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Building upon IHPL’s Spotlight on Reform health care law provider series, Spotlight on Health Policy grand rounds focus on timely and informative topics and their policy implications. Discussion examples include end-of-life health care issues, upstream health care, oral health policy and national health care law updates. When available, the session slides and recordings will be accessible on this page.

Upcoming Spotlight Program

Our next Spotlight event will take place on April 29, 2026. Stay tuned for more details to come!

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Designing Age-Friendly Ecosystems for Every Community

April 29, 2026

Description: In this Spotlight on Health Policy presentation, Ms. Rani Snyder, President of The John A. Hartford Foundation, will guide us through an examination of how government action and health systems innovation can align to make healthy aging a reality.

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Past Spotlight Events

2026

Science vs. Society: Microbial Resistance and Vaccine Trust

May 7, 2025 flyer

January 28, 2026

In this Spotlight and Health Policy event, Dr. LaPlante took the audience on a journey into how evolving microbes, shifting trust, and the stories we tell each other influence our shared path through infectious disease challenges.

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2025

Navigating through Uncertain Times with Resiliency

November 19, 2025 flyer

November 19, 2025

In this Spotlight presentation, Dr. Somava Saha, President and CEO of Well-being and Equity (WE) in the World, discussed how communities are finding practical, powerful strategies to defend themselves, keep each other safe, and to find new paths forward as the federal and state landscapes change.

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Emergency Department's Role in Ending the HIV Epidemic

May 7, 2025 flyer

May 7, 2025

In this Spotlight presentation, Dr. White explained the important role emergency departments (EDs) play in helping to end the HIV epidemic and reviewed health policy recommendations in support of HIV screening in EDs.

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Pharmacists’ Role in Addressing the Primary Care Provider Shortage

January 29, 2025 flyer

January 29, 2025

In this Spotlight presentation, Dr. Hogue examined how America’s healthcare system could change to address the primary care shortage through a collaborative care approach being used in Europe and Canada.

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2024

The State of the Healthcare Industry Heading into 2025

April 24, 2024 flyer

October 23, 2024

In this Spotlight presentation, Ford Koles from the Advisory Board provided deep dives on the biggest shifts in existing power dynamics in healthcare: care delivery networks, pharmacy competition, and healthcare data collaborations. Because the presentation material is proprietary to the Advisory Board, we were not allowed to record the presentation or distribute its content. As such, there is no video recording or link to the presentation slides for this Spotlight event.

Community-based Pharmacy: New Approaches to Public Health

April 24, 2024 flyer

April 24, 2024

In this Spotlight presentation, Dr. McDonough shared how community-based pharmacies can positively impact health outcomes through new approaches, policies, and collaborations.

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Won't You Be My Neighbor? Health Equity and the Built Environment

Feb 7, 2024 flyer

February 7, 2024

In this Spotlight presentation, Chérie Danielson, the Public Policy Manager for AdventHealth, provided a policy exploration of how the built environment and race affect health outcomes.

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2023

From Paternalism to Feminism in Breast Cancer Health Policy

Oct. 18, 2023 flyer

October 18, 2023

In this Spotlight presentation held during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Lum highlighted how breast cancer-related health policy illustrates a patient-centered history of paternalistic to feminist patient advocacy.

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Healthcare Disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

April 26, 2023 flyer

April 26, 2023

In this presentation, Dr. Christensen provided a review of healthcare policies that contribute to healthcare disparities in the American Indian and Alaska Native populations and possible policy solutions to improve equity.

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Health Impact of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine

Jan 25, 2023 flyer

January 25, 2023

In this presentation, Dr. Dubov discussed the health consequences of the war in Ukraine, reviewed health policy gaps made prominent by the war, and engaged the audience in a collective search for potential policy solutions.

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2022

CalAIM’s Potential to Transform and Advance Health Equity

Oct 12, 2022 flyer

October 12, 2022

This presentation provided a high level overview of the new California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) opportunity and discussed observations from the field to highlight how it would advance health equity.

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Project INOCULATED: Collaboration to End COVID-19 Vaccine Disparities

May 4, 2022

In this presentation, Dr. Abdul-Mutakabbir and Dr. Peteet discussed collaborative strategies they used to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake in racially and ethnically minoritized communities.

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Behavioral Health Integration: Effective National and Local Models

January 26, 2022

In this presentation, Dr. Distelberg discussed the new horizons for behavioral health integration, reviewing notable models from across the United States and providing an overview of multiple models that are currently in operation throughout the Loma Linda University Health system.

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2021

Human Factors, Policy and New Technologies to Improve Health

October 13, 2021

Dr. Emily Patterson explained how insights from human factors engineering can be applied to new technologies to improve patient's health and touched upon related federal policies.

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Health Care and Human Trafficking: Enacting Policy Communication

April 28, 2021

Over 20 million victims suffer from human trafficking worldwide. In this presentation, Dr. Taylor explored how policy constructs our understanding of human trafficking and discussed practical applications for health care providers.

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Recovery: Give 3 P's a Chance

January 27, 2021

Dr. Thomas Insel, former Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and California’s Mental Health Czar, described solutions for the current mental health crisis based on 3 P’s: people, place, and purpose.

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2020

USP’s 200 Years of Quality: Building Trust in Medicines and Supplements

October 14, 2020

In the U.S., more than 66% of adults use a prescription drug and 77% use a dietary supplement. This presentation explained how the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) has worked for more than 200 years to help ensure the quality, safety, and benefit of medicines and supplements in the U.S. and around the world. It also discussed USP's role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Immigration Policy and Social Determinants of Health

March 5, 2020

This presentation explored immigrant status and the consequences of immigration policy as related social determinants of health along with ethical and practical challenges in caring for this population.

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Policies Supporting Family Caregivers

January 22, 2020

Family caregivers often face physical, emotional and financial challenges. This presentation explored current and upcoming policies at the state and federal levels for supporting family caregivers.

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