VH1101: Joint Program: Section on Emergency Medicine and Section on Minority Health, Equity, and Inclusion: Day 1 Morning

Racism, Social Determinants of Health, and Emergency Medicine: Role of the Clinician

Friday, October 8, 2021

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

CME: 2.75

Session Type: Section/Council Program

Topic(s): Emergency Medicine; Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Sponsor(s): Section on Emergency Medicine; Section on Minority Health, Equity and Inclusion

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Child health disparities by race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and socioeconomic status is becoming a topic of increasing importance in emergency departments (EDs). Promoting equity recently has become a central tenet in health care. This program will highlight these disparities and give clinicians the tools to care for patients.

Virtual Faculty(s)

Dennis Hsieh, MD, JD

Chief Medical Officer
Contra Costa Health Plan
Martinez, California, United States

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Tiffani J. Johnson, MD, MSc, FAAP

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
UC Davis
Sacramento, California, United States

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Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MS, MBA, FAAP, FACEP

Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Peditrics
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Torrance, California, United States

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Moderator(s)

Ameer Hassoun, MD

Director - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
New York - Presbyterian Queens
Jackson Heights, New York, United States