Social Determinants of Health in Surgery

Samilia Obeng-Gyasi is Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery at The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States Dr. Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, PhD, MPH, MTS, MBA, FACS, FSSO is the Chair of Surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where he holds The Urban Meyer III and Shelley Meyer Chair for Cancer Research. His research focuses on determinations of factors associated with prognosis and staging of gastrointestinal cancers with a particular focus on cholangiocarcinoma. He also studies patient/physician communication and patient engagement, as well as patient perception of cancer-care goals and the impact of social determinants of health. Dr. Pawlik is an active participant in multiple national and international surgical societies and has delivered talks on cholangiocarcinoma around the world.

• 1. Social Determinants of Health in SurgerySection I. Theoretical Frameworks for Social Determinants of Health2. Internalizing Social Determinants of Health: the Ecosocial and Weathering Theories3. Allostatic Load - Measurement Issues in Cancer Patients and Other Populations4. The Conserved Transcriptional Response to AdversitySection II. Social Determinants of Health in Surgery5. Finances as a Social Determinant of Health in Surgery6. Neighborhood as a Social Determinant of Health in Surgery7. Addressing the Social Determinants of Health to Enhance Clinical Trial Participation8. Race, Ancestry and Social Determinants of Health in Surgery9. Community Engagement as a Social Determinant of Health in Surgery10. Insurance as a Social Determinant of Health in Surgery11. Health Literacy12. Stress and the Surgical StressorSection III. Research13. Framing Theoretically Informed SDH Research Questions14. Social Determinants of Health: Study Designs and Outcomes15. Interventions for Redressing Disparities Related to Social Determinants of Health in Surgery16. Future Directions