Lectures + Events

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHPI) individuals are often grouped with the greater Asian population in medical research, masking NHPI-specific health disparities. Kekoa Taparra, MD PhD, will discuss data disaggregation, inclusion of NHPI patients in medical research, and their importance in combatting systemic racism.

Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, was born and raised in Hawaiʻi. He completed his PhD at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and is currently a resident physician in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Stanford, receiving training in how to treat a variety of cancers.

Tuesday, March 28
7:00 pm Pacific Time
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This presentation is part of the monthly Diabetes Wellness Group webinar series from the Stanford Medicine Diabetes Care Program. Webinars are free and open to adults with diabetes and their families. You don’t need to be a Stanford patient to join.

Joseph Solowiejczyk, RN, MSW, CDCES

Thursday, April 13
5:00 pm Pacific Time
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Over 50% of women and 25% of men over the age of 50 will sustain a fragility fracture due to osteoporosis. Joy Wu, MD, PhD, will address risk factors, prevention and treatment options, as well as common questions about lifestyle, dietary supplements, and medications.

Joy Wu, MD, PhD, is a board-certified endocrinologist who specializes in treating osteoporosis and other bone and mineral diseases. Dr. Wu is Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism and Vice Chair of Basic Science in the Department of Medicine at Stanford.

Thursday, April 13
7:00 pm Pacific Time
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Samuel Wong, MD, MPH, will review non-pharmacological evidence-based interventions for mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. He will also talk about alternative and complementary interventions that are popular among Asian populations, with an update on the most recent evidence from clinical trials.

Samuel Wong, MD, MPH, is the Director of the School of Public Health and Primary Care at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the Director of the Master of Public Health Programme and Thomas Jing Centre for Mindfulness Research and Training. Professor Wong’s research interests include evaluating and developing mindfulness- based and mental health interventions in primary care, evaluating primary care services, and developing primary care service models as well as multimorbidity.

Tuesday, April 18
7:00 pm Pacific Time
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Meredith Barad, MD, will provide an overview of how to manage migraines including new medications for treatment. She will talk about common triggers and lifestyle changes to provide relief.

Meredith Barad, MD, is a board-certified Neurologist, Headache and Pain physician. Her primary focus is helping patients with head and facial pain. She has collaborated in creating a cross-disciplinary headache center and is the co-director of the Stanford Orofacial Pain Program. She is the Program Director for the Pain Fellowship.

Thursday, April 20
7:00 pm Pacific Time
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Chronic hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable and treatable chronic disease of the liver and the leading cause of liver cancer worldwide as a result of infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). In the United States, 1 in 12 Asian Americans is living with chronic hepatitis B, but over half of them are not aware they have been infected. Samuel So, MD, will talk about hepatitis B, how it is transmitted, prevention, screening, and treatment. He will also share his work on changing public health policies related to hepatitis B and C and the new CDC recommendations to screen all adults in the United States for hepatitis B.

Samuel So, MD, is the Lui Hac Minh Professor and Professor of Surgery. He is the founder of the multidisciplinary liver cancer program at the Stanford Cancer Center and the founder and executive director of the Asian Liver Center at Stanford University School of Medicine. His current clinical area of specialty is multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of primary liver cancer and management of chronic hepatitis B infection.

Tuesday, May 2
7:00 pm Pacific Time
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Allergic and nonallergic asthma are chronic lung conditions that affect millions of people worldwide. Lauren Eggert, MD will discuss the causes and triggers of asthma as well as strategies for managing symptoms and preventing attacks.

Lauren Eggert, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained pulmonologist and a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is an expert in the diagnosis and management of diseases of the airway, with a focus on patients with allergic asthma. She also treats chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), and chronic cough.

Thursday, May 4
7:00 pm Pacific Time
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This presentation is part of the monthly Diabetes Wellness Group webinar series from the Stanford Medicine Diabetes Care Program. Webinars are free and open to adults with diabetes and their families. You don’t need to be a Stanford patient to join.

Nancy Shin, PharmD, CDCES

Thursday, May 11
5:00 pm Pacific Time
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Learn about the causes, symptoms, and potential complications of GERD, as well as effective management strategies for this chronic condition. Randall Stafford, MD, PhD, will discuss lifestyle modifications, dietary changes, and medications that can help relieve symptoms and improve quality of life. He will also talk about long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Take control of your digestive health and find relief from the discomfort of GERD.

Randall Stafford, MD, PhD, is Professor of Medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine and the Director of the Program on Prevention Outcomes and Practices (PPOP). His research emphasizes clinical issues and health behaviors related to chronic disease.

Thursday, May 11
7:00 pm Pacific Time
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This presentation is part of the monthly Diabetes Wellness Group webinar series from the Stanford Medicine Diabetes Care Program. Webinars are free and open to adults with diabetes and their families. You don’t need to be a Stanford patient to join.

Xin Gu, PharmD

Thursday, June 8
5:00 pm Pacific Time
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This presentation is part of the monthly Diabetes Wellness Group webinar series from the Stanford Medicine Diabetes Care Program. Webinars are free and open to adults with diabetes and their families. You don’t need to be a Stanford patient to join.

Jessica Shipley, MS, RD, CDCES

Thursday, July 13
5:00 pm Pacific Time
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