Yale Refugee Health Conference

March 17, 2022
6:00 pm - 7:45 pm ET (Webinar)

Learning objectives

• Describe the current state of refugee resettlement locally and nationally
• Review the challenges faced by recent Afghan arrivals, with a focus on the education and mental health systems
• Describe the creation of a new clinic to meet the health needs of refugees/arrivals in Connecticut
• Describe national-level capacity building innovations for meeting the needs of new arrivals

This year's speakers will include:

• Julie Kornfeld, JD: Senior Staff Attorney, Legal Services Department, International Refugee Assistance Project
• Stephen Poellot, JD: Legal Strategy Director, International Refugee Assistance Project
• Michele Norwood, MS-TESOL: New Haven Public Schools
• Kristin Bengtson Mendoza, MSEd: New Haven Public Schools
• Ani Annamalai, MD: Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
• Nika Zarazvand: Health Coordinator, Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services
• Rona Rohbar: Health Coordinator, Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services
• Kimberly Willett, APRN FNP-C: Primary Care Provider and CKP Fellow, Community Health Center
• Katherine Yun, MD, MHS: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Introduction and Julie Kornfeld and Stephen Poellot

Ani Annamalai

Kate Yun

Kimberly Willett

Michelle Norwood and Kristin Mendoza

Nika Zarazvand and Rona Rohbar and Closing

Connecticut clinicians and clinicians-in-training who are interested in learning about the specific mental and physical health needs of refugees.

This year’s conference will not be offering CME credit.