Healthcare Innovation March 3, 2022
Janette Wider

The Infectious Diseases Society of America hosted a press briefing on March 3 where leaders examined COVID’s disparate impact on historically underserved communities

On March 3, the Arlington, Va.-based Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) conducted a media briefing featuring Allison L. Agwu, M.D., fellow IDSA, vice chair HIV Medicine Association, associate professor, pediatric and adult infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; and Emily Spivak, M.D., fellow IDSA, chair IDSA Antimicrobial Resistance Committee, associate professor, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Utah Health. Chris Busky, CEO, IDSA, moderated. The briefing focused on health disparities and inequities perpetuated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Agwu began the briefing by explaining how her area of HIV clinical research and her background...

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Topics: Equity/SDOH, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Public Health / COVID
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