Bias and Health Equity Implications For Limb Amputations With Dr. Alyson Myers
How can patients and family members advocate for themselves in today's health care system?
What are some of the bias and health equity implications for limb amputations?
In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Alyson Myers, a professor and endocrinologist. They discuss Dr. Myers’ goal to lower the high rate of amputations of Black and Brown persons with diabetes by using multidisciplinary care and limb salvage techniques. They also discuss risk factors, including social determinants of health, for diabetic foot ulcers and amputee and leg amputations.
Dr. Alyson Myers is a Full Professor for the Department of Medicine at Montefiore Einstein in the Bronx. She also is an honorary professor at Universidad Central del Caribe in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. In 2022, she was co-awarded a Center for Diabetes Translational Research grant from the American Diabetes Association to further examine and improve the health outcomes of persons with Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU). Her work in diabetic foot ulcers has led to several publications as well as production of a short documentary. Dr. Myers has served two terms on the American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. She is also a proud life, silver star member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
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You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism.
If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare
Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408
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