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Maternal & Child Health Symposium

When
22 Apr 2025
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location
Cook County Health - Professional Building

April 22, 2025

Cook County Health - Professional Building

1950 West Polk Street 5th Floor

Chicago, Illinois 60612

Parking Available

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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

Speciai Guests

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

Commissioners - Bill Lowry & Donna Miller

9:15 AM Laura Miller, MD

9:30 AM Kylea Liese, PhD, CNM

9:45 AM Pamela Xaverius, PhD, MEd, CPH

10:00 AM Emma Anselin, MD, MPH

10:15 AM Beena Peters, DNP, RN

10:30 AM Break

10:45 AM Arvind Goyal, MD, MPH

11:00 AM Denise Gilbert, MSN, RN & Kiran Joshi, MD

11:15 AM Lisa Green, DO

11:30 AM Ashlesha Patel, MD

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

Tonia Branche, MD, MPH

Michelle Alero

Melissa Dennis, MD, MHA, FACOG

12:55 PM Closing Remarks

Thank You

Grab-N-Go Box Lunch

1:00 PM Adjournment