8.3: Social Determinants – What’s Your Status | Medicaid Equity Simulation TEAM

Understanding Bias through Our Patient’s Eyes Journey 8: How have my Journeys Informed Me? 8.3: Social Determinants – What’s Your Status

Part 1 – What's your Status?
Did you receive training on Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) while you were in medical or graduate school training? How would you rate your exposure to SDoH training from medical or graduate school?*
Have you attended professional training since medical or graduate training on SDOH at a medical conference, in an online course, or through some other forum? If so, how would you rate your exposure level?*
Have you read about SDOH in professional journals or publications? (if not skip to 5)*
How much reading have you done on SDOH (choose the most accurate answer)?
- less than an hour
- 1-10 hours
- 10-25 hours
- More than 25 hours
Do you incorporate an SDOH assessment tool when working with patients?*
If so, which one?
Do you have a professional interest in using SDOH in assessing patients?*
Has the literature demonstrated impacts of SDOH on health outcomes?*
Has the literature demonstrated impacts of SDOH on infant mortality?*
About what % of your patients are struggling with challenging SDOH?*
How confident are you that you would know what to do if a patient discloses an SDOH that seems to be affecting his or her health?*
Part 2: Knowledge and Interest in Social Determinants of Health (Self-Assessment)
For each of the following topics, please indicate how knowledgeable you are in the topic and the level of relevance it has to your education.
The relationship between ethnicity and access to health care*
Health care models that may enhance access to care*
The relationship between health literacy and basic health information*
Patients characteristics (eg.gender/sex, language, religion, etc.) and access to health care.*
Part 3: SDOH skills self-assessment work with patients with different linguistic, educational, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds
Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.
I find it challenging to communicate effectively with my patients with different backgrounds.*
Listening actively to patients’ concerns is challenging.*
I am uncomfortable consulting with other health care professionals to address issues of my patients with different backgrounds*
Addressing team disagreements related to care for patients with different backgrounds is challenging.*
It is challenging to provide care to patients with different backgrounds.*
I am able to understand the perspectives of patients with different backgrounds.*
It is challenging to discuss sensitive issues (e.g. alcohol, drugs, sexual issues, etc) with my patients with different backgrounds than my own.*
I am aware of the health services available to patients with different backgrounds.*
I am effective in completing my clinical responsibilities when working with patients with different backgrounds.*
Helping patients with different backgrounds to set realistic goals for their health is challenging within the time available.*
I know how to access resources to keep up to date with global health issues.*
Part 4: Learners’ Needs about Global Health
Please rate how important with each of the following statements are to you
Having peer education: student led seminars, journals and clubs on social determinants of health*
Cultural competency: understanding how cultural background, socioeconomic status and language barriers can influence access to care and health outcomes.*
Having a mentor for Social Determinants of Health training and knowing who are the local health equity champions.*

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Social Determinants

Summary

Part 1 – What's your Status?

Part 2: Knowledge and Interest in Social Determinants of Health (Self-Assessment)

Part 3: SDOH skills self-assessment work with patients with different linguistic, educational, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds

Part 4: Learners’ Needs about Global Health