Opportunities to Improve Care and Promote Health Equity for Black People with Serious Illness

September 12 at 12:30pm CST/11:30am MST

In 2022, CAPC presented a national briefing on the key findings from a national scan to better understand what goes wrong for Black people living with serious illness, and their families. The presenters highlighted that the experiences Black people have are impacted on various levels via the socioecological model. At that time, the presenters shared supporting literature demonstrating that symptom management (both pain and non-pain) provided to Black people living with serious illness is worse than that for White patients.

In this webinar, Brittany Chambers, MPH, and Kimberly Johnson, MD, will share an update on literature since the first briefing, and discuss successful equity-focused interventions, including staff DEI education and training efforts, care navigation, data collection, and community engagement approaches. They will also review evidence-based principles for providing better care for Black people living with serious illness, and their caregivers. Finally, the presenters will offer insights on new policies and payment opportunities that may reduce racial disparities and improve health outcomes.

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South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) is a proud member of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), the nation’s leading resource dedicated to increasing the availability of quality health care for people living with a serious illness. CAPC is offering a 15% discounted membership rate to SDAHO members. CAPC members receive exclusive access to technical assistance and clinical training through a robust online course curriculum with free continuing education credits; call-in consulting with national experts in the palliative care field; hundreds of ready-to-use tools and resources; webinars on common topics; and a vibrant, collaborative community of health care professionals working with people living with a serious illness. One CAPC membership provides an organization’s entire staff with full access to CAPC training, tools, and expert resources. Learn more at capc.org or contact the CAPC membership team at membership@capc.org or 626-599-3730.