Research Education and Training - General Health Disparities

Research Education and Training - General Health Disparities is organized by American Heart Association (AHA).

Release Date: 10-01-2017
Expiration Date: 10-01-2020

Accreditation:
AMA Credit Designation Statement - Physicians
The American Heart Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of .25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

AAPA Credit Acceptance Statement – Physician Assistants
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of .25 hour of Category I credit for completing this program.

ANCC Credit Designation Statement - Nurses
The maximum number of hours awarded for this CE activity is .25 contact hours.

Continuing Education Accreditation – Emergency Medical Services
This continuing education activity is approved by the American Heart Association, an organization accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE), for .25 Advanced CEH.

Description:
A primary goal of the NIH/NINDS- funded FL-PR CReSD, one of 4 national Stroke Prevention Intervention Research Programs (SPIRPs), is to evaluate stroke disparities in Florida and Puerto Rico and to develop culturally tailored interventions to close identified gaps in acute stroke care. The production of the FL-PR CReSD Research Education and Training Core online series accomplishes the delivery of education on cultural competencies and disparities for a broad-spectrum audience of stakeholders.

The online training will provide skills and strategies needed to enhance stroke disparities research and decrease stroke disparities in Hispanics and other groups. The training videos are designed to increase awareness of health disparities, particularly stroke disparities, with emphasis on stroke risk factors and delivery of acute care as related to race/ethnic, gender and geographic disparities. The online training will consist of 8 videos each less than 30 minutes.

This session, General health disparities (31:06 min), will provide a general overview on the topic of health disparities.

Objectives:
At the completion of this online course, the learner will be able to:
• Apply concepts on race and ethnic disparities as related to health status in the quality of healthcare.
• Describe the geographic disparities in stroke mortality and hospitalizations in Florida and Puerto Rico.
• Employ the Latino Paradox.
• Interpret differences between genetic admixture and race.
• Identify relationships between social determents of health and disparities.
• Recall studies and state the scientific environment leading to 2001 IOM Disparities Report and recommendations.
• Discuss actionable items to reduce healthcare disparities.
• Describe how community health workers may address disparities through cultural competency.