Activity ID
10539Expires
December 15, 2025Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
0.5Fee
$30CME Provider: American Medical Association
Description of CME Course
This video is an excerpt from the AMA Advancing Equity through Quality & Safety Peer Network session on Embedding Equity into Organization Structure & Processes. This section describes two approaches that were implemented at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Top Down (embedding equity into organization goals) and Bottom Up (Snowball Method), that organizations can use to spread equity work throughout the institution.
Disclaimers
1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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Educational Objectives
1. Explain how to use existing quality and safety processes and related governance structures within your organization as a step toward making equity a "part of the organizational DNA"
2. Describe potential benefits and limitations of a ground up approach to spreading equity (ie, snowball method) versus a top-down approach
3. Recall multiple communication strategies for socializing and normalizing the work across your system
Keywords
Health Inequities, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Ethics, Health Disparities
Competencies
Medical Knowledge, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
DOI
10.1001/ama.2022.0000715
