Recommended Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Resources
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Government of Canada. Guide on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Terminology
Jazaeri, O. & Afifi, R. O. Glossary of terms and concepts relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion to reflect on, debate, and raise awareness of: A report from the Society for Vascular Surgery Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Ashana, D. C. et al. Equitably allocating resources during crises: Racial differences in mortality prediction models
Brett, A. S. & Goodman, C. W. First Impressions — Should We Include Race or Ethnicity at the Beginning of Clinical Case Presentations?
Chesley, C. F. et al. Racial Disparities in Length of Stay Among Severely Ill Patients Presenting With Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Failure
Danziger, J. et al. Temporal trends in critical care outcomes in U.S. minority-serving hospitals
Gottlieb, E. R., Ziegler, J., Morley, K., Rush, B. & Celi, L. A. Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Oxygen Supplementation among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Hachey, K. & Smith, J. P. Confronting Racism in Pulmonology
Jain, S. & Valley, T. S. Who Receives ICU Care during Times of Strain? Triage and the Potential for Racial Disparities
Kader, F. & Chebli, P. Disaggregation of Race and Ethnicity Group Data
Kalunta-Crumpton, A. The inclusion of the term ‘color’ in any racial label is racist, is it not?
Koköfer, A. et al. The impact of ethnic background on ICU care and outcome in sepsis and septic shock – A retrospective multicenter analysis on 17,949 patients
McGrath, C. L. et al. Identifying and Mitigating Disparities in Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Minoritized Racial, Ethnic, and Language Groups
Miller, W. D., Han, X., Peek, M. E., Charan Ashana, D. & Parker, W. F. Accuracy of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score for In-Hospital Mortality by Race and Relevance to Crisis Standards of Care
Milner, A. & Jumbe, S. Using the right words to address racial disparities in COVID-19
Morello-Frosch, R. & Obasogie, O. F. The Climate Gap and the Color Line — Racial Health Inequities and Climate Change
Shachar, C. & Gerke, S. Prevention of Bias and Discrimination in Clinical Practice Algorithms
Stanbrook, M. B. & Salami, B. CMAJ’s new guidance on the reporting of race and ethnicity in research articles
Ward, E. & Katz, M. H. Confronting the Clinical Implications of Racial and Ethnic Discrepancy in Pulse Oximetry
Agnoli, A., Jerant, A. & Franks, P. Prescription Opioids and Patient Sex: A National Cross-Sectional Study
Baker, J. P. When Women and Children Made the Policy Agenda — The Sheppard–Towner Act, 100 Years Later
Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Sex and Gender in Health Research
Gates, M. Valuing the health and contribution of women is central to global development
Gelb, K. & Gelb, A. W. Sex and gender in the perioperative period: Wake up to reality
Gonzales, G. & Ehrenfeld, J. M. Sex is not gender and why it matters for population health
Heidari, S., Babor, T. F., De Castro, P., Tort, S. & Curno, M. Sex and Gender Equity in Research: rationale for the SAGER guidelines and recommended use
Horton, R. & Ceschia, A. Making women count
Langer, A. et al. Women and Health: The key for sustainable development
Mehta, K. et al. Gender-based disparities in burn injuries, care and outcomes: A World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burn Registry cohort study
Myatra, S. N., Tripathy, S. & Einav, S. Global health inequality and women – beyond maternal health
Nordell, J. A Fix for Gender Bias in Health Care? Check
Pilote L NC, Raparelli V, et al. Gender Outcomes International Group: To Further Well-Being Development (GOING-FWD)
Pilote, L., Raparelli, V. & Noris, C. M. Meet the Methods Series: Methods for Prospectively and Retrospectively Incorporating Gender-related Variables in Clinical Research
Raparelli, V. et al. Identification and inclusion of gender factors in retrospective cohort studies: The GOING-FWD framework
Raparelli, V. et al. The GOING-FWD (Gender Outcomes INternational Group: to Further Well-being Development) project
Tannenbaum, C., Greaves, L. & Graham, I. D. Why sex and gender matter in implementation research: Economic, social, and ethical factors affecting the implementation of research
Vercellini, P. et al. Attractiveness of women with rectovaginal endometriosis: A case-control study
Welch, V. et al. Reporting of sex and gender in randomized controlled trials in Canada: a cross-sectional methods study
Bloch, G. & Rozmovits, L. Implementing social interventions in primary care
Boozary, A. & Laupacis, A. The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care
