2026 Annual Meeting | C166 - Health Equity for Neurologists

Date Wednesday 04/22/26

Time 07:00 AM - 09:00 AM CDT Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program will be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Seminar

Director(s) Farrah J. Mateen, MD, PhD, FAAN

Topic(s) Health Care Disparities

Learning Objectives Participants will be able to evaluate a neurology residency training program initiative on neurology and health equity, including curricular design and implementation, for relevance to their own institutions/centers. Participants will recognize neonatal neurological health inequities and ways to incorporate them into the neurology and health equity agenda, considering the lifespan and life course of brain health equity. Participants will recognize emerging issues in global health and neurological diseases with a focus on lower-income country settings and the global status of neurological care. Finally, participants will be able to openly discuss and define ways to enhance collaborative efforts on neurology health equity, including new shared actions for their home institutions and programs in ways that are both pragmatic and relevant.

CME Available 2.00 CME credits

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Professionalism, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Systems-based Practice

Program Level Introductory

Program Tracks Brain Health, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Quality and Safety

Recommended Audience Fellow, Resident, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Non-neurologist, Advanced Practice Provider, Neurohospitalist, Medical Student, Business Administrator, Coordinator

Teaching Styles Didactic, Audience Participation

Event Timeline
07:00 AM - 07:10 AM CDT	Introduction	Introduction Farrah J. Mateen, MD, PhD, FAAN
07:10 AM - 07:40 AM CDT	Speaker	Healthy Equity in the Neurology Residency Curriculum Jillian M. Berkman, MD
07:40 AM - 08:10 AM CDT	Speaker	Neonatal Health Equity in Neurology Dawn L. Gano, MD
08:10 AM - 08:40 AM CDT	Speaker	Global Health Equity Farrah J. Mateen, MD, PhD, FAAN
08:10 AM - 09:10 AM CDT	Q&A	Questions and Answers Farrah J. Mateen, MD, PhD, FAAN, Jillian M. Berkman, MD, Dawn L. Gano, MD

Faculty Disclosures
Farrah J. Mateen, MD, PhD, FAAN	Dr. Mateen has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Amgen. Dr. Mateen has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Genentech. Dr. Mateen has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Novartis. The institution of Dr. Mateen has received research support from Genentech. The institution of Dr. Mateen has received research support from Amgen. The institution of Dr. Mateen has received research support from TG Therapeutics. Dr. Mateen has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care.
Jillian M. Berkman, MD	Dr. Berkman has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as a Consultant for Medzown. Dr. Berkman has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Veterans Affairs. Dr. Berkman has stock in Medzown.
Dawn L. Gano, MD	The institution of Dr. Gano has received research support from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation. The institution of Dr. Gano has received research support from NIH.

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