Addressing Health Disparities - 2023

Active project dates

April 30, 2023 - October 31, 2023.

This 6-month MOC improvement project is intended for our internal Primary Care clinicians.
Access code required to register.

Learning Objectives

Following this improvement project, participants will:

  • Define the role bias management, cultural humility and social determinants of health play in reducing health disparities in personal practice
  • Analyze and identify health disparities that exist within personal practice
  • Adopt strategies, tools and resources to close health equity gaps in selected focus areas of practice
  • Report an improvement in health equity by reducing health disparities in selected focus areas
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 20.00 Attendance
    This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing’s requirements. It is the responsibility of each nurse to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification in their discipline.
Course opens: 
03/27/2023
Course expires: 
11/24/2023
Rating: 
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Steps to Earn and Claim CME Credit:

  1. Review personal practice data.
  2. Watch the following:
    • Overview of Health Disparities 
    • Social Determinants of Health
    • Resources to Address Language Barriers in Care and Improvement Efforts
  3. Complete, if not already done so, Understand and Prevent Unintended and Implicit Bias training.
  4. Complete the 2 facilitated sessions: Mitigating Bias and Beyond Bias. This will be scheduled as part of the MOC. You will be notified.
  5. Watch topic specific recording(s). These recordings provide an overview of health disparity information, barriers and suggestions to improve specific treatment or screening measures. You can view as many as you choose. 
    • Asthma
    • Breast Cancer Screening
    • Colon Cancer Screening 
    • Diabetes
    • Immunizations – Child/Adolescent
  6. Continually monitor and reflect on your practice and metrics. 
  7. Continually identify barriers and apply strategies to make improvements.
  8. Complete the MOC - CME evaluation, attestation and credit verification in CMEcentral by November 24, 2023. 
Faculty: 

Julie Cashman, RN; Project Manager, Quality and Measures, Park Nicollet
Greg Fedio; Project Manager, Quality and Measures, Park Nicollet
Tasha Gastony, PA -C; Regional Medical Director, Park Nicollet
Audrey Jacobson, MD; Resident, HealthPartners
Toni Melancon; Senior Manager, Clinical Care Coordination, Park Nicollet
Amy Rudolf; Program Manager, Children’s Health Initiative & Health Equity, HealthPartners
Alison Salita, RN; Project Manage, Quality and Measures, Park Nicollet
Yeng Yang, MD; Regional Medical Director, HealthPartners

Planning Committee:

Julie Cashman, RN; Project Manager, Quality and Measures, Park Nicollet
Greg Fedio; Project Manager, Quality and Measures, Park Nicollet
Larissa Hanson; Sr. Manager, Interpreter Services, HealthPartners
Toni Melancon; Senior Manager, Clinical Care Coordination, Park Nicollet
Jeanne Mettner; Manager, Clinical Education Content, Development and Initiative Support, Park Nicollet
Teri Middendorf; Organizational Improvement Project Specialist, Quality and Measurement, HealthPartners
Amy Rudolf; Program Manager, Children’s Health Initiative & Health Equity, HealthPartners
Alison Salita, RN; Project Manager, Quality and Measures, Park Nicollet
Jeremy Springer, MD; Continuing Certification (MOC) and CME Programs, Park Nicollet
Ann Tarnowski; Program Manager, Continuing Certification (MOC) and CME, Park Nicollet
Sidney VanDyke; Director, Health Equity, HealthPartners

The presenters and members of the planning committee have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

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Disclosure and Content Validation

HealthPartners is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

HealthPartners Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this PI CME activity for a maximum of 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing’s requirements. It is the responsibility of each nurse to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification in their discipline.

MOC Board equivalent credits 
This 6-month improvement project meets MOC Part IV* requirements for Physicians and Category 1 PI-CME credit.
   *Family Medicine: Performance Improvement Activity (20 Points)
   *Internal Medicine: Practice Assessment  (30 Points)
   *Pediatrics: MOC Part IV  (25 Points)

Clinicians who belong to one or more of the 17 Medical Boards participating in the ABMS Portfolio Program or NCCPA are eligible to claim Continuing Certification (MOC) credit.

Available Credit

  • 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 20.00 Attendance
    This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing’s requirements. It is the responsibility of each nurse to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification in their discipline.
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