Health Equity
Most patients do not have an endoscopist sex preference
Patients were more likely to express preference for a same-sex endoscopy team member than a same-sex endoscopist, according to survey results published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Speaker: Patient input critical for ensuring equitable access to new dialysis technologies
Holding patient insight as valuable, and thus expanding ways patients can participate in all stages of product development, is essential to ensuring equitable access to emerging dialysis technologies, an expert in patient advocacy said.
Top in hem/onc: FDA pauses gene therapy trial, breakthrough COVID-19 infections
The FDA halted a phase 3 study that was evaluating an investigational gene therapy for a rare neurological disease in young children.
VIDEO: Policy, personal action needed to counter inequities in diabetes care
In this video exclusive, Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Joshua J. Joseph, MD, MPH, FAHA, about historical and structural factors behind current disparities in diabetes prevalence and inequities in care.
Diabetes pillars of care must include health equity
Equity should be at the forefront of diabetes care, and health care professionals must close existing diabetes inequities, according to a speaker.
VIDEO: Diabetes care professionals must ‘face uncomfortable truths’ about care delivery
In this video exclusive, Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, about actions organizations and individual diabetes care and education specialists can take to mitigate inequities in diabetes care.
As barriers to workplace diversity in cardiology persist, experts call for key changes
Despite data showing diversity among providers improves patient care and outcomes, barriers remain to increasing the Black, Hispanic/Latinx and Indigenous cardiologist workforce, according to a recent review paper.
Researcher receives recognition for work to ‘move the dial’ on health equity
Cancer Health, an online resource for patients with cancer, recognized Erin Kobetz, PhD, MPH, for her research on identifying and overcoming racial disparities in health care.
VIDEO: Pandemic, drive for health equity influence changes in diabetes care and education
In this video exclusive, Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Kellie Rodriguez, RN, MSN, MBA, CDCES, and Jan Kavookjian, PhD, MBA, FAPhA, FADCES, about how recent events are affecting diabetes care and education delivery.
Virtual ADCES conference to highlight person-centered diabetes care, inclusive services
Organizers behind this year’s Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists Annual Conference promise a collaborative experience that will focus on holistic, person-centered care, the latest research advancements and new technology.