The Health Pulse S2E3: Eradicating Disparities in Cancer Care with Social Determinants of Health Data

On this episode, Greg Horne talks with Dr. Robert Winn, Director of VCU Massey Cancer Center. In his role and his life, Dr. Winn focuses on two goals – eradicating cancer and removing disparities in access to quality health care. Dr. Winn is a national thought leader on using social determinant of health data to inform cancer epidemiology and increase access to quality treatment for all it. It’s a simple credo that isn't easy to put into action due to historical and structural barriers. Trust and affordability play a critical role in patient engagement. As he explains, in order to earn people’s trust in science, the scientific and medical community must be trustworthy, reliable and consistent.

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How can data, AI and advanced analytics accelerate health innovation? Which new technologies hold the most promise? What are the biggest roadblocks to progress? How can we solve endemic problems? Join us for The Health Pulse podcast series as we explore fresh perspectives on digital transformation in health care and life sciences. With a special guest expert on each episode*, we’ll tackle the most pressing issues affecting the delivery of health care and therapies worldwide. All presentations represent the opinions of the presenter and do not represent the position or the opinion of SAS.