Assessing Healthcare Providers’ Readiness for Social Determinants of Health Screening: Gaps in Knowledge, Confidence, and Practice

Monday, October 27, 2025

7:45 PM - 8:00 PM

Location: Station 4

Presenting Author(s)

Tertia Jeppson, M.A., CCC-SLP, CBIS (she/her/hers)

Research Speech-Language Pathologist
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MW

Malcolm White, PT, DPT, OCS

Senior Physical Therapist II
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Maya Yuen, PT, MPT, OCS

Manager - Robert R. McCormick Foundation Center for Hope and Equity
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TD

Tiffany DeShazor, LCSW

Specialized Resource Care Manager
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Amanda Campbell, LCSW, ACM-SW (she/her/hers)

Director - Inpatient Care Coordination and Resource Utilization
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Summarize non-medical factors, or social determinants of health (SDOH), and the possible implications on health outcomes in rehabilitation.
Describe key findings from a quality improvement survey assessing outpatient healthcare providers’ knowledge, confidence, and social determinants of health (SDOH) screening practices.
Identify strategies for the integration of SDOH screening practices into outpatient rehabilitation care, the development of a preliminary resource database, and tailored staff education.