PROGRAMME:

US / UK Collaboration US / UK Symposium May 10-12, 2000

Aims

The Symposium aims;

• To update Symposium participants on the emerging agenda for minority ethnic health in the US and the UK

• To disseminate learning from the work of the US / UK core groups working on 'Access to Health' and 'Developing the Community Voice'

• To offer opportunities for UK and US delegates to explore key current development themes for minority ethnic health in the UK

• To review progress on the Collobaration to date and consider the joint programme of work for the future.

Participants

The Symposium is aimed at;

• Steering Group and Core Group members of the Collaboration
• Health policy makers
• Senior managers and health professionals
• Voluntary sector and not-for-profit organisations
• Others with an interest in minority ethnic health development.

Symposium Format

The Symposium will take place over two days and will include plenary and themed workshop sessions. Facilitated workshops will be led jointly by US and UK speakers. Feedback from workshops will used to establish the agenda for the next phase of the collaboration. The proceedings will be widely disseminated in the US and the UK.

Programme

Wednesday May 10
Day One (for Steering Group members and advisors only)

2.00pm	Introduction by Dr Stinson and Veena Bahl
2.15pm	Reflections on collaborative work to date and emerging issues
3.00pm	Small group work (US / UK)
3.30pm	Coffee
3.45pm	Feedback to large group
4.30pm	Agreeing priorities and next steps
5.00pm	Close and dinner

Thursday May 11
Day Two (Symposium)

2.00pm	Welcome to delegates	Chief Medical Officer (CMO)
	Introduction	Department of Health Minister
	Responses	Dr Nicole Lurie, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health
		UK Health Ministers

3.45pm	Coffee
4.00pm	Developments in US / UK Minority Ethnic Health Policy
	Keynote presentations
	Dr Stinson - Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office for Minority Health
	Veena Bahl - Department of Health
	Plenary with contributions from the floor
5.00pm	Close of Day One
7.00pm	Dinner(after dinner speeches).

Friday May 12
Day Three

9.30am	Welcome to Day Three
9.45am	Disseminating Learning from 'Core Groups'
	Parallel Workshops
	Workshop 1 'Improving Access to Health'
	Workshop 2 'Developing the Community Voice'
11.00am	Coffee
11.15am	Workshops repeated
12.30pm	Lunch
2.00pm	Key development themes emerging in the UK
	Introduction by key UK official
	Parallel Workshops
	Workshop 1 The Public Health Agenda and Minority Ethnic Health
	Workshop 2 A Learning Network for Innovation and Good Practice
	Workshop 3 Research on Minority Ethnic Health Issues (e.g. stroke, sickle cell)
	Workshop 4 Minority Ethnic Health and Neighbourhood Regeneration
	[other suggestions?]
3.30pm	Coffee
3.45pm	Feedback to Plenary
4.45pm	Plenary discussion
5.00pm	Close and depart