Webinar: How to achieve health equity on a population scale

While U.S. health systems strive to offer quality care, systemic inequities in our country perpetuate challenges that cannot be ignored. We will discuss possible solutions and proposed actions for tackling health inequities, including how population genomics could play a role in supporting more equitable community health.

In this webinar, we'll discuss:

1. A greater understanding of and appreciation for the types of health equity challenges that exist in healthcare
2. Proposed solutions and examples for how to try to overcome such challenges
3. How DNA screening on a population level can help make better healthcare more accessible and equitable

Tomi Ogundimu
Vice President of Research and Education
The Health Management Academy

Tomi Ogundimu is the Vice President of Research and Education at The Health Management Academy, where she oversees the organization’s partnership efforts, Health Equity Alliance and custom research services for leading health system and life sciences organizations across the healthcare industry. Before the Academy, Tomi spent 8.5 years working at the Advisory Board, where she oversaw the company’s care transformation and population health research. Tomi works closely with provider organizations on a wide range of topics including integrated care management, health equity, primary care innovation, patient engagement and post-acute care network development. Most recently, she served as an Executive Partner working with multi-hospital health system executives on implementing a focused set of their strategic priorities. Prior to the Advisory Board, Tomi worked as a health policy consultant for the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation. She also co-created and authored over 15 publications on various health policy issues. Tomi is based in the DC-metro area, where she loves to volunteer with organizations focused on helping those in the greater DMV community, and she sits on the boards of DC Greens and the DC Primary Care Association, where she chairs the Equity & Advocacy Committee.

Dr. Ann-Gel S. Palermo
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer in Education and Research, Office for Diversity & Inclusion; Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Health System

Dr. Palermo has developed a career portfolio that reflects the intersection among diversity affairs, medical education, and community-based public health practice and research. Dr. Palermo’s work in diversity affairs at Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai aims to foster a holistic and equitable medical education training experience for students and faculty with a primary focus on individuals from disadvantaged and or underrepresented backgrounds in medicine and science. Dr. Palermo’s work in the health system focuses on developing approaches to systems thinking and redesign through the lens of race, bias, health disparities and advancing shared leadership and accountability in prioritizing diversity, inclusion and equity to improve health outcomes.

Dr. Tshaka Cunningham
Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Polaris Genomics Executive Director, Faith-based Genetic Research Institute
Polaris Genomics and the Faith-based Genetic Research Institute

In addition to serving as the Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer of Polaris Genomics, an organization propelling modern behavioral healthcare toward precision medicine through genomic sequencing, Dr. Tshaka Cunningham is a founding member and Executive Director of the Faith-Based Genomic Research Institute, a community based non-profit organization dedicated to educating and empowering underrepresented minority communities to participate in genomic research and precision medicine. A leading voice in advocating for diversity & representation in the field of genomics, Dr. Cunningham is a volunteer leader of non-profit STEM youth programming for underserved communities. He previously worked at the VA headquarters overseeing a large neurodegenerative disease research program, and also served as a subject matter expert for the VA’s Genomic Medicine Implementation Program.

Emily Richmond, MPH, MBA
Strategic Advisor
Helix

Ms. Richmond is a Strategic Advisor at Helix, where she works with health systems that are evaluating and implementing population-wide genetic testing programs. With 15 years of experience in healthcare consulting, regulatory strategy and product management, she is excited by technology innovations that can improve the health outcomes in a sustainable way within the U.S healthcare system. Ms. Richmond has experience working with companies in several areas including the development of real-world evidence studies, FDA quality management system implementation and clinical trial implementation. Additionally, her past work experience includes consulting to several U.S. Health and Human Services agencies including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Helix is the leading population genomics company, enabling health systems, public health organizations and life sciences companies to accelerate the integration of genomic data into patient care and public health decision-making. Helix aims to empower everyone to improve their lives through DNA and believes population genomics can help improve community-wide access to more equitable and personalized care.