ScientiaCMECME: Addressing Persistent Health Disparities Head-on with Culturally Competent Care

Physicians, PAs, nurses, and pharmacists can engage in a comprehensive exploration of health disparities in clinical practice with this online CME course and refine their skills to provide equitable care for all patients.

Addressing the persistent challenge of health disparities, this online Continuing Medical Education (CME) course, led by Dr. Italo Brown, provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to recognize and mitigate disparities in patient care, aiming to improve health outcomes across diverse populations.

Key Points:

• Course focuses on understanding and addressing health disparities, defined as preventable differences in health outcomes across socially and economically disadvantaged populations.
• Data confirms racial and ethnic minorities receive lower quality health care than White patients, even when considering access-related factors.
• Learning objectives include identifying healthcare disparities in clinical practice, understanding their impact, recalling contributing factors, and formulating interventions.
• Course emphasizes importance of cultural competency, patient-tailored education, and recognition of implicit bias.

Accreditation Info:

• ScientiaCME designates this internet activity enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• The CME course is available online from June 15, 2023, to June 15, 2025.
• It includes a detailed review of patient demographics, examples of health disparities in clinical practice, and an intersectional examination of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity’s impact on health disparities.

Did You Know?
Even with equal access to healthcare, studies show that racial and ethnic minorities still receive a lower quality of health care than their White counterparts, a stark reflection of systemic disparities in healthcare.