Prejudice and Discrimination in Health care

Session Format

Live Webinar

Session Type

Interactive Session

Topic Area

Bonus Category

Session Date

October 20, 2020 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Description

Prejudice is an unjustified or incorrect attitude towards an individual based solely on the individual's membership of a social group. Someone can be prejudiced towards certain group but not discriminate against them. Discrimination is the behavior or actions, usually negative, towards an individual or group of people, especially on the basis of sex, race, social class, etc. It is well-established that both minority patients and minority providers are often the target of discrimination. In this interactive session, we will present data on diversity in health care, and how to deal with intimidating situations. We will round off by presenting society guidelines.

Learning Objective 1

Providers will be able to identify prejudice and discrimination in health care.

Learning Objective 2

Providers will learn strategies to minimize health care disparities.

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand


Cost:	FREE


Credit Offered:	1 CME Credit