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Advancing Diabetes Care Equity Webinar
Thursday, September 29, 2022, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
Category: Education
This free webinar, presented by the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, will focus on racial and ethnic minorities. 
Participants who attend this session will be able to:
  • Identify existing disparities in diabetes care.
  • Recognize patient, provider and health care system factors that contribute to these disparities.
  • Define concrete strategies aimed at eliminating disparities in diabetes care; and
  • Recognize the importance of addressing clinical inertia and adherence to treatment strategies as crucial factors in eliminating disparities in care.
Speaker:
A. Enrique Caballero, M.D.
Dr. Caballero is an Endocrinologist, Investigator and Educator. He is the Director of International Innovation Programs in the Office for External Education and the Director of Diabetes Education in the Postgraduate Medical Education Department at Harvard Medical School (HMS) where he leads the development of education programs that benefit health care professionals and patients around the world. He is Associate Professor of Medicine at HMS.
 
He is also the Director of Latino Diabetes Health in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension an Associate Scientist in the Division of Global Health Equity at the Brigham and Hospital (BWH) in Boston, MA. He is currently the Chair for the Health Care Disparities Committee at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and Co-chair for the Diabetes Working Group at the National Minority Quality Forum/Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity.
Dr. Caballero has had a strong and long commitment to help underserved populations. He founded the Latino Diabetes Initiative at the Joslin Diabetes Center and the Diabetes Program within the Spanish Clinic at the BWH, both affiliated with HMS. He has been actively involved with the ADA, the National Hispanic Medical Association, the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF), the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the Latin American Diabetes Association. 
Online Registration

Contact: Tammy Wells