Break the Bias: Health Equity and the Importance of Screening and Referring for Diabetes Prevention

The California Department of Public Health and the California Medical Association (CMA) are proud to present Break the Bias: Health Equity and the Importance of Screening and Referring for Diabetes Prevention as an online continuing medical education (CME) opportunity for physicians in California at no cost. California experienced a large percentage increase in deaths from 2019 to 2020, including from diabetes (17.7%), with differences in death rates within each race/ethnic group increased for all race/ethnic groups, and disparities in rates between groups increased (Data Brief: 2020 Increases in Deaths in California). This one hour and 50-minute virtual CME features experts sharing how screening patients for prediabetes, referring them to the National Diabetes Prevention Program, and identifying and overcoming barriers to screening and referral can advance health equity. As a result of this activity, participants should be able to: Recognize patients with pre-diabetes Refer patients who are good candidates to the National Diabetes Prevention Program Summarize the role of implicit bias and health equity on screening, diagnosis, and referral to the National Diabetes Prevention Program