82 - Changing the Things We Cannot Accept: Advancing Equity in an Anti-DEI Environment

Monday, October 20, 2025

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM US ET

Location: B312-B313

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

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Taison Bell, MD, MBA

Associate Professor
University of Virginia
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Krutika Kuppalli, MD, FIDSA (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and Public Health
UT Southwestern
Dallas, TX, United States

Faculty(s)

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Judith Guzman-Cottrill, DO (she/her/hers)

Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR, United States
Jill Blumenthal, MD MAS (she/her/hers)

Professor
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA, United States
Oni Blackstock, MD, MHS (she/her/hers)

Founder and Executive Director
Health Justice
New York, NY, United States

Disclosure(s):

Taison Bell, MD, MBA: No financial relationships to disclose.

Krutika Kuppalli, MD, FIDSA: Gilead Sciences: Advisor/Consultant; Safety Platform for Emergency Vaccines (SPEAC): Advisor/Consultant; World Health Organization: Advisor/Consultant

Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, DO: No financial relationships to disclose.

Jill Blumenthal, MD MAS: Clinical Care Options: speaking fees; Gilead Biosciences: Advisor/Consultant, Grant/Research Support

Oni Blackstock, MD, MHS: Gilead Sciences: Honoraria; Viiv Healthcare: Advisor/Consultant, Honoraria

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

identify the systemic and structural factors that impact health justice for pediatric populations;
examine strategies to strengthen public health infrastructure to promote equitable outcomes;
advocate for evidence-based approaches to protecting transgender individuals in the context of current policy and healthcare challenges.

Presentations:

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM US ET

Advancing Health Justice for Children
Speaker: Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, DO (she/her/hers) – Oregon Health & Science University
3:40 PM - 4:05 PM US ET

Protecting the Marginalized: The Future of Transgender Care
Speaker: Jill Blumenthal, MD MAS (she/her/hers) – University of California San Diego
4:05 PM - 4:30 PM US ET

Planting Seeds for a Just Future: Navigating Forward Through Challenge and Change
Speaker: Oni Blackstock, MD, MHS (she/her/hers) – Health Justice