Human Trafficking: A Summit to Engage Healthcare Organizations
Human Trafficking: A Summit to Engage Healthcare Organizations
September 21, 2015
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and AMWA co-sponsored Human Trafficking: A Summit to Engage Healthcare Organizations on September 21, 2015, bringing together over 50 organizations and institutions – from various healthcare professions including physicians, nurses, EMT’s social workers, technicians, psychologists, physician assistants, public health advocates, and more. The Summit provided an overview of human trafficking, highlighted the role healthcare providers can play, and introduced health care leaders to the range of activities that the federal government and other organizations are taking to address the scourge of modern day slavery. The Summit will closed with a discussion about how healthcare organizations can take specific steps to end human trafficking in their local communities through partnership and capacity building.
Speakers included leaders from federal agencies, academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations who are leading anti-trafficking efforts both locally and nationally. Two trafficking survivors gave poignant accounts of their own struggles as victims and provided feedback to providers on how best to serve this patient population. Plans are underway for increased collaboration among organizations that attended the Summit to help unite the anti-trafficking efforts among healthcare organizations.
Agenda
8:30AM Registration / Coffee / Tea
9:00AM Welcome – Nicole Green, Katherine Chon & Eliza Chin, MD, MPH, FACP
9:10AM Human Trafficking: Scope of the Problem & Role of the Healthcare Provider
- Holly G. Atkinson, MD, FACP
9:40AM Current Anti-Trafficking Initiatives in Healthcare
Federal Agencies
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Katherine Chon and RADM Sarah Linde
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Blue Campaign – Heather M. Santiago, PMP
- U.S. Department of Justice, FBI – Rachel Jacobson
- U.S. Department of State – Jennifer Donnelly
National Agencies, Institutions and Organizations – Douglas Chin, MD, FACS (Moderator)
- American Medical Women’s Association – Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans (PATH)
- Suzanne Harrison, MD, FAAFP and Kanani Titchen, MD
- HEAL Trafficking – Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH
- Massachusetts General Hospital – Wendy Macias-Konstantopoulos, MD, MPH
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, American Academy of Pediatrics – Jordan Greenbaum, MD
- Community and School-based Health Centers – Aisha Mays, MD
- Christian Medical & Dental Society / Hope for Justice / Greenhaven – Jeff Barrows, DO, MA
- Sanctuary for Families – Lori L. Cohen, Esq.
11:30AM Lunch
The Survivor’s Perspective
- Leela
- Sharron Brown
12:30PM Areas of Action – Challenges & Opportunities – Kanani Titchen, MD (Moderator)
- Legislative Advocacy – Aimee M. Grace, MD, MPH, FAAP
- Public Health Issues – Sharon Barrett, DrPH, MS
- Provider Education & Training – Wendy Macias-Konstantopoulos, MD, MPH
- Screening – Aisha Mays, MD
- Protocol Development – Jeff Barrows, DO, MA
- Coordinating Care – Micol Rieger, LMSW
- Access to Local & National Resources – Valerie Schmitt
- Data & Data Reporting – Valerie Schmitt
- Prevention – Jordan Greenbaum, MD
- Research Strategies – Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH
2:00PM Discussion: Next Steps – Suzanne Leonard Harrison, MD, FAAFP (moderator)
2:50PM Wrap Up – Katherine Chon
The Summit will provide an overview of human trafficking, highlight the role healthcare providers can play, and introduce health care leaders to the range of activities that the federal government and other organizations are taking to address the scourge of modern day slavery. The Summit will close with a robust discussion about how healthcare organizations can take specific steps to end human trafficking in their local communities through partnership and capacity building. This will be an open dialog among thought leaders.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health (OWH) works to improve the health and sense of well-being of all U.S. women and girls. OWH serves as the focal point for women’s health activities across HHS offices and agencies and leads HHS efforts to ensure that all women and girls achieve the best possible health.
The HHS Administration for Children and Families (ACF) mission is to foster health and well-being by providing federal leadership, partnership and resources for the compassionate and effective delivery of human services. ACF’s Office on Trafficking in Persons works with partners to combat human trafficking by supporting and leading systems that prevent trafficking through public awareness and protect victims through identification and assistance, helping them re-build their lives and become self-sufficient.
The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) is an organization that functions at the local, national, and international level to advance women in medicine and improve women’s health. In 2014, AMWA formed Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans (PATH) to help raise awareness about human trafficking among healthcare providers. www.amwa-doc.org / www.doc-path.org.
