Episode 56: Tackling Arthritis Challenges for Patients of Color

People of color face more challenges when it comes to managing arthritis, including delayed diagnosis, ineffective doctor-patient communication, mistrust and under-treatment of pain. In this episode, Michael L. Parks, MD, associate attending at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and associate professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Cornell College of Medicine, and Ashira D. Blazer, MD, MSCI, assistant attending physician at HSS and assistant professor of medicine at Weil Cornell Medical College discuss how health disparities impact arthritis care and their origins. Plus, they’ll provide potential solutions to help minority patients better take control of their arthritis. This podcast is brought to you in part by support from AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Genentech, Horizon Therapeutics, and Janssen, Johnson & Johnson as supporters of the Arthritis Foundation Diversity and Health Equity Initiative Visit the Live Yes! With Arthritis Podcast site to get show notes and a full transcript: https://arthritis.org/liveyes/podcast We want to hear from you. Tell us what you think about the Live Yes! With Arthritis Podcast. Get started by emailing [email protected] Guests: Ashira Blazer, MD, MSCI and Dr. Michael Parks.