The Advisory Group is providing strategic insights on how to develop continuity across AcademyHealth’s diversity, equity and inclusion activities. Members represent a variety of lived experiences, racial/ethnic identities, gender identities, geographies, organizational settings, areas of professional expertise, and career stages.
In a members-only, interactive Zoom discussion, Dr. Elizabeth Yano discussed how to navigate the challenges embedded researchers encounter in a real-life health system setting.
Date & Time January 27, 2021, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Location Online
AcademyHealth condemns the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol last week. The riotous attempt to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power is a threat to American democracy and an attack on our shared values.
The spread of health misinformation, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, undermines trust in the patient-clinician relationship. JAMA Viewpoint authors, including AcademyHealth CEO Dr. Lisa Simpson, consider why misinformation spreads and strategies to address it.
In this recorded keynote from the 2020 Annual Research Meeting, Dr. Ruha Benjamin reviews how big data and new technological applications can both advance our understanding of health and social problems while simultaneously perpetuating racism and inequality.
As partners in the Going Below The Surface Forum, AcademyHealth and the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) consider the drivers of health spending in the United States through salons focused on challenging questions – which may not have immediate or universally accepted answers – as we attempt to push the conversation beyond the usual stakeholder posturing.
Medical care providers recognize the importance of discussing cost of care issues with their patients but have struggled to incorporate these conversations into clinical practice. This second of two posts focuses on integrating cost of care discussions into the clinical flow.
This is the first of a two-part series focused on the importance of screening for and addressing cost of care issues for patients and caregivers. It addresses both the obstacles and opportunities for incorporating cost of care discussions into clinical practice.
