Elevating Quality, Advancing Access
Agenda
The HealthEQ Tennessee agenda features inspiring keynotes, insightful panels, and hands-on workshops dedicated to elevating quality and advancing access in healthcare. Join industry leaders, advocates, and innovators for thought-provoking discussions and actionable solutions to create meaningful change.
Identify The Pieces
Identify The Pieces
Identify The Pieces
Gain insight into the key factors impacting healthcare quality and access. Explore how social determinants and systemic challenges come together to shape the broader healthcare landscape.
What Fits Where
Identify The Pieces
Identify The Pieces
Discover how innovative strategies and solutions align to address gaps in care. Analyze how policies, practices, and partnerships can work together to elevate quality and advance access.
Put Them Together
Identify The Pieces
Put Them Together
Collaborate to develop comprehensive solutions that elevate quality and advance access in healthcare. Turn insights into action by connecting the pieces to drive meaningful and lasting change.
Wednesday -April 16, 2025
4/16/25
HealthEQ TN
8:00am
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4:30pm
Franklin Cool Springs Marriott
4/16/25
HealthEQ TN
8:00am
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4:30pm
Franklin Cool Springs Marriott
4/16/25
Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:30am
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9:00am
TBA
4/16/25
Registration and Networking Breakfast
Participants can network over breakfast and gather materials for the day's event.
8:30am
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9:00am
TBA
4/16/25
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00am
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9:15am
TBA
4/16/25
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Speaker: Becki Baker, CEO, Synergy 3C
Overview of the event’s objectives, healthcare goals for Tennessee, and introduction of key themes.
Spea...
9:00am
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9:15am
TBA
4/16/25
Keynote Address: “The State of Healthcare in Tennessee”
9:15am
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10:00am
TBA
4/16/25
Keynote Address: “The State of Healthcare in Tennessee”
Speaker: Dr. Herman Williams, President, HW Healthcare Solutions
An analysis of the current state of health disparities in Tennessee, focusin...
9:15am
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10:00am
TBA
4/16/25
Panel Discussion: "Workforce Shortages and Diversity: Barriers to Healthcare Delivery"
10:00am
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11:00am
TBA
4/16/25
Panel Discussion: "Workforce Shortages and Diversity: Barriers to Healthcare Delivery"
Moderator: Dr. Kim Kelly-Cortez PhD, MSEd, MBA, RN, CNE, NPD-BC, Senior Associate Dean and Director of Prelicensure Nursing, Western Governo...
10:00am
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11:00am
TBA
4/16/25
Coffee Break and Networking
11:00am
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11:15am
TBA
4/16/25
Coffee Break and Networking
Participants can network over breakfast and gather materials for the day's event.
11:00am
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11:15am
TBA
4/16/25
Breakout Session 1: Maternal Fetal Health
11:15am
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12:15 pm
TBA
4/16/25
Breakout Session 1: Maternal Fetal Health
Moderator: Becki Baker, CEO, Synergy 3C
Panelists:
- Dr. Jara Best Jones, Cumberland Pediatric Foundation, The Women’s Advocacy Center, Jack a...
11:15am
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12:15 pm
TBA
4/16/25
Breakout Session 2: Tackling Rural Health Disparities in Tennessee
11:15am
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12:15 pm
TBA
4/16/25
Breakout Session 2: Tackling Rural Health Disparities in Tennessee
Speaker: Dr. Diana Dedmon, DNP, APN, FNP, Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Affairs, University of Tennessee Health Science Center C...
11:15am
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12:15 pm
TBA
4/16/25
Networking Lunch
12:15pm
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1:15pm
TBA
4/16/25
Networking Lunch
TBD
12:15pm
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1:15pm
TBA
4/16/25
Addressing Social Determinants of Health
1:15pm
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2:15pm
TBD
4/16/25
Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Moderator: Michelle Schafer, CEO, Mental Health Cooperative
Panelists:
- Arnetta Macklin, Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer, MIFA
- Jason Adk...
1:15pm
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2:15pm
TBD
4/16/25
Policy Roundtable: “Government’s Role in Promoting Health”
2:15pm
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3:15pm
TBD
4/16/25
Policy Roundtable: “Government’s Role in Promoting Health”
Facilitator: Keith Somers, Co-Founder, CRO, HealthCorum
Panelists:
- Ralph Alvardo, M.D., Commissioner of Health for Tennessee
- Matt Roben, Co-Fo...
2:15pm
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3:15pm
TBD
4/16/25
Coffee Break and Networking
3:15pm
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3:30pm
TBA
4/16/25
Coffee Break and Networking
3:15pm
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3:30pm
TBA
4/16/25
Closing Remarks and Call to Action
4:30pm
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4:45pm
TBA
4/16/25
Closing Remarks and Call to Action
Speaker: Dr. Herman Williams, President, HW Healthcare Solutions
Summarizing key takeaways, next steps for advancing HealthEQ, and a call for...
4:30pm
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4:45pm
TBA
HealthEQ TN is Being Sponsored By
April 15-16, 2025 Cool Springs Marriott Franklin, TN
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