Equity in Research & Health: Why Do We Care?

Learn from Assistant Professor Dr. Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi about ways that health equity, research, and healthcare intersect from the lens of a nurse and health services investigator. Discover the challenges and solutions involved in working toward equity in health research. Explore the role of health care providers in advancing equitable care and research.

Following Dr. Gilmore-Bykovskyi’s talk, a panel will present on key UW programs and initiatives that address health equity and research representation.

The panel will be moderated by Dr. Mel Freitag, Diversity Officer, UW-Madison School of Nursing, and comprised of:

• Dr. Gilmore-Bykovski
• Dr. Dorothy Farrar Edwards – Co-Principal Investigator, All of Us – UW;  Director, UW-Madison Collaborative Center for Health Equity (CCHE)
• Dr. Amy Kind – Director, UW-Madison Department of Medicine’s Health Services and Care Research Program

About Dr. Gilmore-Bykovskyi
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN, is a geriatric nurse and health services investigator at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Dr. Gilmore-Bykovskyi studies clinical care delivery and health disparities among people living with, and at risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Dr. Gilmore-Bykovskyi is the recipient of a 2018 Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award focused on developing novel approaches to identifying and engaging patients/caregivers with Alzheimer’s disease from disadvantaged backgrounds in clinical research.

Food and Drinks will be provided! Please register to help ensure that enough food/drinks are ordered.

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This event is sponsored by the All of Us Research Program at UW-Madison, the UW-Madison Collaborative Center for Health Equity (CCHE), and the UW-Madison School of Nursing.