Briefcase

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cardiac Care: Real-World Strategies to Address Inequities in Treatment and Outcomes

Launch Date
12/13/2023
Credit Amount
0.75
Credit Expires
12/13/2026

Faculty

Monica E. Peek, MD, MPH, MSc
(she/her/hers)
Ellen H. Block Professor of Health Justice in the Department of Medicine
Associate Director, Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research
Director of Research, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Monica E. Peek, MD, MPH, MSc

Monica Peek, MD, MPH, MSc is an Ellen H. Block Professor of Health Justice in the Department of Medicine. She is also the Associate Director, Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research, and Director of Research, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. She is a practicing internist, medical educator, and clinician investigator. Her research pursues health equity and social justice, with a focus on promoting equitable doctor/patient relationships among racial minorities, integrating the medical and social needs of patients, and addressing health care discrimination and structural racism impacting health outcomes (e.g., diabetes, COVID-19). Dr. Peek has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts on health care disparities, diversity, and bias; has been the principal investigator of multiple grants to address health disparities; and has been invited to speak at numerous local and national medical meetings.

Sunil V. Rao, MD
Professor of Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Director of Interventional Cardiology
NYU Langone Health System
New York, NY
Sunil V. Rao, MD

Dr. Rao is Professor of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and the Director of Interventional Cardiology for the NYU Langone Health System. He graduated summa cum laude from Miami University in Oxford, OH, and magna cum laude from The Ohio State University College of Medicine where he won the David Saylor Memorial Award for Cardiology Research. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine and fellowships in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology at Duke University Medical Center. He served as Chief Fellow at The Duke Clinical Research Institute and was the Warren and Gloria A. Newman Fellow in Interventional Cardiology. After his training, he joined the faculty at Duke University Medical Center as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and rose to become Professor of Medicine in 2017. In 2005, he became the Director of the Catheterization Laboratories at the Durham VA Medical Center, and in 2014, he was appointed Chief of Cardiology at the Durham VA. Dr. Rao has won several awards as an attending physician including the W. Proctor Harvey Award from The American College of Cardiology (2011), and the Duke Cardiology Fellows’ Mentoring Award (2013, 2018), and The Duke Clinical Research Institute Robert M. Califf, MD Award for Fellow Mentoring (2020). In 2022, he was recruited to be the Director of Interventional Cardiology for the NYU Langone Health System

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Statement of Need

Despite advances in the treatment and management of cardiovascular conditions such as hypertension and atrial fibrillation, significant disparities in both treatment and outcomes for patients from racial/ethnic underserved groups remain. In fact, race-based medicine, including prescribing specific treatments dependent on a patient’s race/ethnicity, is often still employed in clinical encounters in spite of a complete lack of evidence to support these outdated practices. As a result, preexisting racial/ethnic disparities in the diagnosis of cardiovascular conditions are only exacerbated by differential treatment, resulting in greater disparities in patient outcomes. It is imperative that each member of the multidisciplinary care team works together to address these disparities in order to improve equity in treatment and outcomes for all patients.
In this CMEO BriefCase, expert faculty will utilize case-based learning to illustrate these pervasive disparities through the stories of two patients, Francisco and Samantha, while offering strategies to address inequities in the treatment and outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation and complex cardiovascular disease.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to better:

  • Implement strategies to address inequities in the treatment and outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation
  • Implement strategies to address inequities in the treatment and outcomes of patients with complex cardiovascular disease

Financial Support

Supported by an educational grant provided by Johnson & Johnson.

Target Audience

Physicians specializing in cardiology, surgery, primary care, or emergency medicine, physician associates (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), nurses, and pharmacists

Credit Information

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Interprofessional (IPCE) 0.75

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit for learning and change.

Physicians (ACCME) 0.75

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Nurses (ANCC) 0.75

This activity is designated for 0.75 contact hours.

Pharmacists (ACPE) 0.75

This application-based activity is approved for 0.75 contact hours ( 0.075 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy credit ( JA0007185-0000-23-144-H01-P ).

PAs (AAPA) 0.75

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ABIM MOC 0.75

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MIPS Improvement Activity

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Royal College MOC

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Disclosure Declaration

Dr. Peek reports no financial relationships to disclose.

Dr. Rao reports no financial relationships to disclose.

The following individuals have no financial relationships to disclose: 

Marlon (Tony) Graham, MD (Peer Reviewer)
Joshua Caballero, PharmD, BCPP, FCCP (Peer Reviewer)
Morgan Stockberger, MD (Planning Committee)
Jessica Whelan, DNP, APRN, FPMHNP-BC, RN-BC (Planning Committee)
Susan H. Yarbrough, CHCP (Planning Committee)
Sandra Caballero, PharmD (Planning Committee)
Sharon Tordoff (Planning Committee)

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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cardiac Care: Real-World Strategies to Address Inequities in Treatment and Outcomes
Event Date: 12/13/2023
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