4th Annual Building Bridges to Healthier Communities Conference

Thursday, September 10, 2026, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, 111 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC


The Building Bridges Conference is Georgetown University Center for Health Equity's annual signature conference, bringing together researchers, clinicians, students, trainees, educators, community leaders, policymakers, and advocates committed to advancing health equity. Each year, the conference serves as a forum for sharing innovative research, highlighting community-engaged initiatives, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and creating meaningful opportunities for mentorship and professional development. Through keynote presentations, panel discussions, learner scholarship presentations, and networking opportunities, participants engage in critical conversations focused on addressing health disparities and improving health outcomes for all communities. The conference reflects the Center for Health Equity's mission to promote health equity through research, education, clinical innovation, and community partnership.

1. Evaluate emerging evidence, innovative practices, and implementation strategies that advance health equity and reduce health disparities across diverse populations.
2. Apply evidence-based communication and partnership-building strategies to strengthen collaboration among clinicians, researchers, educators, trainees, community organizations, and health system stakeholders.
3. Develop approaches to build trust, foster shared decision-making, and sustain equitable community-academic partnerships in research, education, and healthcare delivery.
4. Examine how comprehensive, person-centered, and community-informed healthcare models can improve health outcomes and address social and structural drivers of health inequities.
5. Identify opportunities for multidisciplinary collaboration and cross-sector partnerships to accelerate the translation of research findings into clinical practice, community programs, and health policy.

All attendees who wish to claim CE credit must register on this MedStar CloudCME page. Additionally, all attendees are asked to kindly complete the Center for Health Equity's RSVP form here: https://forms.gle/xPww4aVjJBwiB8VCA This ensures you will receive important event updates from the organizers.

Registration Fees:

This event is complimentary for internal MedStar Health and Georgetown University associates, as well as external attendees who will not claim CE credit. The registration fee for external associates wishing to claim CE credit is $140.

• Internal MedStar Health or Georgetown University attendees: Complimentary

• External Associates who will claim CE credit: $140

• External Associates who do not wish to claim CE credit may attend the event for free. They must complete the Center for Health Equity's RSVP form. Only external attendees who will claim CE credit should register on MedStar CloudCME.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by MedStar Health and the Georgetown University Center for Health Equity. MedStar Health 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.

Credit Designation

	This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
	Physicians: MedStar Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
	Nurses: This activity is approved for 4.00 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
	Psychologists: MedStar Health is approved by the American Psychological Association through Joint Accreditation to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. This activity is approved for 4.00 CE credits. MedStar Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
	Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MedStar Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MedStar Health maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 4.00 cultural competence continuing education credits.
	American Board of Surgery: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
	American Board of Thoracic Surgery: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery’s Continuing Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABTS credit.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Physician (4.00 hours), ABS CC (4.00 hours), ABTS CC (4.00 hours), ASWB Social Worker: Cultural Competence (4.00 hours), Interprofessional Continuing Education (4.00 hours), Nurse - ANCC (4.00 hours), Psychologist-APA (4.00 hours)

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This conference will take place in-person at the Georgetown University Capitol Campus, located at 111 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001. Sessions will be held in the Multipurpose Room on the first floor, and on the 3rd floor.

  

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

MedStar Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

Individuals in a position to control the content of this CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

The following Planning Committee members have reported no relevant financial relationships: Anna Alikhani, PhD, MPH, MSW | Sarah Kureshi, MD, MPH | Doha Maaty, MPH | Michelle Roett, MD, MPH | Anam Siddiqi, MPH | Payton Smith, MPH | Lois Wessel, DNP, FNP-BC

The following Speakers have reported no relevant financial relationships: Heather Bradford, PhD, CNM, FACNM | Shikha Chandarana, PhD | Inwoo Cho, BS | Catherine (Katie) Daily, DNP, CNM, FACNM | Jordan B. Everson, PhD | Charlotte R. Gamble, MD | Vicki W. Girard, JD | Alison N. Huffstetler, MD | Yalda Jabbarpour, MD | Keri Kirk, PhD, MS | Christina Marea, PhD, MA, MSN, FACNM | Lady Nwadike, MS | Sadia Obaidul, PhD | Diana Quinn | Michelle A. Roett, MD, MPH, FAAFP | Danyel Smith, PhD | Karey M. Sutton, PhD | Adam J. Visconti, MD, MPH | Jeffrey M. Weinfeld, MD | Lois A. Wessel, DNP, FNP-BC | Randi Williams, PhD, MPH

Thursday, September 10, 2026