The American Heart Association is presenting a free webinar titled, “AHA Virtual Town Hall: A Conversation about Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes,” on February 25 from 1 to 3 p.m. CT in partnership with the Citizen CPR Foundation and the National Association of EMS Physicians.
The webinar will be a “town hall” style, two-part program. The first program will cover the critical need to collect data on race and ethnicity for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) across the various areas of resuscitation and quality improvement initiatives. This webinar will feature resuscitation and EMS research experts who will participate in a panel discussion on:
- Epidemiological overview and health inequities in OHCA survival outcomes
- Potential gaps in the collection and reporting of data
- A frontline provider’s perspective on the challenges with EMS data collection and quality assurance
- Exploring solutions for improved data collection and reporting.
Following the presentations, attendees will participate in breakout room discussions where they’ll have the opportunity to offer their perspectives and insights about data collection barriers and potential areas of improvement.
There will be a second webinar that will explore gender inequities for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest across the various areas of resuscitation and quality improvement initiatives in a future presentation. Dates and details coming soon!
While we welcome participation from all, we highly encourage frontline healthcare providers and resuscitation researchers to attend. Register now. Registration ends at 5 p.m. CT Friday, Feb. 18