Description

Camila Mateo, MD
General Pediatrics Attending, Martha Eliot Health Center and Boston Children’s Hospital
Faculty Advisor, Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs; Diversity Officer, Boston Combined Residency Program Boston Children’s Hospital
Morgan-Zinsser Associate Director of Faculty Development in Inclusive Teaching and Anti-Racism, Harvard Medical School
Faculty Member, Center for Health Equity Education and Advocacy, Cambridge Health Alliance

In this presentation, Dr. Mateo discusses the vocabulary, history, and societal mechanisms that provide the foundation for racism in health care. The presentation was recorded at Advances in Pediatric Healthcare 2021, on Oct. 28, 2021.

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:

1. Be able to identify manifestations of racism in patients’ lives
2. Discuss racism as a root cause of disparities in health and health care

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Risk Management

Nurse

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Disclosure Statement

The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients: