2026 Encoding Health Equity Summit - Panel Discussion with Grantees: Assessing Potential Explanatory Factors-Panel Discussion with Grantees: Assessing Potential Explanatory Factors

Panel Discussion with Grantees: Assessing Potential Explanatory Factors

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The panel, moderated by Justin List, featured representatives from several medical societies discussing efforts to make clinical guidelines more equitable. The American Academy of Ophthalmology is revising glaucoma guidance to better address the limits of race and ethnicity and the broader factors affecting risk and outcomes. The American College of Surgeons examined rural cancer care disparities and identified geographic burden and workforce shortages as major barriers to accreditation and quality metrics. The American Society of Anesthesiologists is updating obstetric anesthesia guidelines to address racial disparities in pain care, using a scoping review and a diverse task force. The American Society of Addiction Medicine is revising opioid use disorder guidelines to improve equitable access to naloxone and treatment medications. Speakers emphasized the complexity of inequities, the importance of stakeholder input, and the need for practical solutions and policy changes.

Keywords

clinical guidelines

health equity

medical societies

racial disparities

guideline revisions

access to care