Live Webinar: 10/24/2023 Practicing Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Epilepsy Care Settings

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Cultural competence and cultural humility are concepts that frame key components of an equitable health care system; one that is sensitive to patient diversity and embraces clinician patient communication that supports shared decision making. Health care professionals require both cultural competence and humility to interact effectively with their diverse patient communities. This webinar aims to share learning and provide actionable recommendations around practicing cultural competence and cultural humility in epilepsy care settings.

This webinar is hosted by the American Epilepsy Society in conjunction with Dartmouth Health and the Managing Epilepsy Well Network.

Contributors

Elizabeth Felton, MD, PhD, FAES

Elizabeth Felton, MD, PhD, FAES is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She specializes in epilepsy and her clinical interests include ketogenic therapy for adul ts, epilepsy during pregnancy, neurostimulation and pediatric to adult transitions. She is the UW Health Ketogenic Diet Program Director and Women’s Epilepsy Clinic Co - Director. Dr. Felton is a graduate of the American Academy of Neurology Diversity Leader ship Program and is the UW - Madison Department of Neurology Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. With the AES she is current co - chair of the Fellows and Junior Investigators Professional Development Committee and Member of the Diversity, Equity and Incl usion Committee. She has previously served on the AES DEI and Gender Diversity Task Forces. She is passionate about reducing neurology health disparities and improving diversity and representation in the sciences.
Elaine T. Kiriakopoulos, MD, MSc, Dartmouth College

Elaine Kiriakopoulos, MD, MPH, MSc is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. She has multifaceted professional experience as an academic neurologist, clinical trialist and public health researcher. At Dartmouth, she is committed to expanding collaborative processes that systematically advance health equity by engaging diverse partners in academia, health care, industry, government, and the community to maximize impact on addressing social drivers of health, improving health outcomes and ensuring sustainable supports for all people with epilepsy. With the AES she partners on a CDC supported project targeting addressing gaps in epilepsy care through healthcare provider education and serves as a member of the Online Education Committee. Dr. Kiriakopoulos was recognized with a 2023 Social Justice Award from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice for her engagement in social justice issues promoting health equity for people and families impacted by epilepsy.

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Contributors

Elizabeth Felton, MD, PhD, FAES

Elaine T. Kiriakopoulos, MD, MSc, Dartmouth College