Spiritual Caregiving and Health Equity

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This episode will share strategies to elevate care for our most vulnerable neighbors through patient advocacy as well as faith community partnerships–all rooted in evidence suggesting those who most often lack access to quality care are also those whose religious or spiritual identities matter the most when it comes to healthcare.

We thank Interfaith America for their partnership on this webinar. Learn more at InterfaithAmerica.org.

Rabbi Jo Hirschmann is a board-certified chaplain, an ACPE Certified Educator, and a rabbi ordained by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She currently serves as the director of spiritual care and education for Mount Sinai Beth Israel and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in New York City.

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Shadreck Kamwendo is the Congregation Care Network Manager at IU Health. He joined IU Health in 2018 as a Population Health Manager for the central region. Prior to joining IU Health, he was Director of Health for Special Olympics Indiana and Program Director at National Kidney Foundation of Indiana.

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Alexia Torke is a Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine. She is Director of the Evans Center for Religious and Spiritual Values in Healthcare and a Research Scientist with the Indiana University Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief Institute.

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Dr. Emily Viverette serves as the Director of FaithHealth Chaplaincy & Education at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. She is a Certified Educator credentialed through ACPE, Inc. and ordained as a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

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