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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
PT
Welcome & Opening Performance
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
PT
Welcome & Opening Performance
Faculty:
Michael Villaire, MSLM
– Institute for Healthcare Advancement
Faculty:
Diana Peña Gonzalez, MPH, MCHES
– Institute for Healthcare Advancement
Speaker:
Kisha Nicole Foster
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM
PT
Plenary: Advancing Health Equity in Challenging Times—Navigating Barriers and Building Resilience
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM
PT
Plenary: Advancing Health Equity in Challenging Times—Navigating Barriers and Building Resilience
Keynote Speaker:
Jessica Brooks-Woods, MPM, PHR
– National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP)
Earn 1 CE credit(s)
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
PT
Meet the Speaker
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
PT
Meet the Speaker
Speaker:
Jessica Brooks-Woods, MPM, PHR
– National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP)
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
PT
Pediatrics Supporting Parents: Building Caregiver Capacity as a Strategy to Improve Early Childhood Health Outcomes
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
PT
Pediatrics Supporting Parents: Building Caregiver Capacity as a Strategy to Improve Early Childhood Health Outcomes
Primary Speaker:
Danielle Little, M.Ed.
Speaker:
Tiffany Solomon, AAS
– Durham Pediatrics Supporting Parents
Speaker:
Elizabeth Erickson, MD
Earn 1 CE credit(s)
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
PT
Workshop: Holla If Ya Hear Me: Fostering Connection Through Storytelling, Cultural Humility, and Collaboration Communication
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
PT
Workshop: Holla If Ya Hear Me: Fostering Connection Through Storytelling, Cultural Humility, and Collaboration Communication
Primary Speaker:
Lamarr Lewis, lewisfamilyconsulting@gmail.com
– MSPHI
Earn 1.5 CE credit(s)
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
PT
Meet the Speakers
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
PT
Meet the Speakers
Speaker:
Danielle Little, M.Ed.
Speaker:
Tiffany Solomon, AAS
– Durham Pediatrics Supporting Parents
Speaker:
Elizabeth Erickson, MD
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
PT
Promoting Gender-Inclusive Language to Enhance Health Equity in Reproductive Health Care
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
PT
Promoting Gender-inclusive Language to Enhance Health Equity in Reproductive Health Care
Primary Speaker:
AJ Murray, KTS, HLS (they/them/theirs)
– BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre, PHSA
Earn .5 CE credit(s)
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
PT
Advancing Health Equity Through Standardized Data Practices: Development of the Maryland Health Equity Indicators Handbook
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
PT
Advancing Health Equity Through Standardized Data Practices: Development of the Maryland Health Equity Indicators Handbook
Primary Speaker:
Amber Lee
Primary Speaker:
Nikardi Hynes, MPH
– Maryland Department of Health
Earn .5 CE credit(s)
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM
PT
Meet the Speakers
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM
PT
Meet the Speakers
Speaker:
AJ Murray, KTS, HLS (they/them/theirs)
– BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre, PHSA
Speaker:
Amber Lee
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
PT
Does Using Health Information from Social Media Influence Confidence in Self-Health Care?
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
PT
Roundtable: Does Using Health Information from Social Media Influence Confidence in Self-health Care?
Primary Speaker:
Yi Yin, PhD
– Utah Valley University
Earn .75 CE credit(s)
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
PT
Roundtable: Centering Community Voices: Building Trust + Collaboration with the Communities We Serve
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
PT
Roundtable: Centering Community Voices: Building Trust + Collaboration with the Communities We Serve
Primary Speaker:
Sarah Glazer, MA (she/her/hers)
– Literacy Works
Speaker:
Tiara Whitlock, MDiv (she/her/hers)
– Literacy Works
Earn .75 CE credit(s)
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
PT
Roundtable: Igniting Action: The Launch of the U.S. Health Literacy Association
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
PT
Roundtable: Igniting Action: The Launch of the U.S. Health Literacy Association
Primary Speaker:
Karen Komondor, RN BSN CCRN
– Health Literacy 360, LLC
Panelist:
Teresa Wagner, DrPH, MS, CPH, RD/LD, CPPS, FNAP, CHWI, DipACLM, CHWC
– University of North Texas Health Science Center, College of Public Health/UNTHSC Community Health Worker Training Center
Panelist:
Monique Hill, MSW
– Health Equity & Literacy Partnership (HELP) Solutions
Panelist:
Catina O'Leary, PhD
– Health Literacy Media
Panelist:
Greg O'Neill, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, NPD-BC, NEA-BC
– ChristianaCare
Earn .75 CE credit(s)
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
PT
Roundtable: Shaping the Health Literacy Agenda for the Nation
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
PT
Roundtable: Shaping the Health Literacy Agenda for the Nation
Speaker:
Sandy Williams Hilfiker, MA
– CommunicateHealth Inc.
Speaker:
Rachel Pryzby, MPH, CHES
– CommunicateHealth Inc.
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
PT
Workshop: Lost in Translation: Adapting Complex Health Information to Meet Your Client's Needs
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
PT
Workshop: Lost in Translation: Adapting Complex Health Information to Meet Your Client's Needs
Primary Speaker:
Emma M. Lee, B.A.
Speaker:
Eloise McAviney, B.A.
Speaker:
Kim Mason, B.A., M.A., M.S., CHES (she/her/hers)
– Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Earn 1.5 CE credit(s)
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
PT
Program for Refugee Health Literacy: Building Health Education Interventions to Address Gaps in Refugee Health
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
PT
CANCELLED- Program for Refugee Health Literacy: Building Health Education Interventions to Address Gaps in Refugee Health
Primary Speaker:
Shreya S. Ramanathan, BS
– Emory University
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
PT
Immersive Health Literacy: Leveraging Virtual Reality in Patient Education
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
PT
Immersive Health Literacy: Leveraging Virtual Reality in Patient Education
Primary Speaker:
Linda Ciavarelli, DPM
– HouseCall VR
Earn .5 CE credit(s)
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
PT
Meet the Speakers
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
PT
Meet the Speakers
Speaker:
Shreya S. Ramanathan, BS
– Emory University
Speaker:
Linda Ciavarelli, DPM
– HouseCall VR
