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Physician Leadership: A National Perspective

Physician Leadership: A National Perspective. Ton Tran, M.D. Vietnamese American Medical Association . Vietnamese American Medical Association. History: Founded in 1989, Board of Directors: 11 members elected every 2 years and 12 Presidents of regional organizations

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Physician Leadership: A National Perspective

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  1. Physician Leadership: A National Perspective Ton Tran, M.D. Vietnamese American Medical Association

  2. Vietnamese American Medical Association • History: Founded in 1989, Board of Directors: 11 members elected every 2 years and 12 Presidents of regional organizations • Purposes: Mutual support and fellowship, Education • Membership: Physicians of Vietnamese heritage who live and practice in the USA • Activities: Annual National Convention with CME, Publication, Community Health programs, Scholarship program, Social services • Current initiative: World Health Ambassador Program

  3. Vietnamese Physicians Association in San Diego • History: Founded in 1981 • Purpose: Promote fellowship among members • Membership: Physicians of Vietnamese origin • Activities: Monthly and annual meetings , Community services • Current initiatives: - Hepatitis Prevention Project for Asian Americans in San Diego - Breast Cancer Early Detection Project for Vietnamese Americans in San Diego

  4. Asian Pacific Health Center • History: Non-Profit Organization, founded in 2001 by a group of Health Professionals in San Diego, a VPASD partner • Mission: providing low fee services to the underserved constituents in San Diego • Services and Activities: Primary care services, Prevention Medicine, Community Services (Health Fairs) and Projects

  5. Hepatitis B Prevention Project • Granted by: The California Endowment • Sponsors: Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals, Gilead Sciences & National Task Force for Hepatitis B • Partners: Asian Pacific Health Center, Community Health Group, Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC), SD Vietnamese Physicians Association • Length of project: 2 ½ years

  6. High Prevalence of CHBV in Asian American Communities • Prevalence for Chronic HBV in US is < 2% • The prevalence of HBV is very high among API (5%-15%) • The incidence of liver cancer due to HBV is 7-13 times higher in API Americans than in white Americans • 50% of children born to HBV+ mothers in the US are Asian American. 1. www.liver.stanford.edu

  7. Objectives • Increase community awareness of Chronic Hepatitis B • Improve the knowledge of Physicians and other Health Professionals about Hep B • Test young adolescents & high risk adults AA, immunize those who are susceptible and refer for treatment for infected persons

  8. Goals of the project 1. Fewer hepatitis B infections among Asian Americans (AA) 2. Increased access to treatment for AA with hepatitis B. 3. Decreased health disparity for liver cancer and cirrhosis among the AA population

  9. Project activities • Mass media • Community events • Health fairs • Outreach screening events • Health professionals education

  10. Collaboration with other groups • Union of Pan Asian Communities • San Diego County Health Department • Jade Ribbon Campaign (Stanford Asian Liver Foundation) • American Liver Foundation • American Cancer Society • National Task Force for hepatitis B • Vietnamese Federation of San Diego • San Diego Alliance for Asian Pacific Islanders

  11. Project Participant Characteristics

  12. Serology Results

  13. Screening Results 8,50%

  14. Participant Characteristics by Serology

  15. Impacts of the Project • Asian American communities: improving health seeking behavior; providing substantial amount of services to members • APHC & VPASD: increasing exposure, future grants, good learning experiences for staffs • Community Physicians: improving knowledge regarding hepatitis B in AA

  16. Breast Cancer Early Detection Project for Vietnamese Americans in San Diego • Funded by the CMA Foundation • Statement of needs: disparities of mammograms done in VA • Project partners: VPASD & APHC • Objectives: - increase awareness of the seriousness of the disease - increase of mammograms done in VA

  17. Mammograms by Ethnicity Asian Pacific Health Center

  18. Mammograms by Age

  19. Mammogram Results

  20. Project Experiences • Collaboration with other groups: key to project success • Staff members with native language of the target populations • Outreach events in community centers • Involvement of Community leaders

  21. Vietnamese AmericanMedical Association

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