Session date: May 21, 2023
The inaugural Fran Comi Keynote Lecture presentation will cover the populations with health disparities as designated by NIH and emphasize the importance of race/ethnicity as a self-identity social construct. Health disparities data needs to be evaluated by socioeconomic factors and consideration given to social determinants of health. The NIMHD Research Framework and the PhenX Tool kit for standardized measures will be reviewed. Clinical examples in patient-clinician communication, tobacco use behavior, epidemiology of asthma, management of lung cancer, and prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases will be presented. Finally, data on the diversity of clinicians and researchers and inclusion of diverse participants in clinical studies will be reviewed.
The inaugural Fran Comi Keynote Lecture presentation will cover the populations with health disparities as designated by NIH and emphasize the importance of race/ethnicity as a self-identity social construct. Health disparities data needs to be evaluated by socioeconomic factors and consideration given to social determinants of health. The NIMHD Research Framework and the PhenX Tool kit for standardized measures will be reviewed. Clinical examples in patient-clinician communication, tobacco use behavior, epidemiology of asthma, management of lung cancer, and prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases will be presented. Finally, data on the diversity of clinicians and researchers and inclusion of diverse participants in clinical studies will be reviewed.
• Present the NIMHD research perspectives on minority health and health disparities
• Identify clinical issues where promotion of health equity is needed
• Present data on health disparities related to respiratory diseases
Eliseo Pérez-Stable, MD
How Science Promotes Health Equity By Decreasing Disparities