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Virtual meeting

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Description

Moderated by Peggy Johnson, MD, this panel discussion will highlight the best practices in working with people of color in an integrated model of care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Continuing education credits will be offered for LMHC, Social Workers, and Recovery Coaches, pending approval.

Intended audience

Staff and affiliates of Bay Cove Human Services.

Speakers

Vonzella Bryant, MD

Dr. Bryant is an emergency medicine physician at Boston Medical Center and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine. She has over 20 years as an Attending Physician and was a Co-director of the Lahey Hospital Morbidity & Mortality Conference. In addition to being a licensed physician, Dr. Bryant holds a Drug Enforcement Administration license and a MA controlled substance license.

Sheila Chapman, MD

Dr. Chapman is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Boston Medical Center's (BMC's) Section of General Internal Medicine and is certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Society of Addiction Medicine. She is the Department of Medicine’s Associate Chair for Diversity and Inclusion at the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). She is a passionate advocate for post-graduate trainees, residents, and fellows from Under-Represented Groups (URGs). She has received regional and national recognition for her roles in designing and participating in multiple cultural sensitivity curricula and workshops.

Peggy Johnson, MD

Dr. Johnson is the Chief of Psychiatry at Commonwealth Care Alliance and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine.

Kiame Mahaniah, MD

Dr. Mahaniah is the CEO of Lynn Community Health Center in Lynn, MA.  Dr. Mahaniah’s overarching interest in medicine is the pursuit of social justice and the interaction, communication, and complexity of doctor/patient relationships.

Objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify the lessons learned in working with people of color during the COVID-19 pandemic that have made a difference
• Implement health equity recommendations for staff who are on the front lines working with people of color
• Understand the best practices in addressing hesistancy in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine

Sponsored by

Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction, Department of Public Health, Bureau of Addiction Services

Accreditation information

Continuing education credits are pending approval.

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