Department of Health Policy Symposium: Advancing Health Equity
McCaw Hall, Arrillaga Alumni Center
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Stanford Medicine's new Department of Health Policy held its inaugural departmental symposium on October 6, convening thought leaders and experts in medicine, law, economics and data science. Speakers discussed innovative policy work and scalable solutions for improving health equity. Panelists addressed how to reduce persistent health disparities from three angles: social determinants of health, technology and innovation, and access and affordability.
Discover the powerful role health policy can serve in ensuring the health of all people, not just a privileged few.
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Keynote Speaker: Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD
Talk Title: Building Equity in the Research Enterprise
Editor in Chief, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and JAMA Network
Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Remarks
Opening Remarks by Stanford Medicine Dean Lloyd Minor
Terrance Mayes, Associate Dean for Equity and Strategic Initiatives
Panel 1 — Social Policy: Strategies for Addressing Structural Determinants of Health
Moderator
Panelists
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Panel 2 — Technology: Optimizing Innovation for Health Impact and Equity
Panelists
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Panel 3 — Access & Affordability: How to Finance and Deliver Health Care Innovations Equitably
Panelists
Vindell Washington, Chief Clinical Officer of Verily Health Platforms and CEO of Onduo
#StanfordHealthEquity
WATCH ENTIRE EVENT HERE
Learn More about Stanford Health Policy
Our People, Our Reserch and Our Mission to Improve Health
Advancing Health Equity Slideshow by Beth Duff-Brown
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation
American Medical Association (AMA)
Stanford Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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