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Equity in Healthcare: Be the Change
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This course has been developed for delivery to speech-language pathologists. It is registered with ASHA for 0.1 CEU.

Learners must use the most updated version of Chrome for all CEU activities on this portal. Using mobile devices or other browsers at any juncture will cause an error in the course completion process.

Course Description
This course focused on social determinants of health and healthcare disparities that impact an individual's ability to receive equitable SLP services. Further, it discussed resources to address these barriers for the SLP community, as well as provided a concrete example of how our guest speaker's medical facility is addressing these barriers.

Introductory level; Professional
Disclaimer: This course is focused on social determinants of health and healthcare disparities affecting access to equitable SLP services. There will be limited information about products and services from Lingraphica.

ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures. LingraphiCare America is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology.
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This course has been developed for delivery to speech-language pathologists. It is registered with ASHA for 0.1 CEU.

 

Learners must use the most updated version of Chrome for all CEU activities on this portal. Using mobile devices or other browsers at any juncture will cause an error in the course completion process.

 

Course Description

This course focused on social determinants of health and healthcare disparities that impact an individual's ability to receive equitable SLP services.  Further, it discussed resources to address these barriers for the SLP community, as well as provided a concrete example of how our guest speaker's medical facility is addressing these barriers. 

 

Introductory level; Professional

Disclaimer: This course is focused on social determinants of health and healthcare disparities affecting access to equitable SLP services. There will be limited information about products and services from Lingraphica. 

 

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ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures. LingraphiCare America is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology.

Course/Activity Information

Learning Objectives
 
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
  • Name two social determinants of health affecting access to equitable healthcare services  
  • Recognize definition of social determinants of health 
  • Identify two patient barriers to receiving services 
  • State one resource you can use to become more knowledgeable about SDOH 
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Time-Ordered Agenda
  • 2 minutes: Introduction  

  • 2 minutes: Objectives 

  • 2 minutes: Agenda Review

  • 10 minutes: Racial Disparities in Healthcare 

  • 10 minutes: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) 

  • 8 minutes: Barriers and Challenges to Equitable Healthcare Services 

  • 7 minutes: Bias in Healthcare 

  • 7 minutes: Case Study 

  • 7 minutes: Solutions 

  • 5 minutes: Wrap-Up and Questions & Answers 

 

Instructional Personnel

Beth McHose, MS Ed, CCC-SLP    

Beth joined Lingraphica in 2018. She has experience providing speech and language services for the adult population in the acute, rehab, and home health settings. Beth holds a bachelors in English from Virginia Tech and a Master’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Old Dominion University.    

Relevant Financial Relationships: Beth McHose is an employee at Lingraphicare America, Inc.    

Relevant Non-Financial Relationships: No relevant non-financial relationships exist   

 

Teresa Thompson, MA, CCC-SLP   

 Teresa joined Lingraphica in 2020. She has more than 12 years of experience in speech-language pathology and has worked as a speech-language pathologist with adults in acute care, outpatient, skilled nursing, and home health settings. Teresa earned her BSBA from the University of Denver and her Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from Northwestern University.   

Relevant Financial Relationships: Teresa Thompson is an employee at Lingraphicare America, Inc. Relevant Non-Financial Relationships: No relevant non-financial relationships exist   

 

Treasyri Williams Wood, SLPD, CCC-SLP  

Dr. Williams Wood is a proud alumnus of Western Michigan (B.S.), Hampton (M.A.) and Northwestern University (SLPD). As the Director of Clinical Education at DePaul University, she specializes in teaching topics related to advocacy, neural bases of communication and social determinants of health. She enjoys educating fellow professionals, community members and graduate students. She is passionate about developing person-centered interventions for individuals with swallowing, cognitive and communicative deficits as a result of neurogenic dysfunction. She serves as member at large in speech language pathology on the American Speech and Hearing Association Board of Directors and is on the SIG 2: Neurogenic Disorders professional development committee.  

Financial disclosures: Dr. Williams Wood is a salaried employee of DePaul University Speech Language Pathology Program. She is receiving an honorarium for this webinar as a consultant with WillWood Consulting Services PLLC.  

Non-Financial disclosures: American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors. 

 

Course Completion Requirements 

  1. Attendance and/or Completion of Online Lecture
  2. Completion of Learning Assessment with a minimum score of 70%
  3. Completion of an Activity Evaluation

 

We are here to help. Please contact us for learning accommodations or your accessibility needs: 

continuinged@lingraphica.com 

   

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