Diverse Populations Participating in Decisions About Your Care with Your Health Care Team

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Topics Covered

• How Being a Member of Diverse Communities May Impact Your Access to Oncology Care, Treatment, Management of Treatment Side Effects, & Pain Management
• What to Expect from Your Relationship with Your Health Care Team: Is Your Health Care Team Providing You with Equitable, Excellent Care
• What to Consider When Selecting a Cancer Care Team & Treatment Facility - Languages Spoken & Diversity of the Health Care Team
• What Is Cultural Humility & How Your Care Team Practices Cultural Humility
• When to Seek a Second Opinion: Finding the Best Care
• How to Request Copies of Treatment & Pathology Reports - Your Encounter Notes
• Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team About Your Treatment Plan
• How to Self-Advocate with Health Care Staff: Languages Spoken, Disability Services & Other Barriers to Health Equity
• Health Literacy: How to Become More Knowledgeable & Satisfied with Your Care
• Your Important Role in Shared Decision-Making
• Tips to Communicate with Your Health Care Team to Determine if They are the Best Team for You
• Guidelines to Improve Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman, MA, PhD, Hon-OPN-CG

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Prevention & Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagement, GW Cancer Center

NFN Scout, MA, PhD

Executive Director, National LGBT Cancer Network, VP of Social Justice, The Torvus Group, Los Angeles, CA

Guadalupe R. Palos, DrPH, MSW, RN

Former Clinical Protocol Administration Manager, Office of Cancer Survivorship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Author and Researcher in Health Care Disparities, Caregiving & Survivorship

Maria Chi, DSW, MSW

Clinical Oncology Social Worker, Author & Researcher, Health Care Disparities, Social Determinants of Health, Psychosocial Oncology & Financial Toxicity

Bláz Bush, M.ED, (Bláz/he)

Executive Director, LGBTQ+ Health Program, Stanford Medicine, Center for Academic Medicine

Sara Grisales Jaramillo, MSW

Insights & Call Center Program Manager, CancerCare

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on June 17, 2025.