Alex Chiu

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I will say that I try to be a lot more patient. I try to be a lot more understanding, especially when it comes to consent for care, consent for surgery. There are a lot of folks where you're like, oh my gosh, why wouldn't you do this? Or why wouldn't you take this medication that I gave you? Why are you not compliant? And as opposed to just kind of laying at their feet for them, assuming that they just don't want to do it or they're forgetful, you have to really understand what's the basis behind that decision.

quote · Head and Neck Cancer

Patient non-compliance with medications or treatment recommendations often stems from distrust, access barriers, or inadequate explanation rather than forgetfulness or unwillingness.

clinical · Head and Neck Cancer

Equity requires providing different levels of support based on individual circumstances to achieve optimal health, unlike equality which provides the same resources to all.

clinical · Sleep Apnea

Community participatory research requires talking to patients to understand what they want from research and how it will impact them locally.

clinical · Sleep Apnea

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Health Equity Collaborative in ENT w/ Dr. Alexander Chiu & Dr. Romaine Johnson | ENT Podcast Ep. 98

Quotation I will say that I try to be a lot more patient. I try to be a lot more understanding, especially when it comes to consent for care, consent for surgery. There are a lot of folks where you're like, oh my gosh, why wouldn't you do this? Or why wouldn't you take this medication that I gave you? Why are you not compliant? And as opposed to just kind of laying at their feet for them, assuming that they just don't want to do it or they're forgetful, you have to really understand what's the basis behind that decision. Open

Statement Equity requires providing different levels of support based on individual circumstances to achieve optimal health, unlike equality which provides the same resources to all. Open

Quotation We have to be color conscious and we have to be conscious of the circumstances that people have and the things they need in order to get to their optimal health. Open

Quotation There's a fair amount of literature describing the issues, especially on an individual basis, there's literally next to nothing in terms of intervention on an individual basis, but more importantly and with broader impact from a society level, from a community level, things that really make a change for large populations of patients. Open

Statement The Health Equity Collaborative was founded in February 2022 with six initial institutions including University of Mississippi, Henry Ford, Atlanta Georgia, University of Maryland Baltimore, and University of Kansas. Open

Quotation We wanted folks who are in the trenches who are actually taking care of these patients who have a true passion for it more than just a grant, more than just a publication for their CV, who really wanted to make an impact. Open

Statement Qualitative research using structured interviews is difficult and requires discipline to identify themes across 40 participants. Open

Statement Mixed methodology papers combining qualitative and quantitative data were developed partly as a response to editorial preferences for hard data. Open

Statement Community participatory research requires talking to patients to understand what they want from research and how it will impact them locally. Open

Quotation If you're doing research that doesn't affect the patients you treat, who you're really helping, right? So you need to talk to your patients to understand what do they want out of your research, what do they want to see it change and how will it impact them. Open

Statement The collaborative's initial funding strategy of paying participants for their time and providing elaborate meals was not effective. Open

Statement The American Academy of Otolaryngology received a grant from GSK to fund a core award for three years of health disparities research. Open

Statement The collaborative now includes approximately 20 academic programs with varying degrees of involvement. Open

Statement Orthopedic surgery's Nth Dimension program has been more successful than otolaryngology initiatives in recruiting people of color over the past five years. Open

Statement Otolaryngology has the least representation of underrepresented minorities among medical specialties. Open

Statement Patient non-compliance with medications or treatment recommendations often stems from distrust, access barriers, or inadequate explanation rather than forgetfulness or unwillingness. Open

Statement Public health departments and family medicine have more developed infrastructure for equity work than otolaryngology and can provide expertise in participatory research methods. Open

Quotation I want you to be the same badass impassioned person that has principles and high ethics and maintain that through residency and attending hood because don't become just, you know, a regular ENT resident that all they care about is how many tubes and tonsils and neck dissections they do. That's boring. Open

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