Stanford Medcast Episode 8: COVID-19 Mini-series - Social Determinants of Health

Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 12:00 AM - Thursday, August 31, 2023, 11:59 PM

Tune in to Stanford Health Care Chief of Staff - Megan Mahoney, MD's conversation on the social determinants of health and their impact on COVID-19 disease. Discussions will address the higher incidence of COVID-19 on people of color and examine why the death rate is higher for this underserved population. This podcast episode will also discuss the impact of unconscious bias in healthcare and what clinicians can do personally to overcome bias and racism.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.25 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.25 hours)

1. Evaluate the problem of racial inequities in health care.
2. Develop strategies to address unconscious bias in a practice setting.
3. Practice evidence-based medicine for each and every patient.

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

References

1. Brown-Johnson, C., Shankar, M., Taylor, N.K., Safaeinili, N., Shaw, J.G., Winget, M., Mahoney, M. (2020, Sept 15). “Racial Bias…I’m Not Sure if It Has Affected My Practice”: a Qualitative Exploration of Racial Bias in Team-Based Primary Care. J Gen Intern Med 35(11):3395-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06219-w
2. Vyas, D.A., Eisenstein, L.G., Jones, D.S. (2020, Aug 27). Hidden in Plain Sight – Reconsidering the Use of Race Correction in Clinical Algorithms. The New England Journal of Medicine 383:874-882. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMms2004740

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