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August 26, 2022
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Top in GI: Practice management tips; diversity efforts in health care

Last week, experts in gastroenterology gathered for the in-person GI Outlook conference to discuss topics in practice management, including staffing challenges and the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion.

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August 19, 2022
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Communication, telehealth are first steps to achieving health equity in transplantation

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and health disparities are brought to light around the United States, leaders in the transplant field are getting serious about the journey to health equity.

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August 18, 2022
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Early subclinical atherosclerosis among Black vs. Hispanic adults in a socially disadvantaged community.

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August 15, 2022
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‘Tolerance should not be the norm’: Prioritizing diversity efforts in health care practice

ARLINGTON, Va. — Incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion into health care practice benefits both patients and employees through improved communication, efficiency, education and care, according to a presenter at GI Outlook.

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August 12, 2022
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Call to action: Medical schools must eliminate barriers for students with disabilities

To achieve a more diverse workforce, the medical community must acknowledge and eradicate the barriers that medical students with disabilities face, according to a call to action published in Annals of Family Medicine.

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August 11, 2022
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Health equity, cultural diversity and technology among topics highlighted at ADCES 2022

Health equity and cultural competency are among the biggest topics to be highlighted at the first in-person Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists annual meeting in 3 years.

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August 05, 2022
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VIDEO: Historically redlined areas linked to worse breast cancer outcomes

CHICAGO — Living in a formerly redlined census tract at the time of diagnosis was linked with worse all-cause and breast cancer mortality, according to a poster presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

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August 04, 2022
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RNS Keynote: Nurses have ‘profound power’ in achieving health equity

ORLANDO, Fla. — Nurses can play a critical role in providing equal care to all patients regardless of race, ethnicity, age or socioeconomic status, said a presenter at the 2022 Rheumatology Nurses Society Conference.

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August 03, 2022
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In US, hypertension diagnosis occurs earlier in Black, Hispanic adults

Among U.S. adults, Black and Hispanic individuals are younger when diagnosed with hypertension compared with white individuals, according to new data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

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August 01, 2022
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‘Professionalism’ is first step beyond the ABCs of preventive cardiology

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Look beyond the ABCs, toward diversity, respect and health equity, to improve prevention cardiology for the future, a speaker said at the American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention.

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