US Delegate Donna Christensen, MD will keynote a sneak preview of the pioneering film: UNNATURAL CAUSES Is Inequality Is Making Us Sick? Copyright © California Newsreel 2006
Are we ready to approach the complex issue of social equity as it intersects with the reality of disparate health status and outcomes?
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Presented by The George Washington University Department of Health Services Management & Leadership in the School of Public Health and Health Services and The HSC Foundation

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Who Should Attend:

Health professionals (administrators, physicians, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, other clinicians, public health managers and administrators); policy makers, public officials, advocates, criminologists, educators, social sciences professionals, and students of any of the listed disciplines; anyone interested in health care disparities, justice, and equity issues.

Description:

US Representative Donna Christensen will keynote the leading scholars viewing a sneak preview of the pioneering film: "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?"© The event concludes with a provocative discussion among experts and audience members.

Continuing Education:

The George Washington University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The George Washington University Medical Center takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

Physician CME Credit:

The George Washington University Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credit:

This CE activity is approved for up to 2.75 contact hours by The George Washington University Medical Center, which is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the Virginia Nurses Association.

Health Care Executives:

The George Washington University Medical Center designates this activity for a maximum of 2.75 credits in Category II (non-ACHE) continuing education credit toward advancement, recertification, or reappointment in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).

Online registration is available by following this link.

Program

* The "sneak preview" screening of Unnatural Causes Is Inequality Making Us Sick? © will show portions of material that may be changed in the final version of the film.

Goals:

1. The participants will examine the extent to which institutions underlying the social environment - particularly those that do not directly provide health care - promote or help to eliminate health care disparities.
2. The participants will examine the impact of health care disparities on the health status and outcomes of those who are afflicted and those who are not afflicted.
3. The participants will assess a framework for assessing public and social policies as they impact health care disparities.
4. The participants will actively participate in a discussion with experts who have a scholarly interest in health disparities from across the academic community, both within and outside of the health related professions.
5. The participants will engage in a critique of the vision and point of view of the producers of a new 3 part film, "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?"©

For more information, contact: Katelyn Fleming
(202)416-0063 or hsmkef@gwumc.edu