Strategic Network Annual Meeting 2024 - Programming

The overall programming for the annual meeting  is listed below.  Please refer to the individual network agendas for each Network's scheduled presentations.

Annual Meeting Schedule-at-a-Glance

All times are Central Daylight Time (CDT, GMT -5)
Monday, September 23

 

 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM                                                     Networking Breakfast 
 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM               

Network Breakout Meetings – Updates to the Oversight Advisory Committees (OACs)

  • HERN Prevention of Hypertension 
  • HERN Maternal & Infant Health 
  • HERN Rural Health 
  • HERN Community-Driven Research Approaches 
  • Clinical Trials SFRN

Refer to the specific network agenda for scheduled project update presentations.

 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Fireside Chats
Moderated breakout sessions with invited panelists to allow open discussion on key topics:

Navigating as an Early-Career Professional:  Next Steps as a Fellow/Trainee 
Target Audience – Training Directors, Fellows, and Trainees
Moderator - Priscilla Pemu, MD, MS, FACP
Panelists - Sanaz Dabiri, PhD; Bunmi Ogungbe, PHD, MPH, BNSC, RN; Vivek Shukla, MD; Angelina Aduke Toluhi, DrPH, MPH

Strategic Network Oversight Advisory Committees Collaboration Breakout
Target Audience – Oversight Advisory Committee Members
Moderator – Anitha John, MD, PhD
Panelists - Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS; Virginia Howard, PhD; Daniel Lackland, DrPH

Reciprocal Innovation in Health Equity Research, a Cross-HERN Panel
Target Audience – HERN CCPIs, PIs, Co-PIs, and Collaborating Investigators
Moderator - Chris Longenecker, MD
Panelists - Olugbenga G. Ogedegbe, MD, MPH; Tanya M. Spruill, PhD; Alan Tita, PhD, MD

 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Health Equity Research Network OAC Debriefs (HERN OAC Members Only)
 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM Break
 3:15 PM – 5:30 PM Fellow & Trainee Presentation Session 
Moderated by Shawna Nesbitt, MD
 

 

Tuesday, September 24

 

 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM Networking Breakfast
 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Mentor Mentee Matchup
 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM Overcoming Recruitment Challenges with Diverse Populations
Moderator – Tanya Spruill, PhD
Panelists - Neal Dickert, MD, PhD; William Grobman, MD, MBA; Sharonne Hayes, MD, FACC, FAHA; Rosylen Quinney, CCRC, CMA, CNA; Rachel Sinkey, MD
 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM                                  Network Breakout Meetings
Refer to the network programming for specific topics and schedule.
  • Clinical Trials SFRN ONLY - Updates to the Oversight Advisory Committee (OAC)
  • HERN Collaborative Breakout Session (HERN Networks ONLY)
 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Clinical Trials SFRN ONLY - Updates to the OAC

 

All invited Strategic Networks are expected to attend the following sessions on September 24th:

  • Prevention of Hypertension, Maternal & Infant Health, Rural Health, Community-Driven Research Approaches HERNs
  • Cardiometabolic Health, Cardio-Oncology, Chronic Stress, Clinical Trials, Health Technologies & Innovation, and Inflammation in Cardiac & Neurovascular Disease SFRNs
 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                “What’s Next” Future AHA Funding Opportunities Session
Glenn Dillon, PhD
National VP, Grants & Research Administration 
 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM  Break
 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM Keynote: Achieving Equity & Inclusion in Cardiovascular Research: Addressing Biases & Barriers Head On
Sharonne N. Hayes, MD, FACC, FAHA
Mayo Clinic

Session Description:  Achieving health equity in cardiovascular health is a critical goal, but in 2024, is far from achieved.  We are challenged by a multitude of overlapping barriers including disparities in healthcare access and social determinants of health, persistent underrepresentation of groups and individuals in clinical research, particularly cardiovascular clinical trials, the lack of culturally and linguistically appropriate patient and public health education, and the marked underrepresentation of clinicians and researchers from the communities most affected by cardiovascular health disparities.  This session will hopefully facilitate a conversation about solutions and the path forward to equity, addressing these barriers, and identifying actions that each of us can take.
  3:45 PM – 5:45 PM  Networking Poster & Demo Session

 

At the end of the networking poster and demo session, the meeting will conclude only for all the HERNs and the Clinical Trial SFRN.  Please plan your travel after 6:00 PM on September 24.

