INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF CHICAGO

ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY BY REDUCING HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES, IOMC CONDUCTED PROGRAMS TO DISCUSS, DETERMINE AND DEDICATE RESOURCES TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE UNDERREPRESENTED AND COMMUNITIES. PROGRAMMATIC SERIES OF WEBINARS- ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY BY REDUCING HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES KEY PROGRAMMATIC AREAS ---------------------- THE KEY PROGRAMMATIC AREAS OF FOCUS ARE: 1.MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH 2.LEAD EXPOSURE- PATHWAYS TO CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES 3.HOMELESSNESS 4.NURSING HOME REFORM 5.BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 6.DCFS YOUTH PLACEMENT CRISIS THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE CONDUCTED FOUR (4) WEBINARS IN 2024 ADDRESSING KEY ISSUES: 1)HEALTH EQUITY IN ORGANIZED MEDICINE (1.30.2024) 2)YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH - IDENTIFICATION & ACCESS TO CARE (3.8.2024) 3)MEET MS. SENDY SOTO - CHICAGO'S FIRST CHIEF HOMELESSNESS OFFICER (9.27.2024) 4)CRITICAL FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTHCARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (10.29.2024) IN ADDITION TO HOSTING EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS ON THESE KEY PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS, IOMC HOSTED TWO IN-PERSON PROGRAMS, THEY ARE: 1)2024 ANNUAL HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AWARDS AND ANNUAL MEETING - JUNE 20, 2024 OVER 125 HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS ATTENDED THE EVENT AND DISCUSSED THE KEY ISSUES IMPACTING UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS, CHALLENGED COMMUNITIES AND THE PROGRAMMATIC ISSUES FOCUSED ON ADVANCING HEALTHCARE EQUITY. DR. ERIK MIKAITIS, MD, MBA, FACP, CPE- HE WAS APPOINTED AS THE INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR COOK COUNTY HEALTH IN NOVEMBER 2023 BY THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. DR. MIKAITIS PROVIDES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES AND ENSURE THE PROVISION OF HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND SERVICES IN COLLABORATION WITH CCH'S MEDICAL AND BUSINESS LEADERS. DAVID T. JONES WAS NAMED, BY GOV. PRITZKER, THE ASSOCIATE SECRETARY AT THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (IDHS), WHERE HE SERVES AS THE STATEWIDE CHIEF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OFFICER (CBHO). CHIEF JONES JOINED IDHS AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY (SUPR) IN OCTOBER 2020. FOUR LEADERS WERE HONORED WITH LEADERSHIP AWARDS RECOGNIZING THEIR IMPACT IN: IOMC OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP & COMPASSION AWARD IN HEALTHCARE RICHARD LIEBER, PHD, CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITYLAB IOMC GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD DAMIANO RONDELLI, MD, MICHAEL REESE PROFESSOR OF HEMATOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO IOMC INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY - INDIVIDUAL ARVIND K. GOYAL, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP, FACPM MEDICAL DIRECTOR, STATE OF ILLINOIS MEDICAID, DEPT. OF HEALTHCARE & FAMILY SERVICES, CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CHICAGO MEDICAL SCHOOL IOMC INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY - ORGANIZATION ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE 2) THE ELECTION IS OVER- WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR HEALTHCARE & PUBLIC HEALTH? - DECEMBER 4, 2024 OBJECTIVE: WHOEVER IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE THEM TO FOCUS ON AND HOW WOULD IT IMPACT HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH? SPEAKERS OLUSIMBO (SIMBO) IGE, MD, MPH, COMMISSIONER, CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE LAMAR HASBROUCK, MD, MPH, MBA, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, COOK COUNTY-DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH JAN KITAJEWSKI, PHD, DIRECTOR OF CANCER RESEARCH AT UIHEALTH TERESA GARATE, PHD, MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES MARILYN GRIFFIN, MD, DFAPA, DFAACAP, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICAL DIRECTOR, AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF ILLINOIS, A CVS HEALTH COMPANY THESE PROGRAMS ARE PART OF IOMC'S SERIES ON PUBLIC HEALTH, POPULATION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES TO ACHIEVE HEALTH EQUITIES. MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH WORKGROUP IOMC CONTINUED TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION ISSUES WITH PROVIDERS WITH THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO CARE. THE PATIENT RESTRICTIONS WERE CLARIFIED WITH PROVIDERS WHICH OFFERED BETTER ACCESS TO CARE BY COLLABORATING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES-MEDICAID- STATE OF ILLINOIS. OBJECTIVES: - IDENTIFYING OB-MANAGED CARE NETWORKS AND LIMITED LEVEL II ULTRASOUND ON THE SOUTH SIDE. - ADDRESS THE LACK OF OB CARE IN SPECIFIC AREAS - ADDRESS THE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION PREVENTING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. - PROMOTE THE NEED FOR IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING. - IDENTIFY PHANTOM NETWORKS AND COOK COUNTY/UIC DECLINING TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR PLANS. - EXPAND BANDWIDTH WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. - EDUCATE OTHERS AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ON NEED FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKGROUP THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKGROUP WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS IMPERATIVE ISSUES. THE WORKGROUP DEFINED ITS PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES AND WORKING ON AN ACTION PLAN TO DRIVE IMPACT TO MEETING ITS GOALS. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKGROUP IS TO IMPROVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE IN ILLINOIS. OBJECTIVES: - INTEGRATIVE CARE - COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH - ILLINOIS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE CHALLENGES, BEST PRACTICES AND NATIONAL TRENDS - HEALTH EQUITY INCLUDING GEOGRAPHY AND ACCESS TO CARE APPROACH: 1) IDENTIFY URGENT NEEDS & GAPS 2) ADDRESS IMMEDIATE CLINICAL - BASED CARE 3) PROMOTE ASSESSMENT-DRIVEN MENTAL HEALTH CARE GOALS: - IDENTIFY THE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND IMPROVE OPTIONS FOR CARE - DESCRIBE THE OPIOID CRISIS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - RELATE THE HUMAN, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL IMPACT TO COSTS TO COMMUNITIES THESE PROGRAMS ARE PART OF IOMC'S SERIES ON PUBLIC HEALTH, POPULATION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES TO ACHIEVE HEALTH EQUITIES. IOMC INDUCTED NEW 27 FELLOWS IN 2024. ACHIEVE - MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDENT CAREER AND NETWORKING PROGRAM ACHIEVE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO GROW - COMPRISED OF 60 STUDENTS IN THE CAREER AND NETWORKING PROGRAM. IT OFFERS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SUPPORT CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS, MALE, BLACK OR LATINO, IN A FOUR-YEAR ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE PROGRAM LOCATED IN THE CHICAGO AREA. IN 2020, THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF CHICAGO (IOMC) WAS AWARDED A TWO-YEAR GRANT TO DEVELOP A CAREER MENTORING AND NETWORKING PROGRAM FOR BLACK AND LATINO MALE MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN ACCREDITED FOUR-YEAR MEDICAL OR DENTAL SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES. THE OTHO S.A. SPRAGUE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE PROVIDED A FUNDING GRANT TO DEVELOP THIS PROGRAM. GRADUATION RATES HAVE DECREASED IN BLACK AND LATINO MALE MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDENTS SINCE 1917. THIS SPECIFIC PROGRAM AIMS TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT STUDENTS AND ASSIST IN BUILDING A SOLID NETWORK IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS.