Towfighi Amytis, Benson Richard T, Tagge Raelle, Moy Claudia S, Wright Clinton B, Ovbiagele Bruce
Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (A.T.).
Los Angeles County-Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, CA (A.T.).
Stroke. 2020 Nov;51(11):3382-3391. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.030423. Epub 2020 Oct 26.
Race/ethnic minorities face significant inequities in stroke incidence, prevalence, care, and outcomes. The Health Equity and Actionable Disparities in Stroke: Understanding and Problem-solving symposium, a collaborative initiative of the American Heart Association and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, was the first-ever annual multidisciplinary scientific forum focused on race/ethnic inequities in cerebrovascular disease, with the overarching goal of reducing inequities in stroke and accelerating the translation of research findings to improve outcomes for race/ethnic minorities. The symposium featured esteemed invited plenary speakers, lecturing on determinants of race/ethnic inequities in stroke and interventions aimed at redressing the inequities. The Edgar J. Kenton III Award recognized Ralph Sacco, MD, MS, for his lifetime contributions to investigation, management, mentorship, and community service in the field of stroke inequities. Early career investigators were provided with travel awards to attend the symposium; presented their research at moderated poster and Think Tank sessions; received career development advice at the Building Momentum session; and networked with experienced stroke inequities researchers. Future conferences-The Health Equity and Actionable Disparities in Stroke: Understanding and Problem-solving 2021 to 2024-will broaden the focus to include 5 major persistent inequities (race/ethnic, sex, geographic, socioeconomic, and global). Each year will focus on a different theme (community and stakeholder engagement; clinical trials; implementation science; and policy and dissemination). By fostering a community of stroke inequities researchers, we hope to highlight promising work, illuminate research gaps, facilitate networking, inform policy makers, recognize achievement, inspire greater interest among junior investigators to pursue careers in this field, and provide networking opportunities for underrepresented minority scientists.
种族/族裔少数群体在中风发病率、患病率、护理及预后方面面临着显著的不平等。由美国心脏协会和美国国立神经疾病与中风研究所共同发起的“中风领域的健康公平与可解决的差异：理解与解决问题”研讨会，是有史以来首个专注于脑血管疾病中种族/族裔不平等问题的年度多学科科学论坛，其总体目标是减少中风方面的不平等，并加速研究成果的转化，以改善种族/族裔少数群体的预后。该研讨会邀请了备受尊敬的全会发言人，他们就中风中种族/族裔不平等的决定因素以及旨在纠正这些不平等的干预措施进行了演讲。埃德加·J·肯顿三世奖授予了医学博士、理学硕士拉尔夫·萨科，以表彰他在中风不平等领域的调查、管理、指导及社区服务方面的终身贡献。为早期职业研究人员提供了参会差旅费；他们在有主持人的海报展示和智囊团会议上展示了自己的研究；在“增强动力”环节获得了职业发展建议；并与经验丰富的中风不平等问题研究人员建立了联系。未来的会议——“中风领域的健康公平与可解决的差异：理解与解决问题2021至2024”——将扩大关注范围，纳入5个主要的持续性不平等问题（种族/族裔、性别、地域、社会经济和全球）。每年将聚焦于一个不同的主题（社区及利益相关者参与；临床试验；实施科学；以及政策与传播）。通过培育中风不平等问题研究人员群体，我们希望突出有前景的工作，阐明研究差距，促进交流，为政策制定者提供信息，表彰成就，激发初级研究人员对该领域职业的更大兴趣，并为代表性不足的少数族裔科学家提供交流机会。
