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Compounding Risk: Age and Race in COVID-19

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Online - Zoom

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This seminar is part of the monthly Issues in Aging series that highlights current research and perspectives on aging-relevant issues from experts in medicine, social work, psychology, law and more.

Join the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging for Compounding Risk: Age and Race in COVID-19 with Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox.

This event will take place virtually via Zoom webinar. Please register to receive your unique link to attend.

 

FEATURED SPEAKER

Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine and Co-Director of the Center for Health Economics and Policy

Dr. Joynt Maddox’s specific research interests include improving the measurement of the quality and efficiency of physicians, hospitals, and health systems; understanding the impact of policy interventions on health care, with a focus on value-based and alternative payment models; and reducing disparities in care, with a focus on vulnerable populations including racial and ethnic minorities, individuals living in poverty, individuals with disabilities, frail elders, and those in rural areas.

Event Sponsors: Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging at Institute for Public Health