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AGENDA: PRECON
MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020
(All times below are Eastern Daylight Time)
DAY I: PRECONFERENCE: ENSURING EQUITY IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Note that all attendees may attend the precon at no additional cost.
11:00 am EDT
Welcome and Introductions
Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH
VP and Chief Equity Inclusion Officer, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA (Co-moderator)
VP and Chief Equity Inclusion Officer, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA (Co-moderator)
Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, is the Vice President and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer of Massachusetts General Hospital, the founder, senior advisor and faculty of the Disparities Solutions Center (DSC) at Mass General, Faculty at the Mongan Institute, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a practicing Internal Medicine physician. He has also served on the leadership team of the Mass General Center for Diversity and Inclusion. Dr. Betancourt is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in health policy, health care disparities, diversity, and cross-cultural medicine, and has served on several Institute of Medicine Committees, including those that produced the landmark reports, Unequal Treatment and Increasing Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce. Dr. Betancourt has secured grants and contracts that have led to over 60 peer-reviewed publications, and advises private industry, government, and not-for-profit health systems on approaches to eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care. He sits at on the Board of Trinity Health, a large national health system, and sat on the Boston Board of Health and the Board of Neighborhood Health Plan in Boston. He is a 2015 Aspen Institute Health Innovator Fellow. Dr. Betancourt received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland, his medical degree from Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Following residency, he completed The Commonwealth Fund-Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy, and received his Master’s in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health.
Thomas Sequist, MD
Chief Patient Experience and Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA (Co-moderator)
Chief Patient Experience and Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA (Co-moderator)
Making the System Accessible for Patients with Language Barriers
Lee Schwamm, MD
Vice President of Virtual Care, Mass General Brigham, Director of TeleHealth, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Vice President of Virtual Care, Mass General Brigham, Director of TeleHealth, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Aswita Tan-McGrory, MBA, MSPH
Director, Disparities Solutions Center, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Director, Disparities Solutions Center, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Esteban Barreto, PhD
Director of Evaluation, MGH Equity and Inclusion, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Director of Evaluation, MGH Equity and Inclusion, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Leveraging your Bilingual Workforce to Meet Clinical COVID Needs
Elena Olson, JD
Executive Director, Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Executive Director, Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Angela Maina
Director of Compliance, North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA
Director of Compliance, North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA
Making the System Accessible for Patients with Disabilities
Oswald Mondejar
Sr. VP, Mission and Advocacy, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Charlestown, MA
Sr. VP, Mission and Advocacy, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Charlestown, MA
Cheri Blauwet, MD
Director of Disability Access and Awareness, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Director of Disability Access and Awareness, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Zary Amirhosseini, M.Ed
Disability Program Manager, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Disability Program Manager, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Keeping the Workforce Updated on COVID and Policy Changes
Sarah Wilkie, MS
Project Manager, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA
Project Manager, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA
Natalie Johnson, MPH
Administrative Director, MGH Equity and Inclusion, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Administrative Director, MGH Equity and Inclusion, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Diversity and Inclusion Summit and other Local Events
Dani Monroe, MS
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA
Crisis Standards of Care: State and local efforts
Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH
VP and Chief Equity Inclusion Officer, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
VP and Chief Equity Inclusion Officer, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, is the Vice President and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer of Massachusetts General Hospital, the founder, senior advisor and faculty of the Disparities Solutions Center (DSC) at Mass General, Faculty at the Mongan Institute, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a practicing Internal Medicine physician. He has also served on the leadership team of the Mass General Center for Diversity and Inclusion. Dr. Betancourt is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in health policy, health care disparities, diversity, and cross-cultural medicine, and has served on several Institute of Medicine Committees, including those that produced the landmark reports, Unequal Treatment and Increasing Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce. Dr. Betancourt has secured grants and contracts that have led to over 60 peer-reviewed publications, and advises private industry, government, and not-for-profit health systems on approaches to eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care. He sits at on the Board of Trinity Health, a large national health system, and sat on the Boston Board of Health and the Board of Neighborhood Health Plan in Boston. He is a 2015 Aspen Institute Health Innovator Fellow. Dr. Betancourt received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland, his medical degree from Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Following residency, he completed The Commonwealth Fund-Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy, and received his Master’s in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health.
Developing a Strategy to Meet Community Needs
Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH
Vice Preside Vice President and Chief Equity Inclusion Officer, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Vice Preside Vice President and Chief Equity Inclusion Officer, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, is the Vice President and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer of Massachusetts General Hospital, the founder, senior advisor and faculty of the Disparities Solutions Center (DSC) at Mass General, Faculty at the Mongan Institute, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a practicing Internal Medicine physician. He has also served on the leadership team of the Mass General Center for Diversity and Inclusion. Dr. Betancourt is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in health policy, health care disparities, diversity, and cross-cultural medicine, and has served on several Institute of Medicine Committees, including those that produced the landmark reports, Unequal Treatment and Increasing Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce. Dr. Betancourt has secured grants and contracts that have led to over 60 peer-reviewed publications, and advises private industry, government, and not-for-profit health systems on approaches to eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care. He sits at on the Board of Trinity Health, a large national health system, and sat on the Boston Board of Health and the Board of Neighborhood Health Plan in Boston. He is a 2015 Aspen Institute Health Innovator Fellow. Dr. Betancourt received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland, his medical degree from Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Following residency, he completed The Commonwealth Fund-Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy, and received his Master’s in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health.
Kristin Barnicle, MA
Executive Director for Community Health, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA
Executive Director for Community Health, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA
Wanda McClain, MPA
Vice President of Community Health and Health Equity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Vice President of Community Health and Health Equity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Kristina McLoughlin
Community Benefits Manager, North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA
Community Benefits Manager, North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA
Joan Quinlan, MPA
Vice President of Community Health, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Vice President of Community Health, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Audience Q&A
Closing Remarks
Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH
VP and Chief Equity Inclusion Officer, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
VP and Chief Equity Inclusion Officer, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA
Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, is the Vice President and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer of Massachusetts General Hospital, the founder, senior advisor and faculty of the Disparities Solutions Center (DSC) at Mass General, Faculty at the Mongan Institute, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a practicing Internal Medicine physician. He has also served on the leadership team of the Mass General Center for Diversity and Inclusion. Dr. Betancourt is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in health policy, health care disparities, diversity, and cross-cultural medicine, and has served on several Institute of Medicine Committees, including those that produced the landmark reports, Unequal Treatment and Increasing Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce. Dr. Betancourt has secured grants and contracts that have led to over 60 peer-reviewed publications, and advises private industry, government, and not-for-profit health systems on approaches to eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care. He sits at on the Board of Trinity Health, a large national health system, and sat on the Boston Board of Health and the Board of Neighborhood Health Plan in Boston. He is a 2015 Aspen Institute Health Innovator Fellow. Dr. Betancourt received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland, his medical degree from Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Following residency, he completed The Commonwealth Fund-Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy, and received his Master’s in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health.
12:45 pm EDT
Preconference Adjournment