Product: Premier Academy 360 Live Webinar Series on Diversity, Inclusion
Top Line: Premier Academy 360 is offering VSP Network doctors a series of new, no-cost live webinar series exploring diversity, inclusion and cultural competence in optometry.
Close Up:. In partnership with the National Optometric Association, VSP's Premier Academy 360 is offering a new three-part webinar series, "Eyes on the Future." The goal is to support all VSP network practices in understanding diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence in optometry. It provides educational tools that reinforce the value that Doctors of Optometry play in providing healthcare for diverse communities. Speaker Ruth Y. Shoge, OD, MPH, FAAO, will explore topics including: the dimensions of diversity in optometry, cultural competence techniques to implement in a practice, and how to navigate cultural and linguistic differences with patients.
Shoge received her Master of Public Health from Temple University with a concentration in Social and Behavioral Science, where she developed a special interest in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which includes cultural competency training, recruitment and retention strategies, and curriculum reform. She currently is lead instructor of the Health Care, Professionalism, and Diversity course and is an instructor in the Binocular Vision I and Acquired Brain Injury courses at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO), where she received her optometry degree and completed her pediatric residency. Dr. Shoge also serves as director of the Summer Enrichment Program at PCO, a program aimed at improving the recruitment, matriculation, and graduation of underrepresented minority students.
Part 1 of the Eyes on the Future: Diversity & Inclusion in Optometry
Date/time: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. PDT
Description: Doctors of Optometry are in a unique position to meet comprehensive eye care needs of diverse populations in the U.S. This first webinar of the series will review the dimensions of diversity and relevance to optometry and review general healthcare and eye care disparities. Attendees can register here.
Eyes on the Future