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The Power of Team: The Role of Community Health Workers and Building Collaborative Partnerships in the New ACO Era
When and where
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Location
Boston University School of Medicine 72 East Concord Street Hiebert Lounge, 14th Floor Boston, MA 02118
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Description
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.