5 Minute Moment for Racial Justice in Healthcare Series - Diagnosis and Treatment of Kidney Disease in Black Patients

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 12:00 AM - Saturday, May 2, 2026, 11:59 PM

The 5 Minute Moment for Racial Justice in Healthcare is a case-based curriculum and educational framework that identifies examples of racism in present-day clinical practice and equips healthcare professionals with the language and framework to discuss this topic with learners. This multimedia curriculum will highlight common examples of structural racism and racial bias in medical decision-making, as well as share resources and practices to promote health equity and provide racially-just care for patients.

This video covers how structural racism affects the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease in Black patients.  We discuss how the use of a race coefficient in the calculation of Creatinine falsely over-estimates renal function in Black patients and contributes to racial disparities in kidney health outcomes.  

  Release Date: May 3, 2023
  Expiration Date: May 2, 2026
  Estimated Time to Complete: ~15 minutes
  Registration Fee: FREE 

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

1. Describe how race-correction in clinical calculators contributes to racial disparities in kidney health outcomes

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American Medical Association (AMA) 
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References/Resources
Eneanya, N.D., Boulware, L.E., Tsai, J. et al. Health inequities and the inappropriate use of race in nephrology. Nat Rev Nephrol 18, 84–94 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-021-00501-8 

Tsai JW, Cerdeña JP, Goedel WC, Asch WS, Grubbs V, Mendu ML, Kaufman JS. Evaluating the Impact and Rationale of Race-Specific Estimations of Kidney Function: Estimations from U.S. NHANES, 2015-2018. EClinicalMedicine. 2021 Nov 19;42:101197. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101197. PMID: 34849475; PMCID: PMC8608882. 

Ahmed, S., Nutt, C.T., Eneanya, N.D. et al. Examining the Potential Impact of Race Multiplier Utilization in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Calculation on African-American Care Outcomes. J GEN INTERN MED 36, 464–471 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06280-5 

NKF-ASN Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases: https://www.ajkd.org/article/S0272-63862100828-3/fulltext 

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