PNHP-NY Metro April 2020 Forum - "The Roles of Racism & For-Profit Healthcare in Pandemic Response Failures"

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(Virtual Educational Forum)

Tuesday, April 28, from 7:00-9:00 PM via Zoom

(details will be emailed to those who RSVP within 48 hours of the forum)

Note: You can join by phone or computer.

Closed captions in English and Spanish will be available.

SPEAKERS:

Claudia Fegan, MD Natl. Coordinator, Physicians for a National Health Program (National); Chief Medical Officer, Cook County Health & Hospital System, Chicago, IL

"PNHP's 8 needed steps in the Fight against COVID-19"
"Racism means COVID-19 Hits Communities of Color Especially Hard"
"Improved and Expanded Medicare for All is more urgent than ever"

Anthony Feliciano - Director, Commission on the Public's Health System; Co-Chair, Save NY Public Health Campaign

"The attack on NYS's Medicaid Budget and the ongoing depletion of the public health infrastructure"

Sarah Dowd, RN - nurse, Harlem Hospital; shop steward, NY State Nurses Association)

"Battles for Hospital Resources: Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Devices, and Adequate Staffing for a Pandemic" 

Dr. Frances Ilozue, MD - Family Physician, Medical Director Rapha Family Medicine, Buffalo, NY

Moderators:

Carlyn Cowen, Chief Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.

Kelsey Sklar, 3rd year MD/MPH student at SUNY Downstate, Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP), PNHP-NY Metro Board Member

YuLing--

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WHEN
April 28, 2020 at 7:00pm - 9pm
WHERE
Zoom
New York, NY
United States
Google map and directions
CONTACT
Bob Lederer · · 646-866-7671
904 RSVPS
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Who's RSVPing

Elizabeth Rosario
Martha Boisseau
Barbara Commins RN
Haejoo Kim
Jill Lum
Syed Abdali
Shari Meyer
ClimateImmigrantJustice Nc
Tanya Villalobos
Linda Gross
Camelia P
Ras jomo Akono
Janee Graver
Arya Zandvakili
Pharaoh Paige
Georgia Whitney
N Larkin, RN/NYSNA

Will you come?