Event Registration - Foundation for Health Care Quality

Health in Action Summit 2025:
Thriving Together for Inclusive and Lasting Health



Date: Wednesday, November 5^th
Time: 8:30am-12:00 pm PT
Format: Virtual Summit


Event Description: Join the Bree Collaborative at the Foundation for Health Care Quality for our Health in Action Summit! Together, we’ll explore what it means to thrive as a community—through systems and strategies that support inclusive and lasting health for all. As the health landscape continues to evolve, this summit will highlight how members across our sector—clinicians, health plans, purchasers, state agencies, and others—are actively adapting to meet current challenges while advancing better outcomes for the people they serve.

We’ll take a deep dive into complex and emerging issues and examine how they are being addressed in ways that promote inclusive health and respond to the needs of those most impacted.

Join us as we continue these vital conversations and learn alongside leaders and change makers from across the field. Participants will leave with practical strategies, deeper insight into key trends, and renewed commitment to building a more inclusive, responsive, and just health system for all.

Keynote Presentation: Striving for Digital Health Equity--Understanding AI Bias in Care
 by Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez -Clinician-investigator, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez is a clinician-investigator at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. His research and passion lie in the meaningful intersection of medicine, social justice, and technology. His work focuses on the thoughtful application of health technology to achieve health equity. He has also made contributions to work bridging disparities in patient-facing health technology, especially patient portals, mobile apps, artificial intelligence, and telehealth.

Presentations

• ​"Say This, Not That" presentation on evolving vocabulary in inclusive health 
  • Jolie Ritzo, MPH -Interim CEO, Civitas Networks for Health
  • Alan Katz-Associate Director of Advocacy & Public Policy, Civitas Networks for Health
• Panel Presentation on State of Inclusive Health in Washington State
  • JP Anderson CEO of CHOICE Regional Health Network
  • Dr. Arooj Simmonds, MD- Divisional Chief Medical Officer North Division Providence
  • Dr. Josephine Young, MD, MBA- Medical Director of Commercial Markets, Premera Blue Cross
• ​Access to care among immigrant Latinos in WA state: a changing landscape
  • Dr. Leo Morales MD, PhD, MPH - Co-Director, Latino Center for Health
  • Dr. Aida Hidalgo-Arroyo, PhD, MS, CHW - Coordinator for Community Health and Research, Latino Center for Health
  • Edgar Lopez-Baez - CHW Specialist, Foundation for Healthy Generations
  • Maria Remington - Community Leader and Community Health Advocate, Eastern Washington
  • Gabriela A. Ituarte - Executive Director, We are Better Together Foundation
• Climate Changes Health
  • McKenna Parnes, PhD, MSEd- Acting Assistant Professor, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care | Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics | University of Washington

 

CME: Individuals who attend the live webinar event are eligible to receive a maximum of 3.0 CME credits. CME credits are at no cost. 
 

Learning objectives:

1. Analyze key factors that influence inclusive health, including social, environmental, and technological determinants such as housing, climate change, AI, and immigration status.
2. Evaluate how various sectors—clinicians, health plans, purchasers, and state agencies—are addressing barriers to health and well-being for communities.
3. Interpret and explain the connection between emerging health issues and their differential impacts on population groups across Washington State.
4. Discuss evidence-based interventions that organizations can implement to effectively address social drivers of health and improve community outcomes.


Audience: Anyone working in or interacts with the healthcare ecosystem, such as but not limited to:

• Clinicians
• Health Plans
• Health Delivery Systems
• Public Health
• Health Professionals
• Accountable Communities of Health

Please note we intend to record the event and share the recording on our website.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) and the Foundation for Healthcare Quality's Bree Collaborative. The WSMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 
  
The WSMA designates this live activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.