Webinar: DEI & Health Equity - Beyond the Buzzwords
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 | 11 AM - 12 PM CST
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
As the United States becomes an increasingly diverse nation, the needs of communities and patients will also continue to evolve. To create a more equitable, accessible, and innovative healthcare system in the United States, the disparities faced by communities of color and other underserved groups must be addressed. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare has seen an industry-wide commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) and health equity. However, patients of color and those from underrepresented groups continue to face significant health disparities. For example, Black women are 3 times more likely to die from complications related to childbirth, Hispanics are 2 times more likely to be diagnosed with and die from liver cancer, and American Indians & Alaska Natives are 2 times more likely to contract COVID-19 than their white counterparts. Despite renewed awareness and efforts to address health disparities, the words diversity, equity, & inclusion have become increasingly politicized. Healthcare organizations now face the dual challenge of addressing health disparities while also navigating the discourse of DEI in America. This webinar will convene a distinguished group of healthcare & DEI experts to discuss strategies for navigating healthcare’s DEI landscape and best practices for continuing to work towards a more equitable healthcare system for all communities despite old and new challenges to achieving health equity.
WEBINAR LEADERS
MODERATOR - Dr. Linda Wiley Bing, PhD, CDE, CRS
CEO, Turning Point Leadership Group, LLC
Dr. Linda Wiley Bing is founder and CEO of Turning Point Leadership Group LLC, an innovative performance improvement company that specializes in diversity, equity, and inclusion, leadership development, and relationship management. She has worked in the U.S. and abroad developing and delivering interventions for clients of all sizes and disciplines from individuals to Fortune 50 companies. Dr. Bing is a Certified Diversity Executive through the Institute for Diversity Certification. Her training programs won an award from The Society for Human Resource Management. Her viewpoints are often sought out as a conference keynote speaker and presenter. And, they have been aired on many radio stations and the CBS Evening News.
Dr. Bing is also a Certified Relationship Specialist through the American Psychotherapy Association. She is the author of Tame Your Tongue & Transform Your Relationship and Tame Your Tongue & Transform Your Organization: How to Close the Employee Inclusion Gap, and a motivational speaker in the Les Brown Speaker’s Network.
Dr. Linda hosts a podcast called In Her Shoes with Dr. Linda and previously served as the co-host on “Love & Relationships” on Atlanta’s top-rated urban station, V-103 FM. She holds a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Education, an M.A. in Psychology, an M.A. in Organizational Behavior, and a PhD in Organizational Psychology. She is on the Leadership Council of the National Small Business Association and is a member of many civic and professional organizations. Her innovative trainings and coaching programs have helped millions transform their lives resulting in enhanced relationships and increased income. Today, she would like to do the same thing for you.
Dr. Jeri’Ann Hiller, PhD
Sr. Health Equity Manager, Close the Gap, Boston Scientific
JERI’ANN HILLER, Ph.D. is a distinguished Health Equity Leader at Boston Scientific where she uses her expertise as a medical device scientist and innovator to advance health equity in cardiovascular care. During her tenure at BSC, she has created a legacy of innovation in processes, methods and solutions to help people get well. Her significant contributions to the formulation development and characterization of the SYNERGY™ stent earned her one of BSC’s top scientific contribution awards named after one of BSC’s founders, John Abele, the John Abele Science & Technology award. She has been recognized for outstanding achievements in STEM with a Women of Color Magazine/STEM Conference Technology Rising Star award and a MedTech Boston 2016 40 under 40 Healthcare Innovators Award. She was recently recognized for her health equity leadership with a CEO winning spirit award for Strategic Roadmapping and was awarded a 2023 Black Engineer of the Year: Modern Day Technology Leader Award. Her work as an innovator and mentor as been featured in WCVB’s “Chronicle”: Portraits of Success and in Black Enterprise magazine. She is an inspiring speaker to students and emerging leaders and a past speaker at the MA Conference for Women sharing insight on developing a leadership brand. She earned both her B.S. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in materials science and engineering. Jeri’Ann has created new models, best practices and solutions for health equity programming and holds 7 patents in medical device discovery and innovation.
Dr. Ankoor Shah, MD, MBA, MPH
Principal Director and Health Equity Lead, Accenture
Ankoor Shah is a Principal Director and Health Equity Lead at Accenture. He helps organizations (healthcare, life sciences, non-profits, and governments) develop and implement health equity strategies that are measurable, impactful, and sustainable. Previously, he held leadership positions at the D.C. Department of Health and Children’s National Hospital. He received his medical and public health degrees from Emory University, and his M.B.A. from George Washington University. He is board-certified in pediatrics and clinical informatics. He also continues to see patients as a practicing pediatrician on a volunteer basis at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as Morehouse School of Medicine faculty.
Dr. Courtney Walker, PharmD, RPh
Health Outcomes Director - Managed Markets Health Equity, Novo Nordisk
Dr. Courtney L. Walker is the Health Outcomes Director – Health Equity within the Managed Markets Dept. at Novo Nordisk, Inc. This position has primary responsibility for engagement efforts with health equity champions in identified strategic and priority Managed Markets accounts and lead for the Health Equity Taskforce. This team has as a goal to ensure the MM team is well equipped to address the growing concerns from our internal/external stakeholders on the topic of health equity which includes Social Determinants of Health issues and overall resulting health disparities with patient outcome impact.
Nationally, Dr. Walker has been asked to be a speaker on health equity related topics at the 2023 Healthcare Innovation Congress, the 2023 Virginia Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Conference and the 2023 Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Annual Meeting.
Recently, Courtney served as the Medical Account Director within the Managed Markets (MM) team at Novo Nordisk. Dr. Walker engaged with large employers such as BP (British Petroleum), Southwest Airlines, AT&T, and US Steele who are attentive to the clinical crisis of obesity and diabetes in their employees. His aim is to assist these companies with the improvement of their employees’ health via proper medical management. More recently, Dr. Walker has been an advocate on COVID-19 and its health outcome impact on patients with health disparities associated with various health equity issues pertaining to social determinants of health.
Dr. Walker is a proud graduate of Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Houston, Texas. Upon completion of his Doctor of Pharmacy, Dr. Walker completed a managed care pharmacy practice residency at Humana, Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky and the University of Kentucky’s College of Pharmacy in Lexington, Kentucky.
Prior to his current role, Dr. Walker worked for 5 years as a Senior Outcomes Liaison (specializing in mental health and diabetes medications) at Eli Lilly, Inc. He then spent 4 years at Johnson and Johnson as a Senior Medical Liaison, specializing in rheumatology, dermatology, gastroenterology, oncology and autoimmune disorders.
He has completed more than 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience and has given hundreds of clinical presentations across the country. Dr. Walker is active in his community by serving as an Elder in his local church and speaking at various diabetes/obesity-related events to improve clinical awareness. He was also a moderator for the 2018 Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, D.C. leading a discussion on Diabetes Awareness in the African American community.
Courtney is a 2018, 2020 Novo Nordisk Circle of Excellence (COE) Award Winner, the top award given annually to clinical employees in the organization.
He is the proud husband of Jocelyn, a Physical Therapist, and father to four great kids.
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