BALANCE Journal Club

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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, 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.

Monday, January 24, 2022

Challenges and opportunities caring for neurology outpatients across language differences

Tran et al. Neurol Clin Pract 2019 Jun;9(3):208-217. PMID 31341708.

Monday, December 27, 2021

Association of Disease Severity and Socioeconomic Status in Black and White Americans with Multiple Sclerosis.

Gray-Roncal et al. Neurology 2021 Aug 31;97(9):e881-e889. PMID: 34193590.

Monday, November 22, 2021

Representation of Women in Stroke Clinical Trials

Carcel et al. Neurology 2021 Nov 2;97(18):e1768-e1774. PMID: 34645708.

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