Addressing Disparities and Practicing Multicultural Care in Myeloma

Joseph Mikhael, MD, and Craig Cole, MD, discuss the substantial disparities in incidence and survival rates between patient populations with multiple myeloma, especially between Black and white Americans.

EP. 1: Examining the Roots of Health Disparities in Multiple Myeloma

October 13th 2022

Joseph Mikhael, MD, introduces the topic of disparities in multiple myeloma and the concept of multicultural health care.

EP. 2: Barriers in the Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma for Patients

October 13th 2022

Craig Cole, MD, describes the barriers that can affect the diagnosis of multiple myeloma.

EP. 3: Spreading Multiple Myeloma Awareness in the Local Community

October 20th 2022

Dr Craig Cole explains why awareness about multiple myeloma needs to be raised in Black American communities by healthcare workers.

EP. 4: Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trial Enrollment in the Black American Population

October 20th 2022

An expert discusses the stigmas behind clinical trials and the shockingly low rate of enrollment by Black Americans with multiple myeloma.

EP. 5: The Barriers to Quality Care for Black American Patients with Multiple Myeloma

October 27th 2022

A key opinion leader lists the factors that affect access to quality care for Black Americans with multiple myeloma.

EP. 6: Advice on Delivering Culturally Competent Care for Community Physicians

October 27th 2022

Craig Cole, MD, shares advice for community physicians on providing culturally competent care to patients with multiple myeloma that embraces their beliefs, spiritualities, and ethnicities.

EP. 7: Putting Culturally Competent Care into Practice

November 4th 2022

Joseph Mikhael, MD, and Craig Cole, MD, close the program by sharing examples of times culturally competent care was paramount to the treatment of their patients.