The New York State Family Planning Training Center is hosting regional, in-person workshops for staff who provide clinical services at Family Planning Program (FPP) provider organizations. Participants in the workshop will strengthen and advance their capacity and skills talking about race, mitigating bias, and implementing strategies that advance health equity. Workshops will be facilitated by Dr. Uché Blackstock, MD, CEO/Founder of Advancing Health Equity, LLC.

After participating in this workshop, participants will be able to:
● Describe the impact of structural racism on reproductive health outcomes, historically and in the present-day.
● Identify how unconscious bias, a type of oppression, influences communication and clinical decision-making with clients.
● Use practical strategies to mitigate the detrimental effects of unconscious bias in their interactions with clients.

Who should attend?
Up to 3 FPP clinical staff who provide direct patient care (e.g., MD, NP, APRN, PA, RN, LPN, Medical Assistants, etc.).

When and where are the workshops?
The same workshop is being hosted in four locations throughout the state to facilitate access. Teams should register for one workshop only. All workshops will be held from 9:00 am - 4:0O pm (registration beginning at 8:30am).

The workshop locations are:
● October 1 - Buffalo - Millennium Buffalo, 2040 Walden Ave, Buffalo, NY
● October 16 - Syracuse - Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Ctr., 801 University Ave., Syracuse, NY
● October 21 - Queens - CUNY Law School, 2 Court Square, Long Island City, NY
● October 22 - Bronx - Hostos Community College, 500 Grand Concourse - A-329, Bronx, NY