Agenda | The RISE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit | A RISE Health Conference

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2024 Agenda

Wednesday - May 1, 2024

10:00 AM 10:10 AM

9:00 AM 9:10 AM

8:00 AM 8:10 AM

7:00 AM 7:10 AM

Day One Opening Remarks

Nate Lucena, Chief Strategy & Analytics Officer
Rex Wallace Consulting

10:10 AM 11:00 AM

9:10 AM 10:00 AM

8:10 AM 9:00 AM

7:10 AM 8:00 AM

Keynote: Elevating the Healthcare Equity Space

  • Discuss DEI’s upstream impact on social determinants of health 
  • Explore the distinctions between health and healthcare inequities for 2024 CMS measures 
  • Unpack the challenges in attributing disparities to specific inequities 

John Matthew Douglas, President
IPressForward

11:00 AM 11:50 AM

10:00 AM 10:50 AM

9:00 AM 9:50 AM

8:00 AM 8:50 AM

The ABC’s of Inclusive Talent Acquisition

  • Learn to develop a diverse and inclusive talent acquisition strategy 
  • Analyze successful case-studies to see the impact of diverse talent recruitment 
  • Learn to create a welcoming and safe working environment 

Kevin Coleman
Founder  
KMC Empowerment 

11:50 AM 12:50 PM

10:50 AM 11:50 AM

9:50 AM 10:50 AM

8:50 AM 9:50 AM

Lunch

12:50 PM 1:40 PM

11:50 AM 12:40 PM

10:50 AM 11:40 AM

9:50 AM 10:40 AM

Combatting Mental Health Stigmas in Health Care

  • Explore methods to cultivate a supportive work culture 
  • Gain insights into educating health care workers about mental health issues and support 
  • Highlight case studies of successful wellbeing initiatives 

 

Deborah Curry 
Director of Risk Adjustment and Recoveries 
Promedica 

Rene Hurtado, MBA
Chief of Staff  
Emergence Health Network 

Andrea Garraway,
Counselor Educator 
Garraway Counseling 

1:40 PM 1:55 PM

12:40 PM 12:55 PM

11:40 AM 11:55 AM

10:40 AM 10:55 AM

Break

1:55 PM 2:45 PM

12:55 PM 1:45 PM

11:55 AM 12:45 PM

10:55 AM 11:45 AM

Establishing Health Equity Programs: The Why's and How's

  • Examine best practices in establishing and sustaining impactful health equity programs 
  • Learn to identify and target key areas of health disparities for intervention 
  • Discover methods for incorporating patient feedback to refine health equity initiatives 

Amanda Rivera, Senior Diversity and Inclusion Specialist
Moffitt Cancer Center

2:45 PM 3:35 PM

1:45 PM 2:35 PM

12:45 PM 1:35 PM

11:45 AM 12:35 PM

Promoting Health Equity in Rural Settings

  • Discuss strategies for overcoming health care disparities in rural areas 
  • Explore the role and potential of telehealth in enhancing health care experiences 
  • Review best practices for maintaining health equity in rural settings 

Jason Bundy, Director of Excellence 
Hancock Health 

Elizabeth Montgomery, National VP
National Kidney Foundation

3:35 PM 3:50 PM

2:35 PM 2:50 PM

1:35 PM 1:50 PM

12:35 PM 12:50 PM

Break

3:50 PM 4:40 PM

2:50 PM 3:40 PM

1:50 PM 2:40 PM

12:50 PM 1:40 PM

Inclusivity in Health Care Leadership

  • Gain insights on strategies for promoting diversity in leadership positions 
  • Learn how to develop leadership training programs focused on inclusivity 
  • Outline methods for tracking progress in leadership diversity 

Elizabeth Greason, Founder
Waypoint Intercultural

Bahar Sedarati, MD, CPE, FCUCM, Certified Physician Executive
Value-Based Leadership

4:40 PM 4:45 PM

3:40 PM 3:45 PM

2:40 PM 2:45 PM

1:40 PM 1:45 PM

Day One Closing Remarks

Nate Lucena, Chief Strategy & Analytics Officer
Rex Wallace Consulting

Thursday - May 2, 2024

10:50 AM 11:00 AM

9:50 AM 10:00 AM

8:50 AM 9:00 AM

7:50 AM 8:00 AM

Day Two Opening Remarks and Day One Takeaways

Nate Lucena, Chief Strategy & Analytics Officer
Rex Wallace Consulting

11:00 AM 11:50 AM

10:00 AM 10:50 AM

9:00 AM 9:50 AM

8:00 AM 8:50 AM

Enhancing Cultural Competency in Patient Care

  • Learn strategies for integrating cultural awareness into patient care models 
  • Discover the role of patient feedback in enhancing culturally competent care 
  • Outline effective learning and development initiatives in cultural sensitivity 

Jeffery Erdman 
Associate Executive Director for Programs 
Illinois Public Health Association 

Brigitte Lamberson, Health Equity Principal Program Manager
Blue Shield of California

Robin Star, Community Educator
Memorial Health System

11:50 AM 12:50 PM

10:50 AM 11:50 AM

9:50 AM 10:50 AM

8:50 AM 9:50 AM

Lunch

12:50 PM 1:40 PM

11:50 AM 12:40 PM

10:50 AM 11:40 AM

9:50 AM 10:40 AM

Addressing Health Equity Through the Lens of Climate

  • Understand the ways climate change is impacting healthcare delivery and health equity    
  • Review the alignment of health equity and climate goals 
  • Learn how healthcare entities can take proactive steps internally and externally to reduce suffering, lower costs, and address health inequities 

Janice Sparks, Director
Spring Street

Avatar Simpson, Senior Sustainability
Agendi

1:40 PM 1:55 PM

12:40 PM 12:55 PM

11:40 AM 11:55 AM

10:40 AM 10:55 AM

Break

1:55 PM 2:45 PM

12:55 PM 1:45 PM

11:55 AM 12:45 PM

10:55 AM 11:45 AM

Case Study: Diversity in Research and Innovation

  • Understand the value of diversity in health care research 
  • Discuss the impact of diverse research teams on patient care 
  • Explore trends and initiatives in research with a focus on diversity 

Liza Bryant, Director of Talent Acquisition
Moffitt Cancer Center

Geraldine Briceno, Supervisor
Moffitt Cancer Center

Jennifer Heidrick, Talent Acquisition Project Administrator
Moffitt Cancer Center

2:45 PM 2:50 PM

1:45 PM 1:50 PM

12:45 PM 12:50 PM

11:45 AM 11:50 AM

Closing Remarks

Nate Lucena, Chief Strategy & Analytics Officer
Rex Wallace Consulting