A Culturally Targeted Website to Increase Hispanics’ Knowledge about Living Kidney Donation: A Randomized Controlled Trial - Elisa Gordon
When:
Thursday, February 18, 2016
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CT
Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Searle Seminar Room, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Bryan Morrison
(312) 503-1927
Group: Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lunchtime Montgomery Lectures
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Description:
Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor in Surgery-Organ Transplantation and Medical Education-Medical Humanities and Bioethics
A Culturally Targeted Website to Increase Hispanics’ Knowledge about Living Kidney Donation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Ethnic/racial disparities pervade organ donation and transplantation. While several culturally sensitive interventions have effectively reduced transplant disparities, few have addressed disparities in Hispanics/Latinos. This lecture discusses the development and evaluation of a culturally sensitive, bilingual website targeted to Hispanics on knowledge about living kidney donation and transplantation. What makes the website culturally sensitive? How does website exposure influence transplant knowledge over time? The study’s next steps will be discussed in light of broader ethical concerns over interventions designed to promote living donation.