Complex Medical Conditions in Children: Utilizing Personalized Treatments and Addressing Health Disparities
hosted byOptumHealth Education (OHE)Complex Medical Conditions in Children: Utilizing Personalized Treatments and Addressing Health Disparities is organized by OptumHealth Education (OHE).
Activity opens: 11/02/2021
Activity expires: 11/02/2024
Target Audience:
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of case managers, counselors, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physicians, PAs, psychologists, social workers, therapists and other health care professionals who care for the pediatric population.
Activity Description:
Social determinants of health (SDoH), which include such factors as health care access, education level, social environment, and income, play a strong role in individuals’ physical and mental well-being, influence the development of chronic disease states and impact both short- and long-term health outcomes. Children with rare and complex medical conditions (CMC) and poorer SDoH face fundamental challenges and disparities in health, including decreased access to quality health care (often leading to delayed diagnoses and treatment), inadequate access to culturally appropriate care and a lack of suitable social and support services. This activity will focus on the connection between SDoH and how they may impact access to care, treatment and health outcomes for children with rare and CMC. Learners will be provided with strategies and resources that can address these negative effects. The importance of access to personalized care that they require to live their healthiest lives will be addressed.
Objectives Topics:
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
• Describe the impact SDoH have on the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of children with CMC.
• Address the importance of access to personalized care that children with rare and CMC require to live their healthiest lives.
• Identify practices and strategies that the interprofessional health care team may employ to address negative SDoH.
• State resources available to champion equitable change for children with CMC.
