

Education & Training, Research, Global Health & Access

The finale 2024 monthly diversity, equity, and inclusion program features global healthcare leaders addressing this year's theme of patient-centric DEI initiatives. These internationally renowned experts from North and South America, Africa, and Asia describe programs which they have created to ensure access to equitable care for all patients. Their perspectives include University, Society, Hospital, Organizational, and Corporate initiatives which they have introduced and developed. The esteemed DEI champion faculty will outline how others in a myriad of environments can create and sustain similar programs. Participants from around the world will derive significant immediately implementable solutions which they can lead to help optimize outcomes for patients around the world. Welcome & Introduction - Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA) The Cleveland Clinic programs for caring for the community - Ms. Kelly Hancock (USA) Nurses as advocates for equitable health care - Ms. Linda Groah (USA) Universities ensuring access to care - Dr. Julie Freischlag (USA) Implementing a hospital program - Dr. Sidney Klajner (Brazil) The American College of Surgeons programs to ensure equitable access - Dr. Bonnie Simpson Mason (USA) Overcoming challenges to care in Africa - Dr. Kamar Adeleke (Nigeria) Challenges and solutions in Asia - Dr. April Roslani (Malaysia) Corporate Collaboration to ensure equitable access - Mrs. Vanessa Broadhurst (USA) Panel discussion - All faculty moderated by Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA) Closing remarks - Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA)
With Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Published
Dec 2023

This program is the finale of the 2022 monthly series of diversity, equity, and inclusion sessions. This broadcast includes healthcare leaders from North and South America and Africa who will present their successful practical strategies for ensuring implementation and maintenance of organizational and institutional DEI integration. The experiences of these leaders from renowned health care organizations around the world will include a robust discussion of specifics which can be brought to every group. The wisdom of this esteemed faculty will be an information-packed episode with lively international interaction among the faculty and the worldwide audience. Welcome & Introduction - Dr. Mariana Berho (USA) and Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA) Data demonstrating how DEI impacts performance / patient outcomes to set the stage - Dr. Bonnie Simpson Mason (USA) Defining & measuring DEI goals – Dr. Peter Schulam (USA) The value of diversity in the nursing workforce - Ms. Linda Groah (USA) How Cleveland Clinic has evolved their recruiting strategies to insure a diverse workforce - Ms. Kiersten Kanaley (USA) & Ms. Jacqueline Robertson (USA) How Wake Forest has adopted DEI into the onboarding & training processes - Dr. Julie Freischlag (USA) Considerations for DEI in Latin America – Dr. Sidney Klajner (Brasil) Considerations for DEI in healthcare in Africa – Dr. Kamar Adeleke (Nigeria) Discussion and closing remarks moderated by Dr. Mariana Berho (USA) and Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA)
With Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Published
Dec 2022




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