UCSF CME: Advancing Equity in Health Care and Beyond
The Division of General Internal Medicine at ZSFG offers an annual CME course through the UCSF Office of Continuing Medical Education.
Course Overview:
With publicly insured and uninsured patients making up about half of all outpatient visits in the US, and millions of previously uninsured patients gaining access to care through Medicaid expansions, becoming an expert in addressing the complex medical and social needs of patients experiencing medical, social, or economic disadvantage is crucial to every healthcare provider. Unequal social, economic, political, structural, geographic, and historical conditions can have grave consequences for patients’ health and healthcare. These inequities have motivated many of us in the healthcare community to pursue health equity, striving for the highest possible standard of health for all people by centering our work on communities that have been historically excluded from full access to opportunity and resources.
World-class experts and front-line practitioners from Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations will present contemporary approaches to care for patients facing systemic barriers to health. We will address issues from mitigating the unique challenges faced by our patients and managing common conditions that disproportionately affect them, to advocating for health equity and learning how to thrive in this work. Topics will include updates on a broad range of diseases related to structural inequities, such as HIV, diabetes, heart failure, asthma, mental illness, obesity, infectious diseases, and substance use disorders. We will also discuss how clinicians can address social conditions, such as housing insecurity, school suspension, limited health literacy, food insecurity, violence, and incarceration, that complicate the management of medical illness. Each day will also feature a nationally renowned figure who, through narrative approaches, will share insights and inspiration for how to stay engaged, connected, and well-grounded in this work.
Upcoming course dates: TBD