2026 Encoding Health Equity Summit - Panel Discussion with Grantees: Raising Awareness and Disseminating Findings-Panel Discussion with Grantees: Raising Awareness and Disseminating Findings

Panel Discussion with Grantees: Raising Awareness and Disseminating Findings

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The panel highlighted equity-focused projects across pediatrics, nephrology, and pulmonology. Dr. Rachel Villanueva opened by emphasizing the National Medical Association’s long history of advocating for Black physicians and equitable care. Dr. Wright described an American Academy of Pediatrics supplement on achieving equity in clinical guidance, including articles on neonatal care, bone health, lung health, pain management, implementation, and AI. Lauren Ahern discussed the American Society of Nephrology’s updated EGFR toolkit, created after race was removed from kidney function equations, with improved language and conversation guides for clinicians and patients. Dr. Sean Levy shared the American Thoracic Society’s work on removing race from pulmonary function testing interpretation, using surveys, interviews, and real-world case studies to study barriers and downstream effects. The discussion stressed the need for primary care engagement, patient communication, and team-based implementation, while also supporting early-career researchers and broader dissemination through toolkits, social media, and journals.

Keywords

equity in healthcare

pediatrics

nephrology

pulmonology

race-free clinical guidelines

clinical toolkit implementation