Thank you for attending the WA-ACEP and WA-ENA Collaborative Anti-Racism and Health Justice Book Club!

PASSAGE SYNOPSIS

          • Physicians hold a high place in regards to social hierarchy and generally have been considered to have values that may separate them from
            others in our society.
          • Their perceived altruism has led them and our society to believe they are less biased and racist than others.
          • John Hoberman’s research argues they are no different in regards to our racial attitudes, racist beliefs or discriminatory practices towards the Black population and suggests that perhaps because of our exposure to “afflicted black bodies and minds” we may be even more biased.
          • There are differences between conservative physicians and liberal physicians but both have mechanisms of denial of responsibility for racial attitudes and their consequences.

 

 

 

PASSAGE SYNOPSIS

          • Review of case study of Mr. Thompson and unconscious biases of provider in scenario
          • Implicit biases had a direct impact on this patient’s healthcare and outcomes.
          • Evidence that implicit biases are malleable.
          • Biases can be revised depending on current information. Not necessarily set in stone.
          • Longstanding unconscious thinking can change.

 

 

 

PASSAGE SYNOPSIS

        • After WWII a shift in how the world and scientific community thought about race occurred
      • In 1949 UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) redefined race and there was a reconfirmation that race was a social construct and that what made people different (culture and language) is not hereditary.
      • Despite this, many scientists didn’t believe this claim and continued to work to prove biological differences in race and UNESCO revised its statement.
      • What was not addressed was the implicit racial bias that continued to live in scientists minds.

 

 

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