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Wednesday, May 31

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Registration, Refreshments & Welcome Reception

 
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Welcoming Remarks I

 
  Daniel Stoecker
09:15 AM - 09:30 AM

Welcoming Remarks II

 
  Asim Shah
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Morning Keynote

  Developing your Resilience through the Practice of GRACE
  Anhlan Phuc Nguyen
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Community Leaders & Expert Panel

  Diversity of Refugee Resettlement Experience
  Dung Ngo   Khaled Otear   Kyrylo Butenko   Riham Jabri Baumgartner
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Award Presentation

  Recognizing: Maisaa Zaza
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Networking Lunch

 
01:00 PM - 01:50 PM

Breakout I: Understanding Stress

  Insights from Refugee Mental Health Studies
Mental Health   Samina Salim

Breakout I: Reflections on Working at the Intersection

  of Immigration, Asylum, and Medicine
Medical   J. Wesley Boyd

Breakout I: Representing Afghan Asylum Seekers

 
Legal   Mahin Ansari
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM

Breakout II: Lessons Learned from the First Afghan Refugee Men's Group

 
Mental Health   Abdulla Alobaidi   Adith Ram   David Curtis   Rapha Onyeka

Breakout II: Preventive Health Care for Chronic Medical Conditions

 
Medical   Bharat Joshi   Sanjana Bhattarai

Breakout II: Beyond Borders

  Supporting Families Through Immigration Challenges
Legal   Ruby Powers
03:00 PM - 03:40 PM

Breakout III: Empowering Afghan Women through Psychosocial Support Groups

 
Mental Health   Deepthi Suvarna   Zala Hashmi

Breakout III: Immigrant Mothers’ Perspectives on Pediatric Primary Care

  Challenges and Solutions to Improve Medical Home Utilization
Medical   Karla Fredricks

Breakout III: Forensic Evaluations and Advocacy

  Formation of An Asylum Clinic and Fostering Future Champions of Human Rights
Legal   Maryshe Zietsman   Sophia Banu
03:45 PM - 04:15 PM

Afternoon Keynote

 
  Ndjabuka Francine Murhebwa
04:15 PM - 04:25 PM

Conference Co-Chair Closing

 
  David Joost   Sophia Banu
04:25 PM - 04:30 PM

Announcements & Evaluations

 

Wednesday, May 31