Wayne County Health & Human Services Multicultural Advisory Conference

Wayne County Health & Human Services Multicultural Advisory Conference

"Wayne County Communities Forging Ahead with Culturally Competent Models: Achieving Health Care Equality"

Keynote Speaker: Jorge Chinea, PhD

Friday, March 5, 2010

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

University of Michigan - Dearborn (Fairlane North Bidg.)

19000 Hubbard Drive

Dearborn, Michigan 48126

Suggested Participants include all Wayne County health care professionals in all disciplines and health settings, nurses, health care systems directors, physicians, public health professionals, community agency directors, policy makers, social workers, medical health providers, clinic directors, emergency room directors, governmental health program directors, and community advocates.

Conference Objectives:

• Increase awareness and knowledge of the strength of diverse communities in Wayne County and the impact of cultural competence in the delivery of health and human services.
• Share best practices model for delivering culturally competent health services that impact social determinants of health in Wayne County.
• Provide a forum for developing inter-organizational and community cooperation and collaboration aimed at addressing disparities in health care services. 

Conference Agenda will include:

Keynote Speaker: Jorge Chinea, PhD, Director, Wayne State University, Chicano/Boricua Studies "The Impact of Family Culture in Health Care Decisions"

A Panel Discussion on "Multicultural Conversations in Health Care Delivery"

Workshops/Breakout Presentations:

• Health Care Disparities within Public Health Systems - Loretta Davis
• Best Practice Models Serving Arab Americans - Mouhanad Hammami, MD; Adnan Hammd, PhD
• Effective Cultural Competent Models Serving the Latino Community - Ricardo Guzman
• Historical Trauma and Theoretic Impact on Inter generational Behavioral Health Issues of Native Amercians- Regina Zapinski
  
• Health Care Beliefs and Practices of Asian Americans - Shenlin Chen 

Interactive Forum: "Multicultural Issues in Health Care Reform from a Federal Perspective" 

Continuing Education Credits:

Social Work Credits are Pending Approval.

Conference Registration:

Pre-Registration is REQUIRED. Seating is LIMITED.

The conference registration fee is $60. Registration and payment is due by noon on Friday, February 26, 2010.  Conference fee includes attendance, training materials, continental breakfast and lunch.

SCHOLARSHIPS will be considered upon request.  To request a scholarship, please contact Rose Khalifa at (313) 963-8383 or by email at rosekccrn@yahoo.com

Payment Options: Online Credit Cards (Visa, Mastercard, and AMEX only), Personal Check, Agency Check

Please make checks payable to:

Virtual Center of Excellence,  13101 Allen Road,  Southgate, Michigan 48195

Payment/Refund Policy:

Substitutions are permitted at any time.

Cancellations must be received in writing at least 7 calendar days prior to the conference to kpalmer@vceonline.org in order to obtain a full refund.

If cancellation is received less than 7 calendar days prior to conference, then no refund will be given.

To ensure your payment and registration is processed correctly, please include the following on your memo line of your check: Multicultural Conference

You will receive a confirmation of your registration via email.

Online Registration is Now Closed for this event.   Please contact Katrina Palmer at kpalmer@vceonline.org  or 734.785.7705 ext. 7560 with any questions or concerns.