Black History Month Webinar Series

Specialty Medicine (Focused Systems), Primary Care / Family Medicine

Healthcare disparities affecting Black communities highlight the need for targeted education to ensure equitable, culturally informed care. To address these gaps, L3 and PLP collaborated to deliver a Black Health Webinar Series in recognition of Black History Month (February 2026). This initiative reflects PLP and L3's strategic commitment to continuous medical education that addresses the healthcare needs of equity-deserving communities, including Albertans facing disparities, those living in rural areas, individuals with uncommon diseases, and people in vulnerable circumstances. 

Led by Dr. Eniola Salami, a PLP Medical Director and UofA MD Program's Black Health Lead, this series addressed two critical clinical topics - alopecia and sickle cell anemia. Our session on alopecia provided information on textured hair physiology, addressed hair discrimination and its effect on treatment of hair related disorders in Black populations, and reviewed common forms of alopecia commonly seen in Afro-diasporic communities. As PCPs play critical roles in continued monitoring for end organ complications and support for chronic pain management for people living with sickle cell disease, our learning event provided an overview sickle cell disease and screening in primary care, reviewed diagnosis and referral pathways, and addressed core genetic counselling principles for sickle cell disease carriers. 

This series strengthens clinicians’ ability to provide culturally informed, evidence-based care for Black patients by addressing gaps in training related to conditions that may present differently or disproportionately affect Black communities. By improving diagnostic confidence and clinical decision-making, the series helps advance more equitable and responsive healthcare.