Description: Among minority populations, cultural beliefs about illness and healing intersect with systemic racial disparities to significantly influence access to, trust in, and adherence to medications for chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart failure, ultimately contributing to poorer health outcomes.

Watch recording until 11/08/26 for live CE credit. Text code for claiming attendance is shared during presentation recording. If you attended the live activity on 09/09/26, you cannot claim credit again.

Link to recording:  Live-Healing or Hesitation 09.09.26.mp4

Speaker: Ashley Titus, CPhT- Technical Services Manager, Advocate Health- Mercy

Objectives: ​​ 

1. Identify cultural factors and disparities that may limit access.
2. Explain culturally responsive communication strategies for diverse patient populations.
3. Discuss the impact of cultural and racial disparities on medication access and use.
4. Describe the role of cultural beliefs and values in developing safe and effective care plans.

Target Audience:​ Advocate Health pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other healthcare professionals

Disclosure:​ The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose. 

Materials: Healing or Hesitation - Live Flyer- 090926 Titus.pdf

Healing or Hesitation- Audience Slides.pdf

Pharmacist UAN: JA0006327-0000-26-014-L04-P
Pharmacy Technician UAN: JA0006327-0000-26-014-L04-T