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ACC Quarterly Meeting (online)

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Date/Time
Date(s) - May 12, 2020
10:00 am - 11:00 am


Register now for the ACC Quarterly Meeting on May 12th.

 

Please join us for the ACC Quarterly Meeting on Tuesday, May 12, at 10:00AM! This meeting will be held online due to COVID-19. The agenda is below.

 

If you would like to attend, please use the conference information provided below. If you are on a computer, just click the link.

Meeting number: 627 649 841

Password: S3RrPbmud34 (73777268 from phones and video systems)

https://arkansascancercoalition.my.webex.com/arkansascancercoalition.my/j.php?MTID=m0f30c363f269c28a8fed232326ecd1af

 

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+1-510-338-9438 USA Toll

Access code: 627 649 841

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Meet our speaker:

Dr. Bala – Arkansas Department of Health

Appathurai Balamurugan, MD, DrPH, MPH, FAAFP (or Dr. Bala as he prefers to be called) is a licensed board-certified Family and Preventive Medicine Physician and an epidemiologist. After completing his medical school, he completed a family medicine residency at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine in Little Rock, Arkansas, and earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD). He completed a Fellowship at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship Program (Population Health in Place Training Program). He obtained a Master of Public Health with emphasis in Epidemiology from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He further obtained a Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH) with emphasis in Health Policy and Epidemiology from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. He was awarded the Degree of Fellow of American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP).

Dr. Balamurugan serves as the State Chronic Disease Director and the Medical Director for the Chronic Disease and Tobacco Branch at the Arkansas Department of Health. In this capacity, he provides clinical oversight and leadership to chronic disease programs such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco across the state through Arkansas Department of Health’s 94 Local Health Units. He also serves as an Associate Director for Science for the Center for Health Advancement, one of the 5 centers at the Arkansas Department of Health. Additionally, he serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at UAMS Family Medical Center clinic where he provides clinical care to patients and teaches medical students and residents. He also serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Epidemiology in UAMS College of Public Health.

He is widely published with over 42 peer-reviewed publications, both in national and internationally reputed journals, and serves in the editorial board of the Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society, and Public Health Open Access journal. He currently serves as the Vice President for the American Academy of Family Physicians, Arkansas Chapter. He has obtained numerous awards for his work, including the Director’s “Service in Science” award for his contribution to Arkansas Department of Health; was honored as “Chronic Disease Champion” by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD); “Physician Volunteer of the Year” award for his voluntary work at the Harmony Health Clinic which serves the uninsured and underinsured residents of Central Arkansas; and “Excellence in Community Service” award from Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson for his work in Arkansas recently.

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06 Mar
Mar 06, 2020    
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Come out and join colon cancer survivors, caregivers, families, and friends as we come together to raise awareness about Colon Cancer in Arkansas. When: March [...]
14 Mar
Mar 14, 2020    
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Endure the Dirt is a 5K mud run that is located on the farm ground around Mack's Prairie Wings in Stuttgart. This race consists of [...]
17 Mar
Mar 17, 2020    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
15th Annual Arkansas Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug-Free Kids Day “TAKE DOWN TOBACCO: National Day of Action” For the past 15 years, the Arkansas Youth [...]
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Mar 18, 2020    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The lecture will be available via webinar. To register and for more information, call 1-844-244-9016 or email mrc@uapb.edu.
31 Mar
Mar 31, 2020    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
UAMS Program Starting March 31 Offers Support to Children of Cancer Patients   LITTLE ROCK – A group to help children ages 6-12 better cope [...]
01 Apr
Apr 01, 2020    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Lee County Cooperative Clinic are seeking exhibitors for the Community Health Fair. If you are interested, please complete and email this form to LaFay Broadway [...]
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Apr 04, 2020    
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Fun walk/hike on the Lake Ouachita Vista Trail. This is not a timed event and awards are not given out. Hikers have the option of [...]
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