CAPC Briefing Recording: Key Findings and Opportunities from CAPC’s National Scan on Improving Care for Black Patients
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) held a national briefing on October 27, "Key Findings and Opportunities from CAPC's National Scan on Improving Care for Black Patients."
Black people living with a serious illness suffer disproportionately compared to their white counterparts. Literature shows that Black patients experience worse pain and symptom management, less effective communication from providers, and an outsized burden on family caregivers.
Over the last year as part of Project Equity, CAPC conducted a literature review and national scan to answer two questions:
- What goes wrong for Black patients with serious illness, and their families?
- What interventions have successfully addressed disparities, and how can they be replicated?
Brynn Bowman, MPA, Brittany Chambers, MPH, Kimberly Johnson, MD, and Diane Meier, MD, led this national briefing and released the key findings from this initiative that revealed:
- An overview of the existing literature
- An exploration of successful equity-focused models and interventions
- Insights on policies that can reduce racial disparities and improve health outcomes
- Implications for policymakers, health care organizations, palliative care professionals
Learn more and watch the recording of CAPC's national briefing.
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