2024 Convocation The 2024 NYC RING Convocation of Practices will take place on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 at the Price Center/Block Research Pavilion at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, featuring a keynote address from Dr. Arvin Garg, MD, MPH and poster sessions showcasing a wide variety of practice-based research and quality improvement activities. To submit a poster or storyboard presentation, please see the Call for Abstracts below. For general registration, RSVP here. Advance registration is encouraged, but not required to attend this free event. Tuesday, October 29th, 4:30pm – 8:00pm Price Center/Block Research Pavilion Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1301 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY Add to my Calendar Proudly presented in partnership with: The 2024 NYC RING Convocation has been made possible through the support and collaboration of our event sponsors: Department of Family and Social Medicine, Einstein and Montefiore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Einstein and Montefiore Community Health Worker Institute Community Health Systems Lab Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Montefiore AMA Reimagining Residency Initiative at Montefiore Care Management Organization, Montefiore Care Management Together with our valued partners, we invite you to learn more about this year’s event below, and we look forward to your joining us on October 29th at Einstein! Meet Our 2024 Keynote Speaker Dr. Arvin Garg, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair of Health Equity at UMass Chan Medical School. He is also the Associate Chief Quality Officer for Health Equity for the UMass Memorial Health System. Dr. Garg’s highly regarded research addresses adverse social determinants of health (SDoH) in pediatric care, advocating particularly for low-income families. His work has been cited in professional guidelines and recognized with awards such as The Francis F. Schwentker Award and The Society of Pediatric Research Fellow Clinical Research Award. He has been continuously funded by the NIH since 2009 and has published over 90 papers. Arvin Garg, M.D., M.P.H. Professor of Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School Associate Chief Quality Officer, Health Equity, UMass Memorial Health Founding Director, Child Health Equity Center Call For Abstracts NYC RING invites you to share your work with our community of clinicians, researchers, and scholars at the 2024 Convocation of Practices on October 29th! Submissions are now open to individual investigators or interdisciplinary teams pursuing research and quality improvement questions with a link to primary care, including: Research conducted within primary care practices Community-based research with relevance and connection to health systems Medical education/pathway investigations centering research training focused on health equity Resident or student-initiated projects in the above settings Funded research, pilot studies, and quality improvement projects from any clinical area are welcome, provided that the aims have implications for primary care. Completed studies as well as works in progress will be considered. We are particularly interested in implementation studies and topics related to social needs screening and navigation, integration of social care within medical care, community-engaged research, and health equity research. Poster session attendees will have the opportunity to vote for best presentations, and honorees will be announced by NYC RING and presented with an award following Convocation. To submit your project, please prepare an abstract of no more than 300 words and complete the form at the link below. Selected projects may be presented in either poster or storyboard format. Display requirements and submission instructions are detailed at the beginning of the submission form. Poster & Storyboard Submission – 2024 NYC RING Convocation of Practices For any questions or assistance with the submission process, please contact NYCRING@einsteinmed.edu. The New York City Research & Improvement Networking Group thanks you for supporting practice-based research in our communities!
