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Improving Health Outcomes by Tackling Health Disparities @ Right Care [12PM-3PM] [Past Event]

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February 13, 2023		Event End Date:
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Improving Health Outcomes by Tackling Health Disparities (February 13, 2023)

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Tackling Disparities to Improve Outcomes (Presentation|Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Invited Founding Member, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Hypertension Roundtable; California Department of Public Health’s Cardiovascular Disease Comprehensive Action Plan Steering Committee Member
    • Keith Emmons, MD, MPH – Right Care University of Best Practices Facilitator & Co-Chair, Heart Failure Work Group; Medical Director, CenCal Health (Santa Barbara & San Luis Obispo Medi-Cal Health Plan)
  • Bridging Evidence & Practice to Improve Cardiovascular Health (Presentation|Video)
    • Keith C. Ferdinand, MD – Professor of Medicine, Gerald S. Berenson Chair in Preventative Cardiology, Tulane School of Medicine; Former Chair & Chief Science Officer, Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), Chair, ABC Access to Care Initiative & Co-Chair, ABC CME Committee
  • National Disparities Landscape (Presentation|Video)
    • Hector Rodriguez, PhD, MPH – University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, Director, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research; Kaiser Permanente Endowed Professor of Health Policy and Management; Director, California Initiative for Health Equity and Action; National Academy of Medicine, 2018-Present; Right Care Technical Expert Group Co-Chair
    • Introduced by: Edward Yu, MD – Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation; Founding Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices
  • State Efforts Underway to Reduce Disparities (Presentation|Video)
    • Richard Figueroa, MBA – Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
    • Introduced by: Hector Rodriguez, PhD, MPH
  • Million Hearts: Aiming for Impact- Core Focus on Health Equity (Presentation|Video)
    • Laurence Sperling, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FASPC – Executive Director, Million Hearts; Founder, Heart Disease Prevention Center, Emory University School of Medicine; Katz Professor in Preventive Cardiology; Professor of Global Health, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Right Care Initiative 2022 Leadership Awardee for Precision Medicine in Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention
    • Introduced by: Right Care Director Hanley
  • Federal Centers for Disease Control Perspective (Presentation|Video)
    • Janet Wright, MD, FACC – Director, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Founding Director, Million Hearts
    • Introduced by: Dr. Sperling
  • Pharmacist on the Care Team: Delivering Concrete Results for Patients (Presentation|Video)
    • Steven Chen, PharmD – Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; William A. & Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California; Co-Chair, LA Region Right Care University of Best Practices & Technical Expert Group Member
    • Introduced by: Janet Wright, MD, FACC
  • Patient Centered Outcomes & Accountability: One Provider Organization’s Actions to Address Disparities (Presentation|Video)
    • Parag Agnihotri, MD – Chief Medical Officer, Population Health, University of California, San Diego & Practicing Gerontologist; Co-Founder, Right Care Capitol Region University of Best Practices & Technical Expert Group member, Right Care Initiative 2019 Multi-Community Innovative Leadership Award Recipient; Centers for Medicare and Medicare Innovation Advisor
    • Introduced by: Right Care Director Hanley
  • Action Discussion (Presentation|Video)
    • Catrina Taylor, PhD, MSPH – Chief, Surveillance & Research Section; Director, Neurogenerative Disease Registry, California Department of Public Health; Member, Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group & Women’s Cardiovascular Disease Writing Group
    • Introduced by: William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices, and California Department of Public Health’s 2022 Cardiovascular Disease Comprehensive Action Plan Steering Committee; Specialty Delegate, American College of Cardiology California Chapter & California Medical Association; Director, CA ePCI Program, CA Dept. of Health Care Access & Information; Director, Prevention Forward Program & Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis