2025 Encoding Health Equity Summit - Evolving Guideline Development: Panel Discussion-Evolving Guideline Development

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The conference featured a panel with Shazia Siddique, a gastroenterologist known for her work in evidence synthesis and guideline development. The session included speakers like Dr. Jennifer Lin and Dr. Matt Nielsen, who discussed evolving clinical guidelines to incorporate racial health equity. Dr. Lin presented a narrative review on how to integrate racial equity into clinical guidelines, identifying themes like ensuring diverse representation, developing equity-focused topics, and applying specific methodologies. Shazia Siddique spoke about auditing existing guidelines using ECRI Guidelines Trust to assess racial and ethnic health equity integration.<br /><br />Dr. Nielsen highlighted the issue of prostate cancer screening disparities among Black men, emphasizing the importance of tailored screenings and shared decision-making. The panel addressed systemic issues in healthcare, such as bias in clinical guidelines and the need for inclusive research and policymaking. An overarching theme was the importance of restructuring guideline development to mitigate bias and ensure equitable healthcare access.<br /><br />In a subsequent session, Joe Wright and Rebecca Morgan discussed the American Academy of Pediatrics' initiative to remove race-based medicine from clinical guidelines. Their work focuses on developing a comprehensive framework for equity-conscious decision-making. They highlighted the challenges of incorporating equity in healthcare decision-making, stressing the importance of investment, leadership commitment, and engaging communities in the guideline development process.<br /><br />The discussions underscored the need for transformative changes in healthcare systems, focusing on equity, inclusiveness, and addressing long-standing disparities to achieve better health outcomes across diverse populations.

Keywords

Shazia Siddique

gastroenterologist

evidence synthesis

racial health equity

clinical guidelines

prostate cancer screening

bias in healthcare

inclusive research

equitable healthcare

race-based medicine

equity-conscious decision-making

health disparities