Friday, October, 16, 2020
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Schwartz Center CEO Matt Herndon invites you to join us for this special virtual panel discussion of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health equity in the United States. Our panel of experts will discuss how COVID-19 reinforced longstanding inequities in our healthcare system, as well as how healthcare leaders can work together to protect the health and well-being of all Americans.
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH
Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
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Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH
Director, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University
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Thea James, MD
Vice President of Mission and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Boston Medical Center
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Violence Intervention Advocacy Program, Boston Medical Center
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Christopher S. Lathan, MD, MS, MPH
Faculty Director for Cancer Care Equity, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Medical Director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Associate Medical Director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Network
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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This is an invitation-only event.