Unintended Bias in Health Care Strategies for Providing More Equitable Care

Research shows that unintentional bias on the part of physicians can influence the way they treat patients from
certain racial and ethnic groups. Most physicians are unaware that they hold such biases, which can unknowingly
contribute to inequalities in health care delivery. This article explains why a person’s thoughts and behaviors may
not align, and provides strategies for preventing implicit biases from interfering with patient care.

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Overlapping objectives with evidence‐driven interventions (targeting individuals) addressing cultural competence/flexibility AND Implicit Biases

There is a great deal of overlap between appropriate training for cultural competence/flexibility and training on implicit (automatic, often unconscious) biases.  A key aspect of cultural competence/flexibility is awareness of the way our cultural beliefs systems shape automatic expectations and attitudes (and biases). A major barrier to cross-cultural relationships is our automatic, conscious and unconscious reactions…

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Slides from Workshop: Invisible Actors – Implicit Bias & Stereotype Threat – 2016 Forum on Workplace Inclusion

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The mixed impact of medical school on medical students’ implicit and explicit weight bias

[pdf-embedder url=”https://www.p-e-i.org/wp-content/uploads/securepdfs/2016/09/Phelan_et_al-2015-Medical_Education-1.pdf” title=”The mixed impact of medical schoo on medical students’ implicit and explicit weight bias”] Context Health care trainees demonstrate implicit (automatic, unconscious) and explicit (conscious) bias against people from stigmatised and marginalised social groups, which can negatively influence communication and decision making. Medical schools are well positioned to intervene and reduce bias in…

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The Adverse Effect of Weight Stigma on the Well-Being of Medical Students with Overweight or Obesity: Findings from a National Survey

BACKGROUND The stigma of obesity is a common and overt social bias. Negative attitudes and derogatory humor about overweight/obese individuals are commonplace among health care providers and medical students. As such, medical school may be particularly threatening for students who are overweight or obese. OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to assess the frequency…

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Medical School Experiences Associated with Change in Implicit Racial Bias

[pdf-embedder url=”https://www.p-e-i.org/wp-content/uploads/securepdfs/2016/09/van-ryn-11606_2015_Article_3447.pdf” title=”Medical school factors associated with change in racial bias among medical students”] Examine the association between change in student implicit racial bias towards African Americans and student reports on their experiences with 1) formal curricula related to disparities in health and health care, cultural competence, and/or minority health; 2) informal curricula including racial…

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