"Healing Together – Collaborative Approaches to Overcome Healthcare Barriers"
Program Chair: Mercedez Bernard, DO
Program Description
Needs Assessment:
Healthcare providers across rural and underserved communities frequently encounter patients with complex medical and social needs that are compounded by systemic barriers. Additionally, providers often lack formal training in assessing and treating special populations in resource-limited settings leading to fragmented care and suboptimal outcomes.
This CME will address these gaps by equipping healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to identify healthcare barriers experienced by growing burden of chronic disease, behavioral health crises, addiction, and health inequity in rural and low-resource areas.
Learning Objective:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify healthcare barriers faced by special populations in resource-limited settings, including individuals experiencing homelessness, incarceration, addiction, and chronic illness.
- Describe interdisciplinary and community-based care models that improve outcomes for underserved populations, including those with complex social and medical needs.
- Integrate local and state resources into care plans to support marginalized groups in low-resource environments.
- Collaborate effectively across disciplines to enhance continuity of care and reduce disparities for vulnerable patient populations.
Friday, August 22, 2025
Speakers & Topics Coming Soon
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| 12:00 - 1:00 PM |
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| 1:00 - 2:00 PM |
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| 2:00 - 3:00 PM |
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| 3:00 - 3:15 PM |
Break |
| 3:15 - 4:15 PM |
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| 4:15 - 5:15 PM |
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Saturday, August 23, 2025
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| 8:00 - 9:00 AM |
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| 9:00 - 10:00 AM |
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| 10:00 - 10:15 AM |
Break |
| 10:15 - 11:15 AM |
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| 11:15 - 12:15 PM |
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| 12:15 - 12:45 PM |
Lunch Break |
| 12:45 - 1:45 PM |
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| 1:45 - 2:45 PM |
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| 2:45 - 3:00 PM |
Break
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| 3:00 - 5:00 PM |
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Sunday, August 24, 2025
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| 8:00 - 9:00 AM |
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| 9:00 - 10:00 AM |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 AM |
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| 11:00 - 12:00 PM |
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Accessing Lectures & Obtaining Credit
Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link to access the live lectures during the seminar week. If you are new to Zoom or encounter any difficulties, it is advisable to contact OOA staff to assist you before the program dates. You can reach the OOA staff at (405) 528-4848.
Your link to attest to your attendance will be sent to you in the Zoom meeting "chat" feature via email to the email address you used to register for the course, and a link will also be provided here.
Proper prescribing and risk management lectures have separate sign-in forms. These will be posted in the Zoom "chat" and emailed to you.
If you have any questions, please contact the OOA staff at (405) 528-4848 or email [email protected].
Program Attendee Notice
Thank you for your continued support of our continuing medical education (CME) offerings. Please feel free to contact our staff representatives to resolve any problems you may have regarding facilities, handouts, program contents, etc. Should you have concerns about the program’s compliance with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Uniform Guidelines, please express these concerns to Allison C. LeBoeuf, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association. For any unresolved issues regarding compliance with the AOA Uniform Guidelines, you may contact the AOA Division of CME at 142 E. Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611, 800-621-1773.
How Speakers and Topics Are Selected
The Oklahoma Osteopathic Association’s Bureau on Continuing Medical Education meets twice annually to choose seminar chairs, topics of interest, and the best presenters available to speak on each chosen topic. In addition, past program evaluations are used in determining speakers and topics from past conferences.
Grievance Policy
Program grievances will be presented to the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association Board of Trustees and dealt with appropriately. If this action does not resolve the problem to satisfaction, the person with the grievance will be directed to the American Osteopathic Association’s Division of Continuing Medical Education.
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