Spotlight Briefs
Short takes on our research.
Study finds reduced disparities in endometriosis care at Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Research published in Obstetrics & Gynecology and led by Eve Zaritsky, MD, an Oakland-based ob/gyn with The Permanente Medical Group, found Black women received more hormonal, pain, and surgical management for endometriosis than non-Black women. The authors note this is a change from historical views that endometriosis is more common among affluent White women. “Within an integrated health care system committed to eliminating racial and ethnic and socioeconomic disparities through the implementation of culturally responsive disease management models, we observed equitable patterns of care… suggesting that such settings may offer opportunities to reduce disparities,” the authors wrote.
Clinical pharmacists could provide virtual alcohol use consultations
A study from Division of Research investigator Stacy Sterling, DrPH, MSW, MPH, and team looked at the potential value of offering a telehealth visit with a trained clinical pharmacist for patients identified in primary care as having unhealthy alcohol use. The study found patients who saw a trained pharmacist were twice as likely to get medication therapy for their alcohol use than those who received usual care from a primary care doctor. Both groups were similar in likelihood of getting a referral to specialty substance use treatment.
