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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.

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Session details

  • May 24, noon – 1 p.m. | Leading with equity
    Recording | Slides
  • May 31, noon – 1 p.m. | Practical tools to advance diversity, equity and inclusion
    Recording | Slides
  • June 7, noon – 1 p.m. | Measuring the impact of DEI work
  • June 14, noon – 1 p.m. | LGBTQ+ best practices

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.

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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

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: