Faculty introduction and disclosures

Causes and consequences of health disparities   Overview of patient demographics in the United States   Examples of persistent health disparities in clinical practice  Disparities in preventive care   Disparities in acute and chronic management of patients  Intersection of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity on health disparities   Influence of social determinants of health and other barriers

Addressing disparities to achieve health equity  Methods to improve cultural competency when delivering care  Culturally tailored patient education   Recognizing implicit bias and its impact on disparities Putting it all together: practice case(s)

Summary and conclusions

By the end of the session the participant will be able to:

• Identify healthcare disparities observed in clinical practice and its impact on treatment outcomes.
• Recall factors that can contribute to health disparities.
• Summarize strategies to incorporate cultural competency into patient care.
• Formulate an intervention to address potential barriers that contribute to health disparities through patient cases.

ACCME Activity #202531680

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Faculty Disclosures: Italo M. Brown, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Social Justice & Health Equity Curriculum Thread Lead, Stanford School of Medicine, has received financial compensation from Google/YouTube, Adaptive Biotechnologies, AstraZeneca, Datavant, Impact4Health, UL, and Moderna for speaking and/or advisory board work.

Disclosures of Educational Planner: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, President of ScientiaCME, has no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.

Faculty WILL NOT discuss off-label uses of a commercial product. 

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. 

Commercial Support Disclosure: This program is supported by educational grants from Karyopharm Therapeutics.

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Cultural/Linguistic Competence & Health Disparities

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