The Role of Social Determinants and Cultural Awareness
in Caring for Populations and Patients
Friday, October 19, 2018
MHA Conference Center 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Social Determinants of Health are finally getting the recognition they have always needed in healthcare. Payors are gathering data and providing financing and methods to enable health care providers to be more creative and treat the whole person. Providers are responding with new programs to meet patients’ broader needs. Join us at this conference and hear more about how caregivers and communities are coming together to provide innovative and targeted care to help patients get and stay healthier.
8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Steve Walsh, President & CEO, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
Bringing Communities Together for Better Health
Peter Doliber, Executive Director, Alliance of Massachusetts YMCA’s
9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Keynote: The Role of Social Determinants and Cultural Awareness in Caring for Populations and Patients
Thea James, MD, VP, Mission & Assoc. CMO, Boston Medical Center
9:45 a.m. BREAK
10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
An Overview of Grants and Opportunities
David Seltz, Executive Director, Health Policy Commission
10:45 a.m. BREAK
11 a.m.
Improving and Expanding Care for Vulnerable Populations
Update from BlueCross BlueShield of MA Foundation
Jennifer Lee, Senior Program Officer
11:30 a.m.
Promoting Health Equity in Massachusetts:
Remarks by Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, Commissioner, MA Department of Public Health
12 p.m. LUNCH
1 p.m. -2:30 p.m.
Hospital Panel: Provider Initiatives in Promoting Equity and Cultural Awareness
Joan Quinlan, MPA, Vice President for Community Health, Massachusetts General Hospital
Monica Lowell, VP, Community Benefits, UMass Memorial Health Care
Doreen Fadus, Executive Director, Community Health & Wellbeing, Mercy Medical Center/Springfield Healthcare for the Homeless
Annamarie Golden, Director, Community Relations, Baystate Health
Frank Robinson, PhD, VP, Public Health, Baystate Health
2:30 p.m. Program Adjourns
Join us with your team for great networking opportunities and informative sessions. Stay connected!