Compass Opioid Stewardship Mini Series on Health Equity and Health Disparities

Hosts Dr. Don Stader, MD, and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD, sit down with Michael Meit, the co-director of Center for Rural Health Research and a research associate professor in the Department of Health Services Management and Policy to discuss his work in rural health research. Mike talks about how your zipcode should not determine your health outcomes and how the opioid epidemic became so dire in...

"Where you live shouldn't determine if you live not how well you live." Hosts Dr. Don Stader, MD, and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD, sit down to discuss how aspects unique to rural areas contribute to health disparities compared to urban areas. From a more restricted access to speciality care and demographic trends to environmental conditions and legislation, rural areas face different barriers to ca...

Hosts Dr. Don Stader, MD, and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD, sit down to discuss the breadth of racial disparities that exist in health outcomes with respect to the opioid epidemic. References: Goedel WC, Shapiro A, Cerdá M, Tsai JW, Hadland SE, Marshall BDL. Association of Racial/Ethnic Segregation With Treatment Capacity for Opioid Use Disorder in Counties in the United States.  JAMA Netw Open . 20...

Hosts Dr. Don Stader, MD, and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD, sit down with Dr. Susan Reverby, PhD, to discuss the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiments. Dr. Reverby discusses her research into the notorious experimental trial and how the fallout has led to distrust in the healthcare system within marginalized communities in the United States. Amidst her research on Tuskegee, Dr. Reverby uncovered do...

In this episode, we dive into the effect of health disparities in the management of pain and treatment of substance use disorders.

Dr. Don Stader, MD, and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD, sit down to introduce the basic concept of health equity, social determinants of health, and how they can contribute to health disparities.