Family Medicine Midwest 2021 Plenary Speakers
Opening Plenary / Thursday, September 9, 2021, 5:00 - 6:00 pm CT
Going Viral: Social Media as a tool for Patient Care and Advocacy
Presented by Rose Marie Leslie, MD 
Recent graduate of the University of Minnesota North Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program.
Learning Objectives:
• Emphasize the importance of social media in our current healthcare landscape
• Illustrate how to use social media to impact health behaviors in patients
• Describe best practices for using social media as a clinician
• Review strategies for using social media to advocate for patients on a broader scale.
Keynote Plenary / Friday, September 10, 2021, 12:00 – 1:15 pm CT 
Beyond Bias Training: Lessons in Anti-Racist Organizing in Medicine with White Coats for Black Lives
Presented by Dorothy Charles, MD
Resident Physician, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (UICOMP) Family Medicine & Organizer, White Coats for Black Lives
Learning objectives:
• Identify racism, rather than race, as the driver of health inequities
• Describe how "race" used in disease risk stratification and medical decision-making reinforces the pseudoscience of biological race
• Recognize institutionalized racism as interlocking systems of oppression beyond the social determinants of health
• Utilize the WC4BL Racial Justice Report Card as a tool for identifying racial inequities within your own institution
Closing Plenary / Saturday, September 11, 2021, 9:00 – 10:00 am CT
Delivering Equitable Care to the LGBTQ+ Community
Presented by Jessica Lapinski, DO
Assistant Professor, Northwestern McGaw Family Medicine Residency at Delnor Hospital
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Learning Objectives:
• Recognize health disparities faced by the LGBTQ+ community
• Discover the role that Family Medicine providers play in enhancing the care of the LGBTQ+ community
• Describe avenues for incorporating community engagement, advocacy, and leadership
Click here to register for the conference!
|
