Advancing Health Equity: Policy Solutions for a Healthier Future (Recording)

In this course, Stanford Medicine's Department of Health Policy convenes thought leaders and experts in medicine, law, economics, and data science, meet to discuss innovative policy work and scalable solutions for improving health equity. A keynote talk and three panels addresses how to reduce persistent health disparities from three angles: social determinants of health, technology and innovation, and access and affordability. The event goal is for participants to learn how health policy can serve in ensuring health of all people, not just a privileged few.

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  Release Date: November 21, 2022
  Expiration Date: November 20, 2025
  Estimated Time to Complete: 4.0 hours
  Registration Fee: FREE
 *Originally recorded 10/06/2022

1. Identify and discuss social determinants of health.
2. Examine how policy can ensure access to affordable, high quality, and innovative care.
3. Discuss promising social policy approaches to promote heath equity.

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 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require accommodations, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.

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

References/Bibliography

California, S. of. (2012, March 4) California leads with public health and vaccine equity to safely and sustainably reopen. California Governor. Retrieved October 10, 2022, from https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/03/04/california-leads-with-public-health-and-vaccine-equity-to-safely-and-sustainably-reopen/ 

Gonzales, G., & Author Affiliations from the Division of Health Policy and Management and the State Health Access Data Assistance Center. (n.d.). Same-sex marriage - A prescription for Better Health: New England Journal of Medicine. Retrieved October 10, 2022, from https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmp1400254 

Gonzales G. Association of the New York State Marriage Equality Act With Changes in Health Insurance Coverage. JAMA. 2015;314(7):727–728. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.7950

Hatzenbuehler, M. L., O'Cleirigh, C., Grasso, C., Mayer, K., Safren, S., & Bradford, J. (2012, February). Effect of same-sex marriage laws on health care use and expenditures in sexual minority men: A quasi-natural experiment. American journal of public health. Retrieved October 8, 2022, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3484969/?mod=article_inline 

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. Health insurance coverage and access to care for immigrants: Key challenges and policy options. ASPE. (n.d.). Retrieved Ocotber 10th, 2022, from https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/insurance-coverage-access-care-immigrants 

Wight, RG, LeBlanc, AJ & Badgett, MV (2013) Same-Sex Legal Marriage and Psychological Well-Being: Findings From the California Health Interview Survey. American Journal of Public Health 103, 339_346, https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.301113

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

The content of this activity is not related to products or the business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company. Hence, there are no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity. 

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Alyce Adams, PhD
Stanford Medicine Innovation Professor and Professor of Health Policy, Epidemiology and Population Health and of Pediatrics (by Courtesy)
Stanford University School of Medicine

Co-Course Director

Nothing to disclose

Laurence Baker, PhD
Professor
Stanford University

Co-Course Director

Approved Exception

Michelle M Mello, PhD
Professor
Stanford University

Co-Course Director

Approved Exception

Josh Salomon, PhD

Co-Course Director

Approved Exception

Douglas K Owens, MD
Professor
Stanford

Course Director

Approved Exception

Ben Priestley, MPH
Stanford University

Planner

Nothing to disclose