Fellowship Session

Date and Location

Potential Speakers

1

Salk Fellowship 2020: Kickoff and Overview

Tuesday, September 22

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD, President and CEO, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

2

The Keys to National & State Reproductive Health Advocacy

Tuesday, September 29

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Neel Shah, MD, MPP, Co-founder (March for Moms), Director, Delivery Decisions Initiative (Ariadne Labs)

Rep. Morgan Cephas, PA House of Representatives (D – Philadelphia)

Ginger Breedlove, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, Principal Consultant, Grow Midwives

3

Introduction to Reproductive Health Topics for Nurses and Midwives (Round-robin)

Local partners

(3-4 speakers 5-min intro presentations then discussion breakouts – 15min each rotations)

Tuesday, October 6

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Scope of Practice:

Hayley Germack, PhD, MHS, RN, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh

Midwifery Training:

Betty Braxter, PhD, CNM, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education Health Promotion & Development, University of Pittsburgh

Value-based Payment Reform:

Melissa Lahkavani, MBA, Director of Strategic Partner Solution Development, Highmark Health

Maternal Mental Health:

Sara Jann, Policy Director, Maternity Care Coalition

Health Equity:

Dawndra Jones, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, President, (Pittsburgh Black Nurses in Action), Chief Nursing Officer, VP Patient Care Services (UPMC East and UPMC McKeesport)

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RCA Workshop

(Optional)

Thursday, October 8

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Jen Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager of Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

4

Understanding the Policy Process and Policy Levers

Tuesday, October 13

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Sarah Pesi, Teen Engagement Coordinator, Jewish Community Center

Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

Katie Barrett, MPH, Founding Executive Director, March for Moms

5

Influencing the Public Will

Tuesday, October 20

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Tiffany Manuel, PhD, President & CEO, TheCaseMade

6

Leveraging Activism in Different Forms to Create Change

Tuesday, October 27

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Bhavini Patel, MPhil, CEO & Co-founder, beamdata

Devon Taliaferro, School Board Director – District 2 (Pittsburgh Public Schools), Community Engagement Coordinator, (Midwife Center for Birth & Women’s Health)

Theresa Brown, PhD, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Author, New York Times Contributor

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Strategic CaseMaking

(Optional)

Wednesday, October 28

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Tiffany Manuel, PhD, President & CEO, TheCaseMade

7

Election Day

(NO SESSION)

Tuesday, November 3

4:00pm to 6:00pm

8

Working with Elected Officials

Panel format (how to capture the attention of legislators, insight into the behind-the-scenes of policy, what is an effective activist pitch, hear and understand how meeting a legislator fits in your larger activist strategy etc.)

Tuesday, November 10

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Rep. Dan Frankel (D - PA House Health Comm. Chair)

Rep. Kathy Rapp (R – PA House Health Comm. co-chair)

Rep. Donna Oberlander (R - PA House)

Sen. Judy Ward, RN (R - PA Senate)

Rep. Ed Gainey (D – PA House)

9

1-on-1 with a Legislator on Nursing / Midwife Policies Discussion/Reflections

Session 9 Debrief on Legislative Conversations

1-on-1 Conversations will happen between Sessions 8 and 9 (11/11 – 11/16)

Tuesday, November 17

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Rep. Ed Gainey (D - PA House)

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D - U.S. House)

Rep. Austin Davis (D – PA House)

Rep. Sara Innamorato (D – PA House)

Sen. Jay Costa (D – PA Senate)

Rep. Dan Frankel (D – PA House)

Sen. Lindsey Williams (D – PA Senate)

Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R – PA House)

Sen. Pam Iovino (D – PA House)

Rep. Morgan Cephas (or Anjelica, Policy Director) (D – PA House)

Rep. Summer Lee (D – PA House)

Rep. Jake Wheatley (D – PA House)

Fellows encouraged to take additional initiative and reach out to their representatives in their district

10

FINALE (Reflections from select top fellows)

Thursday, November 19

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Invited guests