The COVID-19 pandemic took an unequal toll on many dimensions of women’s wellbeing, especially women of color and those experiencing poverty. But, let’s face it: many of these effects were predictable given the challenges women faced before the pandemic. This panel will review the impacts of the pandemic on gender lines and, in light of a likely domino effect of worsening outcomes for women, discuss the ways healthcare organizations can aim higher to help achieve gender equity in health and wellbeing.

Moderator:

Jenny Carrillo, PhD, Senior Vice President, Health Solutions, Vitality USA

Panelists:

Angela Neal-Barnett, PhD, Professor; Director, Program on Anxiety Disorders among African Americans, Kent State

Marisa Rogers, MD, MPH, Executive Medical Director, Oak Street Health

Deb Bubb, Chief Human Resource Officer, Optum

This panel will review demonstrated successes in improving maternal and child outcomes for Black birthing people and share perspectives on what it will take to achieve birth equity and remove systemic racism from maternal care in the US. Looking to the future, the panel will discuss the potential impact of the ‘Momnibus’ Act introduced by the US House of Representatives Black Maternal Health Caucus.

Moderator:

Geralyn Ritter, JD, Head of External Affairs & ESG, Organon 

Panelists:

Neel Shah, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Maven Clinic

Raegan McDonald-Mosley, MD, MPH, CEO, Power to Decide

Ebony Marcelle, CNM, MS, Director of Midwifery, Community of Hope

This panel will cover sex differences in medicine, including new areas of research, progress on closing knowledge and treatment gaps, and approaches for bringing new evidence into practice. The panel will also address practical matters of healthcare related to gender bias.

Moderator:

Jessica Zeaske, Partner, Echo Health Ventures

Panelists:

Marjorie Jenkins, MD, MEdHP, FACP, Dean, University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Gretchen Purcell Jackson, MD, PhD, FACS, FACMI, FAMIA, Vice President and Chief Science Officer, IBM Watson

These innovators have found a way to create safe spaces for historically marginalized populations to access mental health services. The panel will address bias, stigma, representation, provider training and more.

Moderator:

Nina Vasan, MD, Founder and Executive Director, Brainstorm: The Stanford Lab for Mental Health Innovation; Chief Medical Officer, Real

Panelists:

Norman Kim, PhD, Deputy Director, Ayana Therapy; Co-Founder, Institute for Antiracism and Equity in Mental Health

Varun Choudhary, MD, MA, DFAFA, Chief Medical Officer, Talkspace

Effective healthcare relies on patients trusting and feeling understood by their providers. Learn about aspects of care design, coverage and communications that lead to effective care for LGBTQ+-identified people, and gain an understanding of how healthcare can be reformed to avoid inflicting emotional harm through denial of identity. 

Moderator/Co-Panelist:

Kay Nikiforova, Head of Clinical, Violet

Panelists:

Colin Quinn, President, Included Health Communities, Included Health

Jerrica Kirkley, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Plume

The Women at HLTH Luncheon agenda will focus on advancement of women and gender minorities in healthcare through advocacy and leadership, as well as the national context and importance of activism for gender equity.

Lessons in self-advocacy, activism and risk-taking learned on my journey from academic medicine, to a startup-up, to big tech.

Keynote:

Ivor Horn, MD, MPH, Director Product Inclusion, Google Health; Investing Member, Rising America Fund

The best insurance for gender equity in healthcare may be frontloading it into innovation that’s by and for the people it serves. Hear from Kate Ryder, founder and CEO of Maven Clinic, on her plans to grow Maven’s women’s and family health services, the role of digital health in addressing disparities in care, and what still needs to change to ensure women and families are getting the care they need. As a woman founder of a rare women’s health ‘unicorn’ company, Kate will share her advice to underrepresented startup founders in conversation with Anu Duggal, the pioneering founder of Female Founders Fund who believes women will build the companies of tomorrow.

Interviewer: 

Anu Duggal, Female Founders Fund

Interviewee: 

Kate Ryder, Founder and CEO, Maven Clinic

The close links between social, economic and health status are clear, and systemic change is needed. Much is at stake for women and people identified with a minority gender, and most especially for intersectional people. As a healthcare professional, your advocacy is more important than ever. Join national gender equity leaders for a status update on critical needs, policy action and steps you should take NOW.

Facilitator:

Nicole F. Roberts, DpH, MPP, Executive Director, Feed A Billion; Founder, Health & Human Rights Strategies; Host, The Global Good Podcast

Discussants:

Kerith J. Conron, ScD, MPH, Blachford-Cooper Distinguished Scholar & Research Director, Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law

These friends and femmes of pharma met early in their careers at Pfizer. Now in the c-suite or second in line at three major pharmaceutical companies, the group has branched across the globe but maintained their professional and personal support. They will explore pivotal moments and hurdles faced during their careers, and provide strategic advice for women seeking advancement in the life sciences. Key points of discussion will include: the power of the collective, networking as a key to career advancement, why it’s imperative for women to advocate for themselves (and how to do it), and how to mobilize your support network during a crisis.

Moderator:

Maria Whitman, Principal, Life Sciences, ZS

Panelists:

Anne Heatherington, SVP, Head of Data Sciences Institute, Takeda

Sally John, VP of Translational Science, Biogen

Melanie (Mel) Ivarsson, SVP, Chief Development Officer, Moderna