January 29, 2021

Closing Health Gaps from COVID-19 in Collar Counties & Examples

 Virtual Meeting 

1:00- 2:00 PM CT 

Post-Election —Join us for a series of reports from Cook County and Chicago's collar counties on closing the health gaps from COVID-19 with examples and views of their progress and perspectives. Get a full picture of the closing the gaps in three counties in one program!

There will be presentations from the Cook, DuPage and Lake Counties by their public health directors or executives directors followed by an interactive session with a commentary panel. Plus, ample time for your questions and answers. 

By attending this session,   you will:

·         Identify and obtain the  latest info on ‘hot spots’ and gaps in three counties

·         Learn about the progress with addressing health gaps and vaccination plan 

·         Able to describe how partnerships are solving the challenges and problems

Are you interested in a county's data points? Visit the County Tracker here. 

Speakers 

Kiran Joshi, MD, Co-Director, Cook County Department of Public Health

Mark Pfister, Executive Director of Lake County, IL, Health Department/Community

  Health Center

Jackie Rouse, MHA, DrPH, Director, Community Health/Community Health Workers, South

  Chicagoland, Advocate Aurora Health

Rachel Rubin, MD, Co-Director, Cook County Department of Public Health

Nan Silva, Program Director, Community Memorial Foundation

Commentary

Wayne Giles, MD, MS, Dean, School of Public Health, UIC

Faculty disclosures on file and will be made at the session. 

Join us for an interactive session with these public health leaders! 

Continuing Education Credits: 1.0 

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Questions? Contact us at infostaff@iomc.org or call us at 312.709.2685.

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February 19, 2021

Racial Inequity in Healthcare 

 Virtual Meeting 

8:00- 9:00 AM CT 

In 2003, the Institute of Medicine published a report describing the need to: increase the proportion of underrepresented minority groups in the health-care workforce; integrate cross-cultural education into health-care training; and, advance efforts to identify sources of disparities and promising interventions. More than a decade later, 91 percent of hospital CEOs are white, and while people of color represent 31 percent of hospital patients nationally, they comprise only:

• 14% of hospital board members
• 12% of executive leadership positions, and
• 17% of first- and mid-level management positions

These disparities in the leadership ranks of the healthcare industry are part and parcel of the health disparities in communities of color nationally and here in Chicago, where inequalities persist and, in some cases have widened in such indicators as low birthweight, heart disease, stroke, infant mortality and mortality in general.

Post-Election — By attending this session, you will learn: 

• Understand the effects of socioeconomic factors, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and other patient characteristics on health inequities and identify ways to mitigate them in your own practice or organization

• Understand the components of policies and practices that have been shown to contribute to inclusive workplace environments, and enhance recruitment, development, advancement and retention of women and minorities in the healthcare workforce
• Understand the effect of patient and provider biases on healthcare outcomes; describe ways to mitigate the effect of these biases

Moderator

Raul Garza, MBA, CEO, Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness Center

Panel 

Beena S. Peters, DNP, MS, RN, FACHE, System Chief Nursing Officer, Cook County

  Health

Adeola Oduwole, MSc, VP and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Lurie Children’s 

  Hospital

Audra Davis, PsyD, Organizational Psychologist and Managing Partner, The Exeter 

  Group 

Fernando De Maio, PhD, Director, Health Equity Research and Data Use, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association  

Suggested reading

The State of Diversity & Inclusion in the Healthcare Industry Part 1: Industry Overview (October 2017). Diversity Best Practices.

New Report Details Chicago's Racial, Ethnic Disparities (May 2017) University of Illinois Chicago.

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Sponsorship opportunity- download the sponsorship brochure here. 

Questions? Contact us at infostaff@iomc.org or call us at 312.709.2685.

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June 25, 2021

2021 Annual Meeting

 Virtual Meeting 

5:00 PM- 7:00 PM  CT 

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Sponsorship opportunity- download the sponsorship brochure here. 

Questions? Contact us at infostaff@iomc.org or call us at 312.709.2685.

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