Implicit Bias: Strategies to Counter Bias in Clinical
Interactions (June 2023 Recorded Webinar)
Presented by Bernadette Williams-York
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As a rehabilitation professional, providing the highest-quality patient care is of the utmost importance and is one of the reasons you entered the profession. While utilizing the latest evidence-based treatment techniques to return your patients to their optimum level of functioning and independence is critical, how effectively and compassionately you interact with your patients will ultimately determine whether or not they respond to your therapeutic interventions. Research with health professionals has shown that implicit biases affect patient care. We all have implicit biases that are ingrained in us from childhood; however, gaining awareness of these biases and learning how to consciously counteract their influence is critical to improving our interactions with our patients. In this webinar, we will define implicit bias, review current research, explore the effect of implicit bias on the practitioner–patient relationship, and share strategies to combat it.
Meet your instructor
Bernadette Williams-York
Dr. Bernadette Williams-York has been an educator in health professional programs for nearly 20 years. She currently serves as associate professor and program director of the Division of Physical Therapy in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. What Is Implicit Bias?
Information will be shared about the development of the Implicit Association Test and how you can assess your own implicit biases. Differentiations will be made between implicit bias, prejudice, and racism.
2. Impact of Implicit Bias on Health Disparities
A review of clinical research exploring health disparities will be shared. An exploration of social determinants of health and their impact on health disparities will be covered.
3. Strategies to Address Implicit Bias
A review of current research exploring implicit biases in healthcare professionals will be shared. Effective strategies to mitigate the negative impact of implicit bias in the clinician–patient interaction will be discussed.
4. Question and Answer Session
This chapter is a viewer-submitted question and answer session. Bernadette Williams-York leads the discussion and answers questions submitted by viewers during the live session.