The Power of Team: The Role of Community Health Workers and Building Collaborative Partnerships in the New ACO Era

Please join us for for the 2nd annual Patient Navigator and Community Health Worker symposium to be held at BMC on Monday, April 9, 2018 from 9:00am-4:00pm at the Hiebert Lounge, 14th Floor, Boston University Medical School.

The theme of the conference: The Power of Team: The Role of Community Health Workers and Building Collaborative Partnerships in the New ACO Era

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 Breakfast, Registration and Resources

9:30 – 9:45 Welcome, Opening Remarks & Introduction to Day Activities

• Members of the Planning Committee
• Kate Walsh, MPH, President and CEO, Boston Medical Center
• Thea James, MD, VP of Mission and Associate CMO, Boston Medical Cente

9:45– 10:15 Keynote

Durrell J. Fox, CHW, Health Equity Consultant, JSI

10:15 – 10:35 Assessment of BMC programs addressing social determinants of health

Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Social Work

10:35 – 10:55 Break

10:55 – 11:10 Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers (MACHW)

Corina Pinto, CHW, Member Coordinator, Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers

11:10 – 11:55 Boston Medical Center Health System Workforce Panel

Jessica Aguilera-Steinert, MSW, LICSW, Director Community Wellness, ACO Transformation, Complex Care Management, Boston Medical Center

Community Wellness Advocates

11:55 – 12:45 Lunch, Resources, and Networking

12:45– 1:55 Panel Session 1: Housing Best Practices

Maura Pensak, Director of Housing Supports, Metropolitan Housing Boston

Megan Sandel, MD, MPH, Associate Director, GROW Clinic, Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center

Eileen O’Brien, Director, Elders Living at Home Program, Boston Medical Center

Kristin Reed, Pediatrics Family Navigator, Boston Medical Center

Christina Vallery, Pediatrics Family Navigator, Boston Medical Center

Moderator: Thea James, MD, VP of Mission and Associate CMO, Boston Medical Center

1:55-2:15 Break

2:15 – 3:25 Panel Session 2: Addressing Social Determinants of Health

Stephanie Losi, Senior Project Manager, Medical Affairs, Boston Medical Center

Pablo Buitron de la Vega, MD, General Internal Medicine, Boston Medical Center

Erica Pike, MS, Communications and Policy Manager, Vital Village, Boston Medical Center

Stephanie Otis, Oncology Patient Navigator, Boston Medical Center

Moderator: Sara S. Bachman, PhD, Director, Boston University Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health

3:30-3:45 Closing remarks and raffle prizes

Dr. Thea James, VP of Mission and Associate CMO, Boston Medical Center

3:45-5:00 Networking and reception

This event is co-sponsored by Boston Medical Center and Boston University Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health.