We are in the midst of events that highlight health disparities and inequities. Preliminary data has shown that African Americans are dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than whites, even though they make up a smaller percentage of the population. The pandemic is bringing to light health inequities that have existed for many years. Protest around the world are also calling attention to other inequities. These health disparities, as well as, existing and historical inequities are the foundation for distrust of American institutes, including those connected with healthcare systems. How do we build trust and the competencies to serve all?

This week’s episode of Muslim Life Planning Institutes’ Profound Conversations is presented in conjunction with the National Wellness Institute’s Reimagining Wellness Live Conversations Series.

Show Topics and Highlights

“Now, in terms of a pandemic, you know, the lines are a little bit blurred, you know, we're using the same ideology and the same science in the same understanding to look at things through a slightly different lens than we ordinarily would being from an epidemiological background.”

“I was involved also with organ recovery. This is part of what transplant surgeons do. So the organ procurement organizations and and transplant hospitals are joined at the hip. We have what I call codependency of existence, two sides of the same coin.”

“Now, the downside of being somebody like me [epidemiologist] is nobody really listens to us, unless there is a pandemic going on.”

Organ transplantation is an amazing thing. It's about life, passing it from one person to the other. 

There are people who are completely asymptomatic, that are actually positive for COVID and they can infect other people.

“This is an ongoing pandemic, you know, we're nowhere close to being over with regards to this.”

“There's this, this mentality that, you know, the worst is behind us, and, you know, we're done with the first wave and, you know, bring on the second wave sort of thing. And that is most definitely not the sands you know, we're still in in the midst of the first wave.”

The pandemic has changed our ability to do outreach dramatically. 

For people that want to know more about donation, I would encourage them to go to Donate Life that will give you an idea for donation across the United States and you would be able to register on the national registry.  

Today's host is Linda Howard and the panelists are Dr. Marwan Abouljoud, Kelly Ranum, Dr. Tyler Amell, Andrea Johnson, and Barry Massa.

Profound Conversations Executive Producers are the Muslim Life Planning Institute, a national community building organization whose mission is to establish pathways to lifelong learning and healthy communities at the local, national and global level.   MLPN.life

The Profound Conversations podcast is produced by Erika Christie www.ErikaChristie.com

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