The Cardiometabolic Health, Cardio-Oncology, Chronic Stress, Health Technologies & Innovation, and Inflammation in Cardiac & Neurovascular Disease SFRNs network meetings will continue on September 25.

 

Wednesday, September 25
 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM                                                                            Networking Breakfast 
 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Mentor Mentee Matchup
 9:00 PM – 12:00 PM 

Network Breakout Meetings – Updates to OAC

  • Cardiometabolic Health SFRN 
  • Cardio-Oncology SFRN
  • Chronic Stress SFRN
  • Health Technologies & Innovation SFRN
  • Inflammation in Cardiac & Neurovascular Disease SFRN

Refer to the specific network agenda for scheduled project update presentations.

 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM  Lunch
 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Fireside Chats

Moderated breakout sessions with invited panelists to allow open discussion on key topics:

Navigating as an Early-Career Professional:  Next Steps as a Fellow/Trainee 
Target Audience – Training Directors, Fellows, and Trainees
Moderator – Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA
Panelists - Erin Michos, MD, MHS; McKay Mullen, PhD, MS

Strategic Network Oversight Advisory Committees Collaboration Breakout
Target Audience – Oversight Advisory Committee Members
Moderator - Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD
Panelists - Donna Arnett, PhD, MSPH; Susan Dent, MD; David Van Wagoner, PhD; James Weyhenmeyer, PhD

"Meeting Recruitment Goals - Tips for overcoming recruitment challenges in diverse populations"
Target Audience – SFRN Center Directors, PIs, Co-PIs, & Collaborating Investigators/Personnel
Moderator - Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE
Panelists – Anne Blaes, MD, MS; Naomi Hamburg, MD, MS; Seth Martin, MD

 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM  SFRN Fellow & Trainee Presentation Session
Moderated by Joshua Joseph, MD, MPH, FAHA


Thursday, September 26
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM                                            Networking Breakfast 
8:00 AM – 12:30 PM                  

Network Breakout Meetings – Updates to OAC

  • Cardiometabolic Health SFRN 
  • Cardio-Oncology SFRN
  • Chronic Stress SFRN
  • Health Technologies & Innovation SFRN
  • Inflammation in Cardiac & Neurovascular Disease SFRN

Refer to the specific network agenda and ending times on September 26. “Updates to OAC” may differ among networks.



  

Keynote Speaker and Moderators/Panelists

Keynote Speaker
Sharonne Hayes, MD, FACC, FAHA

Sharonne Hayes, MD, FACC, FAHA

Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Development 
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Founder, Women’s Heart Clinic
Director, Mayo Clinic SCAD Clinic
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Dr. Sharonne N. Hayes is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and founded and maintains an active clinical practice in the Women’s Heart Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN where she also serves as serves as Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Development, for the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Hayes has long advocated for the advancement of women’s health and sex-based medicine within the field of cardiology and many other areas that affect women’s health and well-being. Dr. Hayes served as Mayo Clinic’s first Director of Diversity and Inclusion from 2010 through 2020 and with leadership set strategy for D&I activities across Mayo Clinic and developed solutions for equity in patient care and the workforce. Under her leadership, Mayo Clinic was nationally recognized for its D&I accomplishments. She has led efforts to optimize women’s health clinical practice and research activities at Mayo Clinic and developed programs to enhance the professional and personal development and mentorship of women and minority physicians in order to promote a more diverse healthcare workforce. In 2017 she was recognized by the AHA with the Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award. She is a tireless advocate for safe, equitable, and dignified healthcare workplaces that promote high-quality patient care and has developed programs to assess and mitigate unconscious bias in healthcare.

