Building a Culture of Health Equity Lecture Series: The Past and Future of Race in Medicine: Building a Health Equity Framework (RECORDING)

Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 11:00 AM - Friday, July 25, 2025, 11:59 PM, Online

Internet Enduring Material. Sponsored by Stanford University School of Medicine. Presented by the Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education, Stanford Medicine HEAL Network (Health Equity Action Leadership), Stanford Medicine REACH Initiative (Racial Equity to Advance a Community of Health), and the Stanford Medicine GME Diversity Committee.

Race has a long history in medicine and medical research. While now generally acknowledged to be a social construct with no basis in biology, genetics, or ancestry, race continues to be a variable in clinical decision-making and health research. This presentation will address 1. What is race and how has it been used in medicine? 2. How is race typically measured in health research? 3. How can the inclusion of race in algorithms for clinical decision-making lead to health care disparities? 4. Why do some researchers ”control” or “correct for” race in statistical analyses and what ramifications can that have? 5. What useful purpose could be served by measuring “race” in clinical care and research? 6. What are some alternatives to race in clinical decision making or research?

Release Date: July 26, 2022
Expiration Date: July 25, 2025
Estimated Time to Complete: 1.0 hour
Registration Fee: FREE
*Originally recorded on July 21, 2022.  Learn more about the Building a Culture of Health Equity educational program HERE.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

1. Identify at least three historical examples of biological and social understandings of race and how they’ve been used in medicine.
2. Identify at least three historical examples of how the inclusion of race in algorithms has led to health care disparities.
3. Identify at least three historical examples of how we can use “race” in clinical care and research to reduce health disparities.
4. Identify at least three historical examples of how understandings of race (racial narratives) evolved and were infused in medical schools, research, and care delivery .
5. Identify at least three historical examples of Individuals in minoritized communities who worked to reduce disparities in care.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

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Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

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