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Scientific Session

Professional development and education
General Topic: ARP Interprofessional

13M102: Addressing Social Determinants of Health: A Journey Towards Health Equity

Monday, November 13, 2023
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
Location: Room 26A-B
CE: 1

In Person On Demand

    Speaker(s)

  • Jillian Rose-Smith, PhD, MPH, MSW

    Hospital for Special Surgery
    New York, NY, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

    • Virtual Speaker(s)

  • Melissa Flores, MPH, MSW

    Hospital for Special Surgery
    New York, NY, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

Achieving health equity and eliminating health disparities is a primary goal of Healthy People 2030. To accomplish this, it is necessary to address all determinants of health disparities, including social determinants of health (SDOH). This session aims to increase providers' knowledge and understanding of SDOH and how they impact patient health outcomes, identify organizational strategies that are aligned with federal laws and best practice guidelines, and discuss how data can be used to explore and address health disparities to enhance quality of patient care using the electronic medical record. Participants will learn skills and strategies to assess for health-related social needs and standardized screening tools within the clinical assessment.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify national health disparities related to social determinants of health and discuss CMS regulatory requirements and other guidelines
  • Address challenges to providing quality health care and medical considerations specific to identified health-related social needs in a rheumatology setting
  • Describe a hospital-wide intervention for collecting SDOH data using the electronic medical record and addressing identified needs

Presentations:

  • 7:30 AM - 7:50 AM PT
    Addressing a Piece of the Disparity Puzzle

    Speaker: Jillian Rose-Smith, PhD, MPH, MSW – Hospital for Special Surgery

  • 7:50 AM - 8:00 AM PT
    Q&A
  • 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM PT
    Addressing Social Determinants of Health Screening: Addressing a Specialty Hospital's Example

    Virtual Speaker: Melissa Flores, MPH, MSW – Hospital for Special Surgery

  • 8:20 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Q&A