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JABSOM Tropical Medicine Seminar

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 12:00 – 1:00 PM HST*Zoom Details-- Link: https://zoom.us/j/97962975142?pwd=aFdJZmhrbjdDOGQ2UFZHZTYyeDhUZz09, Meeting ID: 979 6297 5142 Passcode: 306033* "Partnerships in Academic and Community COVID-19 Testing Research - Puipuia le Ola: Increasing reach and uptake of COVID-19 testing among Pacific Islanders in 51ÂÒÂ×»»ÆÞi and Guam"*** Pacific Islanders (PI) have among the highest COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality rates nationally. This presentation will describe a community-engaged project, funded by the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics for Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) initiative, to better understand SARS-CoV-2 infection patterns among PI in 51ÂÒÂ×»»ÆÞi and on Guam. We hypothesize that culturally and linguistically appropriate strategies may increase uptake of COVID-19 testing among PI, resulting in more precise SARS-CoV-2 infection and seroprevalence rates. Community-engagement research methods will involve collaborating with PI communities to design and implement strategies to increase COVID-19 testing. COVID-19 RT-PCR and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests will be provided for asymptomatic adult PI in 51ÂÒÂ×»»ÆÞi and Guam. Progress, preliminary results, and lessons learned thus far on the implementation of culturally resonant community-engagement strategies to increase the reach and uptake of COVID-19 testing will be reported.*** Speakers: Richard Yanagihara, M.D., M.P.H, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Director, Pacific Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Research; Angela U. Sy, Dr.P.H., Assistant Professor, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology; Wei-Kung Wang, M.D., Sc.D., Professor, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, University of 51ÂÒÂ×»»ÆÞi at Manoa, Honolulu, 51ÂÒÂ×»»ÆÞi

Event Sponsor
JABSOM Tropical Medicine, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Vivek Nerurkar, Ph.D., 808-692-1668, nerurkar@hawaii.edu, TRMD 690_RADx-UP (PDF)