up
12:00-12:40: Lunch
12:45-1:30 PM: Conference Welcome, Keynote Speaker
1:40-2:30 PM: Breakout Session 1
2:40-3:30 PM: Poster Presentation Session
3:40-4:30 PM: Breakout Session II
4:40-5:00 PM: Closing Remarks
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Danny Neghassi
Dr. Danny Neghassi is a board-certified family physician working at Hudson River HealthCare, a federally qualified health center in Yonkers, NY. He is a graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and stayed on for residency at Columbia University/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. While in medical school, he volunteered with Columbia-Harlem Homeless Medical Partnership, a student-run clinic that was just starting out at the time. Twelve years later, he continues to volunteer with CHHMP, now as an attending. In 2018, Dr. Neghassi received the Emerging Leader Award from the Family Medicine Education Consortium and the Health Justice Award from Physicians for a National Health Program NY Metro Chapter.
Breakout Sessions
Presented by the free clinics of the New York Metro Area
"Models of Care: Strategic Planning"
Daniel Thomas & Sharon Barazani
East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
"Civil Surgeon Program Implementation at Free Clinics"
Tyler Andriano
Einstein Community Health Outreach (ECHO), Albert Einstein College of Medicine
"Facilitating Inter-Institutional Free Clinic Research Collaborations
Alexandra Miller
Weill Cornell Community Clinic (WCCC), Weill Cornell Medical School
"Domestic Violence 101: What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Madeline Bigelow and Maria Martinez
Urban Justice Center and Weill Cornell Medical College
Let's Talk About Sex: Practical Sexual History Taking in a Diverse Population
Ryan Huff & Ariel Pourmorady
Q Clinic, Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
Conducting a Needs Assessment: Do Your Clinic Services Meet the Needs of Your Community?
Jacob Jaslove, Rachel Voight
Promise HIPHOP Clinic, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Poster Session
Presented by the free clinics of the New York Metro Area
"Veggie Rx"
Julia Zheng, Anna Levitt, Kathy Zhang
HIPHOP Promise Clinic, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
"Efficacy of Training Student Doctors to Address Patients' Social Needs"
Michael Enich, Paul Lavadera, Meagan Hawes, Rebecca Berger, Danielle Flood, Mariah McKevitt
HIPHOP Promise Clinic, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Electronic Medical Records: Find The Perfect Match For Your Clinic!
Yash Maniar
East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
"A Spanish-Speaking Mood Disorder Support Group for Residents of New Brunswick"
Ila Nimgaonkar, Anna Levitt
HIPHOP Promise Clinic, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Pharmacy 101: Meeting the Medication Needs of Your Patients
Rohini Bahethi
East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Health Passport to Healthy Living
Aisha Van Pratt Levin, Rachel Voight, Anna Levitt
HIPHOP Promise Clinic, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Using Consulting to Build Partnerships for Resource Sharing: EHHOP and La Casita’s experience developing an Interclinic Patient Referral System
Mackenzie Naert
East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Keeping the Shop Open: Strategic Fundraising for Free Clinics
Matthew Simhon
East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Models of Care: Strategic Planning
Daniel Thomas, Sharon Barazani
East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Patient Education at EHHOP: A Teach-Back Curriculum for Diabetes and Hypertension
Reema Navalurkar
East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Medication cost reduction with the implementation of a prescription formulary at a primary care student-run free clinic
Donald Langan, Paul Lavadera, Kirk Benack, Chloe Cavanaugh
HIPHOP Promise Clinic, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Asylum Evaluation Training Video
Rebekah Boyd, Stephen Leong
Human Rights Initiative Asylum Clinic, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
Medical Student Attitudes Towards Interdisciplinary Interactions: A Student-Run Free Clinic Perspective
Mark Alshak, Jason Harris
Weill Cornell Community Clinic (WCCC), Weill Cornell Medical School
Implementation of Depression Screening Protocol at a Student-Run Free Clinic: Utility and Identification of Areas for Improvement
Evan Balmuth
Weill Cornell Community Clinic (WCCC), Weill Cornell Medical School
Examining Patient “No-Shows” in a Student-Run Free Clinic
Rhiannon Miller
Weill Cornell Community Clinic (WCCC), Weill Cornell Medical School
Newly Implemented Patient Satisfaction Survey at a Student-Run Free Medical Clinic: Insights from 1st year
Alfonso Caetta and Alexander Lazzaro
Brooklyn Free Clinic, SUNY Downstate Medical School
The Economic Burden of STI Testing in the Free Clinic Setting: Proposal to Reduce Costs and Improve Patient Care
Michael Rallo
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Columbia-Harlem Homeless Medical Partnership
Crystal Collier and Alyyah Malick
CHHMP, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Poster Session
Interested in presenting research on free clinics and health disparities?
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Note that the deadline for submissions is January 24th, 2019.
Registration
$35 for Regular Registration (until January 24th, 2019)
$30 for Early Bird Registration (until January 14th, 2019)
$15 for Columbia-affiliated students (until January 24th, 2019)
Free for Columbia free clinic members (until January 24th, 2019)
Participating Clinics
The 2019 Regional Conference is a presented by the following New York Metro Area Clinics:
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
(Conference Hosts)
- Human Rights Initiative Asylum Clinic
- Columbia-Harlem Homeless Medical Partnership (CHHMP)
- Columbia Student Medical Outreach (CoSMO)
- Columbia University Harm Reduction Outreach Network (CUHRON)
- Q Clinic: The Clinic for LGBTQ Homeless Youth
East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
HIPHOP Promise Clinic
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Weill Cornell Community Clinic (WCCC)
Weill Cornell Medical College
Einstein Community Health Outreach (ECHO)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Stony Brook HOME
Stony Brook Medicine
Brooklyn Free Clinic
SUNY Downstate Medical School
Hofstra Northwell Student-Run Free Clinic
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
NYU Free Clinic
New York University School of Medicine
Cooper Rowan Clinic
SUNY Downstate Medical School
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