2026 American Heart Association Science of Diversity in Clinical Trials SFRN Meeting

Add to Calendar 2026 American Heart Association Science of Diversity in Clinical Trials SFRN Meeting 2/25/2026 7:00:00 AM 2/26/2026 2:00:00 PM America/Los_Angeles For More Details: https://stanford.cloud-cme.com/sfrn2026 Description: The purpose of this conference is bring together academic centers that are participants in the Strategically-Focused Research Network (SFRN), whereby each center has projects funded by the American Heart Association (AHA). This conference will provide faculty, fellows, and associated research staff the opportunity to collectively participate in panel discussions, breakout workshops, and poster/abstract sessions. false MM/DD/YYYY

Date & Location

Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 7:00 AM - Thursday, February 26, 2026, 2:00 PM, Palo Alto, CA

Overview

The purpose of this conference is bring together academic centers that are participants in the Strategically-Focused Research Network (SFRN), whereby each center has projects funded by the American Heart Association (AHA). This conference will provide faculty, fellows, and associated research staff the opportunity to collectively participate in panel discussions, breakout workshops, and poster/abstract sessions.

Registration

This conference is intended for invited guests and registration is free. If you have any dietary restrictions, please email Alyssa Elsey at [email protected].

Conference Location:

Day 1 - February 25, 2026

Francis C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
326 Galvez St.
Stanford, CA 94305

Day 2 - February 26, 2026

Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge
291 Campus Drive
2nd Floor Conference Center
Stanford, CA 94305

Credits

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (8.25 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (8.25 hours)

Target Audience

Specialties - Cardiology, Cardiovascular Health

Professions - Fellow/Resident, Non-Physician, Physician, Student

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

Evaluate strategies for overcoming cultural and language barriers to clinical trial participation.
Identify barriers and facilitators to diverse recruitment in clinical trials.
Apply evidence-based practices to improve representativeness in clinical trial recruitment and retention.
Develop collaborative, multidisciplinary approaches for sustaining diversity-focused research initiatives.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation
American Medical Association (AMA)
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 8.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Additional Information

Cancellation Policy
Live Activities: Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Self-paced Activities: No refunds will be made on cancellation requests after a learner accesses any part of the course content. Any cancellations refunded will less a 20% administrative fee. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008. If you have needs that require visual, auditory, cognitive, or mobility accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME office.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws. You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
Name: Alyssa Elsey
Title: Education Events Specialist
Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact
Email: [email protected]

Hotel Name	Price	Website	Distance to Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center (Day 1)	Distances to Li Ka Shing Center (Day 2)
The Westin Palo Alto		https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/sjcwp-the-westin-palo-alto/overview/	20-minute walk 4-minute drive	30-minute walk 7-minute drive
Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel		https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/sjcsi-sheraton-palo-alto-hotel/overview/	22-minute walk 4-minute drive	31-minute walk 8-minute drive
The Cardinal Hotel		https://cardinalhotel.com	28-minute walk 6-minute drive	33-minute walk 8-minute drive
Graduate by Hilton Palo Alto		https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/paogpgu-graduate-palo-alto/	31-minute walk 7-minute drive	36-minute walk 9-minute drive
Hotel Lucent		https://www.hotellucent.com	43-minute walk 7-minute drive	42-minute walk 9-minute drive
Creekside Inn			48-minute walk 9-minute drive	61-minute walk 14-minute drive
Menlo Park Inn	$191	https://www.menloparkinn.com	55-minute walk 10-minute drive	109-minute walk 19-minute drive
The Zen Hotel	$184	https://www.mayfieldhotels.com/the-zen-hotel-palo-alto/	64-minute walk 11-minute drive	89-minute walk 16-minute drive
Comfort Inn - Palo Alto	$170	https://www.choicehotels.com/california/palo-alto/comfort-inn-hotels/ca610?mc=llgoxxpx	57-minute walk 11-minute drive	69-minute walk 14-minute drive
Coronet Motel	$149	https://coronetmotel.com	32-minute walk 6-minute drive	45-minute walk 10-minute drive
The Palo Alto Inn	$124	https://www.thepaloaltoinn.com	72-minute walk 12-minute drive	84-minute walk 15-minute drive
Leland Hotel - Palo Alto	$101	https://www.mayfieldhotels.com/leland-hotel/	44-minute walk 9-minute drive	57-minute walk 12-minute drive

