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Outcomes from NASEM's Advancing Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in STEM Organizations Report
Date/Time: Feb 02, 2023, 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
Location: Zoom
This seminar will feature leaders from the NASEM’s interdisciplinary committee discussing the report’s findings.
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Feb
02
12:00 PM • Zoom
How did we get here? A history of health inequities in the United States (part 6 of 6)
The root cause of health inequity in the United States is structural racism. Stark inequities in morbidity and mortality among minoritized populations have persisted for generations. This series will contextualize the historical and systemic nature of racism in America and how systemic racism impacts our health. As a concept that first emerged with European colonial expansion in the 16th century, race is woven into the fabric of American consciousness. It is insufficient and harmful to view racism as an isolated event; doing so invalidates the experiences of those afflicted by racism while perpetuating the structures and systems that uphold racism.
We are reimagining our conversations on racism and embarking on a journey—beginning with the moment of our country's inception through the country's current state. The first stop on our journey will unpack the direct link from Slavery to Mass Incarceration, highlighting the structural forces of racism—including the intersection among various demarginalized groups and the concept of Race Throughout the Americas. Our journey will then showcase the concepts behind the immoral and pseudoscientific theory of the Eugenics Movement, Genetic Determinism and Understanding the American Desire to Attribute Health Inequities to Genetics, along with the impact of Discrimination, Stress, and Allostatic Load and Understanding the Health Impacts of the Lived Experience of Racism to thriving while Black—A History of Black Businesses and a Life as an African American student at the University of Kansas. Our journey will unpack historical events through the current state to understand the history of health inequities.
Feb
02
12:00 PM • Zoom
Outcomes from NASEM's Advancing Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in STEM Organizations Report
This seminar will feature leaders from the NASEM’s interdisciplinary committee discussing the report’s findings.
Feb
16
08:00 AM • KUMC's Clendening Auditorium Robinson Room 2004, and Virtual
Toward trustworthy research: Building respectful relationships and addressing inequities throughout clinical research with Stephanie Kraft, JD
Stephanie Kraft, JD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Director of
Research for the Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics at Seattle Children’s Research Institute. She is a lawyer, bioethicist, and mixed-methods social science researcher with a scholarly focus on improving patients’ and participants’ experiences with clinical and translational research and the equitable clinical implementation of emerging technologies.
Professor Kraft’s current research projects, funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, aim to promote respectful and equitable research recruitment and to integrate community values into the development of artificial intelligence-enabled mobile health tools.
Feb
23
08:00 AM • Children's Mercy Research Institute Auditorium and livestream
Racial Equity in Healthcare
Children’s Mercy will be co-hosting a Grand Rounds presentation by Dr. Uche Blackstock. Dr. Blackstock is a champion for women in medicine and someone who has been a leading voice for describing the experiences of Black women and other women of color in medicine and the academic environment. Please see her bio attached and the Grand Rounds announcement. Dr. Blackstock’s visit is being supported by Children’s Mercy, UMKCSOM, and KUMC.
Feb
23
12:00 PM • Zoom
Research and Discovery Grand Rounds: Implementing Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Care: The Final Frontier
Speaker: John Spertus, M.D., MPH
Summary: Patient-reported Outcomes (PROs) are powerful tools for understanding patients’ perspectives of their disease. While they been increasingly used into clinical trials and observational research, their potential to improve routine clinical and disease management is just developing. Join Dr. John Spertus, cardiologist and the Lauer/Missouri Endowed Chair and Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he serves as Clinical Director of Outcomes Research at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute (MAHI), who has pioneered the development and use of PROs in cardiology. He will discuss their potential in clinical practice and quality assessment to improve the patient-centeredness and value of healthcare.
No registration is required.
Mar
16
10:00 AM • via Zoom
Frontiers Roadshow
Want to learn about Frontiers? Join us as mPIs Mario Castro, M.D., MPH, and Steve Leeder, PharmD, Ph.D., walk attendees through Frontiers resources, services and funding opportunities.
Register today!
Mar
16
03:00 PM • Zoom and KaufmannFoundation Conference Center
Innovations in Quality Forum: Redesigning Healthcare Delivery to Improve Value
Innovations in Quality will discuss Redesigning Healthcare Delivery to Improve Value from 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Please register if you plan to attend this event.
Apr
11
02:00 PM • Remote
Implementation Science Quarterly Meeting
Come meet and connect with your fellow Implementation Science investigators. Meeting to include networking, sharing works-in-progress and informal conversations about timely topics. Please email Maggie Padek Kalman (mpadekkalman@kumc.edu) to be added to the meeting invite.
Apr
20
08:00 AM • Children's Mercy Research Institute
Nexus Informatics Conference
The Nexus Informatics Conference provides a unique blend of informatics perspectives and expertise – industry, academia, medicine, agriculture, technology and biology – a true “nexus”. Attendees will have opportunities to discover capabilities, share tactical approaches to problem solving, explore synergies, and launch potential collaborations.
The goals of the Nexus Informatics Conference are to:
(1) bring together informatics researchers from academia and industry to discover capabilities, share tactical approaches to problem-solving, explore synergies, and launch potential collaborations
(2) provide an opportunity for informatics students to learn about employment opportunities within the region and employers to meet prospective candidates
May
18
03:00 PM • Zoom and Kaufman Foundation Conference Center
Innovations in Quality Forum - Rising Maternal Mortality in the U.S. & Kansas City
Innovations in Quality Forums are being hosted in a hybrid environment in 2023.
Join us on May 18 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. CT as we discuss Rishing Maternal Mortality in the U.S. and Kansas City.
Please register.
Jun
12
09:00 AM • via Zoom
June Frontiers Roadshow
Want to learn more about what Frontiers has to offer? Join mPIs Mario Castro and Steve Leeder as they discuss Frontiers resources, services and funding opportunities. You'll also have the opportunity to ask questions.
Register Today!
Jul
20
03:00 PM • Zoom and Kaufman Foundation Conference Center
Innovations in Quality Forum: Role of Data in the Evolution of Healthcare
Innovations in Quality Forums (formerly KC QVIC Forums) aer being hosted in a hybrid environment in 2023.
Join us on July 20 as we discuss the Role of Data in the Evolution of Healthcare from 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Please register if you plan to attend.
Sep
21
03:00 PM • Zoom and Kaufman Foundation Conference Center
Innovations in Quality Forum: Novel Strategies to Incentivize Value-based Care
Innovations in Quality Forums are being hosted in a hybrid environment in 2023.
Join us on Sept. 21 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. as we discuss Novel Strategies to Incentivize Value-based Care.
Please register if you plan to attend.
Nov
16
03:00 PM • Zoom and Kaufman Foundation Conference Center
Innovations in Quality Forums: Promising Regional Strategies to Achieve Health Equity
Innovations in Quality Forum will discuss Promising Regional Strategies to Achieve Health Equity on Nov. 16 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. CT. Events are being hosted in a hybrid environment in 2023.
Please register if you plan to attend.
Dec
14
03:00 PM • Zoom and Kaufman Foundation Conference Center
Innovations in Quality Forum: Regional Quality Improvement
Innovations in Quality Forum on Dec. 14 will discuss Regional Quality Improvement: Current Results from the Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality from 3 - 4:30 p.m. CT.
Events are being held in a hybrind environment in 2023.
Please register if you plan to attend.