Dr. Hayes is a member of numerous national initiatives and groups involved in education, strategic planning, and program development for improvement of health care and reduction of health disparities including the NHLBI’s Heart Truth (“Red Dress”) campaign. She served on the Board of Directors for WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease and coordinates the organization’s Science and Leadership Symposium for Women with Heart Disease, held annually at Mayo Clinic, aimed at preparing heart disease survivors to be advocates and educators for other women. Her commitment to women’s heart health has been recognized by the 2002 Wenger Award, an invitation from First Lady Laura Bush to speak at the White House for the 1st National Wear Red Day in 2004, the Woman’s Day Magazine “Red Dress Award” in 2009 and the 2022 Dr. Carolyn McCue Award for Woman Cardiologist of the Year. Dr. Hayes research interests include sex and gender-based cardiology, cardiovascular conditions primarily affecting women, spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), fibromuscular dysplasia, pericardial diseases, health equity, participation of women and minorities in medical research, healthcare workforce equity, and the utility and optimal role of social media in clinical practice, medical research, and health education.

Dr. Hayes is a nationally recognized educator and speaker on diversity, women’s health and cardiovascular issues and has developed numerous medical educational programs on women’s health and health equity topics for both medical professionals and the public. In 2004, Dr. Hayes co-produced the Emmy-nominated PBS show, “Call to Action: Women and Heart Disease”. She has been a guest on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, and Talk of the Nation, among others, and has also done live medical reporting for a local ABC affiliate.

Dr. Hayes received her medical degree from Northwestern University in Chicago and pursued fellowships in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Research, and Cardiovascular Diseases at Mayo Clinic Rochester, joining the faculty at Mayo Clinic. She is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, and member of the Association of Black Cardiologists and has served in many volunteer leadership roles at the local, regional, and national level for these organizations.

Monday, September 23
Sanaz Dabiri, PhD

Sanaz Dabiri, PhD

University of Southern California
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Panelist: Navigating as an Early-Career Professional:  Next Steps as a Fellow/Trainee
Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS

Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS, FAHA
 

Duke University School of Medicine
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Panelist: Strategic Network Oversight Advisory Committees Collaboration Breakout
Virginia Howard, PhD

Virginia Howard, PhD, FAHA

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Panelist: Strategic Network Oversight Advisory Committees Collaboration Breakout

Anitha John, MD, PhD, FAHA

Children’s National
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Moderator: Strategic Network Oversight Advisory Committees Collaboration Breakout
Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH

Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH, FAHA

Medical University of South Carolina
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Panelist: Strategic Network Oversight Advisory Committees Collaboration Breakout
Chris Longenecker, MD

Chris Longenecker, MD, FAHA

University of Washington
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Moderator: Reciprocal Innovation in Health Equity Research, a Cross-HERN Panel
Shawna Nesbitt, MD

Shawna D. Nesbitt, MD, FAHA

UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Moderator: Fellow & Trainee Presentation Session
Olugbenga G. Ogedegbe, MD, MPH

Olugbenga G. Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, FAHA

NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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Panelist: Reciprocal Innovation in Health Equity Research, a Cross-HERN Panel
Bunmi Ogungbe, PHD, MPH, BNSC, RN

Bunmi Ogungbe, PHD, MPH, BNSC, RN

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
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Panelist: Navigating as an Early-Career Professional: Next Steps as a Fellow/Trainee
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Priscilla Pemu, MD, MS, FACP

Morehouse School of Medicine
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Moderator: Navigating as an Early-Career Professional:  Next Steps as a Fellow/Trainee

Vivek Shukla, MD

Vivek Shukla, MD

The University of Alabama at Birmingham 
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Panelist: Navigating as an Early-Career Professional:  Next Steps as a Fellow/Trainee
Tanya M. Spruill, PhD

Tanya M. Spruill, PhD, FAHA

NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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Panelist: Reciprocal Innovation in Health Equity Research, a Cross-HERN Panel

Alan Tita, PhD, MD

Alan Tita, PhD, MD

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Panelist: Reciprocal Innovation in Health Equity Research, a Cross-HERN Panel
Angelina Aduke Toluhi, DrPH, MPH

Angelina Aduke Toluhi, DrPH, MPH

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Panelist: Navigating as an Early-Career Professional:  Next Steps as a Fellow/Trainee
Tuesday, September 24
Neal Dickert, MD, PhD

