McGaw Health Equity Week 2024

Monday, February 26, 2024, 12:00 PM - Friday, March 1, 2024, 1:00 PM, Virtual; Simpson Querrey Auditorium, Chicago, IL


Week-long event of sessions to facilitate expert-level discourse around health and health care disparities with the goal of generating solutions to advance health equity. The event will be open to all members of the community.

1. Describe the social determinants of health including disparities as they apply to various disease processes and recognize their impact on adverse health outcomes.
2. Identify the roots of mistrust, unconscious bias, and stereotyping and the ways that these attitudes affect clinical encounters.
3. Develop skills and demonstrate effective communication across cultures, languages, and socioeconomic groups.
4. Access existing health equity resources.
5. Describe innovative solutions to health inequities and healthcare disparities.

**This event is free to attend for everyone, including Northwestern faculty, staff, residents, fellows, students, and community members.**

Monday, February 26 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. CST
“Health Equity 2024: Translating Promises to Practice” 
IN-PERSON KEYNOTE EVENT - Simpson Querrey Auditorium, 303 E. Superior
Speaker: Erica Taylor, MD, MBA, FAAOS, FAOA
Moderators: Oluwateniola (Teni) Brown, MD and Linda Suleiman, MD

Wednesday, February 28 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CST VIRTUAL
“Same BUT Different: Lung Cancer with Gender Equity Lenses” 
Speaker: Narjust Florez, MD 
Moderator: Marquita Lewis Thames, PhD

Thursday February 29 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CST VIRTUAL
“Colorectal Cancer Screening: Meeting Patients Where They Are” 
Speaker: Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS 
Moderator: Ike Okwuosa, MD

Thursday, February 29 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. CST VIRTUAL
"Cultivating Equitable Prostate Cancer Screening Among Black Americans Through Patient- Centered and Partnered Approach” 
Speaker: Yaw Nyame, MD, MS, MBA
Moderator: Shilajit Kundu, MD 

Friday, March 1 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. CST VIRTUAL
“Health Equity in Action in Chicago Communities”
Speakers: Evelyn Figueroa, MD, Natasha Nichols, MD, and Tristé Lieteau Smith, MD, JD
Moderators: Kimbra Bell, MD and Sarah Chuzi, MD 

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.00 hours), ABS CC (5.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (5.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Feinberg School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to control the content of a Continuing Education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.