Cooper, L. A., Vincent, C. & Crayton, K. Enhancing Civic Engagement in Communities with Health Disparities
Dobbs, T. E. & Carson, A. P. The Hidden Factors Associated with Poor Health Outcomes
Dzau, V. J., Mate, K. & O’Kane, M. Equity and Quality - Improving Health Care Delivery Requires Both
Essien, U. R., Dusetzina, S. B. & Gellad, W. F. A Policy Prescription for Reducing Health Disparities - Achieving Pharmacoequity
Fuentes-Afflick, E. Applying a Subpopulation Lens to Population Health
Goodman, K. E., Morgan, D. J. & Hoffmann, D. E. Clinical Algorithms, Antidiscrimination Laws, and Medical Device Regulation
Health Canada. Health Portfolio Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus Policy: Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Hemmerich, C. et al. Inequities and Research Gaps in Ophthalmology: A Scoping Review
The Lancet. Sustainable equality - A goal to aspire to
Mullangi, S., Aviki, E. M. & Hershman, D. L. Reexamining Social Determinants of Health Data Collection in the COVID-19 Era
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. NSERC guide on integrating equity, diversity and inclusion considerations in research
Nwanyanwu, K., Scott, A. W. & Elam, A. R. Addressing Disparities in Ophthalmic Research: The Time Is Now
O’Neill, J. et al. Applying an equity lens to interventions: using PROGRESS ensures consideration of socially stratifying factors to illuminate inequities in health
Orkin, A. M., Nicoll, G., Persaud, N. & Pinto, A. D. Reporting of Sociodemographic Variables in Randomized Clinical Trials, 2014-2020
Rosenbaum, L. Unclouded Judgment — Global Health and the Moral Clarity of Paul Farmer
Sandhu, S., Liu, M. & Wadhera, R. K. Hospitals and Health Equity — Translating Measurement into Action
Wong, M. S., Brown, A. F. & Washington, D. L. Inclusion of Race and Ethnicity with Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation When Assessing COVID-19 Hospitalization Risk among California Veterans Health Administration Users
Chesley, C. F. et al. Characterizing Equity of Intensive Care Unit Admissions for Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Failure
Howard, A. F., Li, H., Lynch, K. & Haljan, G. Health Equity: A Priority for Critical Illness Survivorship Research
Mehta, A. B., Taylor, J. K., Day, G., Lane, T. C. & Douglas, I. S. Disparities in Adult Patient Selection for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the United States: A Population-Level Study
Mehta, S. et al. Diversity of Authors of Publications from the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group
Nayfeh, A. & Fowler, R. A. Understanding patient- And hospital-level factors leading to differences, and disparities, in critical care
Sheikh, F., Douglas, W., Catenacci, V., Machon, C. & Fox-Robichaud, A. E. Social Determinants of Health Associated With the Development of Sepsis in Adults: A Scoping Review
Braveman, P. A. et al. Socioeconomic Status in Health Research: One size does not fit all
Brown, L. E., França, U. L. & McManus, M. L. Socioeconomic disadvantage and distance to pediatric critical care
Haddad, D. N. et al. Socioeconomic Factors and Intensive Care Unit-Related Cognitive Impairment
Jones, J. R. A. et al. Socioeconomic Position and Health Outcomes Following Critical Illness: A Systematic Review
McHenry, R. D., Moultrie, C. E. J., Quasim, T., Mackay, D. F. & Pell, J. P. Association between Socioeconomic Status and Outcomes in Critical Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Ansell, D. A. et al. The Anchor Strategy — A Place-Based Business Approach for Health Equity
Falvey, J. R., Murphy, T. E., Leo-Summers, L., Gill, T. M. & Ferrante, L. E. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Disability after Critical Illness
Galiatsatos, P. et al. The Association Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Readmissions for Patients Hospitalized With Sepsis
Gill, T. M. et al. Association between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Functional Well-being in Community-Living Older Persons
Tiako, M. J. N. et al. Association between Low Urban Neighborhood Greenness and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Johnston, K. J., Chin, M. H. & Pollack, H. A. Health Equity for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Kuehn, B. M. WHO: Need for Global Dementia Care Planning Is Urgent
Barry, C. L. & Saloner, B. Using Policy Tools to Improve Population Health — Combating the U.S. Opioid Crisis
Santos, P. M. G., Shah, K., Gany, F. M. & Chino, F. Health Care Reform and Equity for Undocumented Immigrants — When Crisis Meets Opportunity
Khatri, U. G. & Winkelman, T. N. A. Strengthening the Medicaid Reentry Act - Supporting the Health of People Who Are Incarcerated
Bernstein, A. S., Stevens, K. L. & Koh, H. K. Patient-Centered Climate Action and Health Equity
Lyles, C. R., Wachter, R. M. & Sarkar, U. Focusing on Digital Health Equity