Ep. 29 - An Inside Look at the Diversity in Health Care Video Series

In this episode, we welcome Komal Patel Murali, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, Chair of the HPNA DEIB Committee, and a panel of experts who provide an inside look at the Diversity in Health Care video series. The panel includes Dr. Leah Rosenberg, Dr. Rushil Patel, Reverend Katherine Engel, and Raniah El-Gendi. Listen to hear Dr. Murali ask the panel about their contributions to the video series and discuss the importance of providing interculturally sensitive care. The first in the series of Diversity in Health Care videos was made possible through a grant from the American Nurses Foundation. HPNF partnered with the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Florida to develop this resource for providing culturally appropriate care to patients observing the Islamic faith.

The three additional videos were made possible through a grant to HPNF from the Jack Buncher Foundation to develop resources for providing culturally appropriate end-of-life care to Jewish, Hindu, and Buddhist patients. View the video series here.

About Komal:

Moderator: Komal Patel Murali, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, Chair of HPNA DEIB Committee Featuring Dr. Leah Rosenberg, Dr. Rushil Patel, Reverend Katherine Engel, and Raniah El-Gendi Komal Patel Murali is an assistant professor at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing interested in end-of-life care for seriously ill older adults in the home healthcare setting. Dr. Murali’s research focuses on improving equity and end-of-life care surrounding hospice transitions for people living with dementia and their care partners. She aims to develop transitional care management interventions to improve hospice transitions and reduce disparities in hospice use through embedded pragmatic clinical trials in real-world practice in home healthcare. Dr. Murali is also interested in palliative care integration in the intensive care unit as her program of research is strongly influenced by her prior clinical experiences as a nurse and nurse practitioner delivering end-of-life care in the critical care setting. Dr. Murali is an HPNA member and volunteer. She currently serves as the chair of the HPNA DEIB Committee.