Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion CME Webinar Series
Promoting equity and justice in healthcare exemplifies the values of the PA profession and is the responsibility of each and every PA with the support and leadership of AAPA.
This free CME webinar series is part of AAPA’s commitment to identifying learning opportunities to advance the understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Register below to reserve your spot today. Each webinar will be recorded and made available afterward in AAPA’s Learning Central.
Webinar Replays
Integrating Race Conversations Into Healthy Patient-Provider Interactions
Date: Friday, March 19, 1 p.m. EDT
Speaker: Calbeth Chika Alaribe, MPH; PA Student, Morehouse School of Medicine
Learn to identify ways to talk about race openly with patients, especially patients of color. This interactive discussion also includes techniques for increasing patient-provider interactions with BIPOC communities.
The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Clinical Practice and Subsequent Health Outcomes
Date: Friday, December 18, 3 p.m. EST
Speaker: Daytheon Sturges, MPAS, PA-C, CAHIMS, CHES®
Learn about the effects of the social determinants of health (SDOH) on population health, how they inform your patient encounters and medical decision making, and the connection between SDOH and health outcomes. [Check out this article on PAs and SDOH from AAPA Research].
Bias: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You and Your Patients
Date: Friday, October 30, 2 p.m. EDT
Speaker: Deanna Bridge Najera, PA-C
Learn about issues related to equity in healthcare, understand the concept of implicit bias, and examine how your own biases can impact the care your patients receive. [Learn more by reading this news story].