Maternal & Child Health Symposium 

April 22, 2025 

Cook County Health - Professional Building 

1950 West Polk Street 5th Floor 

Chicago, Illinois 60612

Parking Available SpotHero for other convenient parking. 

As a independent nonprofit 501c3, IOMC appreciates support from sponsors, contact us to find out how you can be a recognized supporter at sponsorship@iomc.org. 

A half-day of awareness, learning, and networking addressing maternal & child health issues.  Addressing: Medical Perspectives, Social Determinants of Health, Advocacy, Public Health & Policy. Implications, Payor Perspectives, Accessibility, Transportation issues, and more. Open to all. 

Program Schedule 

8:30 AM  Registration & Networking

9:00 AM   Welcome                                                                    

Beena Peters, DNP, RN, Chief Nurse Executive, Cook County Health; 

Maternal & Child Health Workgroup, Institute of Medicine of Chicago, & Billings  Fellow, IOMC  

Anita Stewart, MD, MPH, JD, MBA

Chair, Maternal & Child Health  Workgroup, Institute of Medicine of Chicago, & Billings Fellow, IOMC

Opening Remarks 

Erik Mikaitis, MD, MBA, FACP, CPE, CEO, Cook County Health 

Toni Preckwinkle, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

Special Guests 

Courtney Avery Davis, MPH, President, Institute of Medicine of Chicago

Commissioners - Bill Lowry & Donna Miller 

Presentations

9:15 AM            

Laura Miller, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine 

9:30 AM             

Kylea Liese, PhD, CNM, Melanated Group Midwifery Care

                            

9:45 AM            

Pamela Xaverius, PhD, MEd, CPH, Dean of Loyola University Chicago Parkinson's School of Health Sciences & Public Health     

10:00 AM      

Emma Anselin, MD, MPH, American Academy of Pediatrics - IL Chapter

10:15 AM           

Beena Peters, DNP, RN, Chief Nursing Executive, Cook County Health 

10:30 AM           Break

10:45 AM           

Arvind Goyal, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP, FACPM, Medical Director of Illinois Medicaid

11:00 AM           

Denise Gilbert, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, & Kiran Joshi, MD, Senior Medical                                      Office, Cook County Department of Public Health 

11:15 AM           

Lisa Green, DO, CEO, Family Christian Health Center 

11:30 AM           

Ashlesha Patel, MD, Associate Medical Chairman, Cook County Health 

11:45 AM           Break

12:00 PM          Panel & Interactive Discussion

Moderated by

Ian Jasenof, MD, FACOG, MHA, CPE, Chief Medical Officer at UI Health  Mile Square; Maternal & Child Health Workgroup, Institute of Medicine of Chicago, & Fellow, IOMC

Panelists

Christina Urbina, MBA,  Service Line Business Director, Cook County Health 

Tonia Branche, MD, MPH, Director, High-Risk Perinatal Initiatives, West Side Healthy                                Parents & Babies, Lurie Children's Magoon Institute 

Michelle Alero, Director, MCH Collective Impact, March of Dimes, Illinois 

Melissa Dennis, MD, MHA, FACOG, Chief Medical Officer, Partum Health 

12:55 PM  Closing Remarks                                                                      

Thank You

Grab-N-Go Box Lunch

1:00 PM  Adjournment   

TICKETS

Members (Billings Fellow, Fellow and Associate Fellows) $65.00 per ticket*.**.***,****

Non-Members (Guests) $85.00 per ticket *.**.***,****

Register by using the Blue Register button. 

SPONSORS

 

Anita Stewart, MD, MPH, JD, MBA 

  

Interested in Supporting this Program? Sponsors are welcome.

*Tickets are non-refundable as of April 17, 2025 

** By attending this event, you are consenting to photos that may be used in communications. 

*** Reservations accepted through April 17, 2025  

****All substitutions must be of comparable level. 

Contact us at sponsorship@iomc.org. or call 312.709.2685. 

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