News in brief Upcoming webinar covers approaches to advancing health equity through behavioral health integration On March 18, the live webinar will also discuss key considerations for addressing health care disparities. March 9, 2021Tuesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email An upcoming webinar hosted by the Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Collaborative will be hosted live on March 18 at 1 p.m. CT. The webinar will discuss ways to advance health equity through BHI and will include: BHI tips to address diversity/equity, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation and gender identity (i.e., LBGTQIA+) Key considerations when addressing disparities within the health care setting A live Q&A session with physicians who have hands-on experience in BHI This webinar is part of the Overcoming Obstacles webinar series, which aims to provide resources and evidence-based information on behavioral health to health care leaders and physicians. Register here (Note: The webinar page also lists previous BHI webinars; scroll to the bottom to see info on the March 18 webinar). More in Patient Care Food as medicine: A new nutrition guide provides physicians with evidence-based resources The AOA’s new guide can serve as a starting point for patient conversations, nutrition assessments and care planning. Beyond the exam room: How physicians can seamlessly share information about registering to vote with patients Nicholas Urbanczyk, DO, shares how his primary care practice partnered with Vot-ER, a nonpartisan nonprofit, to share voter registration information with patients. Previous articleCDC advisory committee updates rabies vaccine recommendations Next articleAdvocates for osteopathic medicine recognized at DO Day 2021
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