Conference Program

Welcome! Please find the current preliminary program for AChemS 2023 listed below. Note that any aspect of this program is subject to change.

April 19 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM): Pre-Meeting
April 19-22: AChemS Annual Meeting Program

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Wednesday, April 23rd

10:00 - 11:55 AM

PATIENT-CENTERED DISCOVERY AND IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH IN CHEMOSENSORY HEALTH - PART 1 Chair/Organizer: Valentina Parma and Nancy Rawson Calusa EFGH

10:00

Introduction: Addressing Gaps in Chemosensory Science: Bridging the Divide to Improve Patient Outcome Nancy Rawson.

10:10

Partnering for Progress: laying the foundation for advancing patient partnerships in chemosensory research: insights from a PCORI-funded patient engagement program Claire Murphy.

10:30

Experiences and challenges in partnering with patients throughout the research to translation process - How to best collaborate with researchers? Duncan Boak, Caroline Bigot , Pamela Silberman.

11:00

Opportunities and gaps for patient-centered research Roxana Chicas, Eric Holbrook, Danielle Reed.

11:30

Panel: Moving the field forward .

11:55 - 12:40 PM

LUNCH ON OWN Lunch On Own

12:00 - 3:30 PM

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING (INVITE ONLY) Great Egret

12:40 - 2:30 PM

PATIENT-CENTERED DISCOVERY AND IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH IN CHEMOSENSORY HEALTH – PART 2 Chair/Organizer: Valentina Parma and Nancy Rawson Calusa EFGH

12:40

Introduction - WHAT DO WE HAVE AND WHAT ARE WE MISSING? FROM DISCOVERY TO IMPLEMENTATION .

12:50

Discovery - what would new techniques and methods unlock for the treatment of smell and taste dysfunction? Brian Lin, Linda Barlow.

1:20

Clinical Perspective: challenges and opportunities in developing and delivering treatments for smell and taste dysfunction Jennifer Douglas, Sue Coldwell.

1:50

Regulatory, Dissemination & Implementation Patricia Lucas-Schnarre, Rick Geoffrion.

2:07

Patient perspectives on roadmap to interventions Pamela Silberman, Duncan Boak, Caroline Bigot .

2:30 - 2:45 PM

COFFEE BREAK Calusa Foyer

2:45 - 4:00 PM

CONSENSUS ROUNDTABLE: ROADMAP TO IMPROVED DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR CHEMOSENSORY DYSFUNCTION Chair/Organizer: Valentina Parma and Nancy Rawson Calusa EFGH Insights from this discussion will contribute to a collaborative white paper, with contributing attendees recognized as co-authors

2:45

Introduction - Six Thinking Hats Methodology Nancy Rawson.

2:50

Discussion in groups - Produce a short, medium and long term action item to improve diagnosis and treatment of chemosensory dysfunction .

3:45

Analysis of action items & Closing remarks .

4:00 - 5:00 PM

DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP MEET AND GREET Calusa Terrace

5:00 - 5:30 PM

WELCOME & AWARDS CEREMONY Calusa EFGH

5:30 - 6:30 PM

KEYNOTE LECTURE Calusa EFGH

5:30

The Mind of a Bee Lars Chittka. University of London

6:30 - 8:30 PM

WELCOME BANQUET (TICKET REQUIRED) Waterfall Pool Deck