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Addressing Health Disparities Seminar
Saturday, September 14, 2024 / 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Hixson-Lied Science Building Room G04 or Online via Zoom
2555 Burt St Omaha, NE 68178
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19th Annual Addressing Health Disparities Seminar
Community Health Workers: Adding Crucial Value
Purpose
The conference goal is to increase the knowledge, skills, and ability of health professionals, individuals in academia, and community members to more effectively advocate for Community Health Workers and their role in the healthcare delivery system.
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Seminar Agenda
Designed For
Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, public health professionals, social workers, fellows, residents, students and other interested health care providers
Provided By
- Creighton University's Health Sciences, Multicultural and Community Affairs Department
Schedule
7:30 a.m.
Check-in/Registration
8:30 a.m.
Welcome/Opening Remarks
Philip Lomneth, Mdiv, Project Manager CHW-TAPP
8:40 a.m.
Program Overview
Speaker: Sade Kosoko-Lasaki MD, MSPH, MBA, FAASS Co-Director, CPHHE
9 a.m.
Evaluation of Year 2 of Creighton's CHW Training and Apprenticeship Placement Program
Speaker: Ramie Cooney, PhD, Evaluator
9:20 a.m.
CHW Leading Edge Workforce: HRSA's Support for CHWs in Region 7
Speaker: Rae Hutchison, MSW, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 7, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, Health Resources & Services Administration
9:45 a.m.
CHWs: A Valuable Investment in Cancer Care
10:15 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion: CHW Apprentices Managing Chronic Diseases
Ranjita Subba
Korina Rodriguez
Shavonda Hatchett
Janie Ortega
Moderators: Richard Brown, PhD, FACHE
11:15 a.m.
CHWs, Policy, and Law
Speaker: Ashley Wennerstrom, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Research, Louisiana State University Schools of Public Health and Medicine
12 p.m.
Lunch
Ethics and CHW Roles: Why Should We Care
John Stone, MD, PhD, Co-Director, CPHHE
1:15 p.m.
CHW Healthcare Impact
Ashley Aubry
Errik Ejike
Tina Twymon
1:45 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: The Impact of CHWs in the US Healthcare System
Magaly Dante, Ph.D, LMHC, MHP Salud
2:45 p.m.
Awards for CHW Group Presentations
2:50 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Sade Kosoko-Lasaki MD, MSPH, MBA, FAASS
3 p.m.
Evaluations
Philip Lomneth, Mdiv, Project Manager CHW-TAPP
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