PUTTING DATA TO WORK: DISSECTING HEALTH DISPARITIES
Summary: This insightful discussion dug deeper into what data exists on health disparities, what are the gaps in data and how those gaps could be closed and/or existing data better used to implement change that addresses the disparities. From the academic, health system, and policy perspectives, panelists discussed ideas about how to work together more effectively to accelerate impact and improve analysis of existing data.
Moderator: Jon McDunn, PhD, Executive Director, External Control Arm Program and Business Development, Project Data Sphere
Speakers:
- Gary Puckrein, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Minority Quality Forum
- Elisabeth I. Heath, MD FACP, Associate Center Director, Translational Sciences; Chair, Genitourinary Oncology Multidisciplinary Team; Professor of Oncology and Medicine; Hartmann Endowed Chair for Prostate Cancer Research; Director, Prostate Cancer Research, Karmanos Cancer Institute
