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Keynote II: Mental Health Equity, Primary Care, and the Built Environment
Program Information
This live event occurred on May 17, 2023. This activity includes the recorded session for Keynote II. Select the Continue tab to review the session recording.
Target Audience
This activity is appropriate for the following audiences:
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- Physicians' Assistants
- Psychologists and Counselors
- Registered Dietitians
- Social Workers
- Dental providers
Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Explore the relationship between health equity, justice, and mental health
- Discuss innovative, place-based initiatives aimed at dismantling inequities in mental health
- Explore what needs to be done differently moving forward in research, policy, and clinical practice to combat injustices in health, including mental health
Faculty
Brian Smedley, PhD
Equity Scholar, Urban Institute
Brian D. Smedley is among the inaugural class of Equity Scholars at the Urban Institute, where he conducts research and policy analysis to address structural and institutional forms of racism that impact the health and well-being of people of color.
Formerly, Dr. Smedley was Chief of Psychology in the Public Interest at the American Psychological Association (APA), where he led APA’s efforts to apply the science and practice of psychology to the fundamental problems of human welfare and social justice. Among his prior positions, he was co-founder and Executive Director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity, co-Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Leadership National Program Center, and Vice President and Director of the Health Policy Institute of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. Dr. Smedley also was a Senior Program Officer at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), where he served as Study Director for the IOM report Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, among other reports on diversity in the health professions and minority health research policy.
Among his awards and distinctions, Dr. Smedley has been honored by the American Public Health Association, the Congressional Black Caucus, the Rainbow/PUSH coalition, and the American Psychological Association.
Weitzman Institute Disclosure Statement
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Faculty participating in a Weitzman Institute-sponsored activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationship(s) with ineligible companies.
Faculty Disclosures
No faculty disclosed a relevant financial relationship for this program.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. and its Weitzman Institute is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
By completing this activity, you provide Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. the permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).
Available Credit
- 1.25 AAPA Category I CMEThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.25 ACE/ASWBThrough Joint Accreditation Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) credit to social workers at its activities.
- 1.25 ACPEThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) credit to pharmacists at its activities.
- 1.25 ADA CERPThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
- 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
- 1.25 ANCCThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
- 1.25 APAThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Psychological Association (APA) credit to psychologists at its activities.
- 1.25 CDRThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide CDR credits to registered dieticians at its activities.
- 1.25 Participation Hour(s)If you are not able to utilize any of the above credit types, you are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records.