Healthcare Diversity Summit

Message from Healthcare Diversity Summit Chair

In the healthcare arena, we are on the cusp of many tremendous opportunities and burgeoning challenges.  Increased consumer awareness and demands on healthcare providers will only increase while quality is not only becoming the expectation but will soon be part of normal operations as quality, pricing and patient perceptions become transparent for public view.  On another front, technology is rapidly improving providing for outcomes never seen before.  At the heart of the healthcare process will continue to be the daily interactions at the bedside to ensure that the patient and their family members are cared for warmly and compassionately and with respect for their cultural values, beliefs and customs.  I welcome you to the 2008 Healthcare Diversity Summit where we will explore the changing face of the healthcare workforce, addressing cultural customs and beliefs of multi-cultural patients and provide you with the basics you will need to lay the foundation for future success in your own organizations.

Virginia Rose
Diversity and Healthcare Summit Honorary Chair
Vice President for Human Resources
Chief Diversity Officer and Ethics
and Compliance Officer
Medical City Dallas Hospital

Claude Williams , DDS
Community Outreach Director
Baylor College of Dentistry

Michael Mann, LCSW, CPRP
Staff Social Worker & Primary Clinician
Comprehensive Psychiatric Assessment Service
The Menninger Clinic

Register at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management - Rice University

Virginia Rose Diversity and Healthcare Summit Honorary Chair, welcomes you to the 3rd Annual Healthcare Diversity Summit

David Lopez President and CEO, Harris County Hospital District, Houston

Jeff Webster Administrator, Ben Taub General Hospital
John Stein Interim Administrator, LBJ General Hospital
George Masi Chief Operating Officer, Harris County Hospital District

Cultural Competency, Language Access, and Legal Compliance
David B. Hunt President, Critical Measures, LLC
Jerry Benston, Jr. Vice President, Critical Measures, LLC

Panel: Diversity Initiative Basics (Multiple Healthcare Perspectives)
Virginia Rose Vice President for Human Resources, Chief Diversity Officer and Ethics and Compliance Officer, Medical City Dallas Hospital
Claude Williams, DDS Community Outreach Director, Baylor College of Dentristy
Michael Mann, LCSW, CPRP Staff Social Worker & Primary Clinician, Comprehensive Psychiatric Assessment Service, The Menninger Clinic
Beverly J. Quan Gor, EdD, RD, LD, CD Associate Program Director for Community Relations, Center for Research on Minority Health, Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Denzer Burke, DDS Private Practice Dentist

Be Sure to Visit Our Vendors. Enjoy Your Lunch!

Panel: Serving the Hispanic Patient (Everyone Plays a Role)
Martha B. Treviño, APRN, MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified Doctoral Candidate, UTMB Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Preventive Medicine and Community Health
Mary Esther Diaz Translator and Interpreter Trainer, Board Member, Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators (TAHIT)
Nicolas Valadez, BS Housekeeping Manager, The Menninger Clinic

Developing a Diverse Pipeline for Healthcare Occupations
Dana Smith, LMSW, MPA Executive Director, Greater Houston Area Health Education Center
Lynn Heimerl Senior Program Coordinator, Health Literacy, Capital Area Health Education Center

Leading in a Multicultural World
Brian Williams-Norgaard Author, Red(i)fining Leadership, Vice President, Learning, National Diversity Council

*agenda subject to change