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Session: Advances in Health Disparities Research
5052.0: Wednesday, November 08, 2006: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Advances in Health Disparities Research
This session features research on the causes and consequences of health disparities and on possible administrative and policy solutions. Individual presenters will examine new approaches for assessing and reducing disparities in health and health care.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to (1) identify factors that contribute to disparities in health and health care across population groups defined by race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status; (2) assess organizational and administrative strategies for reducing health disparities; and (3) identify issues in need of further research to reduce health disparities.
Moderator(s):Creshelle R. Nash, MD, MPH
8:30 AMHealth Disparities: What We Know and Need to Learn from Research  [ Recorded presentation ]
Creshelle R. Nash, MD, MPH
8:50 AMCollecting data on patient's race, ethnicity and primary language: Assessment of hospital policies, practices, barriers and needs
Firoozeh Molaparast Vali, PhD, Annette Lombardo, MPH, Maria Mera
9:10 AMDevelopment and evaluation of a cultural competency assessment tool for hospitals (CCATH)  [ Recorded presentation ]
Robert Weech-Maldonado, MBA PhD, Janice L. Dreachslin, PhD, Julie Brown, Kelly Sand, Ron D. Hays, PhD
9:30 AMRacial/ethnic diversity management and cultural competence: A comparison of urban hospital performance in Australia and the United States  [ Recorded presentation ]
Anna Whelan, PhD, Robert Weech-Maldonado, MBA PhD, Janice L. Dreachslin, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Health Administration
Endorsed by:Epidemiology; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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