Title
Keynote Remarks by Jerome Adams, 20th Surgeon General of the United States
Room/Location
Maryland Ballroom
Description
Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH, served as the 20th Surgeon General of the United States from 2017 to 2021. He is now a Distinguished Professor, Presidential Fellow, and Executive Director of Health Equity Initiatives at Purdue University. Dr. Adams, a board-certified anesthesiologist, served as Indiana State Health Commissioner from 2014 to 2017. He is a Maryland native and earned bachelor's degrees in both Biochemistry and Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, a Master of Public Health degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine.
Dr. Adams will engage in a Q&A-style conversation with 340B Health CEO Maureen Testoni focused on the challenges pharmacists and other healthcare professionals face following the COVID-19 pandemic as well as their role in addressing the inequities in healthcare delivery. Attendees will also have an opportunity to ask Dr. Adams questions.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify changes in healthcare delivery affecting 340B professionals stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic
- Describe the roles 340B professionals can play in addressing the endemic issues surrounding inequities in healthcare
- Assess the important intersections between medicine and public health affecting patient care