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Programming and Workshops

 The CTSC Research Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI) programming in 2024.

We explored three tracks:

  • READI Research Policy Impact 
  • READI Special Populations
  • READI Community Engagement

Each track was 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

One (1) hour of Continuing Research Education Credit (CREC) is being pursued for each webinar.

Research Policy Impact discussion in a classroom.
READI Research Policy Impact workshop attendees listen to Dr. Edward Barksdale, Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery at University Hospitals and visionary behind The Antifragility Initiative, a holistic, person-centered pediatric-based Violence Intervention Program servings youths and families in the Greater Cleveland area.

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Date

Time

Speakers

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

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

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 

One (1) hour of Continuing Research Education Credit (CREC) is being pursued for each webinar. 

A Special Populations Webinar in a classroom
Big Data Tank: Infant/Maternal Morbidity/Mortality pitch night participants and stakeholders listen to Dr. David Kaelber, Chief Medical Informatics Officer at MetroHealth, discuss possibilities for health equity advancement via tools like TriNetX.

Title/Topic

Date

Time

Speakers

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

One (1) hour of Continuing Research Education Credit (CREC) is being pursued for each webinar.

Community Engagement Book Discussion Luncheon
2nd Annual Health Equity Challenge Series book discussion kickoff luncheon attendees listen to Deirdre Cooper Owens, PhD, discuss the history of American gynecology.

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Date

Time

Speakers

Equity in Engagement: BRACE Toolkit

 January 10, 2024 12PM-1PM Jacqueline Dolata, MBA, Assistant Director, Population Health & Equity Research Institute, MetroHealth

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

If we stand tall it is because we stand on the shoulders of many ancestors. - African proverb

One (1) hour of Continuing Research Education Credit (CREC) is being pursued for each webinar.

Black History Maker

Moderator

Date

Time

About the Black History Maker 

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

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

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

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

“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)

One (1) hour of Continuing Research Education Credit (CREC) is being pursued for each webinar.

Leading Ladies in...

Moderator

Date

Time

Community Health

  • Romona Brazile, Executive Director, Community Engagement, MetroHealth
  • Lena Grafton, PhD, Director, Community Health Engagement, University Hospitals
  • Vickie Johnson, Chief Community Officer, Cleveland Clinic
 Constance Hill-Johnson, MPA, Chairperson, Board of Directors, The Cleveland Foundation and Owner/CEO Visiting Angels March 7, 2024 12PM-1PM

Data

  • Valerie Chepp, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, CWRU
  • Sudha Iyengar, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine, CWRU
  • Erika Trapl, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine, CWRU
 Elizabeth Crowe, PhD, Director, Urban Analytics & Innovation, City of Cleveland March 14, 2024 12PM-1PM

Nursing

  • Elizabeth Edmiston, PhD, Chief Nursing Scientist, Louis Stokes VA Cleveland Medical Center
  • Meredith Foxx, Chief Nursing Officer, Cleveland Clinic
  • Melissa Kline, Senior Vice President, System Chief Nurse Executive, MetroHealth
  • Holly Ma, System Director, Nursing Education and Nurse Leader Center, University Hospitals
  • Carol Musil, PhD, Dean, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at CWRU
 Mary Dolansky, PhD, Sarah C. Hirsh, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, CWRU March 21, 2024 12PM-1PM

Innovation

  • Kendra Gardiner, Director, Product Strategy, UH Ventures
  • Julie Jacono, Executive Director and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, MetroHealth
  • Linda Li, Partner, Cleveland Clinic Ventures
 Monica Robins, Senior Health Correspondent, WKYC Channel 3 March 28, 2024 12PM-1PM