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IPRC Webinar – Fostering Cultural Sensitivity: Opportunities and Challenges in Pediatric Rehab
Aug 2, 2016 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Webinar with Dr. Maurit Beeri
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
12:00 pm EDT, 11:00 am CDT, 10:00 am MDT, 9:00 am PDT
Dr. Maurit Beeri is the director general (CEO) of ALYN Hospital Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation Center in Jerusalem, Israel, where she also heads the Multidisciplinary Clinic for Infants and Children with Feeding Disorders. Prior to accepting her current position, Dr. Beeri served as vice hospital director and head of the Medical Day Care Rehabilitation Department at ALYN.
Dr. Beeri received her medical degree and training as a pediatrician at Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. She also holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University as a Wexner Israel Fellow. Her medical background is broad, including experiences such as directing a home-hospitalization program for the largest health provider in Israel and consulting at the Familial Dysautonomia Center at Hadassah. Dr. Beeri also helped to establish a hospice ward for children on ventilators at the Hertzog Hospital in Jerusalem.
The promotion of cultural competence in health care is important to Dr. Beeri. Under her leadership, ALYN Jerusalem was the first hospital within Israel to be recognized as a culturally competent organization. She is involved in various health and social initiatives to promote the health care rights of children with special needs including the Early Intervention Coalition, which represents over 60 organizations and associations for children with special needs. On a personal note, Dr. Beeri is married, is the mother of three boys, and is the caretaker of two cats.
At the end of the session, each participant will:
- Understand the cultural and social settings of ALYN hospital in Jerusalem, Israel;
- Identify the impact of cultural and social issues on the provision of rehabilitation services;
- Become familiar with the ALYN model of cultural competence; and
- Recognize universal implications for provision of culturally competent health care.
Registration is now open. A link with instructions for the webinar will be sent on August 1, 2016. All webinars are free for members of IPRC. Registration fee for non-members is $179. Not a member? Consider joining today. Click here for membership information.