CAPC's Brynn Bowman Makes the Case for Advancing Equity in Palliative Care
In an article published by the American Society on Aging's Generations, CAPC's Brynn Bowman, MPA, outlines how health equity has become a major pillar of CAPC's work, from raising awareness of disparities in pain management, communication, and access to care, to equipping the broader health care workforce with practical tools to address them. Bowman highlights CAPC's upcoming curriculum to help clinicians address disparities and improve care quality, the newly launched Equity in Action, and CAPC's health equity policy agenda, which recommends tying quality measures and payment to routine symptom assessment and management. She also underscores the importance of community partnerships and workforce diversity in advancing more equitable care for people living with serious illness, and argues that health equity is not an add-on but a required component of high-quality care.