Harvard Surgical HSR Speaker Series
Cancer Equity in Surgery: Closing the Gap and Raising the Bar
Ugwuji N. Maduekwe, MD, MMSc, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of Regional Therapies, Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Deputy Director, Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
Ugwuji N. Maduekwe, MD, MMSc, MPH, FACS is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Regional Therapies in the Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI. She is the co-director of the Advancing Cancer Equity in Surgery research collaborative and is also the Deputy Director of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, a role in which she is focused on supporting actionable projects focused on making Wisconsin the healthiest state. Her clinical focus is on peritoneal surface malignancies and gastric cancer while her research focuses on how variations in patterns of surgical oncologic care in gastrointestinal malignancies lead to health disparities. Dr. Maduekwe has an undergraduate degree in molecular and cellular biology from the University of Texas at Dallas, and underwent medical training at Harvard Medical School, general surgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, and complex general surgical oncology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.
Tuesday, December 12th
4:00-5:00 p.m. ET
Hybrid Webinar
BC-4118, 4th Floor, One Brigham Circle, 1620 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify equity challenges in cancer surgery
- Describe interventions that have been helpful in closing the gap in cancer equity.
- Describe an intersectional approach to evaluation of disparities in cancer care.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for research faculty and trainees
Course Director
Zara Cooper, MD, MSc, FACS
Michele and Howard J. Kessler Distinguished Chair of Surgery and Public Health
Kessler Director, Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Director, Center for Geriatric Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
ACCREDITATION
In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham 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.
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
