"Publishing health equity research will also require support from editorial boards. ... Although external priorities may be dynamic, journals must make and remain steadfast in their public commitments to health equity (272–276) and match these commitments with editorial decision making"

"PHCR praxis requires thinking critically about our research narratives as well. How we conceptualize disparities, investigate potential mechanisms, and direct valuable resources for intervention should reflect our prioritization of structural and systemic opportunities to address inequity. ...

...Building datasets for health equity research
Notably, nearly all data-related topics were believed to have high potential impact but were limited by feasibility barriers, suggesting an urgent need for improved data resources."

... Where implementation of evidence-based care can be improved, use of best practice alerts has increased uptake of guideline-concordant care and decreased disparities among racial groups (223, 224)."

"Outcomes from critical illness are complex and often heavily influenced both by events before and after a patient’s ICU stay. However, there is strong evidence that delivery of guideline-concordant ICU care remains uneven (218, 219) and disparate (32, 220–222). ...

an impact feasibility matrix!

"Notably, no studies were found that evaluated differences in in-ICU processes of care and subsequent disparities in post-ICU physical, cognitive, or mental health."

Summary of @atscommunity.bsky.social research priorities in health equity

... Indeed, many studies instead focus on patient-level factors, wrongly suggesting that biological differences between racial groups may exist (39) or misrepresenting causal mechanisms (e.g., patient mistrust vs. health system untrustworthiness [39–41]). "

... few studies have endeavored to identify underlying mechanisms of disparities, such as biased ICU care processes or policies. Even fewer have sought to intervene on culprit mechanisms (38)...

...Despite knowledge of racial and ethnic disparities in critical illness outcomes in the United States for more than 30 years (27) and advances in ICU care, disparities have persisted (28)."

(is a heck of an opener from @hauschildt.bsky.social et al)

Your fantastic work in this space is all the more impressive!

I mean, bless the imagination of the person who maintains a 1970s Pan Am fantasy of flying, shattered only when they look over and see someone else looking slightly more comfortable in flannel drawstring pants.