Please join the CTSC for Research Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI) programming in 2024.
With three tracks, we’ll explore:
- READI Research Policy Impact
- READI Special Populations
- READI Community Engagement
Each track is inspired by insights gleaned from READI news articles and Health Equity Challenge Series conversations and feedback. Topics and speakers within each series are listed below with registration links.
*Programming dates, times, and speakers are subject to change.
READI Research Policy Impact
Register here for the Research Policy Impact series held via Zoom.
One (1) hour of Continuing Research Education Credit (CREC) is being pursued for each webinar.
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Title |
Date |
Time |
Speakers |
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Translational Science Benefits Model: Policy - Hospital System Policies |
January 25, 2024 | 12PM-1PM | Khaliah Fisher-Grace, PhD, RN, CPHC, PCCN-K, System Director, Policy, University Hospitals |
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Translational Science Benefits Model: Joint Commission Standards for Health Care Equity Accreditation |
February 22, 2024 | 12PM-1PM | David W. Baker, MD, MPH, FACP, Executive Vice President, Healthcare Quality Evaluation and Improvement; Editor-in-Chief, Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety |
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Translational Science Benefits Model: Policy - Making the Case for Science |
March 20, 2024 | 12PM-1PM |
Eleanor (Ellie) Dehoney, Senior Vice President, Policy & Advocacy, Research!America Samantha Miller, Associate Director, Policy and Advocacy, Research!America |
*Programming dates, times, and speakers are subject to change.
READI Special Populations Roundtable Talks
Register here for the Special Populations Roundtable Talks series held via Zoom.
One (1) hour of Continuing Research Education Credit (CREC) is being pursued for each webinar.
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Title/Topic |
Date |
Time |
Speakers |
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Caregivers |
January 31, 2024 | 12PM-1PM |
Kristi Horner, Founder and Executive Director, Courage to Caregivers Jenny Woodworth, LISW, Director of Programs, Courage to Caregivers |
*Programming dates, times, and speakers are subject to change.
READI Community Engagement Series
Register here for the Community Engagement series held via Zoom.
One (1) hour of Continuing Research Education Credit (CREC) is being pursued for each webinar.
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Title |
Date |
Time |
Speakers |
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Equity in Engagement: BRACE Toolkit |
January 10, 2024 | 12PM-1PM | Jacqueline Dolata, MBA, Assistant Director, Population Health & Equity Research Institute, MetroHealth |
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Equity in Engagement: AAMC Principles of Trustworthiness Toolkit |
February 6, 2024 | 12PM-1PM | Philip Alberti, PhD, Founding Director, AAMC Center for Health Justice, Association of American Medical Colleges |
*Programming dates, times, and speakers are subject to change.
Black History Makers Series
Join us every Wednesday in February at noon via Zoom to hear from a local or national Black History Maker (BHM) advancing health equity.
If we stand tall it is because we stand on the shoulders of many ancestors. - African proverb
Register here for the Black History Makers series held via Zoom
One (1) hour of Continuing Research Education Credit (CREC) is being pursued for each webinar.
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Black History Maker |
Moderator |
Date |
Time |
About the Black History Maker |
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Olubokola Abiona, CWRU MD/PhD Student |
Carmen Blackwell, Anchor and Reporter, WKYC Channel 3 | February 7, 2024 | 12PM-1PM | Tackling a pandemic: Meet the MD/PhD student who helped create the first COVID-19 vaccines |
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Gregory Hall, MD, Founder, National Institute for African American Health |
LaRese Purnell, MBA, Co-owner, Managing Partner, CLE Consulting Firm | February 14, 2024 | 12PM-1PM | National Institute for African American Health |
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Da'na Langford, MS, CNP, Founder, Village of Healing |
Kimalon Dixon, MBA, Chief of Staff, Jumpstart | February 21, 2024 | 12PM-1PM | Support network: Village of Healing wins $1 million grant to combat health inequities |
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Kimberly Seals Allers, Founder, The IRTH App |
Jazmin Long, CEO, Birthing Beautiful Communities | February 28, 2024 | 12PM-1PM | Morgan State U. will lead a national research network to curb deaths of Black moms |
*Programming dates, times, and speakers are subject to change.
Fireside Chats with Leading Ladies
Join us every Thursday in March at noon via Zoom to hear from leading ladies advancing health equity in community health, data, nursing, and innovation.
“Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.”
- Anne Sweeney (Former President, Disney ABC Television Group)
Register here for the Fireside Chats with Leading Ladies series held via Zoom
One (1) hour of Continuing Research Education Credit (CREC) is being pursued for each webinar.
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Leading Ladies in... |
Moderator |
Date |
Time |
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Community Health
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Constance Hill-Johnson, MPA, Chairperson, Board of Directors, The Cleveland Foundation and Owner/CEO Visiting Angels | March 7, 2024 | 12PM-1PM |
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Data
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Elizabeth Crowe, PhD, Director, Urban Analytics & Innovation, City of Cleveland | March 14, 2024 | 12PM-1PM |
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Nursing
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Mary Dolansky, PhD, Sarah C. Hirsh, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, CWRU | March 21, 2024 | 12PM-1PM |
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Innovation
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Monica Robins, Senior Health Correspondent, WKYC Channel 3 | March 28, 2024 | 12PM-1PM |