APRN Summit: Indigenous Populations and Healthcare Disparities (APRN1)

Monday, September 13, 2021

8:45 AM – 9:25 AM CDT

CE: .66

NCC Codes:
RNC-NIC: 4
NNP-BC: 5
RNC-LRN: 5

Keynote Speaker(s)

Stacey Dawson, PhD, MSN, CNM

Captain, U.S. Public Health Service
Indian Health Service, Arizona, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Slides

Moderator(s)

Bobby Bellflower, DNSc, NNP-BC, FAANP

Professor and DNP Program Director
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Stacey Dawson, PhD, MSN, CNM: Disclosure information not submitted.

Bobby Bellflower, DNSc, NNP-BC, FAANP: Disclosure information not submitted.

CAPT Stacey Dawson serves as the Women's Health Consultant and Advanced Practice Nurse Consultant with Indian Health Service-HQ. CAPT Dawson will navigate attendees through the health disparities faced by American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) peoples and the various barriers faced in addressing social determinants of health. The impacts of historical trauma, fear, and lack of trust in the healthcare system creates a cycle that can contribute to rising rates of morbidity and mortality in this population. CAPT Dawson will focus on the ways in which health care providers’ bias plays a part in the continuation of health care disparities and consider innovative strategies to eliminate inequalities in the AI/AN neonate and maternal population.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, the learner will be able to:

Explore differences in morbidity and mortality rates in key health indicators;
Consider the implications of bias on health care disparities;
Discuss historical trauma of Indigenous persons and how fear and lack of trust impact healthcare;
Identify innovative strategies to address barriers to healthcare access;
Explain the role of healthcare providers in addressing issues related to health equity.