Seminar

S2423: Section Showcase: Asthma Disparities: Place, Race, and Poverty

Saturday, October 8, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT

Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 162

CME: 1.00

Topic(s): Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine; Allergy and Immunology; Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

New this year, AAP sections and councils will be showcasing some of their programs in Anaheim. These one-hour seminars also will be livestreamed and recorded. This session is provided by the Section on Allergy and Immunology Program. See all of this program content at H0216: Section on Allergy and Immunology Program.

This session will reframe racial and ethnic asthma disparities as biologic and psychologic manifestations of structural racism. Faculty also will discuss the evidence that meaningful reduction in these disparities requires systems-level interventions.

Faculty(s)

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Elizabeth Matsui, MD, MHS

Professor, Director of the Center for Health and Environment: Education and Research
Dell Medical School Department of Pediatrics and Department of Population Health
Austin, Texas, United States

Slides