Rounding@IOWA: Overview & History of Health Disparities in the US

Join Dr. Gerry Clancy as he and his guests explore the current state of health disparities in the US, how we got here, and reasons to feel hopeful for the future.

Instructions

1. Listen to the full podcast episode https://uiowace.libsyn.com/overview-history-of-health-disparities-in-the-us 
2. Register for the activity
3. Complete the 'Post Test'
4. Follow prompts to complete an evaluation.
5. Download your CE certificate.

References

• Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't, book by Jim Collins
• Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present, book by Harriet Washington
• We Can Do Better — Improving the Health of the American People, article in the New England Journal of Medicine
• Institute for Health Care Improvement, take the learning modules on patient safety and health disparity
• Mapping Life Expectancy, by the Virginia Commonwealth University

1. Gain knowledge on the extent of health disparities in America
2. Understand why we have these health disparities and how they came to be in 2020
3. Apply this new understanding to improve how we deliver health care
4. Improve their health care work environment utilizing this new knowledge

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Designation
The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy
Everyone in a position to control the content of this educational activity is free from disclosures with a commercial interest.