THE FIL AM HEALTH FORUM IS A SERIES OF ONLINE EVENTS ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES FACING THE FILIPINO AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
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Episode 1
This is a recording of a virtual event originally held on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 2PM EDT.
Featured Speakers
08:27 – Ambassador Claro Suarez Cristobal Philippine Consulate General in New York
14:43 – Francisco S. Sy, MD, MS, DrPH Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Episode 2
This is a recording of a virtual event originally held on Saturday, April 23, 2020 at 2PM EDT.
Featured Speakers
07:57 – Ambassador Claro Suarez Cristobal Philippine Consulate General in New York
10:59 – Engilberta Santos, MD Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Specialist Flushing Hospital Medical Center, New York
26:02 – Elvy Barroso, PhD, MD, MSc, MSN, RN Infection Control Trainer New York City Department of Health and mental Hygiene
Episode 3
This is a recording of a virtual event originally held on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 2PM EDT.
Featured Speakers
08:34 – Ambassador Claro Suarez Cristobal Philippine Consulate General in New York
13:23 – Consuelo Cagande, MD Division Chief of the Community Care and Wellness Program Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Episode 4
This is a recording of a virtual event originally held on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 2PM EDT.
Featured Speakers
Ambassador Claro Suarez Cristobal Philippine Consulate General in New York http://www.newyorkpcg.org
Edwin Tablada Chief of Staff New York City Commission on Human Rights https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/index….
Dr. Robyn Magalit Rodriguez Founding Director Bulosan Center for Filipinx Studies, UC Davis https://bulosancenter.wixsite.com/
Gregory A. Cendana President and Co-Founder Can’t Stop! Won’t Stop! Consulting https://www.cswsconsulting.com/ Twitter/Instagram: @gregorycendana @CSWSconsulting
Marita Etcubañez Director of Strategic Initiatives Asian Americans Advancing Justice I AAJC https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/
Episode 5
This is a recording of a virtual event originally held on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 2PM EDT.
Featured Speakers
Ambassador Claro Suarez Cristobal Philippine Consulate General in New York http://www.newyorkpcg.org/
Franco Felizarta, M.D. Infectious Disease Specialist Community Health Centers and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Telemedicine Program
Episode 6
This is a recording of a virtual event originally held on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 2PM EDT.
Featured Speakers
Ambassador Claro Suarez Cristobal Philippine Consulate General in New York http://www.newyorkpcg.org/
Sharlene Sy, MD Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Episode 7
This is a recording of a virtual event originally held on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 2PM EDT.
Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
13:03 Rachelle Yaris, BSN, RN, Critical Care Nurse, Bronx, New York
21:41 Janet Cuaycong, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CRRN, Nurse Manager, Mount Sinai West, New York
32:15 Victoria Adina Pike, MSN, RN-BC, CPHQ, Assistant Director of Nursing, Tewksbury Hospital, Tewksbury, Massachusetts
43:54 Group Discussion
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