Health Equity Leadership Development and Action Collective

Learn, hone, and practice the skills you need to effectively address issues of inequity within your practice, medical group, or health system.

Health Equity Leadership Development and Action Collective

Join a collective of health care leaders to gain education, guidance, and support in addressing inequities that exist within your sphere of influence. If you are committed to making lasting, equitable change in your organization, then this course is here to support you on that path. We look forward building this collective with you.

This action collective is intended for physicians, physician assistants, and health care professional leaders who are ready to act on the understanding that systemic racism exists within health care, and who are positioned to lead and facilitate change in their organizations and beyond.

Objectives

Identify common health equity issues.
Outline principles to advance health equity through culture, policy, and clinical changes.
Identify the need for change within your organization.
Strategize how to bring people within your organization together to create change towards equity.
Learn how to create change through a culture of health equity.
Solicit strategic guidance from the collective.
Share your change plan and progress with members of the collective.

Course Details

The Health Equity Leadership Development and Action Collective will meet virtually in six two-hour sessions held every other month from September 2022 – July 2023.

Session Dates

2022: Sept. 16, Nov. 18

2023: Jan. 20, March 17, May 12, July 21

Session Time

Noon–2 p.m.

The tuition for the course is $1,800 for WSMA members and $2,400 for non-members.

Instructor

This course is led by Edwin Lindo, JD, health equity consultant to the WSMA and the WSMA Foundation, and assistant dean of social and health justice in the Office of Healthcare Equity, an associate teaching professor in the department of family medicine, and an adjunct associate teaching professor in the department of bioethics and humanities at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He teaches, presents, and writes on issues of race and racism within the field of medicine and greater society. He is internationally recognized as a conscious voice for racial and social justice.

CME Credit

The Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The WSMA designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CQIP Confidentiality Notice

Each session is protected under WSMA's CQIP as recognized by the WA DOH and pursuant to RCW 70.225.040. By registering, you agree to maintain the confidentiality of the discussions pursuant to RCW 43.70.510, RCW 70.41.200, and RCW 4.24.250.

Cancellation Policy

Refunds are available for live event registration depending on when the refund is requested in relation to the start of the course.

91 days or more until start of event: 100% refund less a $100 processing fee per person
61–90 days until start of event: 75% refund
31–60 days until start of event: 25% refund
30 days or less until start of event: no refund

WSMA reserves the right to cancel the course. If so, preregistered participants will be notified, and full refunds provided. No shows will receive no refund. Registrations may not be transferred to another person at any time. All refunds will be issued to the original form of payment.

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House of Delegates Resolutions Due by Aug. 4 for Inclusion in Delegate Handbook

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<div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-sm-5 pull-right" style="text-align: center;"><img src="/images/Newsletters/MembershipMemo/2023/may/venticinque-221001-9210-645x425px.jpeg" class="pull-right" alt="WSMA House of Delegates speaker" /></div> <h5>May 26, 2023</h5> <h2>House of Delegates Resolutions Due by Aug. 4 for Inclusion in Delegate Handbook</h2> <p>Resolutions are one of the key drivers of legislative and regulatory policy for the WSMA. The following guidance and key dates will help you succeed in creating and submitting your resolutions for consideration by the WSMA House of Delegates. And don't forget to mark your calendars: The 2023 Annual Meeting of the WSMA House of Delegates will take place Sept. 23-24 at the Westin Bellevue. This yearly conference is WSMA's primary policymaking event, where resolutions will be debated by WSMA members and considered for adoption by the association's House of Delegates.</p> <h3>First steps</h3> <p>If you have an idea for a policy that you'd like the House of Delegates to adopt, take a moment and consult the <a href="[@]wsma/about/policies/whats_our_policy/policy_index.aspx">WSMA Policy Compendium</a> to make sure the subject isn't already addressed in current WSMA policy. Alternatively, you may seek to modify existing WSMA policy. If you'd like to advance a change in the governance and regulation of the WSMA, review the <a href="javascript://[Uploaded files/News and Publications/newsletters/2023/wsma-bylaws-2022.pdf]">WSMA Bylaws</a>&nbsp;for reference.</p> <h3>Check for health equity impact</h3> <p>Policies may disparately impact communities, particularly various disadvantaged or marginalized communities. Before submitting your policy proposal in the form of a resolution, use this <a href="javascript://[Uploaded files/News and Publications/newsletters/2023/health-equity-polices-evaluation-tool.docx]">equity evaluation tool</a>&nbsp;to consistently assess the diversity, equity, and inclusion impacts of potential new WSMA policy. The <a href="http://www.wsma.org/wsma/about/who_we_are/dei-committee.aspx">WSMA DEI Committee</a> will be using the tool as it evaluates resolutions before the House and will add a health equity note as appropriate.</p> <h3>Formatting and submitting your resolution</h3> <p>After you've completed the preceding steps, you must then <a href="[@]wsma/events/annual_meeting/how_to_write_a_resolution/wsma/events/annual_meeting/How_to_Write_a_Resolution/how_to_write_a_resolution.aspx?hkey=a22cd977-aaed-4445-9ee2-6fc4716a7136#howto">organize your policy proposal as a resolution</a>, the required format for consideration by the House of Delegates. Resolutions must be sponsored by at least two members of the House of Delegates (which includes delegates, alternate delegates, and members of the board of trustees), and must be submitted in writing by one of those sponsors. If you are interested in authoring a resolution but are not a delegate or board member, the WSMA will work with you to develop your resolution idea and find sponsors. Contact us at <a href="mailto:hod@wsma.org">hod@wsma.org</a> or 206.441.9762 for assistance.</p> <h3>Resolution deadlines</h3> <p>Resolutions must be submitted to the WSMA for review at <a href="mailto:hod@wsma.org">hod@wsma.org</a> by the following deadlines:</p> <ul> <li>Aug. 4 - Deadline for resolutions and reports to be submitted for publication in delegate handbook.</li> <li>Aug. 24 - Final deadline for resolutions and reports. Resolutions received after this date must have the consent of two-thirds of the House at the opening session to be considered.</li> <li>Aug. 24 - Delegate handbook will be available for download.</li> <li>Sept. 23-24 - The 2023 WSMA Annual Meeting.</li> </ul> <p>After submission, WSMA staff will review the resolution for any legal or legislative concerns and will work with you to establish a fiscal note (the cost, if any, to implement the resolution if adopted).</p> <h3>More information</h3> <ul> <li><a href="[@]wsma/events/annual_meeting/wsma/events/annual_meeting/annual_meeting.aspx?hkey=fea49254-3815-4dc9-8710-53ff2e3a100f">WSMA Annual Meeting</a></li> <li><a href="[@]WSMA/Events/Annual_Meeting/How_to_Write_a_Resolution/How_to_Write_a_Resolution.aspx">How to Write a Resolution</a></li> <li><a href="[@]wsma/about/policies/whats_our_policy/policy_index.aspx">What's Our Policy?</a> - <em>make sure your resolution isn't already a policy!</em></li> </ul> <p>Should you have additional questions on the meeting or resolution drafting, contact the WSMA policy department at <a href="mailto:policy@wsma.org">policy@wsma.org</a>.</p> </div>

