Iowa Healthcare Collaborative

Compass Opioid Stewardship Mini Series on Health Equity and Health Disparities

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Dr. Don Stader, MD, and Dr. Rachael Duncan, PharmD, discuss the economic, racial, geographic, and social factors that often limit our patient’s abilities to achieve their greatest health. In this mini-series, they explore the policy and practice solutions that promote equity and advance the health and healthcare of our patients and communities. Through informational episodes and expert interviews, this series hopes to help craft a more equitable, just, and healthy nation.

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Iowa Healthcare Collaborative

Episodes

The Opioid Epidemic's Health Inequities in Rural Communities: An Interview with Michael Meit 21.07.2023 43:32

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...

Rural Health Equity Basics 19.05.2023 46:21

"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...

Racial Disparities in Health Outcomes and the Opioid Epidemic 05.04.2023 16:17

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...

How the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiments led to Racial Disparities in Healthcare: An Interview with Dr. Susan Reverby 05.04.2023 57:07

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...

Disparities in the Treatment of Pain and Addiction 27.03.2023 36:03

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

Basics of Health Equity and Disparities 27.03.2023 31:18

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.