Call for Proposals for 2013 Health Care & Diversity Conference June 1, 2012 Educational Event educational event, cultural diversity, DiversityRx 0 The Eighth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations: Achieving Equity in an Era of Innovation and Health System Transformation March 11-14, 2013, Oakland, California Anne Tang, MD and the SFMS invite members to submit presentation proposals for this internationally acclaimed conference on cultural and linguistic competence and health equity, which attracts over 800 participants every two years. We encourage health care professionals, community representatives, advocates, policymakers, researchers and others from the U.S. and around the world to submit brief proposals on good practices and innovative approaches related to the following thematic categories: language access culturally competent care/disparity reduction cultural competence/disparity reduction education and training organizational cultural competence policy research Proposals are due by Friday, June 8, 2012. Click here to learn more and submit proposals online at the DiversityRx website. The theme for this year's conference is "Achieving Equity in an Era of Innovation and Health System Transformation." New partnerships between health care organizations and communities, research into better ways to deliver care, and changes in health policy are opening up opportunities to achieve equity and the highest quality health care for culturally diverse populations. In this time of transition, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and advocates for health equity can focus attention on implementation, participation and improving health outcomes for individuals and communities. The 2013 conference will offer participants the opportunity to hear from experts and front-line leaders about how diverse populations are affected b: state and national reform efforts changes to the Medicaid program innovative technology for information management and outreach social determinants of health other practice and financing developments As always, the conference will continue to feature both established and innovative cultural and linguistic competence and disparity reduction programs and policies from across the country and abroad. Support the conference by spreading the word! Please forward this email to your friends and colleagues. Click here to view full details about the DiversityRx Conference. Comments are closed.
