2018 Oklahoma Annual Book of Reports

2018 Oklahoma Nurses Association
Understanding Health Disparities in Oklahoma
Thursday 8:00-9:30 a.m.
Room: Promenade C-D
This session will include the short documentary film, Clinica de Migrantes, followed by a panel of nurse
leaders delivering care to populations facing health disparities.
Panelists Invited:
Sandra Dietz, MSN, FNP-C, APRN-CNP, Nurse Practitioner, Bedlam Clinic
Rachel Bardgett, BSN, RN, Good Samaritan Clinic
Jo Leslie Petty, MS, APRN-CFNP, Family Nurse Practitioner, Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless
Melinda Scantling, MS, APRN-CNP, Immigrant Clinic
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this presentation the participant will be able to:
1. Identify issues related to the health disparities
2. Discuss health disparities and the effect it has on Oklahoma’s health outcomes
Clinica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (2016; 39 minute film)
Puentes de Salud is a volunteer-run clinic that provides free medical care to undocumented immigrants in
south Philadelphia. Here, doctors and nurses work for free to serve people who would otherwise fall through
the cracks. Clinica de Migrantes, a potent film by Maxim Pozdorovkin, follows the workers and patients of
Puentes through months of routine care and growth. Along the way, the film puts a face to the millions of
people who exist on the margins of society: people displaced from their homelands, separated from their
families, unfamiliar with the customs, unable to obtain health insurance and terrified to come forward to
seek medical help. Along with revealing these patient stories, Clinica is also a look at the heroic doctors and
nurses who work pro bono to ensure these people receive care, offering a deeply moving look at the limitless
potential of humanity.
The Good Samaritan Bus Tour
Please plan to visit Good Samaritan’s traveling clinic, “Little Sam” to see how this Good Samaritan takes the
clinic to those in need it. Little Sam will be out in front of the hotel (2nd Street) from 9:30 a.m until 3 p.m.
Good Samaritan Health Services is a faith-based non-profit providing compassionate, high quality primary
health care to those with limited access to health care. Good Samaritan is 100% funded by donations from
the public and grants. All services are provided free of charge.
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