The Maryland Hospital Association and the Maryland Patient Safety Center present:
Vaccine Hesitancy in Communities of Color:
How we got here and the path forward
January 21, 2021
10:00 – 11:30 am
LIVE FREE ONLINE EVENT
Featured Speaker: Nicole Rochester, M.D.
Dr. Nicole Rochester is a board-certified pediatrician, professional health advocate, TEDx and keynote speaker, and the CEO of Your GPS Doc, LLC, an innovative company that helps aging individuals, those with chronic illnesses, and their family caregivers navigate the healthcare system.
Dr. Rochester is passionate about eradicating health inequities and believes genuine patient and family caregiver engagement is the key to positive transformation in our healthcare system.
During this webinar, Dr. Rochester will provide an overview of systemic racism and bias in healthcare and how these contribute to medical mistrust and vaccine hesitancy in Black and brown communities.
Participants will be introduced to strategies for addressing and mitigating vaccine hesitancy in their workforce and in the broader community.
