Culturally Centered Palliative Care: A Framework for Equitable Neurocritical Care.

Health disparities continue to plague racial and ethnic underserved patients in the United States. Disparities extend to the most critically ill patients, including those experiencing neurologic injury and patients at the end of life. Achieving health equity in palliative care in the neurointensive care unit requires clinicians to acknowledge and address structural racism and the social determinants of health. This article highlights racial and ethnic disparities in neurocritical care and palliative care and offers recommendations for an anti-racist approach to palliative care in the neurointensive care unit for clinicians.

Screening for Social Determinants of Health in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Recommendations for Clinicians.

Social determinants of health (SDoH) play a significant role in the health and well-being of children in the United States. Disparities in the risk and outcomes of critical illness have been extensively documented but are yet to be fully explored through the lens of SDoH. In this review, we provide justification for routine SDoH screening as a critical first step toward understanding the causes of, and effectively addressing health disparities affecting critically ill children. Second, we summarize important aspects of SDoH screening that need to be considered before implementing this practice in the pediatric critical care setting.

"TEACH"ing Medical Students to Address Child Poverty: A Multimodal Curriculum.

Literature on the effectiveness of child poverty education in undergraduate medical education is scant. This study adds quantitative and qualitative support for incorporation of a multimodal curriculum to improve student knowledge, confidence, and attitudes toward child poverty.