SOCIAL DETERMINANTS, SYNDEMICS, AND SUPER-UTILIZATION

When designing this research project, I created a team to investigate super-utilization in the emergency department as a function of the global receptivity tool and syndemics (that of disease concentration and interactions).

I aim to apply the concept of mutual receptivity between patients and stakeholders to end health disparities often witnessed in emergency department super-utilizers. My secondary aim is to create a predictive model utilizing the concept of syndemics to rapidly identify and treat potentially at-risk populations. The pilot study has been completed and presented at the National Medical Association Scientific Assembly.