Speakers: Georges C. Benjamin, MD, MACP, FACEP (E), FNAPA, and Monica E. Peek, MD, MPH, MS, FACP.
Racial and ethnic inequities in health and health care impact individual well-being, contribute to millions of premature deaths, and cost the United States hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Addressing these inequities is vital to improving the health of the nation’s most disadvantaged communities and to helping achieve optimal health for all. This talk discusses the report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM): Ending Unequal Treatment: Strategies to Achieve Equitable Health Care and Optimal Health for All as a blueprint to address inequities in health care and health.
Learning Objectives: After this webinar, attendees will be able to:
-Describe the major drivers of health care inequities.
-Explain why some interventions have been successful and others have not at reducing inequities over the past 20 years.
-Cite examples of recommended actions to take in the future to reduce health care inequities, and understand how they fit into a larger ethical framework.
Event start time: 12:00 pm
Event end time: 01:00 pm