November 8, 2024 | Alisahah Jackso and Bright Huo
Description:
The healthcare system contributes 8.5% of the US Greenhouse gas emissions. It is important to address the impact of the healthcare system through decarbonization efforts. These efforts can have a lasting impact on the health of our planet and community. Join us for an insightful webinar with Dr. Alisahah Jackson, System Vice President of Population Health Innovation and Policy at CommonSpirit Health, and Dr. Bright Huo, Member of the US/European Sustainability in Surgical Practice Committee. Speakers will address initiatives in healthcare to decarbonize with Dr. Jackson touching on her strategy development work for vulnerable populations, health equity, and innovative care delivery models, and Dr. Huo will touch on surgical practices in decarbonization efforts. Discover how you can contribute to equitable solutions and actionable strategies that can be developed and implemented in collaboration with the affected communities.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 credit (s) ™
* Note: CME is available until March 2025
(The activity code can be found in the above recording.)
Alisahah Jackson
President, Lloyd H. Dean Institute for Humankindness & Health Justice, CommonSpirit Health
Bright Huo
Surgical Resident, McMaster General Surgery
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) requires Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals responsible for the development, management, presentation, and/or evaluation of a CE activity. In order to fulfill this requirement, MSM can only approve a CE activity when all involved individuals have completed the following disclosure form.
Alisahah Jackson, moderator for this activity has no financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose and has indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Bright Huo, moderator for this activity has no financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose and has indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Non-faculty contributors and other involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*.
*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Speaker Bios:
Dr. Alisahah Jackson is a strong advocate for health equity, believing everyone should be able to achieve great health, no matter what they look like, how much money they make, or where they come from. A musician, a physician, a mother, a volunteer and a leader are just a few words to describe Dr. Jackson. Her work runs the gamut from developing health equity plans for underserved communities to building solutions to address substance abuse and support behavioral health and maternity care. Dr. Jackson completed her residency in Family Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center, where she received the Bryant L. Galusha Intern of the Year Award and served as Co-Chief Resident. Since completing medical school, she has held leadership roles including Medical Director of a rural health clinic and Chair of the Department of Family Medicine. She was named the first Chief Community Impact Officer at Atrium Health where she established their Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health strategy. Dr. Jackson joined CommonSpirit Health in June, 2020 as its first System Vice President of Population Health Innovation and Policy, with responsibilities for strategy development for vulnerable populations, health equity and innovative care delivery models.
Dr. Bright Huo, of McMaster University, is a surgical resident with an interest in foregut surgery. His research interests include surgical decision-making and sustainability. For example, Dr. Huo recently served as a contributor to a research article titled, Scoping review for the SAGES EAES joint collaborative on sustainability in surgical practice. Dr. Huo is a member of the SAGES Sustainability In Surgical Practice committee. He enjoys travelling and spending time with family
and friends.