Health Equity & Caregiving: Meeting the Needs of African American/Black Caregivers ECHO

June 2023 - November 2023

The American Cancer Society is excited to launch our 6-state Health Equity & Caregiving ECHO that focuses on clinicians within hospitals in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Virginia. A total of 6 sessions will occur monthly from June to November 2023. The target audience for this ECHO program is a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Orientation to Health Equity & Caregiving: Meeting the Needs of African American/Black Caregivers ECHO

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Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO - Welcome Guide
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO - 6-1-23 - Recording
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO - 6-1-23 - Slides
How Social Drivers of Health Impact Caregiving

Didactic Presenter: Robert Winn, MD

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Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO - 6-9-23 - Slides
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO - 6-9-23 - Recording
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO – 6-9-23 – Resources
Part I: Medical Mistrust – Historical Examples and its Relation to Health Equity

Didactic Presenter: Joseph Ravenell, MD, MS

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Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO - 7-7-23 - Slides
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO - 7-7-23 - Recording
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO – 7-7-23 – Resources
Mental Health and Caregiving

Didactic Presenter: Fawn Cothran, PhD, RN, GCNS-BS, FGSA

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Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO – 9-11-23 – Recording
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO - 9-11-23 - Slides
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO – 9-11-23 – Resources
Integrating the Family Voice in Palliative Care

Didactic Presenter: Cardinale Smith, MD, PhD

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Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO – 10-12-23 – Recording
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO - 10-12-23 - Slides
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO – 10-12-23 – Resources
Practicing Cultural Humility While Providing Support to African American/Black Caregivers

Didactic Presenter: Katrina Ellis, PhD, MSW, MPH

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Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO – 11-6-23 – Recording
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO - 11-6-23 - Slides
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO – 11-6-23 – Resources

Our Experts

Joseph Ravenell, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Population Health and Medicine,
Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs

Robert Winn, MD

Director and Lipman Chair in Oncology
VCU Massey Cancer Center
Senior Associate Dean for Cancer Innovation and Professor of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine

Olufunke Awosogba, PhD

Assistant Professor and the Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Department of Psychiatry
Director of the Behavioral Health Program in the Hematology and Oncology Outpatient Clinic

Fawn Cothran, PhD, RN, GCNS-BS, FGSA

Hunt Research Director

Cardinale Smith, MD, PhD

Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Katrina Ellis, PhD, MSW, MPH

Assistant Professor of Social Work Faculty Associate
Research Center for Group Dynamics
Institute for Social Research

Siobhan Aaron, PhD, MBA, RN, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

Health Equity & Caregiving: Meeting the Needs of African American/Black Caregivers ECHO

Kickoff Session - June 1, 2023 - Meeting the Needs of African American/Black Caregivers ECHO

Session 1 - June 9, 2023 - How Social Drivers of Health Impact Caregiving

Session 2 - July 7, 2023 - Part I: Medical Mistrust – Historical Examples and its Relation to Health Equity

Session 3 - August 14, 2023 - Part II: Medical Mistrust – How to Address it in Your Health System

Session 4 - September 11, 2023 - Mental Health and Caregiving

Session 5 - October 12, 2023 - Integrating the Family Voice in Palliative Care

Session 6 - November 6, 2023 - Practicing Cultural Humility While Providing Support to African American/Black Caregivers