3rd Annual Asian Health Symposium: A New Wave in Medicine

The rate of increase of Asians in the nation has grown rapidly in the last decade, presenting big challenges to healthcare providers in eliminating healthcare disparities. In light of the special needs of the Asian community, many of whom are immigrants, the Asian Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, started the Asian Health Symposium series in 2012 to educate healthcare providers on the health and healthcare needs of Asians.

The 3rd Asian Health Symposium will highlight six specific areas for this unique community, including adult health, cardiovascular, renal, and ophthalmology with special emphasis on the differences in Asian patients. Specifically, there will be two very unique sessions, one on the seldom touched, sensitive social issues in the Asian community, and the other on the new mobile health area, which is changing the landscape of our practice in medicine.