
Health Equity & Caregiving: Meeting the Needs of African American/Black Caregivers ECHO
June 2023
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November 2023
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
Part II: Medical Mistrust – How to Address it in Your Health System
Didactic Presenter
Olufunke Awosogba, PhD
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Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO – 8-14-23 – Slides
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO – 8-14-23 – Resources
Health Equity and Caregiving Meeting the Needs of African American Black Caregivers ECHO – 8-14-23 – Recording
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


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