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April 20, 2022

By Gary A. Puckrein, PhD

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 20, 2022)—National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) is pleased to announce its sponsors for its 2022 Annual Leadership Summit on Health Disparities and Spring Health Braintrust, which will be held virtually and in person this year Monday, April 25 through Tuesday, April 26 at The Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC.

The 2022 Summit theme is “Mind Over Matter: Exploring Our Health in the Time of the Pandemic.” This 20th annual event will focus on many of the ways policies have contributed to sickness, disease, and inequitable health care.

Since 2003, the Summit has educated thousands of leaders, boasting nearly 1,000 attendees every year. Like in years past, the Summit will assist healthcare providers, professionals, administrators, and community organizations alike in delivering quality care to diverse populations.

Throughout the Summit, there will be several panels that highlight our sponsors’ contributions and commitment to the cause of equitable health care. NMQF values and appreciates the contributions of all sponsors helping to reduce patient risk.

A special thank you to Amazon, Astellas, Centene Corporation, Gilead Sciences, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Global Blood Therapeutics, Genentech, bluebird bio, Sanofi, Biogen, Regeneron, Merck, Eli Lilly and Company, Pfizer, Dexcom, American Medical Association, AAMC, Johnson & Johnson, Travere Therapeutics, Philips, Walgreens, Baxter, AstraZeneca, Covis, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol Myers Squibb, Horizon Therapeutics, Deloitte, Village MD, Takeda, and Ferring Pharmaceuticals for their sponsorships.

Registration closes on Friday, April 22.  Sign up now.

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Media Contact
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About the Summit
In 2003, the National Minority Quality Forum established the Annual Leadership Summit on Health Disparities. This annual event aims to assist healthcare providers, professionals, administrators, researchers, policy makers, community and faith-based organizations in delivering quality care to diverse populations. With nearly 1,000 attendees annually, the Summit has educated thousands of health leaders.

About National Minority Quality Forum
The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research and advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. The mission of NMQF is to reduce patient risk by assuring optimal care for all. NMQF’s vision is an American health services research, delivery and financing system whose operating principle is to reduce patient risk for amenable morbidity and mortality while improving quality of life. For more information, please visit www.nmqf.org