CCO Medical Specialties Podcast

Interview With the Experts: Strategies to Overcome SDOH in NVAF Part 1

Episode Summary

In this podcast, David S. Kountz, MD, interviews Keith C. Ferdinand MD, FACC, FAHA, about a patient case in which social determinants of health (SDOH) affected nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) management. Listen as Dr. Ferdinand and Dr. Kountz provide specific strategies to implement to address low health literacy and patient access to direct-acting oral anticoagulant to improve patient outcomes in NVAF.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Keith C. Ferdinand MD, FACC, FAHA, discusses with David S. Kountz, MD, a patient case in which health disparities affected NVAF care and provides strategies to address low health literacy and patient access to direct-acting oral anticoagulant to improve NVAF-related cardiovascular outcomes.

Presenters

Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA 
Professor of Medicine 
Tulane Heart and Vascular Institute
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

David S. Kountz, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Nutley, New Jersey

Link to full program: 
https://bit.ly/3MbIfZI