Terry Wright is featured symposium speaker…
NOAACF Co-Founder & President, Terry Gene Wright, and Co-Founder and Board Chair, Michele Wright, Ph.D., were invited by the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) Program Planning Committee to speak during the virtual 35th Annual NACFC on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 – the day before their 21st wedding anniversary – as symposium speakers as part of the Presentation:
S01.4: Health Equity in CF: Perspectives from a Lived Experienced.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Presentation: S01.4: Health Equity in CF: Perspectives from a Lived Experience
Type: Symposium
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Presented During: S01–U&C-CLIN: Health Equity in CF Care
Presented During Time: 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM
Role: Symposium Speaker
Session Description
This symposium is devoted to issues in Health Equity in CF care. Topics will include a discussion of bias in medicine and how this may impact the CF care model, as well as a review of the existing research on disparities in CF care. This includes work on access to modulator therapy, involvement in clinical trials, and disparities in health outcomes and newborn screening, This symposium will also include perspectives from people with CF on their own experiences of care.
Educational Objectives
1. Identify areas of CF care that have been impacted by health disparities, including access, outcomes, and diagnosis.
2. Discuss the sources of bias in healthcare and strategies to overcome health inequities.
3. Understand the perspectives of people with CF who have experienced challenges with health equity.
Symposium Chair(s)
Gregory Sawicki M.D., M.P.H.
Meghan McGarry M.D.,M.S.
Category
Combination
Presentations
S01.1: Bias in Medicine: How Did We Get Here and Where Do We Go Next?
Symposium Speaker
Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, M.D., M.Sc.
S01.2: Barriers to Health Equity: Towards Closing the Gaps
Symposium Speaker
Susanna McColley, M.D.
S01.3: Advances Without Equity For All
Symposium Speaker
Meghan McGarry, M.D.,M.S.
S01.4: Health Equity in CF: Perspectives from a Lived Experience
Symposium Speaker
Terry Wright and Michele Wright, Ph.D.
