Paths Forward for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Healthcare - Live Webinar on December 4, 2024 10AM ET
Learn about diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare. Understand their significance and how they impact both healthcare professionals and patient care.
About this webinar
Notable disparities are present both with regard to individuals in the healthcare profession as well as in the delivery of healthcare to the patient population. Increasing awareness of the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion is important for expanding access to high quality healthcare.
This presentation will be designed to introduce the audience to an important national level dialogue on the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Additionally, this topic will be tailored to understanding how DEI relates to healthcare practice and note specific steps the profession is taking to improve DEI at an organizational level.
At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:
Review core concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion
Discuss current disparities in the healthcare profession
Identify steps towards expanding diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare
Instructors
Andrea Sikora Newsome, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. She received her PharmD from the University of Georgia before completing her PGY-1 and PGY-2 in Critical Care at the University of North Carolina Medical Center. She is currently pursuing her Masters of Science in Clinical Research from Emory University and is also a KL2 Scholar through the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance Program.