Addressing Healthcare Inequities Diabetic Retinal Vascular Disease: How Can We Address Ethnic Disparities within the Clinic?
Addressing Healthcare Inequities Diabetic Retinal Vascular Disease: How Can We Address Ethnic Disparities within the Clinic? is organized by Physicians' Education Resource, LLC (PER).
Release Date: March 31, 2023
Expiration Date: March 31, 2024
Description:
Addressing Health Care Inequities is a video-based program in which experts discuss health disparities that negatively impact patients. Access to care, insurance costs, and unintended bias are just some of the factors that contribute to the existence and persistence of these disparities. This activity is designed to help clinicians better recognize and take steps to address ethnic and racial disparities in eye care for patients with diabetic retinal vascular disease.
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this activity, you should be better prepared to:
• Describe the role of pathophysiologic mechanisms of disease in the clinical presentation of DR and DME
• Discuss the importance of early screening and treatment of DR and DME in racial/ethnic populations
• Evaluate clinical evidence for current and emerging therapies for the management of DR and DME in racial/ethnic populations
• Identify interventions to address racial/ethnic disparities in the development of personalized screening and treatment plans for DR and DME.