Join CHER for this year’s virtual, live training! UNC CHER’s Health Equity Summer Intensive (HESI) aligns with the UNC Center for Health Equity Research’s mission by creating space for community leaders, health care professionals, and academics to learn new tools for health equity research. The Center is hosting a two-part training on innovative methods and approaches to conducting health equity research. HESI will introduce you to new research methods and tools that help researchers consider equity across all stages of their research, from idea conception, to budgeting, to dissemination.

*** Register by June 16, 2021 ***

Who Should Attend?

• Academic Researchers (students, fellows, faculty, scientists and staff engaged in health disparities/health equity research)
• Community Leaders
• Public Policy Professionals
• Public Health Professionals
• Healthcare Professionals
• Members of Community-Based and Faith-Based Organizations
• Policy Makers
• Learners Interested in Health Equity Research

Why Should You Attend HESI?

• Application of a health equity lens to your work
• Collaboration with community partners
• Comprehensive framework to achieve health equity
• Use of quantitative and qualitative methods
• Life-course perspective
• Historical/Cultural context

When is the 2021 Health Equity Summer Intensive?

Part I: June 21 – 22, 2021 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm ET

Part II: June 28 -29, 2021 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm ET

Session Descriptions

Speakers

How Do I Register?

This year’s registration is completed through a two-part process. Please complete both steps to secure spot.

Note: Each part will have a limited number of attendees; we will update the website when registrations are full and will shift to waitlist.

1. RSVP through Qualtrics form https://go.unc.edu/2021HESI
2. Once CHER has received your RSVP, you will receive an email to a link to complete the payment process through UNC Event Registration System. Payment can be completed by online credit card payment or UNC account transfer.
3. Once payment is complete, you spot will be secured.

Pricing

*No refunds will be provided. Transfer of registrations can be considered.

Contact

If you have any questions about the 2021 Health Equity Summer Intensive, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Co-sponsored by the NC TraCS Institute

Join CHER for this year’s virtual, live training! UNC CHER’s Health Equity Summer Intensive (HESI) aligns with the UNC Center for Health Equity Research’s mission by creating space for community leaders, health care professionals, and academics to learn new tools for health equity research. The Center is hosting a two-part training on innovative methods and approaches to conducting health equity research. HESI will introduce you to new research methods and tools that help researchers consider equity across all stages of their research, from idea conception, to budgeting, to dissemination.

*** Register by June 16, 2021 ***

Who Should Attend?

• Academic Researchers (students, fellows, faculty, scientists and staff engaged in health disparities/health equity research)
• Community Leaders
• Public Policy Professionals
• Public Health Professionals
• Healthcare Professionals
• Members of Community-Based and Faith-Based Organizations
• Policy Makers
• Learners Interested in Health Equity Research

Why Should You Attend HESI?

• Application of a health equity lens to your work
• Collaboration with community partners
• Comprehensive framework to achieve health equity
• Use of quantitative and qualitative methods
• Life-course perspective
• Historical/Cultural context

When is the 2021 Health Equity Summer Intensive?

Part I: June 21 – 22, 2021 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm ET

Part II: June 28 -29, 2021 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm ET

Session Descriptions

Speakers

How Do I Register?

This year’s registration is completed through a two-part process. Please complete both steps to secure spot.

Note: Each part will have a limited number of attendees; we will update the website when registrations are full and will shift to waitlist.

1. RSVP through Qualtrics form https://go.unc.edu/2021HESI
2. Once CHER has received your RSVP, you will receive an email to a link to complete the payment process through UNC Event Registration System. Payment can be completed by online credit card payment or UNC account transfer.
3. Once payment is complete, you spot will be secured.

Pricing

*No refunds will be provided. Transfer of registrations can be considered.

Contact

If you have any questions about the 2021 Health Equity Summer Intensive, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Co-sponsored by the NC TraCS Institute

Join a live training session for the N3C Data Enclave. Users of all types can learn how to navigate the N3C, utilize the Enclave and resources it provides, and learn how to better achieve their analytical goals. This orientation is split into 2 sessions – Session A and Session B. These orientations are ongoing and will alternate week by week. Session A is recommended before attending Session B

Session B is for analysts, statisticians, data scientists, or anyone who wants to gain a broader understanding of the tools needed to work with the data.

Topics include:

• Focus on technical aspects of working with data in the secure N3C Enclave, including use of OMOP concept sets and N3C-specific tooling, such as the Concept Set Browser.
• Introduce commonly used analysis tools, such as Contour and Code Workbooks and corresponding workflows for simple analyses.
• Introduce the Enclave Knowledge Store, a mechanism for sharing and using community-developed code and data across projects.

Note: This orientation is held alternating Tuesdays | 8-9:30am PT/11am-12:30pm ET

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An introduction to the method, tools, and mindset for solving complex problems in healthcare.

As a clinician, you might see opportunities to improve healthcare on a daily basis. It can be frustrating running into the same problems without having the tools to create change. You might have an idea for a new medical device, digital tool, or process that energizes you, but you’re not sure what to do next.

During this 30-minute webinar, we will provide an overview of the method, tools, and mindset for solving complex problems called Lateral Thinking. Lateral Thinking is a non-linear, iterative systematic process that teams use to consistently arrive at creative solutions to seemingly impossible problems.

We will share case studies demonstrating how lateral thinking tools can be applied to healthcare. As designers, we communicate with quick sketches and storyboards to bring ideas to life. Any change carries risk and uncertainty, but the ability to iterate and share your visualized ideas with the intended stakeholders helps to make progress towards improved outcomes.

At the end of the webinar, we will encourage you to apply to a month long program titled: Design Thinking for Healthcare Providers. The program will include four 90-min practical training sessions, coaching, and custom concept illustrations from the design team at Trig.

Presenters

Ty Hagler, Principal
Trig

Kelly Harrigan, Insights & Ideation Manager
Trig

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Co-sponsored by the NC TraCS FastTraCS program and Trig, a full-service design firm.

Precision Medicine Approaches to Addressing Social Determinants of Health

Join the interactive discussion with leading precision health researchers.

It shouldn't take a pandemic: Social determinants of health in the U.S.
Gail Henderson, PhD
Professor, Department of Social Medicine Director, Center for Genomics & Society

Healthcare or Health? Clinicians' Emerging Roles in Addressing Social Needs
Emily Vander Schaaf, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of General Pediatrics

Leveraging Integrated Clinical and Environmental Exposures Data to Democratize and Accelerate Open Translational Research
Karamarie Fecho, PhD
President, Copperline Professional Solutions Research Affiliate, UNC Chapel Hill

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Join the NC TraCS Comparative Effectiveness Research team for a discussion on what we do and do not know about pregnancy and COVID-19. This discussion will be led by Mollie Wood, PhD.

The primary article for this discussion is Preliminary Findings of mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine Safety in Pregnant Persons.

The secondary articles for this discussion include Clinical manifestations, risk factors, and maternal and perinatal outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy: living systematic review and meta-analysis and Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for November 6, 2020.

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