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January 2017 Town Hall Teleconference

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Good Healthcare Decreases Kidney Failure in Native Americans with Diabetes

January 17, 2017 • 2:00 to 3:00 PM (ET)

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Agenda

Time (ET) Agenda Item Speaker(s)
2:00 PM Welcome & Introduction

CAPT Carmen Clelland, PharmD, MPA
Associate Director, Tribal Support Unit, Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, CDC
2:05 PM Vital Signs Overview

Nilka Ríos Burrows, MPH
Lead, Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative, Division of Diabetes Translation, CDC
2:10 PM Presentations

Ann Bullock, MD
Director, Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention, Indian Health Service

Andrew Narva, MD
Director, National Kidney Disease Education Program, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
2:30 PM Q&A and Discussion CAPT Carmen Clelland, PharmD, MPA
2:55 PM Wrap–up  
3:00 PM End of call  

Speakers' Biographies

Portrait image of Nilka Rios BurrowsNilka Ríos Burrows

Lead, Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative, Division of Diabetes Translation, CDC

Nilka Ríos Burrows, MPH, is the lead of CDC’s Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative, collaborating with partners on surveillance and epidemiology activities related to chronic kidney disease and promoting kidney health. She has published several articles highlighting racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes and in kidney failure. She began with the CDC in 1992 as a Health Scientist in the National Center for Prevention Services. In 1997, Burrows joined the Surveillance Team in the Division of Diabetes Translation, performing public health surveillance of diabetes and its complications and working with partners such as the Indian Health Service. She received her Master of Public Health degree in 1989 from the University of Puerto Rico.

Portrait of Dr. Ann BullockDr. Ann Bullock

Director, Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention, Indian Health Service

Dr. Ann Bullock is board-certified Family Physician and the Director of the Indian Health Service Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention (DDTP). DDTP provides information and resources to strengthen clinical, public health, and community approaches for diabetes treatment and prevention in AI/AN communities throughout the United States.

Portrait of Dr. Andrew NarvaDr. Andrew Narva

Director, National Kidney Disease Education Program, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health

Andrew Narva, MD, is the director of the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) at the National Institutes of Health. Prior to joining the NKDEP in 2006, he served as chief clinical consultant for nephrology and director of the Kidney Disease Program for the Indian Health Service (IHS). Dr. Narva received the 2015 Nostradamus Award from the Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Kidney Foundation. He continues to serve as the Chief Clinical Consultant for Nephrology for IHS. He also continues to provide care for patients at Zuni Pueblo through a telemedicine clinic and at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

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