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You are invited to participate in the next Medical Center Hour, "What Does Justice Look Like? Designing for Health Equity in Violence Research" on Wednesday, April 20.

Experiences of violence, in its many forms are unjust and pervasive throughout our society. Disproportionate rates of interpersonal, community, and structural violence reflect historical and contemporary systems of power that reflect health and well-being disparities in Black communities. Thus, justice and health equity frameworks should inform research, programming, and advocacy strategies that emphasize strengths to drive violence prevention efforts. In this session, we examine violence as a social determinant of health and opportunities to build knowledge through survivor-centered research and health promotion.

What Does Justice Look Like? Designing for Health Equity in Violence Research
Wednesday, April 20
noon-1 p.m.
Pinn Hall Conference Center Auditorium and Zoom

Speakers include Kamila A. Alexander, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN, Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the PhD and Postdoctoral programs, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland; introductions by Pam Cipriano, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean of the UVA School of Nursing and Sadie Heath Cabaniss Professor of Nursing; Jeanne Alhusen PhD, CRNP, RN and Justin Mutter MD, panelists. A Zula Mae Baber Bice Memorial Lecture, co-presented with the School of Nursing.

Resources:

1. Alexander, K.A., Arrington Sanders, R., Grace, K.T., Thorpe, R.J., Doro, E., Bowleg, L. (2021) “Having a  Child Meant I had a Real Life”: Reproductive Coercion and Childbearing Motivations among Young Black Men Living in Baltimore. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(17-18) NP9197-NP9225. 

2. Collins, P.H. (2017) On violence, intersectionality and transversal politics. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 40(9), 1460-1473. 

3. equityXdesign (2016) Racism and inequity are products of design. They can be redesigned. https://medium.com/equity-design/racism-and-inequity-are-products-of-design-they-can-be-redesigned-12188363cc6a

4. West, C. (2021) Widening the Lens: Expanding the Research on Intimate Partner Violence in Black Communities, Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 30(6), 749-760.

Kamila A. Alexander is an Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the PhD and Postdoctoral programs at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Her research examines the socio-structural determinants of trauma and violence on sexual, mental, and reproductive health outcomes among marginalized young people. As a trained advanced practice public health nurse, Dr. Alexander uses health equity and social justice lenses to examine the complex roles that intimate partner violence, HIV resilience, societal gender expectations, and economic opportunity play in the experience of intimate human relationships. She is recognized for her scientific and community-engaged leadership as a member of the inaugural cohort of Betty Irene Moore Fellowships for Nurse Leaders and Innovators.

Dr. Alexander has been a leader in advancing health equity in interprofessional activities and leadership roles within and outside Johns Hopkins. She is the inaugural Chair of the Nursing Initiative of the Mid-Atlantic Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Consortium, Lead Faculty for the Violence Working Group at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, Chair of the HIV/STI Committee of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, and the Associate Director of the NIH-sponsored Interdisciplinary Research and Training in Trauma and Violence T32 Training Program at Johns Hopkins.

Pamela F. Cipriano is dean of the UVA School of Nursing and the Sadie Heath Cabaniss Professor of Nursing. Prior to becoming dean, she served two terms as the president of the American Nurses Association, from 2014 until 2018, and represented the interests of the nation’s four million registered nurses. She also has extensive experience as an academic medical center executive and served for nine years as the chief clinical officer/chief nursing officer at UVA Health where she was responsible for all inpatient and outpatient clinical services. Under her leadership, the Health System earned its initial American Nurses Credentialing Center “Magnet” designation in 2006.

In 2021, Dean Cipriano was elected President of the International Council of Nurses after serving four years as its 1st Vice President. Her advocacy for the nursing profession is well-recognized.  She is known nationally and internationally as a strong advocate for quality, growing nursing’s influence on healthcare policy, and leading efforts to advance the role and visibility of nurses. She served as a public-sector adviser in the U.S. Delegation to the 69th World Health Assembly in 2016.

Dr. Alexander and Dr. Alhusen have declared no personal/professional relationships with commercial entities producing healthcare goods and/or services related to this presentation. Dean Cipriano has declared relationships with PrEP Bioopharm, Firebrick Pharma, Henkel, Inc., Worldwide Clinical Trials, Avrio Health, and DuPont/Danisco. Medical Center Hour planning group members M.D. Childress PhD; R.J. Bonnie LLB; R. Carpenter DrNP; J.F. Childress PhD; M.F. Marshall PhD; J. Mutter MD MA; K. Reid PhD RN FNP-C CNL; L. Shepherd JD have no personal/professional relationships with commercial entities producing healthcare goods and/or services, while R. Dillingham MD MPH reports interests with Gilead and Warm Health Technology Inc. UVA Office of Continuing Medical Education faculty and staff have no personal/professional financial relationships with commercial entities producing healthcare goods and/or services.

Medical Center Hour is free of charge and open to the public. For more information, see Center for Health Humanities and Ethics: https://med.virginia.edu/biomedical-ethics/medical-center-hour/

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In support of improving patient care, the University of Virginia (UAV) School of Medicine/School of Nursing is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. UVA School of Medicine/School of Nursing designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.^TM  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. UVA School of Medicine/School of Nursing awards 1contact hour for nurses who participate in this educational activity and complete the post-activity evaluation. UVA School of Medicine/School of Nursing awards 1 hour of participation (consistent with the designated number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM  or ANCC contact hours) to a participant who successfully completes this educational activity. UVA School of Medicine/School of Nursing maintains a record of participation for six years.