American Glaucoma Society Secretary, Duke Glaucoma Division Chief and Professor of Ophthalmology, Leon W. Herndon Jr., MD led an inspiring two-part webinar series "Tackling Social Injustice & Health Disparities."
The first program of the series was held on Friday, October 23, 2020: A Question of Color: Understanding Racial Injustice, Healthcare Disparities, and Glaucoma featuring an all-star panel to address disparities in medicine. This program was co-moderated by Duke glaucoma fellowship alum, Josh Stein, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Michigan, and chair of the American Glaucoma Society’s patient care committee.
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Professor Theodore M Shaw, Director of the Center for Civil Rights at the UNC School of Law discussed the topic of Racism in Society
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Benjamin D. Reese, PhD Former Vice President for Institutional Equity at Duke discussed the topic of Racism in Medicine
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Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS, Dean Emeritus of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health discussed the topic of Healthcare Disparities in Ophthalmology.
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Angela Elam, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Michigan and Caroline Fisher, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Stanford University joined the panel for a Q&A discussion.
The second program of the series was held on Friday, January 8, 2021: A Question of Color: Ask the Experts, Where Do We Go from Here? featuring amazing experts, moderators, and panelists for an intimate discussion and Q&A session tackling the implications of social injustice and healthcare disparities for society, education, and medicine.
Experts:
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Michael V. Drake, MD, 21st President of the University of California
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Eve J. Higginbotham SM, MD, ML, Vice Dean for Penn Medicine Office of Inclusion and Diversity, Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, Professor of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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M. Roy Wilson, MD, MS, President, Wayne State University
Moderators:
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Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH, Kittner Family Distinguished Professor, Chair, Department of Ophthalmology & President, American Glaucoma Society
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Ann Caroline Fisher, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Director Diversity, Equity, Inclusion for Ophthalmology Department at Byers
Panelists:
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Kirsten L. Simmons, MH Sc, Medical Student (MS4), Duke university
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Chase A. Liaboe, MD, Resident, Ophthalmology, PGY-4, University of Minnesota
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Connie Sears, MD, 2nd-Year Resident, Stanford University