Health Equity and Diversity: How to Get to Where We Need to Go

Friday, November 12, 2021, 7:30 AM - 3:45 PM

* * * * * Registration for this event is closed. * * * * *

For assistance contact the CME Department at (206) 341-0142.

 

Current news and literature often reference systemic racism, bias and a lack of health equity in the community. This course is designed to address these topics and more within the context of the health care setting. We will explore conscious versus unconscious bias and how it affects the health of patients and clinicians as well as cultural and racial barriers to health care. We will also present tools and programs that can be incorporated into practice to ameliorate inequities in the clinic or workplace. Teaching methods include lecture, panel discussion and Q&A with faculty.

1. Identify ways to intervene on the pervasiveness of racism and bias in our work
2. Discuss ways in which mentorship can play a significant role in retention and development of diverse leadership
3. Utilize equity-based decision-making tools to address unconscious bias
4. Assess how gender bias in healthcare leads to outcome disparities in women of color
5. Identify two data fields/sources that are important to understand when addressing health inequities the LGBTQI+ patient population face
6. Evaluate community, healthcare, and local government response to COVID-19 through the lens of health equity
7. Identify the application of implicit and explicit bias in administrative and medical decision-making

Tuition: $175.00

Online registration will be open through Wednesday, November 10, 2021. For registration assistance, call the CME department at 206.341.0142.



The Virginia Mason Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Virginia Mason Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (7.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Virginia Mason Medical Center adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, November 12, 2021

This activity is solely supported by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.