BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pediatrics//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://pediatrics.wustl.edu/events/ X-WR-CALDESC:Pediatrics - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210219T1635Z-1613752514.0141-EO-8866-1@172.23.128.18 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20240329T023925Z CREATED:20220826T200304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220826T200304Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210223T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210223T183000 SUMMARY: Dr. Sophie M. Balzora: Disparities in digestive diseases and COVID -19: Obstacles and opportunities DESCRIPTION: Join this event on Zoom » About Dr. Balzora Sophie M. Balzora MD\, FACG\, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division o f Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. H er interests include inflammatory bowel diseases and enhancing physician en gagement and the patient experience through objective structured clinical e xams (OSCEs). […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Sophie M. Balzora MD\, FACG\, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medi cine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Her interests include inflammatory bowel diseases and enhancing physician engagement and the patient experience through objective structured clinical exams (OSCEs).
Dr. Balzora is Vice-Chair of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusi on Committee and co-founder of ACG's #DiversityinGI Social Media Campaign. She is a Senior Associate Editor of the American Journal of Gastroenterolog y and on the social media team for the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Journal. She is a member of the Patient Education Sub-Committee of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation (CCF)'s National Scientific Advisory Committee and Fight CRC’s Health Equity Committee. In 2020\, Dr. Balzora was in the inaugural cohort of the Office of Diversity Affairs’ Faculty Leadership Development P rogram through the NYU Langone Academy\, and a recipient of the 2020 ACG Pr esident’s Special Recognition Award for efforts in leadership and exemplary service in promoting diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. Dr. Balzora is al so President and Co-founder of the Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists (ABGH)\, founded in 2021.
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