2024 Kansas Health Equity Summit

Creating Oases in Deserts

October 30, 2024

• Agenda (PDF)
• Speaker Biographies (PDF)
• Health Equity Resource Hub
• Health Equity Innovation Award Winner and Nominees

• Presentations
  • Welcome and Introductions: The State of Resources in Kansas
    Sarah Irsik-Good, MHA
    President and CEO, KFMC Health Improvement Partners
  • Different Ships, Same Boat – How Collective Action Will Cure What Ails Both Rural and Urban America
    Dan Cranshaw, JD
    Executive Director, KC Healthcare Collaborative
    • Slides (PDF)
    • Video
  • Bridging the Gap: Tackling Pharmacy Deserts and Enhancing Medication Access and Adherence
    Tessa Schnelle, PharmD, MPH, DPLA
    Director of Pharmacy, Cass Regional Medical Center; Clinical Pharmacist, The University of Kansas Health System
    • Slides (PDF)
    • Video
  • Strive for Progress, not Perfection: Implementing Health Related Social Needs Data Collection
    Rhonda Spellmeier, MBA, BSN, RN
    HIE Workflow Specialist, KONZA KHIN
    • Slides (PDF)
    • Video
  • Harvesting Hope: Empowering Communities to Overcome Food Insecurity
    Brenda Groves, LPN, CDP, CADDCT
    Quality Improvement Manager, KFMC Health Improvement Partners
    Rachel Holthaus, BSN, MHCL
    The Hope Dealer
    • Slides (PDF)
    • Video
  • Oases of Health: Integrating Community Health Workers for Impact and Efficiency
    Erika Saleski
    Managing Member, ES Advisors, LLC
    Jackie Catron, MPH
    Section Director for Community Health Worker Section, Bureau of Health Promotion, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
    • Slides (PDF)
    • Video
  • Inequities in Antibiotic Prescribing: Examining National and Statewide Trends and Reimagining Antimicrobial Stewardship Through a Lens of Equity
    Kellie Wark, MD, MPH
    Assistant Professor Infectious Diseases, University of Kansas Medical Center
    Co-lead Antibiotic Stewardship Program, Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
    • Slides (PDF)
    • Video
  • Empathy in Action: The Ripple Effects of SDOH Screenings on Patient Care
    Dorothy Rice, RN, BSN, MBA, CPHQ, CPHRM, ACM
    Administrative Director of Quality, Patient Safety, Patient Liaison, Case Management and Risk Management, AdventHealth Ottawa
    Tammy Bragdon, RN, BSN
    Director or Quality and Infection Prevention, Nemaha Valley Community Hospital
    • Slides (PDF)
    • Video
  • Panel Presentation: Partnering to Improve Behavioral Health Access
    Jennifer Findley
    Vice President, Education and Special Projects, Kansas Hospital Association
    Yazim Wood
    Chief Executive Officer, Legacy Regional Community Foundation
    Karla Hermesch, LMSW
    Director of Social Services, Nemaha Valley Community Hospital and Seneca Family Practice
    Lisa Southern, LMLP, LCP
    Executive Director, Compass Behavioral Health
    • Slides (PDF)
    • Video
  • Bridging Healthcare Gaps through Mobile Integrated Healthcare and Community Paramedicine
    Justin P. Duncan, MSc, BS, NRP, EMT-CP, CCEMT-P, CP-C, FP-C
    Chief Executive Officer, Washington County (Missouri) Ambulance District
    Founding Partner, Washington County (Missouri) Mobile Integrated Healthcare Network
    • Slides (PDF)
    • Video