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Featured
Pursuing and Practicing Health Equity in OB/GYN Care
In this video, Allison S. Bryant, MD, MPH, vice chair of quality, equity and safety in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses how the department is integrating practices and training to increase equity in patient care—locally and on a regional and national level.
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Recommendations for Conducting Health Equity Morbidity and Mortality Conferences
Allison S. Bryant, MD, MPH, and Erin Bradley, MD, of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and colleagues from four other academic medical centers, outline 10 recommendations for implementing successful health equity morbidity and mortality conferences.
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Ophthalmic Telemedicine Can Exacerbate Health Inequalities
Grayson W. Armstrong, MD, MPH, and colleagues noted demographic disparities of patients who received ophthalmic telemedicine at Mass Eye and Ear during the first year of COVID-19. Patients who were Black, male, did not speak English, did not attain higher education and were older were less likely to get virtual care.
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Women's Heart Health and Effects on Pregnancy
The Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program was launched 13 years ago to raise awareness and expand on research regarding women-specific cardiovascular conditions. In this video, Nandita Scott, MD, co-director of the program, discusses its expansion and the innovative work accomplished over the past decade.
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Closing the Health Equity Gap in Neurosurgical Care
Neurosurgeon Theresa Williamson, MD, a Massachusetts General Hospital physician-scientist and medical ethicist, studies decision-making and health care disparities in neurosurgery.
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Systemic Socioeconomic Inequities Underlie Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Infection
Using data on 2,102,364 people who reported their daily COVID-19 status on smartphones, Chun-Han Lo, MD, MPH, Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH, and colleagues confirmed social determinants of health play a critical role in the disproportionate risk of infection among people from U.S. and U.K. racial/ethnic minority groups.
Equity and Inclusion Contributors
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Allison S. Bryant Mantha, MD, MPH
Specialist in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Vice Chair of Quality, Equity and Safety
Recent Article
Recommendations for Conducting Health Equity Morbidity and Mortality Conferences
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Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH
Director of Research, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
3A Model Helps Clinicians Explore Older Adults' Attitudes Toward Nonpharmacologic Pain Management
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Efren J. Flores, MD
Officer of Radiology Community Health Improvement and Equity, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Strategies to Reduce Missed Appointments in Pediatric Radiology
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA
Obesity Medicine Physician for Adults, Adolescents, and Children, Mass General Weight Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Affiliated Faculty, MGH Mongan Institute of Health Policy and Associate, MGH Disparities Solution Center
Recent Article
Review: Weight Regulation in Menopause
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Joseph R. Betancourt, MD
Vice President and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
Recent Article
Massachusetts Medical Grand Rounds: Structural Inequities: Lessons and Reflections about Promoting Equity from COVID-19
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Margarita Alegria, PhD
Chief of the Disparities Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Community-based Psychosocial–Exercise Intervention Benefits Racial/Ethnic Minority Older Adults
