Alliance Connect Keynotes
Opening Keynote: Advancing Racial Justice and Equity through Quality and Safety: 5 Key Drivers
Thursday, July 15
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ET
Dr. Karthik Sivashanker
This interactive session will cover 1) foundational concepts on health equity, including the various types of bias and discrimination commonly seen in healthcare; and. 2) a new framework for advancing racial justice and equity in the health care arena by leveraging high-performance quality and safety practices to systematically make inequities visible and to address and resolve them as an integral part of health care practice.
Learning Objectives:
- Define core concepts related to equity and healthcare
- Describe five key drivers for eliminating inequities by focusing on quality and safety
- Identify specific strategies for effectively leveraging existing quality/safety infrastructure and processes to advance equity
Welcome and Annual Business Meeting Keynote
Friday, July 16
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ET
Michael Rosen & Felice Tilin
While we often focus on the learning needs of individuals, much of the work of healthcare takes place in interprofessional teams. Two scholar practitioners working from different but complementary perspectives will explore the current science of teamwork and the implications for how we as CPD professionals can helps teams improve their performance.
Plenary Session: ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence
Saturday, July 17
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ET
Dr. Graham McMahon
During this session Dr. Graham McMahon, President & CEO of ACCME, will discuss the new Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and the reorganization of the ACCME Accreditation Criteria and answer questions from participants.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize updates to ACCME's standards
- Plan an implementation strategy for the revised standards
- Be familiar with ACCME resources and services to support providers.