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Physician and PA Leaders Invited to the Next WSMA Medical Officer Collaborative Safe Table

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Shared_Content/News/Membership_Memo/2023/may-26/physician-and-pa-leaders-invited-to-the-next-wsma-medical-officer-collaborative-safe-table

<div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-sm-5 pull-right" style="text-align: center;"><img src="/images/Newsletters/MembershipMemo/2023/may/shutterstock-619039964-web-645x425px.jpeg" class="pull-right" alt="physician and patient sitting at a table with a stethoscope on it." /></div> <h5>May 26, 2023</h5> <h2>Physician and PA Leaders Invited to the Next WSMA Medical Officer Collaborative Safe Table</h2> <p> <em>Held virtually on Thursday, June 15 from 10 a.m.-noon</em> </p> <p>Are you a physician or physician assistant leader in your practice setting? Please join us for the WSMA Medical Officer Collaborative Safe Table, held virtually on Thursday, June 15 from 10 a.m.-noon. We will hear from Nathan Schlicher, MD, JD, WSMA past president and program lead for Better Prescribing, Better Treatment, on the safe prescribing program's work to date and what's ahead, and from Ed Walker, MD, physician advisor for the WSMA Center for Leadership Development, who will facilitate a panel of Leadership Masterclass graduates. This activity has been approved for <em>AMA PRA Category 1 Credit </em><sup>TM</sup>.</p> <p>The WSMA Medical Officer Collaborative is a forum for medical leadership from across the state to collaborate on important topics of leadership development, health equity, and physician wellness.This learning collaborative provides a safe place to openly discuss the challenges physicians face and outline effective solutions to those challenges.</p> <p>The June 15 safe table is open to all chief medical officers, vice presidents of medical affairs, and other senior physician and PA leaders from hospitals, health systems, large and small medical groups, and community health settings.</p> <p>If you're interested in participating in the safe table, contact Monica Salgaonkar at <a href="mailto:monica@wsma.org">monica@wsma.org</a>.</p> </div>

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Volunteers Needed for WSMA Continuing Professional Development Committees

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Shared_Content/News/Membership_Memo/2023/may-26/volunteers-needed-for-wsma-continuing-professional-development-committees

<div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-sm-5 pull-right" style="text-align: center;"><img src="/images/Newsletters/MembershipMemo/2023/may/stock-image-2018-physicians-meeting-645x425px.jpeg" class="pull-right" alt="physician and colleagues sitting at a table having a meeting" /></div> <h5>May 26, 2023</h5> <h2>Volunteers Needed for WSMA Continuing Professional Development Committees</h2> <p>The WSMA CME accreditation committee and the CME program committee both have open volunteer positions for interested physicians and physician assistants. Continuing education is central to the lifelong learning and professional development of physicians and health care professionals.</p> <p>The CME accreditation committee currently accredits 27 organizations across Washington state, Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, and Oregon to provide <em>AMA PRA Category 1 Credit </em><sup>TM</sup> for continuing medical education. The committee upholds intrastate accreditation requirements as set forth by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and advises WSMA leadership, state legislation, and the licensing board about continuing education requirements. Members on this committee spend up to 20 hours per calendar year dedicated to reviewing materials from WSMA-accredited providers and making accreditation decisions.</p> <p>The CME program committee reviews CME applications and awards credit for WSMA and jointly provided <em>AMA PRA Category 1 Credit</em>â„¢ for continuing medical education activities. The WSMA CME program has been recognized for its excellence: In 2020, the program was awarded Accreditation with Commendation by the ACCME. Members on this committee spend up to 10 hours per calendar year evaluating applications for CME credit.</p> <p>Volunteers on these committees share a passion for high-quality continuing education for physicians and allied health professionals. Experience in CME program administration is preferred but not required.</p> <p>Contact Kendra Peterson at <a href="mailto:kendra@wsma.org">kendra@wsma.org</a> for more information about these opportunities.</p> </div>

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