Presentation by Dr. Toluwani Adekunle that highlights the experiences of Black and Latine HIV care consumers that foster medical mistrust. These are experiences as pertaining to care consumers’ perceptions of healthcare provider behaviors that invoked feelings of stigma/discrimination, thereby influencing care consumers’ levels of trust and mistrust.
Oral presentation by Tracey Veal (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health) that discusses the concern of the general public for COVID-19 vaccine safety due to the historical contexr of medical mistrust, the quickness of the vaccine development process, the problems in fertility, and the alteration of DNA.
Watts Healthcare – Impact of Systemic Racism on PrEP Uptake in Black and Latinx Communities – Slides
Oral presentation by Larry Banda (Watts Healthcare) that discusses the impact of systemic racism on PrEP uptake in Black and Latinx communities and exploring solutions-oriented approach for future service delivery.
Vaccine Confidence and Black Communities townhall that shared lessons learned about COVID-19 vaccine messaging and access, in order to reduce inequities. Experts share the impact of disseminating transparent and clear information and providing opportunities for open dialogue with trusted messengers.
Report Summary by Laura M. Bogart that describes medical mistrust as a key contributor to racial/ethnic health and healthcare disparities in the U.S, the serious health consequences for people living with and at risk for HIV, and how medical mistrust also can affect views about HIV.
Oral presentation by Oni J. Blackstock (Health Justice) that addresses medical mistrust in Black Communities and describes the implications for COVID-19, HIV, Hepatitis, STIs and other conditions. The presentation provides an understanding of the racist policies and practices that have contributed to medical mistrust in the Black community and characterizes the relationship between medical mistrust and select health care outcomes.
Oral presentation by Sheldon D. Fields, National Black Nurses Association, Inc. that discusses provider’s issues with medications and experimental treatment related to Covid-19 and understand how to approach these issues with their clients to foster trust. The presentation discusses the impact of medical mistrust on poor health outcomes in Black communities specifically with Covid-19 and the context of telemedicine and mistrust.
Oral presentation by Laura M. Bogart, RAND Corporation that discusses the background, definition, and examples of medical mistrust, the contribution of mistrust to health outcomes (including HIV and COVID-19) and future recommendations for healthcare providers, healthcare organizations, and communities.
Oral presentation by Gifty-Maria Ntim, Division of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics (MedPeds) that discusses the importance of acknowledging the historical context of medical mistrust, practicing empathy – understanding the patients’ needs, and using social networks and community-based interventions to build trust and diversify healthcare.
Oral presentation by Alicia. D. Bonaparte, Pitzer College at the Addressing Medical Mistrust in Black Communities: Implications for HIV and Other Conditions, Los Angeles meeting on November 19, 2019 that discusses the medicalization of birth and pathologization of pregnancy that led to the removal of autonomy and legitimacy of grandmother midwives and led to a legacy of scientific racism that persists against Black people.