Addressing explicit and implicit biases in health care

Expiry Date
: 31/12/2026
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points
Rating
: 2.7/4

This study offer a conceptual model demonstrating that provider level implicit bias interventions should be accompanied by interventions that systematically change structures inside and outside the health care system if the country is to succeed in influencing and reducing health inequities.

Keywords: Bias, equity, disparity, racism

Reading material:

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:

This article aims to demonstrate the existence of explicit and implicit bias in health care and how it can be addressed.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. Existing evidence of bias among health professionals
  2. The interaction between bias and structural elements of the health care system
  3. The insufficiency of current interventions in addressing existing implicit and explicit bias.


Instructions for this Module

  • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
  • You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
  • The pass grade is 70%;
  • You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
  • Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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