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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Clinical Nutrition: How to Promote DEI Among Healthcare Providers and Patients to Improve Health Outcomes (TH23)

Thursday, April 20 • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PT

In Person SessionVirtual Session

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Identify and overcome potential barriers to DEI in clinical practice and within the workspace
  2. Identify and overcome potential barriers to DEI in medical education
  3. Promote efficacious practices to educate providers and trainees to erase unconscious biases


PRESENTERS AND TOPICS 

Educating the Future Workforce: When Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Medical Education Makes a Difference in Our Future 
Sean M. Phelan, PhD, MPH, Section Head, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Division of Health Care Delivery Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 

Unconscious Biases and Barriers to Diversity in Academic Medicine 
Arnethea L. Sutton, PhD, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology & Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 

Sex and Gender Data Collection in Nutrition Science: Inclusion, Visibility, and Accuracy
Whitney Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, LD, Assistant Professor; Spokesperson, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 

Moderator 
Salvatore Carbone, PhD, FHFSA, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology & Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

CE Credit: 1.5 hours
Level: Intermediate
UAN: JA0002345-0000-23-048-L04-P