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December inclusion events sharpen skills, strengthen connections

Applies to: Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine employees

Penn State Health is offering a variety of events in December to help employees build their skills in providing quality care and making connections with patients and their coworkers.

Upstander Café: Microaggression and Unconscious Bias

Upstander Café: The Link Between Organizational Culture, Individual Culture and Well-Being: Reducing Stress, Distress and Anxiety at Work

Webinar – Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Risks, Gaps and Growing Pains

  • Wednesday, Dec. 10
  • 12:15-12:45 p.m.
  • Speakers include Jodi Kreiser, clinical case coordinator of population care management for Penn State Health Shared Services, and Chris DeFlitch, vice president and chief medical information officer at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
  • Learn more and register

Wreaths Across America Day

  • Saturday, Dec. 13
  • National Wreaths Across America Day is a time to remember the fallen, honor those who serve and teach the next generation the value of freedom through wreath-laying ceremonies at more than 2,800 locations in all 50 states, at sea and abroad. Locally, wreaths are placed at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville.
  • To participate, visit the Wreaths Across America website and select “sponsor wreaths.” Select Indiantown Gap National Cemetery or another location of your choice. Or register as a volunteer and place wreaths on the grave markers of fallen heroes.

Inclusion Academy – Experiential Learning: The Role of AI in Promoting Fair and Inclusive Health Care

Powerful Pronunciation Course

  • Wednesday, Dec. 17
  • Thursday, Dec. 18
    • 5:30-6:30 p.m.
  • This English communication program builds speech confidence and pronunciation skills for anyone who speaks English as an additional language.
  • Interested in learning Spanish, Nepalese, Arabic, Haitian Creole or American Sign Language? Sign up here.

Inclusion Academy – Culturally Responsive Care: Using Equitable, Respectful and Inclusive Services to Enhance Health Outcomes

  • Thursday, Dec. 18
  • Noon–1 p.m.
  • This session will feature Leslyn Williamson, president of Hampden and Holy Spirit medical centers
  • Learn more and register

The Inclusion Academy now offers a new podcast series and events that give employees the opportunity to expand their skills in providing respectful care to all patients. Visit the Inclusion Academy SharePoint site to learn more.

The Inclusion Academy Series provides sessions on culturally responsive care. You can request sessions tailored to your specific needs. Each session features expert-led case studies. Live, but not recorded, sessions offer opportunities to earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA) credits. For more information, contact InclusionAcademy@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

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