Workshop at Charlotte Area Health Education Center Delves into the Immigrant Experience in Accessing Care

In the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area and across the state of North Carolina immigrant-serving organizations, health care and social services, face challenges when treating both foreign-born and native-born communities. As such, there is a need for a better understanding of immigrants, immigration laws and the impact of The Affordable Care Act on both insured and uninsured immigrants. During this one-day workshop, attendees will discuss critical issues that arise as immigrants attempt to gain access to care and services. They will hear from experts as they explain the changes immigration has brought to the state of North Carolina, specifically Mecklenburg County, the experience of providing care and services to the immigrant community, and the immigration laws and documents that affect access to care and services, And finally, they will hear testimonials from immigrants that have navigated the NC healthcare system and the challenges they have faced.

• Date(s): Nov 5, 2013
• Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
• Location: Charlotte AHEC

 

$75.00 Registration fee (before October 22, 2013). Breakfast and lunch included.

 To register click HERE.

 

 

 

OBJECTIVES

*Describe the immigrant experience in North Carolina.
*Describe the expectations of care from both the provider and patient perspectives.
*Discuss immigration, how it operates, the categories of immigration status, common documents used by immigrants and public benefits for immigrants.
*Explain how the Affordable Care Act will impact immigrants.

TARGET AUDIENCE

 

Any health and social service provider. Includes but not limited to: case management employees, community clinic employees, nurses, physicians, public health professionals, and social workers.

FACULTY

Martha M. Brinsko, MSN, ANP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Charlotte Community Health Clinic

Mike Dulin, MD
Chair and Medical Officer for Analytics and Outcomes Research
Department of Family Medicine and Dickson Advanced Analytics Group
Carolinas Healthcare System

Madison Hardee, JD
Attorney, Family Support and Health Care Program
Legal Services of Southern Piedmont

Heather Smith, PhD
Professor, Geography and Director, Urban Studies Minor
Faculty Research Associate,
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
UNC Charlotte

Owen Furuseth, PhD
Associate Provost for Metropolitan Studies and Extended Academic Programs
Professor of Geography
Department of Geography and Earth Science
UNC Charlotte

Hans Christian Linnartz, JD
NC Board Certified Immigration Specialist
Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke Law School

Tamara Withers-Thompson, RN
Clinic Manager
Charlotte Community Health Clinic

 

In partnership with: Charlotte Community Health Clinic, Department of Family Medicine, Carolinas Healthcare System, Mecklenburg Area Partnership for Primary Care Research, Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, UNC Charlotte.

 

Contact for more information: Gabriela Staley, BS, 704-512-6596