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COVID-19 and Its Effects on Communities of Color
Presented By: DRI’s Medical Liability and Health Care Law and Diversity and Inclusion Committees
The topic is COVID-19 and its disproportionate effect on people of color and what can and should be done to address this issue.
Who Should Attend:
- Health care providers
- Defense attorneys
- Health Law professionals
- Anyone who interested in this topic and it related to our current state of affairs
What Will You Learn?:
- The background to health care disparities in the U.S. and how it related to COVID-19
- What workers on the front lines faced during the pandemic and clinical observations as it pertains to communities of color
- Moving forward with COVID-19: education, social distancing, contract tracing, etc.
Ericka Fang, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP
Ericka Fang is an associate attorney concentrating in the fields of medical malpractice and nursing home defense as well as general liability. She earned a BSN from Howard University, a MPH from Oregon Health and Sciences University, and a J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law.Ericka has been selected to the New York Metropolitan Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers since 2015. In 2019, she was named "40 Under 40 - Nation's Best Advocates" by the National Bar Association.
