September 18 Forum to Address Trauma-Informed Care and Health Equity

August 15, 2024

The MMA will present a virtual forum on “Trauma-Informed Care: An Approach to Advancing Health Equity” from noon to 1 pm on Wednesday, September 18. 

The experience of systemic racism is a source of trauma. This forum will explore how providers can provide trauma-informed care that promotes equity and healing. 

The session will feature subject matter experts Marie Nutter, BSN, RN, CNOR and Viann Nguyen-Feng, Pd.D., MPH. It will be moderated by Maria Svetaz, MD, MPH, who authored one of the first-ever racism and health position papers for any national academy. 

The forum objectives include:  

  1. Understand how racism is a source of trauma that can impact health outcomes. 

  1. Recognize how race-related trauma can impact health behaviors and interactions with health care. 

  1. Identify ways that physicians can use trauma-informed care to advance health equity 

To register for the free event, click here

Thank you to our forum sponsor: COPIC.   

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