Fundamental Causes – How the COVID-19 Pandemic Further Exposes Systemic Racism and Its Impact
Enduring Activity: 10th annual Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health Symposium: “Fundamental Causes – How the COVID-19 Pandemic Further Exposes Systemic Racism and Its Impact”
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Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward pediatricians, family practitioners, child psychiatrists, psychologists, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, educators and other associated professionals who care for pediatric patients.
Statement of Need
The educational need for this program has been prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact. Providers need to recognize the potential negative effect of the pandemic on their patients and families, ask appropriate questions to identify these effects, and provide strategies and resources.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this lecture, the participant will be able to:
1) Explain how the COVID-19 pandemic further exposes systemic racism in its disparate and disproportional impact on the health and mental health of children and adolescents.
2) Identify and define the role of racial/residential segregation as a cause and driver of health and mental health disparities in minoritized and marginalized communities.
3) Examine how excess deaths in minoritized communities from all causes including policing that undermines the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.
Faculty
John Chenault
Director of Anti-Racism Initiatives
Undergraduate Medical Education
School of Medicine
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Faculty Disclosure
Faculty for this course have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Planner Disclosure
The planners of this activity have no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose. The planners for this activity include: Joseph Bargione, Ph.D., Karen Busse, M.S., CCMEC; V. Faye Jones, M.D., Ph.D., MSPH; W. David Lohr, M.D.; Sunnye Mayes, Ph.D.; Sandra Stroud, B.A., CCMEC; Sally Sturgeon, DNP, R.N., SANE-A, AFN-BC; Jean Vaughn, LCSW; and P. Gail Williams, M.E.
Physician Credits
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Norton Healthcare and the University of Louisville, School of Medicine. Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Worker Credit
This activity will provide 1.0 hours of required continuing education units. National Association of Social Workers, Kentucky Chapter (NASW-KY) is an approved provider for social work Credits through the Kentucky Board of Social Work. NASWKY#0601.
Effective Instructional Leadership ACT (EILA)
This program’s content has been approved for its alignment with the AdvancED Standards for Quality Schools and the Kentucky’s Professional Learning Standards. EILA #22 EIL 0691 (1.0 hours of credit).
Date of Original Release | Oct 2021
Course Termination Date | Oct 2023
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Provider, Medical and Nursing Education [email protected]
Resources
1. Kim EJ, KimT; Conigliaro, J. Liebschutz JM, Paasche-Orlow MK; Hanchate AD. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diagnosis of Chronic Medical Conditions in the USA. Journal Gen Intern Med. 2018; 33 (7): 1116 – 1123. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4471-1.
2. Kim, Eun Ji; Marrast, Lyndonna and Conigliaro, Joseph. COVID-19: Magnifying the Effect of Health Disparities. Journal Gen Intern Med. 2020 Aug; 35(8): 2441-2442
3. Patel A, et al. Investigating the Association between Ethnicity and Health Outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 in a London Secondary Care Population. PLoS One. 2020. PMID: 33112892.
4. Abbas, A, et al. COVID-19 Risk Assessments: Shortcomings in the Protection of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Healthcare workers. Journal of Hospital Infections. 2020. PMID: 32681857.
