July pediatric grand rounds: Racism as a public health issue

Loren K. Robinson, M.D., vice president of medical affairs at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System, will present the next pediatric grand rounds on racism as a public health issue at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 17.

Goals of the event include:

• Having participants reflect on their own comfort level when talking about race and racism
• The ability to identify implicit bias and describe how stereotypes can and do impact provider interactions and patient care
• Learning strategies to engage in open and honest conversations about race and racism

Robinson formerly served as Pennsylvania’s deputy secretary of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention where she focused on health issues including lead poisoning, hepatitis and the Zika virus.

In 2016, she was named to the National Minority Quality Forum’s 40 under 40 Leaders in Minority Health and received the National Medical Association’s Rising Star Award.  She was also selected for LinkedIn’s “Next Wave: Game Changers 35 years old and younger in Healthcare.” In January 2017, she was featured in Essence Magazine as a “Top Doc” to watch.

This is a virtual event presented through the digital platform Zoom. Participants are asked to pre-register using this link: https://southalabama.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pceGgqTwtG9dB-abbvrV2uooHCbpjdH23

Pediatric grand rounds is held the third Friday of each the month, from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. For more information, contact Jessica Petro at (251) 415-8688 or jpetro@health.southalabbama.edu.