Conscious Anti-Racism Dr. Jill Wener

How can Artificial Intelligence be used to promote health equity?

How does the history of racism in the United States impact the representation of marginalized people in healthcare research?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Irene Dankwa-Mullan, Chief Health Equity Officer and Deputy Chief Health Officer at IBM Watson Health. They discuss her work at the intersection of healthcare, public health, and technology, which uses artificial intelligence to personalize healthcare for individuals within a larger system. Dr. Dankwa-Mullan highlights the importance placed on minimizing human bias in AI programs so it can successfully promote health equity.

BIO: Irene Dankwa-Mullan MD MPH is a nationally recognized industry physician and scientist, health equity thought leader, scholar, and author with over 20 years of diverse local-regional, national, and global leadership experience in primary care, healthcare systems, businesses, and the community. She is a member of the IBM Industry Academy, a selected community of pre-eminent leaders to drive innovation and engage in cutting-edge work. She is the lead scientific editor of the first authoritative resource textbook ‘The Science of Health Disparities Research’ designed to identify research questions, guide collaborative and participatory efforts with communities to promote health equity.

LINKS:

LinkedIn: Irene Dankwa-Mullan MD MPH

Twitter: @dankwairene

The Science of Health Disparities Research - by Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable and Irene Dankwa-Mullan and Kevin L. Gardner

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. Trigger warning as this episode does discuss acts of harm being committed against a Black woman. In this episode, Jill discusses her recent travel experience as she witnessed a Black woman being harassed by a flight attendant and eventually kicked off the airplane, for doing nothing wrong. She discusses the ways that racism, white supremacism culture, and bias all contributed to the woman being mistreated and harmed, and she also discusses ways that people of all identities can use whatever privilege they may have in order to stand with marginalized communities and individuals.

LINKS

Dr. Tema Okun’s work on the Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture https://www.whitesupremacyculture.info/

Jill’s instagram to watch the full video of the events on the plane: @jillwenerMD

Please email Jill at info@jillwener.com if you have any leads on how to get this story more traction.

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Our website www.consciousantiracism.com

You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

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What does it mean to be trauma informed?
 How might the trauma of medical training manifest into social and physical threats within the doctor/patient relationship?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Kemia Sarraf MD/MPH, a medical educator and leader in trauma-informed education and coaching. They delve into the relationship of trauma and racism as chronic exposure to toxic stress. Dr. K explains how to notice trauma reactions within ourselves and how that can impact how we interact with others. She discusses that it’s important to notice these responses and how to hold space without judgment.

Bio:

Dr. Kemia Sarraf founded Lodestar in 2016, responding to a growing need for trauma-responsive subspecialty coaching methods for physician colleagues who were reporting high levels of severe burnout, vicarious trauma, and moral injury.

Dr. K serves as adjunct faculty at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in the office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Her work includes bringing a trauma-informed lens and trauma-mitigation approach to Justice, Equity and Anti-Racism work. She co-leads several national initiatives, bringing her unique paradigm and focus on leadership development onto the creation of trauma-responsive systems and cultures that better support learners at every stage of their medical training, and throughout their careers.

LINKS

Contact her at kemia@lodestarpc.com

LinkedIn: /drkemia

Facebook: /LodestarTraumaMitigation

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Our website www.consciousantiracism.com

You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408

Follow her on:

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Twitter at @jillwenerMD

Facebook at @jillwenerMDmeditation

LinkedIn at @jillwenermd

What is the difference between trauma and stress? How do trauma and racism intersect? How does trauma impact our ability to engage in work that feels uncomfortable, and what can be done to mitigate it?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill discusses trauma and how it can impact anti-oppression work. She discusses the difference between stress and trauma, the different ways that trauma reactions show up, and how the fear of social threat can hinder our ability to engage in meaningful anti-racism and anti-oppression work. Jill also shares 3 ways to mitigate the impact of trauma to allow for true progress on a personal and societal level.

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Our website www.consciousantiracism.com

You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408

Follow her on:

Instagram @jillwenerMD

Twitter @jillwenerMD

Facebook @jillwenerMDmeditation

LinkedIn @jillwenermd

What is reproductive justice?

What is community care and how is it essential for social change?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Ukwuoma Ukairo from ARC Southeast, a reproductive justice organization that serves the southeast. Ukwuoma talked about the origins and evolution of reproductive justice, the importance of community care, and how Roe was *never* enough to protect reproductive rights. She also shared some incredible ways to support the movement and how to stay hopeful in these difficult times.

Bio: Ukwuoma Ukairo (she/they) is a Maryland native occupying space in the Muscogee land known as Atlanta, Georgia. She joined the Access Reproductive Care- Southeast team in July 2021 as a Programs Associate and recently transitioned into her current role of Caller Engagement Coordinator. She also leads Plan B: Southeast, the organization's rapid-response emergency contraception program. While she's not working, she's a yoga instructor and an avid reader.

LINKS

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab

National Network of Abortion Funds

Plan C Pills

Center for Third World Organizing 

Donate to ARC-Southeast

Twitter & Instagram: @ukwuomaukairo

Facebook: Ukwuoma Ukairo

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Our website www.consciousantiracism.com

You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408

Follow her on:

Instagram  @jillwenerMD

Twitter  @jillwenerMD

Facebook @jillwenerMDmeditation

LinkedIn @jillwenermd

What is toxic positivity? How does it show up (and cause harm) in spiritual and wellness spaces?
Why is it good to allow ourselves to feel the whole range of emotions, even the ‘negative’ ones?

In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism.
In this episode, Jill discusses the concept of toxic positivity, which is all too common in the spiritual and wellness communities. She shares common examples of toxic positivity and how she’s perpetuated it herself, why it’s important to avoid toxic positivity and allow ourselves to feel the full range of human emotions, why toxic positivity is harmful, and what we can do to combat it.

Jill’s website tapping page: www.jillwener.com/tapping

Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive by Dr. Kristin Neff

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Our website www.consciousantiracism.com

You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.

If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare

Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408

Follow her on:

Instagram at @jillwenerMD

Twitter at @jillwenerMD

Facebook at @jillwenerMDmeditation

LinkedIn at @jill-wener-md-682746125