COVID-19 & Vaccine Health Equity
A panel discussion about best practices and insights to ensure health equity in vaccine development and distribution amid COVID-19. This event will feature three industry professionals and their unique insights from a health technology, health systems and health administration perspective; and will be moderated by the HBA NY's Chapter President.
Discussion Points:
- Clinical Trial Diversity: How do we leverage digital health technologies to ensure inclusion of low socioeconomic status individuals and ethnic minorities living in medically underserved areas? Should trials include high-risk populations (ex. pregnant women, children, severe allergies) from the start?
- Distribution Disparities: There is a consistent pattern where Black and LatinX American populations continue to receive smaller shares of vaccinations relative to their proportion of COVID-19 cases and deaths when compared to their share of the total population.
Why is this the case?
How can advancements in health technology help to bridge the gap?
How do we leverage technology to access individuals such as older adults with low health literacy?
What role might the Biden administration play in reducing these disparities via policy changes such as the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force?
Moderator: Dr. Sophia Ononye-Onyia, Founder and CEO, The Sophia Consulting Firm
Panelist: Dr. Irene Dankwa-Mullen, Deputy Chief Health Officer, IBM Watson Health
Panelist: Dr. Yele Aluko, Chief Medical Officer, EY
Panelist: Dr. Eric Handler, Chairman of the Emergency Department at Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Agenda
5:00-5:15 PM Speaker & Event Introductions
5:15-6:00 PM Panel Discussion
Registration information
Event is open to: HBA Members and Nonmembers
Learning Objectives
1. Raises awareness of health equity
2. Examines vaccine development and distribution
3. Analyzes the role of technology to combat health literacy
Featured Speakers
Yele
Aluko
EY Americas Chief Medical Officer,
EY (Ernst & Young) - Europe
Irene
Dankwa-Mullan
Deputy Chief Health Officer and Chief Health Equity Officer,
IBM Watson Health
Eric
Handler
Chairman Emergency Medicine,
RWJBarnabas Health
Pricing
| Regular Registration | $10.00 / €8.00 | $20.00 / €17.00 |
Members receive up to 50 percent discount
Event Policies
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COVID-19 Policy
The HBA requires that all persons who participate in in-person events do so at their own risk and that each participant agrees to the following agreement before taking part in the activity and urges all participants to act in such a manner as to protect their own safety and the safety of others.
By registering for this event, I fully understand that my participation in the program is purely voluntary. I desire to participate and agree to act reasonably and prudently under the circumstances. I further understand that any HBA volunteers participating in the activity will act individually and will not represent the HBA. As a condition to my participation the activity, I waive and release the HBA and their officers, employees, and agents from any claim that I may have for any damage to property or injury to my person that may result in whole or in part from my participation.
Special Needs Policy
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