COVIDā19 placed incredible strain on health care systems and the global health workforce. The pandemic rapidly increased demand for health care services and created an acute need for the health workforce in many areas of care. Yet, it also brought the health workforce to the forefront of the policy agenda and revealed many innovative solutions…
The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the delivery of primary care, including a rapid transition to telehealth. While this shift provided critical access to services, not all patients have the capacity to optimally utilize telehealth, raising concerns for health equity during and after the pandemic. This article discusses the challenges of providing primary care services to vulnerable…
This webinar examines weighting issues associated with the 2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN). Implications for conducting research using the 2018 NSSRN are discussed.Array, ArrayJanuary 14, 2021 1 Array This webinar examines weighting issues associated with the 2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. 57January 14, 2021
This tutorial demonstrates how to create a travel polygon in ArcGIS that can be used to evaluate access to health care providers.ArrayJanuary 5, 2021 113 minutes This tutorial demonstrates how to create a travel polygon in ArcGIS that can be used to evaluate access to health care providers. 57January 5, 2021
Dental therapists (DTs) are primary care dental providers, which are used globally, and were introduced in the United States in 2005. This webinar focuses on the dental therapy movement and examines the role of health equity in its adoption.Array, ArrayApril 18, 2021 138 minutes Array This webinar focuses on the dental therapy movement and examines…
This webinar focuses on registered nurse (RN) research using the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN). Topics include the path to registered nursing; the validation of estimates of state-level RN distribution by hospital employment setting; and characteristics of RNs in long-term care.Array, ArrayFebruary 18, 2021 11 hour Array This webinar focuses on registered nurse…
This webinar focuses on nurse practitioner (NP) research using the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN). The first presentation examined evidence that registered nurses (RNs) are becoming NPs faster today than in the past and discusses the implications of that finding. The second presentation compares NPs that completed residencies to those who did not.Array,…
There are large variations in the level of agreement among areas that are identified as āruralā under various rurality definitions. Rural-urban disparities are sensitive to the specific definition and which population characteristic that is being considered. This webinar explores 8 federal rural definitions and the degree to which they identify the same areas as rural….
Increasing the diversity of health professionals enhances efforts to address underlying determinants of health, as providers from underserved backgrounds are more likely to provide care to patients who are at highest risk for disparities in access to health care. This webinar explores a career development program at the University of California, San Francisco School of…
Implicit race bias has been associated with poor patient/provider communication, less trust and confidence in the provider, and poor patient-centered communication, particularly with Black patients. This webinar explores an online course on implicit bias for academic teaching faculty and others developed by the University of Washington. Presenters discuss providersā pre- and post-course bias awareness, pre-…
