Critical care clinics
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Critical care clinics · Oct 2024
ReviewWorkforce Diversity and Equity Among Critical Care Physicians.
Health disparities persist among minoritized populations. A diverse clinician workforce may help address these disparities and improve patient outcomes; however, diversity in the critical are workforce (particularly among women and those historically underrepresented in medicine (URiM)) is lacking. This review describes factors contributing to low respresentation of women and URiM in critical care medicine, and proposes strategies to overcome those barriers.
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Critical care clinics · Oct 2024
ReviewRace and Ethnicity Disparities in Management and Outcomes of Critically Ill Adults with Acute Respiratory Failure.
This article reviews the current evidence base for racial and ethnic disparities related to acute respiratory failure. It discusses the prevailing and most studied mechanisms that underlay these disparities, analytical challenges that face the field, and then uses this discussion to frame future directions to outline next steps for developing disparities-mitigating solutions.