Health Equity

MIAMI — In a Healio video exclusive, Jennifer A. Christie, MD, professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, recaps the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion within organizations and academic institutions.

BOSTON — Top health equity categories in kidney care include racism and disparities in chronic kidney disease care and kidney transplant care, according to a speaker here who said these can also be addressed with individual strategies.

BOSTON — At its first in-person conference since the pandemic, the presidential address at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings focused on how COVID-19 impacted kidney care and how nephrologists should move forward.

In a Healio video exclusive, Subhankar Chakraborty, MD, PhD, a gastroenterologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, outlines a new initiative that aims to cut colorectal cancer screening disparities in half by 2023.

The Digestive Health Physicians Association has named Latha Alaparthi, MD, FACG, AGAF, its first female president and chair of the board of directors. She previously served as the organization’s vice president.

WASHINGTON — New, 2-year data from a global registry enrolling patients with STEMI in low- and middle-income countries showed continued improvement in trends for key clinical and system parameters, including mortality, researchers reported.

In this video, Robert L. Phillips Jr., MD, MSPH, the director of the Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care at the American Board of Family Medicine, discusses ways to strengthen primary care in the United States.

MIAMI — In a Healio video exclusive, Lauren R. Powell, MPA, PhD, vice president of U.S. Health Equity and Community Wellness at Takeda, and president and CEO of consulting firm The Equitist, shares tips to become an effective leader.

Among patients with acute MI and cardiogenic shock, women were less likely to survive in the short term and the long term compared with men, according to findings from a retrospective study.

For National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Healio presents a collection of videos, Q&As and new data that details improved access to CRC care, the importance of early screening, updated guidelines and more.