Neal Dickert, MD, PhD

Emory University School of Medicine
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Panelist: Overcoming Recruitment Challenges with Diverse Populations
Glenn H. Dillon, PhD

Glenn H. Dillon, PhD

American Heart Association
National Vice President, Research and Grants Administration
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Presenter: “What’s Next” Future AHA Funding Opportunities Session

William Grobman, MD, MBA

William Grobman, MD, MBA

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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Panelist: Overcoming Recruitment Challenges with Diverse Populations
Sharonne Hayes, MD, FACC, FAHA

Sharonne Hayes, MD, FACC, FAHA

Mayo Clinic
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Keynote Speaker: Achieving Equity & Inclusion in Cardiovascular Research: Addressing Biases & Barriers Head On
Panelist: Overcoming Recruitment Challenges with Diverse Populations
Rosylen Quinney, CCRC, CMA, CNA

Rosylen Quinney, CCRC, CMA, CNA

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Panelist: Overcoming Recruitment Challenges with Diverse Populations

Rachel Sinkey, MD

Rachel Sinkey, MD

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Panelist: Overcoming Recruitment Challenges with Diverse Populations
Tanya M. Spruill, PhD

Tanya M. Spruill, PhD, FAHA

NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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Moderator: Overcoming Recruitment Challenges with Diverse Populations

Wednesday, September 25
Donna K. Arnett PhD MPH FAHA

Donna K. Arnett, PhD, MSPH, FAHA

University of South Carolina
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Panelist: Strategic Network Oversight Advisory Committees Collaboration Breakout
Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA

Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA

Boston University
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Moderator: Navigating as an Early-Career Professional:  Next Steps as a Fellow/Trainee
Anne Blaes, MD, MS

Anne Blaes, MD, MS

University of Minnesota
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Panelist: Meeting Recruitment Goals - Tips for overcoming recruitment challenges in diverse populations
Susan Dent, MD

Susan Dent, MD

Duke University School of Medicine
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Panelist: Strategic Network Oversight Advisory Committees Collaboration Breakout
Naomi M. Hamburg, MD, MS, FAHA

Naomi M. Hamburg, MD, MS, FAHA

Boston University
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Panelist: Meeting Recruitment Goals - Tips for overcoming recruitment challenges in diverse populations
Joshua J. Joseph, MD, MPH, FAHA

Joshua J. Joseph, MD, MPH, FAHA
 

The Ohio State University
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Moderator: SFRN Fellow & Trainee Presentation Session
 
Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE

Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE
 

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Moderator: Meeting Recruitment Goals - Tips for overcoming recruitment challenges in diverse populations
Seth S. Martin, MD, FAHA

Seth S. Martin, MD, FAHA

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Panelist: Meeting Recruitment Goals - Tips for overcoming recruitment challenges in diverse populations
Erin Michos, MD, MHS, FAHA

Erin Michos, MD, MHS, FAHA

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Panelist: Navigating as an Early-Career Professional:  Next Steps as a Fellow/Trainee
McKay Mullen, PhD, MS

McKay Mullen, PhD, MS
 

Augusta University
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Panelist: Navigating as an Early-Career Professional:  Next Steps as a Fellow/Trainee

 
Marie-Pierre St. Onge, PhD, CCSH, FAHA

Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD

Columbia University
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Moderator: Strategic Network Oversight Advisory Committees Collaboration Breakout
David R. Van Wagoner, PhD, FAHA

David R. Van Wagoner, PhD, FAHA

Cleveland Clinic
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Panelist Strategic Network Oversight Advisory Committees Collaboration Breakout
James A. Weyhenmeyer, PhD

James A. Weyhenmeyer, PhD

Auburn University
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Panelist: Strategic Network Oversight Advisory Committees Collaboration Breakout

2024 Holidays

AHA offices will be closed:     Altum/Proposal Central offices will be closed:
Jan. 1 Sept. 2 Jan. 1 July 4
Jan. 15 Nov. 28 & 29 Jan. 15 Sept. 2
May 27 Dec. 23-27 Feb. 19 Oct. 14
July 3-5 May 27 Nov. 28 & 29

June 19 Dec. 23-27