Join us on the fourth Monday of each month from 12:00 to 1:00 pm PT to discuss global neurology and health equity topics. All faculty, trainees, and staff are welcome!
The BALANCE Journal Club focuses on articles related to health and health care disparities and health equity in neurology and neuroscience. The goal of the journal club is to facilitate conversations in a safe space around best practices, challenges, and more in working toward neurologic health equity in the US and globally.
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Monday, February 27, 2023
Socioeconomic Status, Biological Aging, and Memory in a Diverse National Sample of Older US Men and Women
Avila-Rieger et al. Neurology 2022 Nov 8;99(19):e2114-e2124. PMID 36038275
Monday, January 23, 2023
Stroke Belt birth state and late-life cognition in the Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans (STAR)
George et al. Ann Epidemiol. 2021;64:26-32. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.09.001. PMID: 34509621
Monday, November 28, 2022
Rural-Urban Disparities in Diagnosis of Early-Onset Dementia
Xu et al. JAMA Network Open. 2022;5(8):e2225805. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25805
Monday, October 24, 2022
‘I Am Not The Doctor For You’: Physicians’ Attitudes About Caring For People With Disabilities
Lagu, et al. Health Affairs 2022 41:10, 1387-1395
Monday, September 26, 2022
Racial Differences in Treatment Among Patients with Acute Headache Evaluated in the Emergency Department and Discharged Home
Nelson et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 May 28;60:45-49. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35905601
Monday, August 22, 2022
Geographic Disparities in Stroke Outcomes and Service Access
Thompson et al. Neurology 2022;99(4):e414-e426. PMID 35623890
Monday, July 25, 2022
Association of Ambient Particulate Matter Pollution of Different Sizes With In-Hospital Case Fatality Among Stroke Patients in China
Cai et al. Neurology 2022 May 25. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35613931
Monday, June 27, 2022
Strategies for the Diagnosis and Management of Meningitis in HIV-infected Adults in Resource Limited Settings
Bremer et al. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2021;22(15):2053-2070. PMID: 34154509
Monday, May 23, 2022
Factors Associated With, and Mitigation Strategies for, Health Care Disparities Faced by Patients With Headache Disorders
Kiarashi et al. Neurology 2021;97(6):280-289. PMID: 34108270
Monday, April 25, 2022
Biological and Social Determinants of Hypertension Severity Before vs After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Abramson et al. Neurology 2022;98(13):e1349-e1360. PMID: 35131909
Monday, March 28, 2022
Assessment of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Timeliness and Comprehensiveness of Dementia Diagnosis in California
Tsoy et al. JAMA Neurol 2021;78(6):657-665. PMID: 33779684
Monday, February 28, 2022
Global Differences in Risk Factors, Etiology, and Outcome of Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults-A Worldwide Meta-analysis: The GOAL Initiative
Jacob et al. Neurology 2022;98:e573-e588. PMID: 34906974.
