Leveraging the New Determinants of Health to Improve Patient Outcomes

Daniel Dawes

As a passionate advocate for underserved communities, Daniel Dawes has become a national thought leader on utilizing data on the social determinants of health to identify and eliminate health care disparities. He looks beyond social determinants to examine how the behavioral, community, and even political determinants of health can decrease the risk factors contributing to the poor health pandemic. In this dynamic presentation, Dawes looks at multiple factors affecting health and takes audience members further upstream to understand the root causes of disparities. He shows how to effectively disrupt the silos and engage in strategic partnerships to advance a more equitable and inclusive health system. Providing real life examples, he challenges audiences to look at determinants and data in a whole new way. He also provides practical applications that can immediately be put into action.

Daniel E. Dawes, J.D., is a widely respected health care and public health leader, health equity and policy expert, educator, and researcher who currently serves as senior vice president, global health & executive director of the Global Health Equity Institute at Meharry Medical College. He is also founding dean of the School of Global Public Health at Meharry Medical College, the first school of public health at a historically black institution. A trailblazer and nationally respected voice in the health equity movement, his framework of innovative political determinants of health have resulted in increased policies and laws prioritizing health equity. By tackling upstream determinants of health, he has helped change the course of domestic and global policies for the better.

Tuesday, June 27, 8-9:30 p.m.

Reception

After Dinner Totally Tubular 80’s Party

Join us after dinner for some gnarly desserts with rad jams as we enjoy a nightcap together!

Wednesday, June 28, 8-8:45 a.m.

The John S. Bowling Prayer Breakfast

Praise and Worship Music

Musicial Guest John Glosson

Join us at our annual John S. Bowling Prayer Breakfast. Back by popular demand, you will be entertained with music from Georgia’s own contemporary Christian artist John Glosson.

After making it to Hollywood on American Idol, John Glosson finished as the runner-up on ABC’s Duets with the amazing and talented Jennifer Nettles.

Wednesday, June 28, 9-10 a.m. Closing Keynote

The Other End of the Stethoscope

Marcus Engel, M.S., CPXP, CSP, Certified Speaking Professional & Author

Marcus Engel’s touching tale of trauma, hospitalization, and healing will provide insight from ‘the other end of the stethoscope.’ The value of excellent skills and the remarkable impact of health care professionals is honored and recognized. Heartwarming and hilarious, this presentation will remind health care professionals why they do what they do and will inspire dedication to excellence in patient care.

Blending personal narratives with evidence-based research, Marcus helps put an unforgettable name and face to the patient experience movement. As a college freshman, Marcus Engel was blinded and nearly killed after being struck by a drunk driver. Through two years of rehab, over 350 hours of reconstructive facial surgery and adaptation through a multitude of life changes, Marcus witnessed the good, the bad and the profound in patient care. His messages provide insight and offer strategies for excellent patient care. He has authored four books that are used in scores of nursing and allied health programs to teach the basic foundations of caregiving.

Marcus holds a Bachelor of Science in sociology from Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri and a Master of Science in narrative medicine from Columbia University in New York City. In 2017, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, where he teaches pre-med students the art of “being with.” More information can be found at www. MarcusEngel.com.