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The next National Health Equity Grand Rounds virtual event is seven days away, on Oct. 14, 2:00-3:30 p.m. CT. Secure your spot and hear from community health leaders on how hospitals and health systems can improve community members’ financial situations by addressing “vital conditions”—including the social and economic factors that impact health outcomes like housing and healthy food.

Health care organizations directly contribute to their communities’ local economies—particularly in rural areas, where they account for one in 12 jobs. This makes hospitals and health systems uniquely positioned to leverage their assets and resources to address vital conditions and create opportunities for economic growth, wealth-building and community health.

Featured panelists and speakers include:

• Ruth Thomas-Squance, PhD, MPH (keynote) – Co-Executive Director, Build Healthy Places Network
• David Ansell, MD, MPH – Senior Vice President for Community Health Equity, Rush University Medical Center
• Ayesha Jaco, MAM – Executive Director, West Side United
• Thea James, MD, MPH, MBA – Vice President of Mission and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Boston Medical Center
• Bridget Lamme, MLG, PHR – Vice President of Human Resources, Methodist Healthcare Ministries
• Emily Cleveland Manchanda, MD, MPH (moderator) – Director for Social Justice Education and Implementation, American Medical Association Center for Health Equity

Health care professionals may receive free CME or CE credit* by attending.

The National Health Equity Grand Rounds series is developed by the American Medical Association, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education and Disability Belongs with support from the ABIM Foundation, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, American Epilepsy Society, American Society of Addiction Medicine, American Society of Nephrology, Boston Medical Center, the Council of Medical Specialty Societies, HealthBegins, Kaiser Permanente, MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, Medical Society of Delaware, Minnesota Medical Association, Rush University Medical Center, Sinai Chicago, Social Mission Alliance, The Hastings Center and The Joint Commission.

*CME Accreditation Statement: 
The American Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement: 
The AMA designates this Other (Blended Live and Enduring) activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to: 

• 5 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
• 5 Self-Assessment points in the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery's (ABOHNS) Continuing Certification program; 
• 5 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
• 5 Lifelong Learning points in the American Board of Pathology's (ABPath) Continuing Certification program; and 
• 5 Credit towards the CME Requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program

It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC credit. 

 CE Accreditation Statement: 

In support of improving patient care, this activity is being planned and implemented by the American Medical Association and the National Center Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (National Center OICPD). The National Center OICPD is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

As a Jointly Accredited Provider, the National Center OICPD is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center OICPD maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.

The National Center OICPD (JA#: 4008105) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs).

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners who request it will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.