Understanding Unconscious Bias in Healthcare
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Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward all physician specialties.
Statement of Need
Providers are not consistently aware of the impact of unconscious bias as it contributes to health disparities in patient care that can affect overall patient care and outcomes. For providers to understand how to address unconscious bias, they need an understanding of the role of implicit biases in disparities in healthcare.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
- Define conscious and unconscious bias in healthcare.
- Discuss how unconscious bias affects patient diagnostics and outcomes.
- Identify barriers that diverse patient populations may encounter in the healthcare setting.
- Outline strategies to create an accountable and open space in the healthcare setting.
Moderator
Monalisa Tailor, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Norton Community Medical Associates
Speaker
Jessica Isom, M.D., M.P.H.
Attending Psychiatrist
Codman Square Health Center
Boston, MA
Clinical Instructor and Faculty Leader
Social Justice and Health Equity
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Resources for Additional Study
Unconscious Race and Social Class Bias among Acute Care Surgical Clinicians and Clinical Treatment Decisions
Unconscious bias and how clinicians can address racial inequities in medicine
How Assumptions and Preferences Can Affect Patient Care: An Introduction to Implicit Bias for First-Year Medical Students
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Date of Original Release |December 2021
All information referenced in this podcast was correct at the time of initial publication.
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