Fast-Paced Compelling Topics at Atlantic Pulse: The Atlantic Summit on Health Care, Boston

by Deb Gordon, Janice McCallum, Danny Sands On Tuesday, April 30, a roomful of health care insiders enjoyed a series of rapid-fire, TED-esque talks, interviews, and panels by leading health care voices at The Atlantic Summit on Health Care (#AtlanticPulse). Several SPM members attended the forum, and we reflected on the most salient themes we took away. Time’s Up, health care! The power and value of diversity was on display throughout the day, as was evidence that health care has a long way to go before the professionals in Esther Choo and Janice McCallum the field reflect the full heterogeneity of American patients. Laura Riley and Neel Shah spoke about maternal health and the U.S.’ abysmal mortality rates. Leana Wen forcefully drove home the importance of access to maternal health care services and emphasized that effective maternal health doesn’t begin or end with pregnancy. Esther Choo reviewed the literature showing that women don’t get the standard of cardiac care an Esther Choo and Deb Gordon d have worse outcomes after stroke. She also described research showing lower mortality when female physicians are providing care or simply on the teams providing care. We need to address disparity in the health care work force as one path to reducing disparities in treatment and health outcomes. Ask, listen, and design for the community. One of Laura Riley’s prescriptions for improving maternal outcomes was to pay attention to what the community needs and wants, ...
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