4th Annual Health Equity Week

February 26 – March 1, 2024

A weeklong virtual educational opportunity with an in-person keynote event.

We are committed to providing high-quality, equitable care within an inclusive learning environment that values and supports all members of a diverse workforce. Through a carefully curated series of moderated sessions on a variety of topics, thought leaders and scholars from within and outside Northwestern share insights into the roots of healthcare disparities and facilitate discussions that inform and inspire innovative solutions.

Target Audience: Target audience: Healthcare professionals and community members

Objectives:

Describe the social determinants of health including disparities as they apply to various disease processes and recognize their impact on adverse health outcomes.
Identify the roots of mistrust, unconscious bias and stereotyping and the ways that these attitudes affect clinical encounters.
Develop skills and demonstrate effective communication across cultures, languages and socioeconomic groups.
Access existing health equity resources.
Describe innovative solutions to health inequities and healthcare disparities.

View Past Sessions for CME Credit

Sessions

Date (Times in CST)	Session (Hosted on Zoom Webinar)
Monday, February 26 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. In-Person Only	4th Annual Health Equity Week Clyde W. Yancy Lectureship Translating Promises to Practice In Person: Simpson Querrey Auditorium (303 E. Superior Street) Speaker: Erica Taylor, MD, MBA, FAAOS, FAOA Moderators: Oluwateniola (Teni) Brown, MD and Linda Suleiman, MD
Wednesday, February 28 Noon - 1:00 p.m. Virtual	Same BUT Different: Lung Cancer with Gender Equity Lenses Recorded lecture Speakers: Narjust Florez, MD Moderator: Marquita Lewis Thames, PhD Session sponsored by Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute
Thursday, February 29 Noon - 1:00 p.m. Virtual	Colorectal Cancer Screening: Meeting Patients Where They Are Recorded lecture Speaker: Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS Moderator: Ike Okwuosa, MD
Thursday, February 29 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Virtual	Cultivating Equitable Prostate Cancer Screening Among Black Americans through Patient-Centered and Partnered Approach Recorded lecture Speaker: Yaw Nyame, MD, MS, MBA Moderator: Shilajit Kundu, MD
Friday, March 1 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Virtual	Health Equity in Action in Chicago Communities Recorded lecture Speakers: Natasha Lloyd Nichols, MD, Evelyn Figueroa, MD, and Tristé Lieteau Smith, MD, JD Moderators: Kimbra Bell, MD and Sarah Chuzi, MD

Speakers

Evelyn Figueroa, MD

Family Medicine UI Health

Narjust Florez, MD

Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center

Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS

UW Medicine

Natasha L Nichols, MD

Northwestern Medicine

Yaw A. Nyame, MD, MS, MBA

UW Medicine

Tristé Lieteau Smith, MD, JD

Near North Health

Erica Taylor, MD, MBA, FAAOS, FAOA

Duke Unviersity

Accreditation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Continuous Certification Program

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

4th Annual Health Equity Week

February 26 – March 1, 2024

A weeklong virtual educational opportunity with an in-person keynote event.

Sessions

4th Annual Health Equity Week Clyde W. Yancy Lectureship

Translating Promises to Practice

Same BUT Different: Lung Cancer with Gender Equity Lenses

Colorectal Cancer Screening: Meeting Patients Where They Are

Cultivating Equitable Prostate Cancer Screening Among Black Americans through Patient-Centered and Partnered Approach

Health Equity in Action in Chicago Communities

Speakers

Evelyn Figueroa, MD Family Medicine UI Health

Narjust Florez, MD Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center

Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS UW Medicine

Natasha L Nichols, MD Northwestern Medicine

Yaw A. Nyame, MD, MS, MBA UW Medicine

Tristé Lieteau Smith, MD, JD Near North Health