Culturally Responsive Health Care in Iowa

Thursday, June 6, 2024, 7:15 AM - 5:30 PM, 1110 Medical Education and Research Facility, Iowa City, IA

Location and Parking
The conference is being held in the Medical Education Research Facility (MERF), which is located at 375 Newton Road in Iowa City.  

Parking is available for $20 per day in the Newton Road Ramp, located at 360 Newton Road, across the street from the Medical Education and Research Facility.  

MERF is also accessible via public transportation for Iowa City, Coralville, and CAMBUS.  

Building Entrance:  To enter MERF use the West Atrium Entrance. Follow the sidewalk on the west side of the building to the set of doors located at the top of the hill. The conference registration desk will be inside these doors, where you may register and pick up your conference packet. 
The conference will take place in Room 1110 Prem Sahai Auditorium.  

Overview
The goal of this annual interprofessional conference is to improve delivery of culturally sensitive and responsive health care to increasingly diverse patient populations.

Keynote presentations:
Richard Mizelle, Jr, PhD
Associate Professor of History, University of Houston
Running Sugar and the Politics of Disease

Ezelle Sanford, III, PhD,
Assistant Professor of History, Carnegie Mellon University
When Disparities Remain: The Enduring Consequences of Racism in Medicine

Agenda  also includes:
• Presentation of Culturally Responsive Health Care awards and Addressing Health Care Disparities Grant awardees
• Provider Panel: Caring for Patients with Obesity and Diabetes
• Patient Panel: Patient Experiences
• After-Conference Social Event: MERF Courtyard, 3:15 to 5:30 p.m. (Sponsored by the Office of Health Parity and Department of Pediatrics DEI Committee)

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.50 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (5.50 hours), ASWB Cultural Competence CE Credit (5.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (5.50 hours)

1. Discuss the importance of providing culturally responsive and competent care to improve access to quality health care and reduce health disparities.
2. Identify barriers to care for the most vulnerable patients.

Registration Fees
Physician - $100 (AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM)
All other attendees* - $50
Student** - $10

*All other attendees include (but not limited to): Residents, Fellows, Dental Professionals, Allied Health Providers, Public Health 
**Student is defined as an individual going to school full-time or part-time and not holding a current license to practice.

Fees include registration, educational materials, CME/CE Credit, and lunch.

Cancelation Policy:  There is a cancelation fee of $25 (excluding student registration).  No refunds for no shows or cancellations made after May 30, 2024.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of 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.

 

Physician: The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse: The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine designates this activity for a maximum of 5.5 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Worker: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 5.5 cultural competence continuing education credit(s).

Dentist:  Dental CE (ADA CERP) 
Faculty/staff/residents:
• Session I: When Disparities Remain: The Enduring Consequences of Racism in Medicine; 1.25 CE
Students: 
• Session I: When Disparities Remain: The Enduring Consequences of Racism in Medicine; 1.25 CE
• Session II: Provider Panel; 1.15 CE
• Session III: Running Sugar and the Politics of Disease; 1 CE
• Session IV: Patient Panel; 1.25 CE

Other Provider: All other providers will receive a certificate of participation upon completion of the online evaluation. It is the responsibility of each attendee to determine if the continuing education programs they attend meet the requirements of their professional licensure board.

DISCLOSURE POLICY: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

None of the planners, faculty, or others in control of content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Thursday, June 6, 2024