Palliative Care – 8/16/2023

Welcome to CCSP/Palliative Care Grand Rounds

The Palliative Care and Comprehensive Cancer Support Programs (CCSP) co-organize weekly presentations on the care of seriously ill patients and their families, including individuals living with cancer, relevant to interdisciplinary clinicians. Individual topics address pain and symptom management, communication approaches with patients and families, strategies to facilitate coping and support, quality improvement and research in these disciplines.

August 16, 2023

Trenette Goings, PhD

How to be an Antiracist Researcher

Bio:

Dr. Trenette Clark Goings (Dr. Trenette) is the Sandra Spears Reeves & John B. Turner Distinguished Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a behavioral health researcher, author, speaker, and a world-class impact agent. Her research focuses on racial and ethnic health disparities, emphasizing substance use prevention among youth and young adults of color. As the founding director of the INSPIRED Lab at UNC, she leads a team that uses science to inspire change, prevent health disparities, and achieve health equity.

A native of North Carolina, Dr. Trenette grew up in a rural town of just 200 people. The differences she observed in people’s lives from the same environment prompted her to understand the factors that influence individuals’ life trajectories. On the surface, her hometown appeared to offer an idyllic country life, complete with church suppers and summer days spent at the ‘swimmin’ hole.’ However, Dr. Trenette also saw the dark side of rural America and the severe effects of lack of opportunity, poverty, and racism on the human spirit. She saw some who felt crushed and defeated by the scourges of poverty while others from seemingly similar families not only survived but thrived. Dr. Trenette credits her success to her capacity for resilience instilled and nurtured by her family and reinforced by the heritage of perseverance, which is a heritage shared across African American families. Rather than simply moving on to greener pastures, Dr. Trenette has focused much of her work on improving the quality of life and increasing opportunities for those in underserved and marginalized communities

We Offer:
Accreditation
The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Continuing Medical Education Statement
The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health professionals will receive a certificate of attendance from an AMA PRA Category 1™ activity. These certificates are accepted by the NC Boards for physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and respiratory therapists. Other health care providers may also be able to use these certificates, depending on their particular license requirements. (License requirements are subject to change. Participants should check with their licensing boards for specific questions. UNC and its partners are not responsible for changes in license requirements.)

Disclosure statement
This activity has been planned and implemented under the sole supervision of the course director and planning committee, in association with the UNC Office of Continuing Professional Development (UNC CPD). The course director, planning committee, presenters, and CPD staff have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as defined by the ACCME.

Please visit the CCSP/Palliative Care Grand Rounds calendar page to view upcoming events.