Conference Program

Welcome! Please find the current preliminary virtual meeting program for AChemS 2021 listed below. Note that time is listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and any aspect of this program is subject to change.

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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