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Social Determinants of Health and Eye Health
Activity description
This activity offers a comprehensive overview of social determinants of health (SDOH) and their impact on individual health and well-being, access to care and overall quality of life. A special emphasis will be placed on exploring the implications of SDOH on vision and eye health. Guidance for eye care professionals on effectively assessing the health-related social needs of their patients will be provided, along with a discussion of how and when optometrists should code for SDOH.
Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and UnitedHealthcare Vision.
Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.
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Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of optometrists and ophthalmologists who have an interest in the impact of SDOH on eye health.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Distinguish between equity and equality and describe the impacts of racism and social disparities on health and health care.
- Identify screening tools and strategies to mitigate disparities in SDOH to promote health equity in clinical practice.
- Articulate the relationship between SDOH and vision, using insights from Healthy People 2030 and key eye care research.
- Describe how to effectively assess patients’ health-related social needs and how to code for SDOH.
Presenters
Premilla Banwait, OD, MPH, FAAO
Vice President of Clinical Programs
UnitedHealthcare Vision
Ruth Y. Shoge, OD, MPH, FAAO
Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
University of California Berkeley
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
Berkeley, California
About the presenters
Dr. Banwait is the vice president of clinical programs for UnitedHealthcare Vision, a leading eye health company serving more than 25 million people enrolled in employer-sponsored, individual, private label and Medicare and Medicaid plans. Dr. Banwait leads the advancement of eye health programs to support the well-being of members, in collaboration with clinicians in a national network of more than 33,000 eye care professionals, helping to make quality eye care more affordable and accessible.
Dr. Banwait earned a bachelor’s degree in bioengineering from the University of California San Diego, an optometry degree from the University of California Berkeley School of Optometry and a master of public health in health policy and management from the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health. She completed her pediatric optometry residency at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.
Dr. Banwait also is a member of the American Optometric Association and a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. In her free time, she enjoys bouldering, yoga, being outdoors and spending time with her children and family.
Dr. Shoge is currently an associate clinical professor and the director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) at the University of California Berkeley Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science. She received her doctor of optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, where she also completed a residency in pediatrics and vision therapy. She received her Master of Public Health from Temple University with a concentration in social and behavioral science. During that time, she developed a special interest in using cultural humility and bias awareness as tools to address eyecare disparities and inequities to improve health outcomes in historically marginalized communities. She has been involved in several institution-specific and national initiatives to improve education, policies and practices within the eyecare profession. Additionally, she started her own consulting company, RYS Consultants LLC, to provide educational opportunities and long-term DEIB planning in academic, private and corporate settings for practitioners, student members and leaders of the optometric community.
Dr. Shoge’s clinical interests include pediatric care, non-strabismic binocular vision disorders, vision disorders related to concussion and vision therapy. In the clinical setting, Dr. Shoge aims to provide and model clinical competence and cultural humility to her students as they care for their patients. She has served as an investigator in several federally funded research studies and has had the opportunity to present nationally and internationally about binocular vision, vision therapy, the management of concussion-related vision disorders, clinical cultural humility and bias awareness training and DEIB leadership training.
Activity planner
Elizabeth Albert, MD
Clinical Activity Manager
Optum Health Education
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
The activity faculty and planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.
Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and UnitedHealthcare Vision. Optum Health Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Credit designation statements
Optometrists
Optum Health Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 COPE credit hours. Optometrists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA - Physicians
- 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
- 1.00 COPE - Optometrists
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