Implicit Bias

Overview

4.6 out of 5 (13 Reviews)

Credits

2.00

Post Assessment Questions

8

Start Date

1 Mar 2023

Last Review Date

4 Mar 2023

Expiration Date

28 Feb 2026

Estimated Time To Finish

120 Minutes

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Activity Description

Implicit bias is the attitude or internalized stereotypes that unconsciously affect our perceptions, actions, and decisions. These unconscious biases often affect behavior that leads to unequal treatment of people based on race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, health status, and other characteristics. In medicine, unconscious bias-based discriminatory practices negatively impact patient care and medical training programs, hinder effective communication, limit workforce diversity, lead to inequitable distribution of research funding, impede career advancement, and result in carriers and disparities in the access to and delivery of healthcare services. This activity will address strategies to reduce the harm of implicit bias, clinician self-awareness and self-assessment of personal biases, and the role of the interprofessional team in increasing awareness and reducing bias-based discriminatory behavior.

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of social workers.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the learner will be better able to:

  • Recognize how implicit bias affects the perceptions and treatment decisions of clinicians leading to disparities in healthcare delivery and health outcomes.
  • Identify stigmatized groups and strategies to eliminate discriminatory behavior in healthcare delivery for these groups.
  • Describe strategies to increase awareness of personal unconscious biases in daily interactions and change behavior accordingly.
  • Discuss how interdisciplinary teams can reduce the harmful effects of implicit bias in medicine.

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Continuing Education Accreditation Information



Credit provided by Continuing Education, Inc, and StatPearls, LLC.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been jointly planned and implemented by Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea® and StatPearls. Continuing Education, Inc, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Continuing Education, Inc. is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on the courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive  «Credits1» Clinical continuing education credits.

Instructions for Credit

  1. Register for the activity and create a StatPearls login.     
  2. Review the target audience, learning objectives, and disclosure information.
  3. Study the educational content in the activity.
  4. Choose the best answer to each activity test question. To receive credit, you must pass the test questions with a minimum score of 100%.
  5. Complete the post-activity assessment.
  6. Obtain a certificate.

For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board.

Disclaimer

Faculty may discuss investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration. Readers should verify all information before employing any therapies described in this educational activity.

The information provided for this activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical/clinical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. The information presented does not necessarily reflect the views of StatPearls or any commercial supporters of educational activities on statpearls.com. StatPearls specifically disclaims responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through a participant's misunderstanding of the content.

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  • StatPearls and and Continuing Education, Inc, reserve the right to cancel any course due to unforeseen circumstances. StatPearls and Continuing Education, Inc, will not be responsible for other expenses incurred by the participant in the unlikely event that the program is canceled.

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