Some of the nation’s most pre-eminent experts on end-of-life care discussed why dying patients from minority populations often experience inferior care and treatment and what can be done about it.
The forum, "Improving Palliative Care in Underserved Communities: Addressing Mistrust of the Health Care System," was presented by the Open Society Institute – Baltimore and Associated Black Charities.
Compared to the white population, minority patients who are dying receive less treatment for pain, make less use of hospice, and are more likely to die in hospitals, rather than in more comfortable surroundings at home with their families. In Spring 2002, a Congressionally mandated report by the Institute of Medicine found that disparities in health care have resulted in higher death rates and shorter life spans among minority Americans with health insurance as compared to whites with insurance.
When: Wednesday, November 26. 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Where: The Eubie Blake Center. 847 North Howard Street, 1st floor, Baltimore, Maryland
Continental breakfast was provided
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