This podcast is a weekly production of Salud America!, the Institute for Health Promotion Research at The UT Health San Antonio’s media organization. This project aims to inform listeners of health inequities and trends impacting the Latino community.
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez sits down with one of the creators of the first-ever Latino Cancer Patient Advocate Training Program, two former trainees, and a training sponsor, ahead of the second training program.
This episode will explore the topic of How Latino MedicalStudents Can Become Infection Control Leaders! This conversation will highlight the importance of infectioncontrol, both in the healthcare setting and to aspiring Latino healthcareworkers.
A chance to listen to a webinar by the Salud America team at UT Health San Antonio featuring experts from the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida, Genentech, as well as a patient advocate, who will explore local cancer issues.
Nurses play a vast role in preventing the development of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and the spread of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. In this episode, Dr. Anna Maria Valdez, PhD, RN, CEN, CFRN, CNE, FAEN, FAADN, a senior contributing faculty member at Walden University; Gloria Barrera, MSN, RN, PEL-CSN, a certified school nurse at a public high school outside of Chicago; and…
Health screeners, patient navigators, and promotoras often are the first line of defense against the spread of disease in healthcare settings, as they deliver patient assessment and education services in hospitals, clinics, cancer centers, and in the community. In this episode, Dolores Garcia, a community health worker at the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio; Dr.…