Jun
09
Success Stories from the Field: Involving Community Health Workers in Team-based Cardiometabolic Care
- June 09, 2021 - June 09, 2021
- Virtual Event
CME is not offered for viewing of the recording.
Objectives
- Define the role of community health workers (CHWs).
- Describe effective CHW strategies to improve cardiometabolic care and outcomes and reduce disparities.
- List real world approaches to integrating or linking CHWs into team-based primary care.
Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Elizabeth A. Beverly, PhD
Associate Professor, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O.
Endowed Faculty Fellow in Behavioral Diabetes
Department of Primary Care
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Melissa K. Thomas, PhD, MSPH, MSA, MCHES®, C-CHW
Assistant Professor
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Panelists
Amber Healy, DO
OhioHealth Physician Group, Athens
Margot Baker, CHW
OhioHealth Physician Group, Athens
David Brewer, MBA, MS, RD, LD
Heart of Ohio Family Health Centers, Columbus
Arcelia Herrera, CHW
Heart of Ohio Family Health Centers, Columbus