Health equity is an important topic. It transcends health care issues from medical research to health care accessibility, and has been amplified by the global pandemic.Listen to industry executives and leaders share their insights on this topic Invest in popular health, A virtual and free meeting, with New Orleans Business Alliance, Scheduled to be held on November 15-16.
group discussion Improving health equity requires a collaborative approach Scheduled for November 16th from 1-2 p.m. Eastern Time.
Traditionally, medicine and healthcare have been paternalistic, with large healthcare systems focused on internals. But this pandemic has exposed serious inequality that cannot be solved by one organization alone. Learn how community workers, patients, etc. can work together to address systemic racism and health inequality.
Speakers include:
host: Coletta Barrett, RN, MHA, FACHE, Vice President of Mission, Notre Dame Lake Regional Medical Center
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you can View the rest of the agenda here.
The group discussion will be followed by the start of the competition, Pitch Perfect, scheduled for 3:30-5 p.m. Eastern TimeThe competition judges include:
The six startups participating in Pitch Perfect span a wide range of fields, including managing kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, artificial intelligence tools, and more.The participating companies are listed below, but for more details You can see what each startup is doing here.
- 9am.health
- Febris
- Ikona Health
- acoustics
- Achieve intelligence
- Sage health
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