- Center on Health Equity and Access
- Clinical
- Health Care Cost
- Health Care Delivery
- Insurance
- Policy
- Technology
- Value-Based Care
Drs Raymond Thertulien, Joseph Mikhael on Racial Disparities in Multiple Myeloma Care Access
In the wake of the 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, Raymond Thertulien, MD, PhD, of Novant Health, and Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation, discussed health equity research highlights from the meeting and drivers of racial disparities in multiple myeloma outcomes.
The 2023 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition saw more than 7000 abstracts, with a focus placed on real-world data and practice-changing updates. A major theme of this year's meeting was a timely one: What can clinicians and researchers do to close persistent disparities in care and foster health equity?
An area of great need is multiple myeloma, with outcomes still far worse among Black patients in the United States compared with White patients despite potentially favorable cytogenetic disease characteristics and a plethora of novel treatments that have improved multiple myeloma outcomes overall.
In today's episode, Raymond Thertulien, MD, PhD, director of multiple myeloma and plasma cell disorders at Novant Health, is joined by Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation, to discuss ASH 2023 data and the drivers of racial disparities in multiple myeloma outcomes. They spoke on a range of topics, including unacceptable gaps in access to the latest treatments, underuse of diagnostics such as cytogenetic testing, and society-level barriers to equitable care for Black patients with multiple myeloma.
Listen above or through one of these podcast services:
Dr Kathy Zackowski Discusses the Importance of Rehabilitation Research and Trials in MS
April 26th 2024Kathy Zackowski, PhD, National MS Society, expresses the inherent value of quality rehabilitation trials for broadening clinical understandings of multiple sclerosis (MS) and bettering patient outcomes.
Read More
Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Listen
Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
Listen
