Activity ID
12407Expires
June 21, 2024Format Type
Journal-basedCME Credit
1Fee
$30CME Provider: JAMA Network Open
Description of CME Course
The burden of COVID-19 in the United States has fallen disproportionately on Black and Hispanic/Latino individuals. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of COVID-19 infections is approximately 10% higher among Black individuals and 30% higher among Hispanic/Latino individuals compared with White non-Hispanic individuals. The higher incidences may be substantially underestimated because these same communities often lacked access to COVID-19 testing, leaving many cases uncounted. The differences in hospitalization are even more substantial, with Black and Hispanic/Latino individuals being approximately 3-fold more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than White non-Hispanic individuals. Finally, mortality risk is 1.9-fold higher for Black individuals and 2.3-fold higher for Hispanic/Latino individuals compared with White non-Hispanic individuals.
Disclaimers
1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
To identify the key insights or developments described in this article
Keywords
Health Policy, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Health Inequities, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Health Disparities
Competencies
Medical Knowledge
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
DOI
10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0689
