7:30 - 8:00 am        Registration and Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15              Welcome, Introductions  

8:15 - 8:30              Remarks from Cabo Verdean Minister of Health 
                                 Arlindo Do Rosario

8:30 - 8:45              Keynote 
                                 Julio Teixeira, MD 

8:50 - 10:15            Surgery 
                               Chair: Julio Teixeira, MD 

Development of emergency and prehospital care services
Gil Freitas, MD

Surgical oncology & reducing transfer to Portugal: where are the opportunities
Danielson Pereira Barreto da Veiga, MD

Experience working with Cabo Verdean patients: oncology perspective
Frederico Sanches, MD

Developing Minimally Invasive Surgery in Cabo Verde
Julio Texeira, MD 

Panel Discussion and Q&A
Carla C. Moreira, MD, RPVI, and Faculty

10:15 - 10:25           Break 

10:25 - 11:10          Internal Medicine
                               Chair: Elizabeth Gomes, DO, and Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD 

Primary care and cancer prevention: challenges and opportunities
Elizabeth Gomes, DO 

Experience working with Cabo Verdean patients who come to the US for care
Jean Jacques Alves, MD 

Diabetes diagnosis and management in the CV population
Patrice Alves, MD, MPH

Panel Discussion and Q&A
Vanessa Britto, MD, MSc; Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD; Jorge Barreto, MD, MPH, and Faculty

11:20 - 12:10 pm    Mental Health 
                               Chair: Rosilda James, Psy.D. 

Violated by love: sexual trauma in collectivistic communities
Rosilda James, PsyD

Mental health issues among CV Men
Dr. Adriano Cabral, M.Ed., CAGS

Panel Discussion and Q&A
Ana P. Novais, MS and Faculty 

12:10 - 1:10           Lunch & Networking 

1:10 - 2:20             Women's Health 
                              Chair: Susan Weinberg, MD 

Breast cancer: incidence, mortality and screening efforts in the U.S. and Cabo Verde
 Susan Weinberg, MD, FACR

Raising breast surgical standards in CV: challenges and opportunities
Patricia Andrade, MD

Infant and maternal mortality in the U.S. and Cabo Verde
Veronica M. Pimentel, MD, MS, FACOG

Cervical cancer: incidence, mortality, and screening in the U.S
Veronica M. Pimentel, MD, MS, FACOG

Cervical cancer: incidence, mortality and screening and introduction of HPV vaccination program in Cabo Verde
Jorge Barreto MD, MPH

Panel Discussion and Q&A

2:20 - 3:20            Medical Education Discussion
                              Chair: Carla Moreira, MD and Donna Mendes, MD 

   Current trends and opportunities for collaboration between the U.S. and C.V. 

Panelists:

Chantel Pina Gomes, DO
Maya Spencer, MD
Nancy De Sousa, PhD
Carla C. Moreira, MD, RPVI
Donna Mendes, MD
Danielson Pereira Barreto da Veiga, MD

3:20 - 3:30                  Break

3:30 - 4:50           Community Collaborations Discussion
                             Moderator: Julio Teixeira, MD

                             Health in Rhode Island: A Focus on the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Community
                              Ana P.  Novais, MS

  Cabo Verdean leaders and health care providers currently engaged in health care collaboration
  in the Cabo Verde islands share experiences and best practices                     

Panelists:
Maria Fatima Barros, RN MSN
Danielson Pereira Barreto da Veiga, MD
Jorge Barreto, MD, MPH
David Earle, MD, FACS
Ana P Novais, MD
Joao Tavares, MD 

5:00 pm               Adjourn