DiversityRx Blog - Conference

2013 Conference: Reflections, Reminders, and Reunions

Posted by: Darci Graves on April 03, 2013 at 12:26 am

March 15, 2013. As I sit here on the plane, reflecting on the last week, I am struck by how the remarkable the experience is. The 8^th National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations was my fourth – Seattle, Minneapolis, Baltimore and Oakland.

Your Input: The future of health equity and diversity

Posted by: Julia Puebla Fortier on March 19, 2013 at 01:28 pm

As we review the Eighth DiversityRx Conference in Oakland that took place last week, we'd like to hear from you about what the future holds for the field of health equity and diversity, and what stories you have from your work. Please fill out this short survey:

Stories, Data, and Techology

Posted by: nancynetherland@gmail.com on March 19, 2013 at 11:31 am

"No data without stories, no stories without data." Nice reminder to keep the connections between the "facts" and "individuals impacted" in focus. This also informs the challenges raised in this session about the reluctance of staff to ask for information about ethnicity and race -- data is not just data -- it’s connected to individual lives.

Opening Plenary Sets the Tone for the Eighth National Conference

Posted by: nancynetherland@gmail.com on March 12, 2013 at 05:56 pm

Refreshingly strong Opening Plenary Session for the Eighth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations. Among others, Dr. Mark Mark Smith, MD, MBA President & Chief Executive Officer, California HealthCare Foundation set a context about how we (the field) can talk about communities of color or those sharing similar ethnicities, gender, etc.

Networking on Social Media at the Eighth National Conference

Posted by: Brittany Smith on March 10, 2013 at 09:25 pm

This year for the first time we will be supporting a social media backchannel at the National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations! We'd love to have everyone's participation, to join the dialogue start here:

DiversityRx 2010 -- Highlights from a Diversity Practitioner

Posted by: Anon on January 20, 2011 at 07:45 am

By Mina Kini, Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Texas Health Resources

Ignatius Bau blogs from DiversityRx 2010

Posted by: Julia Puebla Fortier on October 28, 2010 at 09:26 am

For the first time, we asked conference attendees to submit blog postings about their experience. Our first correspondent was Ignatius Bau, who was also the first recipient of the DiversityRx 2010 National Champion for Health Equity and Quality award.

Putting on the final touches

Posted by: Julia Puebla Fortier on October 06, 2010 at 08:44 am

With over 700 people registered, the DiversityRx team is putting the final touches on the 2010 conference program, slated for October 18-21, 2010 in Baltimore, MD. The line-up of speakers and workshops is equally impressive:

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