Healthcare Disparities: Video Discussion

In this series of videos, Lisa Ha, MSN, APRN, CNP, from Northwestern University Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and Massey Nematollahi, RN, MScN, CNS, CON©, OCN,®, Immuno-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist at William Osler Health System in Ontario, Canada, discuss healthcare disparities in patients receiving checkpoint inhibitors. They provide strategies to overcome barriers to care and provide culturally competent education for immune-related adverse event (irAE) management. We hope you find this content helpful in your efforts to optimize the outcomes from immunotherapy for every patient.

 

Healthcare disparities in oncology

 

Healthcare disparities in immuno-oncology

 

Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare disparities

 

Impact of disparities on clinical-trial enrollment

 

Experience with irAEs in different populations

 

Culturally-competent education regarding irAEs

 

Encouraging irAE reporting

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