Virtual Learning
The following virtual learning series are open to all HANYS members. Program participants are asked to attend all webinars.
DEI best practices
This four-part series explores how to implement best practices in diversity, equity and inclusion using a quality improvement framework. Participants will learn practical steps to help hospitals and health systems evaluate, set measurable goals and track improvement. Attendees will learn strategies for integrating DEI into the organization’s culture, fostering accountability and measuring impact.
Session details
Faculty
Pamela Y. Abner, MPA, CPXP
Adjunct Professor, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Vice President and Chief Diversity Operations Officer, Mount Sinai Health System
Shana Dacon-Pereira, MPH, MBA, CPXP
Assistant Vice President, Corporate Health System Affairs, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Mount Sinai Health System
Barbara Warren, PsyD, CPXP
Senior Director, LGBT Programs and Policies, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Mount Sinai Health System
Assistant Professor, Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
DEI breakout sessions
Join the conversation! Learn about other hospitals’ experiences with health equity and DEI work in our breakout sessions. Come ready to discuss what’s working (or not) at your organization, share resources, ask questions and gain insight into what other hospitals are doing.
Session details
- June 5, noon – 1 p.m. | Health equity/DEI implementation
- June 12, noon – 1 p.m. | Patient education and experience
Faculty
Theresa Green, PhD, MBA
Director, Community Health Policy and Education, Center for Community Health and Prevention, University of Rochester Medical Center
Virtual showcase
Our virtual showcase explores how AHEI hospitals are addressing disparities through targeted health equity work. Presenters will highlight the work they have done throughout the year to improve the collection of patient demographic data, implement DEI best practices, build or strengthen community relationships and identify and address disparities. Attendees will learn how their peers are advancing health equity and how to apply these strategies to their own work.
- Dec. 8, 9 a.m. – noon | Virtual showcase
2023 past webinars
We Ask Because We Care
This four-part series provides the fundamentals of the nationally recognized We Ask Because We Care campaign. WABWC improves the accuracy and completion of patient demographic data collection while cultivating community understanding of how hospitals use race, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, gender identity and social determinants of health data to inform patient care and improve health outcomes. Sessions will highlight how implementing WABWC deepens hospital and health system teams’ understanding of systemic inequities, expand cultural awareness and engage with local communities to learn how to best serve them.
Session details
- April 3, noon – 1 p.m. | Race, ethnicity and language data: Stakeholder engagement
Recording | Slides - April 10, noon – 1 p.m. | Race, ethnicity and language data: Measurement and monitoring
Recording | Slides - April 17, noon – 1:30 p.m. | Sexual orientation and gender identity data
Recording | Slides - April 24, noon – 1 p.m. | Social determinants of health data
Recording | Slides
Faculty
Julia E. Iyasere, MD, MBA
Executive Director, Dalio Center for Health Justice,
Senior Vice President For Health Justice and Equity, NewYork Presbyterian
Assistant Professor, Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Barbara Warren, PsyD, CPXP
Senior Director, LGBT Programs and Policies, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Mount Sinai Health System
Assistant Professor, Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2022 webinars
Virtual Showcase
Thursday, Dec. 8 | 9 a.m. – noon
Agenda |
Recording
Presentation slides
- AHEI Slides
- Downstate introduction
- Bronx Care hospital
- St. John's Episcopal
- St. Barnabas Hospital
- North Country Introduction
- St. Lawrence Health
- The University of Vermont Health Network
- Mohawk Hudson Valley Introduction
- St Peter's Health Partners
- Mohawk Valley Health System
The virtual showcase is open to all HANYS members and mandatory for program participants.
The virtual showcase is a valuable opportunity to share successes and learn from peers. Participating hospitals and health systems will highlight the work they have done throughout the year to improve the collection of patient demographic data, build or strengthen community relationships and identify and address healthcare disparities.
We Ask Because We Care
This six-part webinar series, led by faculty member Julia E. Iyasere, MD, MBA, executive director, Dalio Center for Health Justice, NewYork-Presbyterian, will provide the fundamentals of the nationally recognized We Ask Because We Care campaign. We Ask Because We Care is designed to improve the accuracy and completion of patient demographic data collection while cultivating community understanding of how hospitals use race, ethnicity, language and/or social determinants of health data to inform patient care and improve health outcomes. Sessions will highlight how hospitals and health system teams who implement We Ask Because We Care will deepen their understanding of systemic inequities, expand cultural awareness and engage with local communities to learn how best to serve them.
Webinars will be held Wednesdays, noon – 12:30 p.m., on the following dates:
- June 8 - Building the foundation for equitable care: We Ask Because We Care basics
Recording | Slides - June 22 - Data collection process and structure
Recording | Slides - June 29 - Standardized staff education
Recording | Slides - July 6 - Direct patient communication
Recording | Slides - July 13 - Measurement and monitoring
Recording | Slides - July 20 - We Ask Because We Care – office hours
Recording -
July 27 - How 3 hospitals used patient demographic data to address disparities.
Recording
Building Bridges and Establishing Community Coalitions
This three-part webinar series will be led by faculty member Theresa Green, PhD, MBA, director, community health policy and education, University of Rochester Medical Center, Center for Community Health. Dr. Green will explain how hospitals can build and strengthen relationships with local leaders from various fields and sectors and develop community-based coalitions to identify priorities and address health equity issues.
Webinars will be held Fridays, 10 – 11 a.m., on the following dates:
