In this podcast, Keith C. Ferdinand MD, FACC, FAHA, interviews David S. Kountz, MD, about a patient in whom social determinants of health (SDOH) affected the management of her nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Listen as Dr. Kountz and Dr. Ferdinand provide specific strategies that can be implemented on patient, provider, and health-system levels to address these SDOH to improve patient outcomes in NVAF.
In this episode, David S. Kountz, MD, discusses with Keith C. Ferdinand MD, FACC, FAHA, a patient case in which health disparities affected NVAF care and provides patient, provider, and health-system level strategies to address these disparities 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