What: U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin will speak on "Addressing a Broken System: Defending and Advancing Health Care Access in Today's Political Environment" as part of a conference on improving community health, presented by Wayne State University and the Wayne County Medical Society.

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When: Monday, Feb. 2, 8:30 to 10:15 a.m.

8:30 to 9 a.m.: Welcome, Richard A. Bierschbach, J.D., interim president of Wayne State University; Gaurav Sharma, M.D., president of the Wayne County Medical Society; Warren Evans, Wayne County executive; Mary Sheffield, mayor of Detroit.

9 to 9:30 a.m.: Setting the Stage, Herbert Smitherman Jr., M.D., MPH, FACP, Wayne State University School of Medicine

9:30 to 10:15 a.m.: "Addressing a Broken System: Defending and Advancing Health Care Access in Today's Political Environment," U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin.

Panel Reflection: Sen. Slotkin; Elizabeth Hertel; director of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; Avani Sheth, M.D., Wayne County medical health officer; Luke Shaefer, Ph.D., City of Detroit Health, Human Services chief executive.

Where: The McGregor Memorial Conference Center, 495 Gilmour Mall, on the campus of Wayne State University.