Poster	Poster Title	Authors	Presenter(s)
1	iDIVERSE Project	Principal Investigators: Tzung Hsiai MD, PhD; Keith Norris, MD, PhD; Keawe Kahalokula, PhD Co-Investigators: Emily Makahi, PhD; Kaitlyn Fruin, MD; Juliana Garcia, PhD; Mopelola Adeyemo, MD, MPH; Susanne Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD; Alex Bui, PhD; Claire Ing, MPH, DrPH; Amanda Boyd, PhD; Denise A. Dillard, PhD; Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD; Arleen Brown, MD, PhD; Alejandra Casillas, MD, MSHS	Jachael Gardner
2	CONNECT: Building a Learning Community to Expand Engagement and Enrollment in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials	Foujan Moghimi, MSPH 1,2; Hailey N. Miller, PhD, RN 1,2; Cassie Lewis Land MS 2; Adriana Foster LMSW 5; Oluwatosin Tomiwa MPA 1,2; Erin Michos MD 3; Nae-Yuh Wang PhD 2,3,4; Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb PhD, MSN, APRN, RN 1,2 Affiliations: 1. School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 2 Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 3 School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 4 School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 5 Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD	Foujan Moghimi
3	Community-Informed Digital Advertisements Outperform Study Team-Designed Advertisements in Clinical Trial Recruitment	Azuka Amaka Ngige, Timothy Plante, Ashauna Lee, Joyline Chepkorir, Philip Okonkwo, Stephen Juraschek, Erin Michos, Cheryl Himmelfarb, Hailey N. Miller	Azuka Amaka Ngige
4	Optimizing Representation and Retention in Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation: Lessons Learned from the mTECH-Rehab Randomized Controlled Trial	Zaib Hussain, MBBS, MPH; Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS; Asma Rayani, MBBS, ScM; Nino Isakadze, MD, MHS; Chang H. Kim, MD, PhD; Mansi Nimbalkar, MS; Jie Ding, PhD; Ali Kassamali; Xinyi Zhang, RN; Robert Weinstein, MD; Henry Zhao, BA; Zane MacFarlane, BA; Yumin Gao, ScM; Qicong Sheng, MD; Ashley Broderick, MS; Alexandra Bush, MS; Meghan Harp, MS; Preeti Benjamin, MS; Brittany Neigh, MS; Jackie Lobien, BSN; Tara Reddy, RN; Tanya Burley, MSN; Keith Jackson, BSN; Matthias Lee, PhD; Jeffrey Sham, BS; Nancy Molello, MSB; Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN; Kerry J. Stewart, EdD; Erin M. Spaulding, PhD, RN; Daniel F. Hanley, MD; Nichol McBee, MPH; Francoise A. Marvel, MD; Lena Mathews, MD, MHS; Seth S. Martin, MD, MHS	Zaib Hussain
5	Characterizing Enrollment Patterns in a AHEAD Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease Trial	Marina Ritchie, PhD1; Kedir Hussen, MS1; Oliver Langford, MS1; Johanna Jansen2; Arnav Bhatia3; Doris Molina-Henry, PhD1; Joshua D. Grill, PhD4; Paul Aisen, MD1; Reisa A. Sperling, MD5 ;Shobha Dhadda, PhD6; Michael Irizarry, MD, MPH6; Rema Raman, PhD1	Marina Ritchie
6	Proposal for a Clinical Trials Collaborative Community	Paul Wang, MD1; Melvin Echols, MD, MSCR2; Anekwe Onwuanyi, MD2; Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS1; Priscilla Pemu, MD2; Victor Ritter, PhD1; Sa Shen, PhD1; FeiFei Qin, MPH1; Kira Clark; PhD1; Nicholas Vesom, MPH1; Deidre Okeke, PhD1,2; Tenzin Yuthok, MS1; Farmaan Judge, MS1; Erin Rose Mendoza Cruz, MPH1; Muhammed Idris, PhD2, Cati Brown Johnson, PhD1; Hannah Valantine, MBBS MD1; Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH1; Eldrin F. Lewis, MD, MPH1 Stanford University School of Medicine1; Morehouse School of Medicine2	Paul Wang
7	Diverse recruitment in clinical trials: Facilitators and barriers to using registries and patient engagement platforms	Erin Rose Cruz, OTD, MPH, Phenesse Dunlap, PhD, Nicholas Vesom, MPH, Tenzin Yeshi Wangdak Yuthok, MS, Deidre Amaka Okeke, PhD, MPH, Farmaan Judge, MS, Victor Ritter, PhD, FeiFei Qin, MPH, Sa Shen, PhD, Cati Brown-Johnson, PhD, Eldrin F. Lewis, MD, MPH, Anekwe E. Onwuanyi, MD, Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, 291 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, United States School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, United States	Erin Mendoza Cruz
8	Bridging the Gap Between Communities and Clinical Trials: Lessons from a Remote Community Ambassador Intervention in the TOTAL Trial	Farmaan Judge, MS2, Tenzin Yeshi Wangdak Yuthok, MS1; Erin Rose Cruz, MPH1; Deidre A. Okeke, MPH, PhD1; Nicholas Vesom, MPH1; FeiFei Qin, MPH1; Sa Shen, PhD1; Victor Ritter, PhD1;Cati Brown-Johnson, PhD1; Muhammed Idris, PhD2; Melvin Echols, MD2; Paul Wang, MD1; Eldrin Lewis, MD, MPH1; Anekwe Onwuanyi, MD2; Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS1 1Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States; 2Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States	Farmaan Judge
9	Determinants of Telehealth Utilization among U.S. Adults with Cardiometabolic Conditions: Evidence from HINTS Dataset Using Andersen’s Behavioral Model	Authors: Joyline Chepkorir, PhD, MSc, BSN, RN;1 Doris Osei-Afriyie, PhD, MPH;2 Richard Bannor, PhD, MPH;3 Hailey Miller, PhD, RN;1 Nana Ofori Adomako PhD, PharmD;1 Zaib Hussain, MBBS, MPH;4 Cheryl Himmelfarb, PhD, RN, FAHA.1 1. Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 2. University of Chicago, 3. Northeastern University 4. Johns Hopkins School Of Medicine	Joyline Chepkorir

2026 American Heart Association Science of Diversity in Clinical Trials SFRN Meeting

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