Theresa De La Haya

Wednesday’s occasion is HCAP’s annual Guerra lecture, which honors the reminiscence and work of Metro Health’s former director Dr. Fernando A. Guerra, a distinguished chief in public well being and drugs who diligently labored to enhance the general public well being system and assist individuals throughout the nation. The theme of this 12 months’s lecture is, “Public Health Journeys: Empowering Communities, Changing Lives.”

The Guerra lecture is considered one of a number of occasions happening at UTSA as a part of National Public Health Week, which can run from Monday, April 1, by means of Sunday, April 7. Each 12 months, UTSA makes use of the week to schedule a slate of occasions to coach, inform and assist college students discover health-related careers.

Theresa De La Haya (Ret.), senior vp of group well being/scientific presentative applications at University Health System, will function moderator for the panel dialogue.

The panel will function Brian Castrucci, president and chief govt officer of the de Beaumont Foundation; Dr. Lyssa Ochoa, vascular surgeon and founding father of the San Antonio Vascular and Endovascular Clinic and Phil Beckett, chief govt officer of C3HIE.

Brian Castrucci

All three organizations purpose to make well being care work higher for San Antonio and its residents. The de Beaumont Foundation advances coverage and builds partnerships to create communities the place individuals can obtain their very best well being by investing in options to strengthen public well being.

Lyssa Ochoa

The San Antonio Vascular and Endovascular Clinic works with major care physicians, specialists and group assets to create individualized therapy plans for sufferers. C3HIE affords value-based, patient-centered data companies meant to enhance the well being standing of people and the communities it serves.

The panel is a part of HCAP’s Dean’s Community Lecture Series, which options distinguished group members to have interaction school, employees, college students and the general public in recognizing and addressing society’s grand challenges.