HomeNews NAANA Convention : "BUILDING CULTURAL BRIDGES IN HEALTH CARE: STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY"
Thursday, 04 September 2008
NAANA Convention Brings ALL Healthcare Disciplines Together for "BUILDING CULTURAL BRIDGES IN HEALTH CARE: STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY" on October 9 and 10
The Inaugural Convention of the National American Arab Nurses Association is for professionals in all the healthcare disciplines, who are facing an increasingly diverse workplace as well as a changing patient population. NAANA and those organizations that are conducting break-out sessions believe that diversity is an asset and that there is "strength in diversity."
To register, download the registration form from the NAANA website: www.n-aana.org
Calling All Healthcare Professionals!
Health administrators; physicians; residents; medical students; nurses; student nurses; social workers; speech, physical, and occupational therapists; human resource professionals; hospital chaplains; educators; researchers; pharmacists; and other key healthcare in acute, long-term and ambulatory care settings - there's something at this convention for you.
This interdisciplinary convention addresses the cultural, social, ethnic and religious practices and beliefs of several groups whom you encounter as co-workers and patients. It's critical to be able to understand how our own biases toward people of different nationalities, religions or cultures affect how harmoniously we work together and how we deliver care that is culturally sensitive and effective.
The convention also explores effective communication, organ donation among diverse populations, the power of spirituality and religion in the process of healing and much, much more.
Meet The Experts:
Several internationally renowned experts in health care will deliver keynote remarks. You won't want to miss their presentation!
Journey to Cultural Competence Kimberlydawn Wisdom, MD, MS: In February 2003, she was appointed as Michigan's - and the nation's - first state-level Surgeon General to address Michigan's less than desirable health status. She is a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician who practices for 20 years at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, MI. She also founded and directed both the Institute of Multicultural Health and Henry Ford and a National Minority Quality Forum award-winning community-based health screening initiative titled "AIMHI" (African American Initiative for Male Health Improvement). She is an Assistant Professor of Medical Education at the University of Michigan Medical Center and serves as adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
In April 2007, she returned to Henry Ford Health System as Vice President of Community Health Education and Wellness while retaining her post as Surgeon General for Michigan. Her responsibilities include the Center of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, the Institute on Multicultural Health and the Organization and Community Partnerships.
Tackling Health Inequities: A Team Approach Adewale Troutman, MD, MPH, MA: Director of the Louisville (KY) Metro Health Department in January 2004 and also currently serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Louisville School of Public Health. He has had a distinguished record of achievement in public health education, leadership, research, and advocacy.
Dr. Troutman also holds a Frederick Douglas Visiting Professorship from the University of Louisville School of Pan African studies. He holds an M.D. from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey as well as an M.P.H. from the Columbia University School of Public Health. Dr. Troutman also earned an M.A. in Black Studies from the State University of New York. He served a residency and internship in Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.
He also served as a senior scientist for Community Health and Preventive Medicine at the Morehouse School of Medicine where he worked with former U.S. Surgeon David Satcher on a study of racial disparities in the delivery of health care.
Organizational Cultural Competence Larry Purnell, PhD, RN, FAAN: Professor in the Department of Nursing, College of Health and Nursing Sciences at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Panama and the Autonomous University of Chiriqui in the Republic of Panama.
Dr. Purnell earned his doctorate in Health Services Administration from Columbia Pacific University, a Master's of Science in Nursing from Rush University in Chicago Illinois, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
Dr. Purnell has over 30 years' experience in nursing and health care, including critical care/shock trauma, administration and education. He is also the developer of the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence.
The Foundation of Cross-Cultural Communication Donna Skurzak, MA, LSW, CDP: a healthcare professional with experience in direct care and administration in extended care, hospital, hospice, and home health care. She is a licensed social worker and the former Director of the Visiting Nurse Association of Cleveland Hospice. In May 2007, Ms. Skurzak was named Director of Diversity Programs and Regional Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic.
Micro-Inequities in the Healthcare Setting Gottfried Oosterwal, PhD, LittD: Director of the Center for Intercultural Relations, Berrien Springs, MI, and Professor of Anthropology at Loma Linda University and of Multicultural education at Western Michigan University. Dr. Oosterwal holds degrees in Medical Anthropology, Philosophy, Theology and International Health and is a consultant to hospitals, medical schools, medical and nursing organizations and international business groups. Dr. Oosterwal has served as a consultant to many governments on intercultural, inter-ethnic and inter-tribal relationships. He has published seven books and speaks eleven languages.
Healthcare Research among Diverse Communities Nena Peragallo, DrPH, RN, FAAN: Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Studies at the University of Miami. She is one of the nation's foremost researchers in HIV/AIDS risk reduction and prevention in Latinos. She specializes in Women's Health and Public Health. Among other subjects, she teaches courses in Health Care and Culture, Leadership in Community, and Public Health Nursing. Her primary research interest is HIV/AIDS Prevention in Latino Women. She has been recognized internationally for her leadership in the areas of health disparities, cultural competency and the recruitment and retention of minorities in nursing. Peragallo is past president of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, co-editor of Hispanic Healthcare International and serves on the advisory council to the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
You'll Have a Hard Time Choosing Your Breakout Sessions
Thank you for your support of the National American Arab Nurses Association. For more information or to become a member, please contact:
Rose Khalifa, RN, BSN Director, National American Arab Nurses Association P.O. Box 43 Dearborn Heights, MI 48127 313-680-5049 info@n-aana.org www.n-aana.org
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