2025 Healthcare Disparities Conference (Enduring Material)

Description

Join healthcare professionals from across disciplines explore how innovation and collaboration can drive a smarter, more effective healthcare system. Through real-world examples and local strategies, speakers will showcase the power of data-driven insights and intentional use of AI to reduce disparities and deliver care that is responsive to the needs of patients, families, and care teams.

Original Publication Date:

09/30/2025

Target Audience

The content of this activity is geared towards providers in the following specialties:

  • Addiction Medicine
  • Allergy/Immunology
  • Anesthesiology
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Chiropractic
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Critical Care (Intensivists)
  • Dermatology
  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Endocrinology
  • Family Practice
  • Gastroenterology
  • General Practice
  • General Surgery
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Gynecological/Oncology
  • Hand Surgery
  • Hematology
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Hospice and Pallative Care
  • Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Interventional Pain Management
  • Interventional Radiology
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Medical Oncology
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Neuropsychiatry
  • Neurosurgery
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Optometry
  • Oral Surgery (dentists only)
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
  • Otolaryngology
  • Pain Management
  • Pathology
  • Pediatric Medicine
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Pulmonary Disease
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Rheumatology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Sports Medicine
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Other

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  • Identify ways in which data and AI models can contribute to bias and how to mitigate that risk.
  • Discuss ways in which data and AI can help to identify disparities.
  • Communicate ways in which data can drive innovation and collaboration to address health disparities in the community.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.75 ABS MOC
  • 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Course opens: 
10/15/2025
Course expires: 
10/14/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Disclosure Policy 

Inova Health System’s Office of Continuing Medical Education adheres to ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, program directors, and planners are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities as defined by ACCME. All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of this activity.

Program Director(s)

Leigh Guarinello, MPH

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Lauren James, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Planning Committee(s)

Carla Parker, Carla Parker, MSN, MBA, RN, AMB-BC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Maya Revell, MS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Nigel Walker, Nigel Walker, MHA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Sharmaine McCoy, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Silvia Nakasone

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Mouneer Odeh

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Betsy Peyton, RN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Henna Qureshi, Henna Qureshi DO FAAP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Moderator/Panelist(s)

Leigh Guarinello, MPH

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Lauren James, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Carla Parker, Carla Parker, MSN, MBA, RN, AMB-BC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Maya Revell, MS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Nigel Walker, Nigel Walker, MHA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Inova CME Accreditation

The Medical Society of Virginia is a member of the Southern States CME Collaborative, an ACCME Recognized Accreditor. Inova Health System Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Southern States CME Collaborative to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation The Inova Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physicians may claim up to 2.75 credits in Type 1 CME on the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and Assessment Form required for renewal of an active medical license in Virginia.

ABS CC Statement:

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Available Credit

  • 2.75 ABS MOC
  • 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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