11.09.20 | Effects of Urbanization on Health Disparities

Guest Speaker:
Albert Ko, MD
Department Chair and Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Department Chair, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
 

This lecture sponsored by: The Pathology Deparment at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 

Series sponsored by: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the Brown School of Public Health

Series supported by: The Paul Levinger Professorship Pro Tem in The Economics of Health Care was established in 1987 to honor the memory of Paul Levinger by a gift from his wife, Ruth N. Levinger, on behalf of the Levinger family. The Levingers' daughter and son‐in‐law, Bette Levinger Cohen and John M. Cohen '59, MD were instrumental in Mrs. Levinger's decision to make this gift.

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Target Audience

This lecture series is designed for all faculty, students, staff, and alumni.

Learning Objectives

After participating in this webinar, the learner should be better able to: 

  • Identify the drivers for urbanization that promote disease emergence and impart inequitable outcomes on

health and well-being of urban populations

  • Describe examples of how social gradients and poor environment interact to promote disease emergence in

vulnerable urban communities

  • Evaluate approaches to identifying effective and generalizable health interventions across a diverse and

heterogeneous urban landscape.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.
Course opens: 
09/22/2020
Course expires: 
11/09/2021
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Decoding Disparities: Community Conversations to Decode Health Inequities
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Guest Speaker: Albert Ko, MD
Department Chair and Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Department Chair, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Planning Committee:

Sharon Rounds, MD (Chair)
Dabasree Banerjee, MD
Joseph A. Diaz, MD
Diana Grigsby-Toussaint, PhD
Judy Kimberly, PhD
Caroline C Kuo, DPhil
Nicole R. Nugent, PhD
Amal Trivedi, MD, MPH
David M. Williams, PhD
Cailie Burns
Kris Cambra
Jennifer Maloney
Maria Sullivan
 

CME Accreditation
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University designates each live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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