May 14-15, 2009
Bethesda, MD

Improving Health WITH Communities: The Role of Community Engagement in Clinical and Translational Research

This is the second annual conference to discuss and share best practices and collaborate with communities and health care providers to improve health. Participants will develop recommendations for academic-community collaborations and partnerships with other community programs to establish research agendas. Discussions will include ways to transform the clinical research enterprise through effective collaboration. Best practices, effective collaboration strategies and successful models will be discussed and shared.

This event is free and open to the public. Individuals with disabilities who need sign language interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact the Federal Relay at (1-800-877-8339). Requests should be made at least 5 days in advance of the event.