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Join us October 18-21, 2010 in Baltimore for the Seventh National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations!

Welcome to the home of the National Conference Series on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations! Here you will find information about the six National Conferences held to date, updates on our plans for the Seventh National Conference, and virtual resources and learning tools being developed by the Your Voice project of DiversityRx to help you stay connected between conferences. Please click on the "Conference 2010" tab on the tool bar to the left to learn more about the upcoming conference!

We are very happy to be holding the 2010 conference in Baltimore, Maryland on October 18-21. Click on these links to view the conference objective and the draft agenda. The call for proposals is now closed, we're happy to have received over 300 proposals.

For regular conference updates, send us an email .

With over 650 attendees and 250 presenters from the United States and 13 other countries, the 2008 conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations was a terrific success. Many people have told us what an exciting, inspiring and useful event it was. We credit this to an excellent group of presenters, moderators, sponsors and exhibitors, and to a high level of enthusiastic participation.

Keep learning and networking while you're waiting for the next conference:

Take advantage of the abstracts, bios and resource materials available on the 2008 online conference program. Video clips of select sessions are also available for viewing by clicking here.
Sign up for the CLAS-talk listserv, a lively, moderated discussion community with over 1300 members in the US and around the world.
Apply to participate in a Community of Practice or Peer Learning Network.
Conference attendees can make connections with each other and share their work through the Attendee Profile system.
View selected video clips from plenaries and performances at the conference here.
NEW! Participate in a Your Voice Webinar!

News Highlights

3/16/2010 Learn about the new NCQA multicultural health standards Attend the April 1 webinar that will introduce new standards for health care organizations on linguistic and cultural competence. Read more »

2/3/2010 Over 300 proposals received! We're very pleased to have received over 300 proposals for the 2010 DiversityRx conference. Our reviewers will be going through each one over the next few months, and we expect to announce acceptances by mid-April. Thanks to all who send in an abstract -- your work in the field will help make this a great conference.

1/4/2010 Call for Proposals NOW OPEN! The conference planning committee would like to announce a Call for Presentation Proposals for the 2010 conference. We invite health care professionals, community representatives, advocates, policymakers, researchers and others from the U.S. and other countries to Click Here submit brief proposals for a variety of presentation formats. Read more »

12/1/2009 Apply now for new peer learning groups Learn and connect with your peers on new topics: cultural comptence training, communicating with diverse populations, using cultural patient support workers, and mental health for diverse populations. Applications close Dec. 18, 2009. Read more »

11/18/2009 Upcoming peer learning groups New Communities of Practice and Peer Learning Networks in the DiversityRx ‘Your Voice’ Project Read more »

3/16/2010

Learn about the new NCQA multicultural health standards

Attend the April 1 webinar that will introduce new standards for health care organizations on linguistic and cultural competence.

2/3/2010

Over 300 proposals received!

We're very pleased to have received over 300 proposals for the 2010 DiversityRx conference. Our reviewers will be going through each one over the next few months, and we expect to announce acceptances by mid-April. Thanks to all who send in an abstract -- your work in the field will help make this a great conference.

1/4/2010

Call for Proposals NOW OPEN!

The conference planning committee would like to announce a Call for Presentation Proposals for the 2010 conference. We invite health care professionals, community representatives, advocates, policymakers, researchers and others from the U.S. and other countries to Click Here submit brief proposals for a variety of presentation formats.

12/1/2009

Apply now for new peer learning groups

Learn and connect with your peers on new topics: cultural comptence training, communicating with diverse populations, using cultural patient support workers, and mental health for diverse populations. Applications close Dec. 18, 2009.

11/18/2009

Upcoming peer learning groups

New Communities of Practice and Peer Learning Networks in the DiversityRx ‘Your Voice’ Project