1. Vicki Cohn Executive Vice President & Managing Editor

2. 17% of U.S. population is Hispanic—52 million people (Office of Minority Health) 1 in 4 Americans Hispanic in the next 25 years 138.2 million by 2050 (CDC)

3. Educate global healthcare community End health disparities Improved quality of care, access to care, and cultural sensitivity Ensure better patient outcomes ranging from chronic diseases to lifestyle modifications Capture the knowledge of Hispanic physicians and researchers

4. Low numbers: 5% of U.S. physicians are Hispanic Only 4% of medical school faculty are Hispanic Medical school financing difficult Misconceptions about quality of Hispanic physicians and academics Lack of time—physicians have commitments to the community Paucity of knowledge about risks for chronic disease (Jane Delgado, Nat. Alliance for Hispanic Health)

5. Elevated risk of health disparities in lesbian and bisexual women Access to care: More than 2000 people per physician in some Hispanic communities Barriers to promotion and leadership in academia, similar to women and other minorities Decreased research funding

6. Continue to harness energy and enthusiasm of Hispanic physicians, researchers, and healthcare community Peer-reviewed medical journals have a significant role to play to address health disparities

7. Academic journals still very powerful and change the way medicine is practiced Ensure that key Hispanic physicians, researchers, nurses and other healthcare providers in the U.S. and overseas are properly represented on the editorial board Publish critical evidence-based translational research and clinical protocols

8. Good journal drives research funding Drive attention to key issues and challenges Rapidly disseminate information globally Provide the journal free online to developing countries Cross-pollination with publisher's related journals and other activities Get the word out Call to action!

9. Huge impact due to library consortia Need a creative publisher, one like a PR agency New kinds of editorial content

15. Annabelle Quizon Clinical Case of the month University of Miami Goutham Rao University of Chicago

16. Rosaly Correa-de- Araujo Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Maria J. Merino National Cancer Institute

17. Rajni Aneja Humana Thomas J. Biuso United Healthcare

18. Rafael Carrion Section Editor University of South Florida Jose´ Gorrín-Peralta University of Puerto Rico

19. Carlos del Rio Senior Clinical Editor Emory Healthcare Vincent Soriano Hospital Carlos III Madrid

20. Milton Wainberg Columbia University Antonio Bianco University of Miami

22. The 22 nd Annual Congress on Women’s Health Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine

23. Thank You! Vicki Cohn vcohn@liebertpub.com