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The Massachusetts Medical Society

Examining Health Disparities

2nd Annual Public Health Leadership Forum

Jointly Sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and

Harvard School of Public Health, Division of Public Health Practice

Introduction by Alan M. Harvey, M.D., M.B.A.

This series was developed from the Massachusetts Medical Society 2nd Annual Public Health Leadership Forum: Examining Health Disparities which was held on March 23, 2006 at the MMS Headquarters in Waltham, MA. Utilizing slides and audio you will experience the following presentations and faculty:

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Module 1: Health Disparities: A Social Determinants Approach
Ichiro Kawachi, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Social Epidemiology
Director of the Harvard Center for Society and Health
Harvard School of Public Health

Module 2: A National Perspective on Disparities in Health Care Quality
John Z. Ayanian, M.D., M.P.P.
Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Care Policy
Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Module 3: Boston’s Campaign to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
John M. Auerbach, M.B.A.
Executive Director
Boston Public Health Commission

Module 4:
Public Health Preparedness
Harold D. Cox
Chief Public Health Officer
City of Cambridge

Module 5: Panel Presentations

Health Disparities and the Homeless
James J. O'Connell, M.D.
President
Boston Health Care for the Homeless

Health Disparities and Children
Shari Nethersole, M.D.
Medical Director for Community Health
Children's Hospital Boston

Health Disparities and the Elderly
Sharon A. Levine, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine

Panel Question & Answer

DESCRIPTION

The issue of health disparities is timely and important. The Massachusetts Medical Society participated on the Massachusetts Legislative Commission to End Racial and Ethnic Disparities. The AMA recently published a report from AMA Commission to End Health Care Disparities with action steps and the IOM published a report in 2003 on unequal treatment. The goal of the disparities leadership program is to improve patient care by advancing an understanding of the social/cultural/ethnic/language differences and advancing workforce diversity by encouraging minority recruitment into health professions, advancing strategies for clinical decision making and improving access to care.

AUDIENCE

This program is intended for physicians and other leaders in health care and public health.

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