Or call 800-878-4403
What is the Black People Like Me Virtual Conference Series?
Black People Like Me is a series of six online events. It is a a conversation with the Black community to better understand and address:
- the impact of asthma and COVID-19 on the Black community
- how to involve Black patients and families more to improve their health
Session 4: Asthma and COVID-19: Is Research Really that Important To Me? – March 11
Join us on March 11 at 5:00 p.m. ET when we will continue the conversation about empowering Black Americans to improve their asthma care.
All Black patients, family and caregivers will receive a $25 Amazon gift card for attending.
Or call 800-878-4403
Join us for a conversation to better understand the challenges Black Americans face in managing their health that lead to asthma and COVID-19 complications. For this fourth session, we will be covering:
- What perspectives Black patients shared with researchers regarding COVID-19 and getting the vaccine. Hear what they have to say!
- How Black Asthma patients and caregivers can engage in this new approach to research, called patient centered outcomes research (PCOR), and how it can make a positive difference in the African American community.
- How including patient perspective in research helps people and their caregivers communicate and make informed health care decisions
Panelists
Sharon D. Allison-Ottey, MD
Executive Director of The COSHAR Healthy Communities Foundation
Courtney Clyatt, MA, is a Senior Program Officer for Engagement at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
Mary White
Patient advocate and research advisor
Moderators
Tonya Winders, President/CEO, Allergy & Asthma Network
LeRoy Graham, MD, pediatric pulmonologist and founder of Not One More Life
*Black patients, families or caregivers must attend the conference and live in the United States to receive a $25.00 Amazon gift card. We will send you information on how to get the gift card after you register. We’ll also invite you to a private Facebook group.
This conference is funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) – Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award #EAIN-00134.
All Black patients, family and caregivers will receive a $25 Amazon gift card for attending.
Or call 800-878-4403
Session 3: COVID-19 and Black Folk: Changing the Game, Changing the Outcome – February 11
Recording and resources
We will continue the conversation about empowering Black Americans to improve their asthma care.
What we covered
- How Black patients, families and caregivers are being adversely impacted by COVID-19, and why this is happening.
- The challenges of COVID-19 vaccines – how can we build trust in the vaccine with the African American community?
- What questions Black people want answered about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines.
Session 2: African Americans and research: making it work for folks like us – January 14
Recording and resources
On January 14 at 5:00 p.m. ET we continued the conversation about empowering Black Americans to improve their asthma care.
What we covered
- How Black patients, families and caregivers are partnering with researchers and advising researchers on what is important to them.
- How this new approach to research, called patient centered outcomes research, can make a positive difference in the African American community
- What lessons have been learned from this new approach to research and why it’s important for Black people with asthma
Session 1: Asthma, COVID-19 and questions we need answered – December 15
Recording and resources
We started the conversation on December 15th. It was a powerful experience where we heard patient stories and Dr. LeRoy Graham talked about the challenges of people in the Black community who have asthma and COVID.
What we covered
- The challenges that Black Americans face in managing their health that lead to COVID-19 and asthma complications.
- What matters most to Black people
- What questions Black Americans want answered regarding their health
- The role of clergy in helping Black people to take charge of their health
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