Webcast

Examining Your Role in Inclusive Patient Management to Improve Health Equity

Launch Date
06/30/2023
Credit Amount
1.0
Credit Expires
06/30/2025
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Faculty

Monica E. Peek, MD, MPH, MSc
(she/her/hers)
Ellen H. Block Professor of Health Justice in the Department of Medicine
Associate Director, Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research
Director of Research, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Monica E. Peek, MD, MPH, MSc

Monica Peek, MD, MPH, MSc is an Ellen H. Block Professor of Health Justice in the Department of Medicine. She is also the Associate Director, Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research, and Director of Research, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. She is a practicing internist, medical educator, and clinician investigator. Her research pursues health equity and social justice, with a focus on promoting equitable doctor/patient relationships among racial minorities, integrating the medical and social needs of patients, and addressing health care discrimination and structural racism impacting health outcomes (e.g., diabetes, COVID-19). Dr. Peek has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts on health care disparities, diversity, and bias; has been the principal investigator of multiple grants to address health disparities; and has been invited to speak at numerous local and national medical meetings.

Angela D. Alston, DNP, MPH, APRN-CNP, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC
(she/her/hers)
Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Alston Consulting Group, LLC
Columbus, OH
Angela D. Alston, DNP, MPH, APRN-CNP, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC

Dr. Angela Alston (she/her/hers) is the Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Alston Consulting Group, LLC, based in Columbus, OH. She is board certified as a Women’s Health and Family Nurse Practitioner and maintains an active clinical practice in Central Ohio. She has more than 17 years of diverse academic and clinical experiences and a passion for helping to address health inequities and supporting patients to make the best decisions for their health and well-being.

Dr. Alston is a proud Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) graduate, having earned her Bachelor of Science from North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC. She then earned her Master of Public Health, Master of Science, and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees from The Ohio State University. Dr. Alston completed her post-masters training at the University of Cincinnati. She is a member of numerous local and professional organizations. Her areas of clinical interest include obstetrics, reproductive health, menopause, and health behavior and promotion.

Crystal Cené, MD, MPH, FAHA
(she/her/hers)
Chief Administrative Officer, Health Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Health Equity
University of California San Diego (UCSD) Health
Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine
San Diego, CA
Crystal Cené, MD, MPH, FAHA

Dr. Cené is the Chief Administrative Officer for Health Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Health Equity at University of California San Diego Health. In these dual, complementary roles, she’s focused on creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment for patients, staff, faculty, trainees, and students. She is also a Professor of Medicine at the UC San Diego School of Medicine in the Department of Medicine (Division of General Medicine).

Dr. Cené is responsible for the vision, leadership, and strategic implementation of UC San Diego Health’s equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives. She partners closely with leaders within the organization to ensure anti-racist, equitable, diverse, and inclusive strategies, programs, and policies are implemented across the health system. She brings extensive leadership, research, teaching, and clinical experience to her position.

Dr. Cené is an accomplished, nationally, and internationally recognized health services and health equity researcher. Trained in implementation science, her research focuses on implementing and evaluating interventions to enhance patient- and family-centered care and interventions to reduce disparities in care and outcomes by race and socio-economic status. She is active in and has held leadership roles in national and international organizations, including the American Heart Association, the Society of General Internal Medicine, and the Women’s Health Initiative. She has published over 75 peer-reviewed articles, including in high-impact journals, such as the JAMA network journals and Circulation, and has been a principal investigator or co-investigator on research project grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and other state and local funders.

Dr. Cené graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a BA in Psychology. She received her MD from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Yale University. She completed a 3-year General Internal Medicine fellowship in health services research and her Master’s Degree in Public Health in cardiovascular epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University.

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Statement of Need

Health care disparities undermine the ability for patients to access equitable care, receive timely and accurate diagnoses and treatments, and achieve the best possible outcomes. Each patient’s health journey is intrinsically tied to their surrounding circumstances, including individual social determinants of health (SDoH) as well as structural racism and systemic bias in the medical community. Such factors lead to health inequities that undermine the patient experience and, ultimately, their health outcome.

In this CME Outfitters webcast, expert faculty will discuss the root causes of structural racism and its deep-rooted impact on health care, influence of SDoH on patient and community health, and significance of individualized care. This webcast will provide actionable strategies to foster diversity, inclusion, equity, and equality within the health care space, laying the groundwork to advance health equity.

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze the root causes of structural racism and its systemic impact on health care.
  • Elucidate the profound impact of social determinants of health and individualized care on the patient experience and outcomes.
  • Incorporate actionable strategies that foster diversity, inclusion, equity, and equality within the health care space.

Financial Support

Supported by an educational grant from CareSource.

Target Audience

Physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners (NPs), pharmacists, physician associates (PAs), social workers, and other health care professionals within the CareSource network.

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Disclosure Declaration

It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and mitigated any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations.

Dr. Peek reports no financial relationships to disclose.

Dr. Alston reports the following financial relationships: Consulting: Health Inequities Initiative Planning, 2023 with Pfizer Inc.

Dr. Cené reports no financial relationships to disclose.

The following peer reviewer and CME Outfitters staff have no financial relationships:

  • Joshua Caballero PharmD, BCPP, FCCP (peer reviewer)
  • Thomas Mitchell (peer reviewer)
  • Meghann Taft-Lockard (planning committee)
  • Jessica Whelan, DNP, APRN, FPMHNP-BC, RN-BC (planning committee)
  • Susan H. Yarbrough, CHCP (planning committee)
  • Sandra Caballero, PharmD (planning committee)
  • Sharon Tordoff (planning committee)

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Examining Your Role in Inclusive Patient Management to Improve Health Equity
Event Date: 06/30/2023
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