Educating Physicians on Controversies and Challenges in Health: Health Care Disparities Among Racial-Ethnic Minority Patients

To begin the CME activity, please read the information below and continue on to view the program video.

This educational program is presented by the American Medical Association.

An Internet-Based CME Activity
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Expiration Date: December 31, 2008

Program description
This program provides physicians with a broad overview of health disparities among racial-ethnic minority patients. In addition, this program provides physicians with strategies to enhance services for racial-ethnic minority patients, including building trust and addressing language barriers. Physicians will learn about the practice of racial and ethnic data collection to improve patient care. Furthermore, physicians will observe how to apply such disparity solution strategies to a specific medical condition, cardiovascular disease.

Intended audience
This continuing medical education program is intended for primary care physicians, residents, and medical students.

Learning objectives

1. Recognize health care disparities in the United States among racial-ethnic minorities.
2. Apply strategies to reduce health care disparities in practice.
3. Describe the impact of communication barriers on patient care.
4. Explain strategies to enhance patient-provider communication among racial-ethnic minorities.

Accreditation
The American Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This enduring continuing medical education activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.

Information on CME credit
The American Medical Association designates this education activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physician should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Instructions for CME credit
It is estimated that it will require 1 hour to review the material in this continuing medical education program and complete the self-assessment, including a patient case study. After reviewing this program, use the online form to answer the self-assessment and program evaluation.

CME advisory board

Faculty

• Arthur Elster, MD - Director, Medicine & Public Health
• Margaret Gadon, MD, MPH - Director, Health Disparities
• Linda Watson, MA - Health Information Technology

Planning Committee

• R. Mark Evans, PhD - Director, Healthcare Education Products
• Arthur Elster, MD - Director, Medicine & Public Health
• Jessica Sempek, MS - Research Associate, Physician Education
• Brooke Zeller - Senior Marketing Specialist

Content Reviewers

• Stephen Havas, MD, MPH, MS - Vice President, Science, Quality and Public Health
• Gloria Boone, MPH - Research Associate, Health Disparities

Disclosure of Significant Relationships with Relevant Commercial Companies/Organizations

Disclosure policy
We believe that the readers need to be aware of any affiliation or financial relationship (consultancies, honoraria, research grants, speaker’s bureau, etc.) between members of the CME Advisory Board and any organization or entity that has a direct financial interest in the subject matter of the materials about which this CME program is written. We therefore obtain a completed disclosure and attestation form to inform the reader of any pertinent relationships disclosed, provided here:

CME Advisory Board:  Nothing to disclose
AMA CME Program Committee:  Nothing to disclose

Contact us
Please direct questions about this CME Program to Jessica Sempek, MS
       

• View the CME program video
         
• Complete CME self-assessment
                   
• Complete CME participation and evaluation form