- Cabo Verdean American Medical Society
Morabeza in Action
Register for the Conference
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Only one registration for both days! Please indicate what day(s) you will be attending in the questions section. Free for students and community members.
Gala Tickets & Sponsorship
Purchase tickets or sponsor the gala. See sponsorship levels and benefits at bottom of page.
For more information, please contact fundraising@cvams.org
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Hotel Room Block: CLOSED
The CVAMS room block at the Marriott Boston Quincy has been extended through September 9, but availability is limited. If you need accommodations for the conference and/or gala, we strongly encourage you to reserve your room as soon as possible.
Conference Objectives
- Facilitate synergy and collaboration among Cabo Verdean American organizations doing community-based work.
- Highlight programs, interventions, and community-driven initiatives that address the distinct health needs of Cabo Verdean individuals at every stage of life.
- Create space for honest dialogue about the stigmas surrounding mental health, substance use, domestic violence, and other sensitive health issues that disproportionately affect Cabo Verdean communities.
- Strengthen connections among Cabo Verdean communities in the United States, Cabo Verde, and beyond by fostering a shared sense of identity, purpose, and collective responsibility for community health.
- Foster research collaboration and knowledge exchange between the diaspora and Cabo Verde, and facilitate networking and partnership-building among researchers, institutions, and practitioners.
- Amplify voices from the Global South in academic and policy discourse, giving scholars, clinicians, and community leaders from Cabo Verde and the diaspora a platform to share their work.
Target audience — community members, physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, psychologists, physician assistants, social workers, and other members of the healthcare team.
Schedule
September 25, 2026
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Klarman Building, Floor 11
111 Francis St, Boston, MA
Research Symposium
- Fireside chat: Cross-border Research Collaboration with Cabo Verdean Scholars with Dr. Abel Djassi Amado
- Presentation of research abstracts
- Panel — Challenges of Workforce and Talent Retention in Cabo Verde
Happy Hour Social
Estella · 49 Temple Pl, Boston, MA
September 26, 2026
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Klarman Building, Floor 11
111 Francis St, Boston, MA
Conference
- Updates from the Society — presentations from the Cardiology, Orthopedics, and Radiology CVAMS Clinical Teams
- Keynote address from the new Minister of Health of Cabo Verde, Dr. Lucio Miranda Fernandes, on the vision of post-graduate medical training in Cabo Verde
- Panel — Cross-border Collaboration in Cabo Verde, featuring U.S.-based organizations working within Cabo Verde
- Talk — “Reflections of Intimate Family Violence in the Cabo Verdean Community” by Dr. Dawna Thomas
- Panel — Mental Health Services and Issues facing Cabo Verdean populations, with mental health professionals
- Talk — “Unmasking Strength: Masculinity and Vulnerability within Family, School, and Community Contexts” by Dr. Ambrizeth Lima
- Panel — Drivers of Health in Adolescents, with representatives from youth programs and pediatric providers
- Panel — Elder Care in the Cabo Verdean Community, featuring Adult Day Facility representatives
- Panel — Care in the Community: Breaking Barriers to Sexual and Reproductive Health
Conference Planning Committee
Past Conference Chair · CVAMS Secretary
Past Conference Chair
President of CVAMS
Administrative Director, CVAMS
