The 2024 Weitzman Institute Virtual Symposium provides a unique opportunity to hear from some of the nation’s top thought leaders, clinicians, researchers, and entrepreneurs who are leading efforts in the Institute’s key priority areas: Social Determinants of Health, Health Systems Transformation, and Workforce Development.
This year’s Symposium theme is Representation Matters. 2024 marks a significant year in electoral politics for 70+ countries across the globe, including the United States. At the Weitzman Institute, we recognize that representation is central to our work in advancing health equity and justice not just during election years, rather, on a daily basis. This Symposium will focus on why and how Representation Matters particularly in the context of health policy, research, clinical training and practice, as well as healthcare innovation and technology.
The Symposium offers a forum for exploring primary care’s challenge of dismantling persistent inequities and recreating and advocating for a more just healthcare system that better meets the needs of its workforce, patients, and communities, particularly those most in need.
Please join us for this free event.
Senior Associate, Virtual Health, Tulsa Innovation Labs
CEO and Co-Founder, Diverge Health
Partner, True Search
CEO, Connected Consultants
Chief Health Officer, Marti Health
Co-Founder, Latina Futures, 2050 Lab
Dean, School of Health, Georgetown University
Founder and Director of Research & Outreach, Sovereign Bodies Institute
Founder and Director of Research & Outreach, Sovereign Bodies Institute
Founder & CEO, SameSky Health
CEO, Backpack Healthcare
Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, Ethics, and Community Engagement, Virginia Commonwealth University
Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, Ethics, and Community Engagement, Virginia Commonwealth University
Professor of Public Health, Provost Fellow of Indigenous Health Policy, and Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health
Professor of Public Health, Provost Fellow of Indigenous Health Policy, and Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health
Opening Remarks
Mark Masselli
Founder, President/CEO, Community Health Center, Inc.
Founder, President/CEO, Moses/Weitzman Health System
Margaret Flinter, APRN, PhD, FAAN
Founder Emeritus, Weitzman Institute
SVP/Clinical Director, Community Health Center, Inc.
Welcome and Moderator
April Joy Damian, PhD, MSc, CHPM, PMP
VP and Director, Weitzman Institute
Keynote Speaker
Donald Warne, MD, MPH
Professor of Public Health, Provost Fellow of Indigenous Health Policy, and Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Panel Presentation
Christopher King, PhD, MHSC, FACHE
Dean, School of Health, Georgetown University
Carlos Smith, DDS, MDiv
Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, Ethics, and Community Engagement, Virginia Commonwealth University
Annita Hetoevehotohke’e Lucchesi, PhD, MA
Founder and Director of Research & Outreach, Sovereign Bodies Institute
Sonja Diaz, Esq.
Co-Founder, Latina Futures, 2050 Lab
Moderator/Discussant
Deann Butler, DHA, MHA, MBA
CEO, Connected Consultants
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Speaker
Hafeezah Muhammad
CEO, Backpack Healthcare
Moderator/Discussant
April Joy Damian, PhD, MSc, CHPM, PMP
VP and Director, Weitzman Institute
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Panel Presentation
Irene Dankwa-Mullan, MD, MPH
Chief Health Officer, Marti Health
Binoy Bhansali
CEO and Co-Founder, Diverge Health
Abner Mason
Founder & CEO, SameSky Health
Sahee Abdelmomin
Senior Associate, Virtual Health, Tulsa Innovation Labs
Moderator/Discussant
Andre Blackman
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Closing Remarks and Next Steps
April Joy Damian, PhD, MSc, CHPM, PMP
VP and Director, Weitzman Institute
CME, CNE, CPE, and CEU credits will be provided for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses, psychologists, dentists, social workers, and dietitians by Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc., an accredited provider through Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.
We welcome sponsors for the 2024 Symposium!
Support from our sponsors allows Weitzman to host this annual event at no cost to attendees, ensuring that anyone, regardless of financial ability, may join us and our expert presenters in actualizing our vision to inspire innovation in health care for the underserved.
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