Eliminating Explicit and Implicit Biases in Health Care: Evidence and Research Needs (1 credit hour)

Program Summary:  This course explores explicit and implicit biases in health care and provides an overview of the terminology, the tools used to measure implicit bias, the evidence for implicit bias in health care, the impact of implicit bias in health care, the impact of interventions designed to reduce implicit bias, the key structural factors affecting implicit bias, and the relationship between implicit bias and structural inequities.  The course suggests that implicit bias interventions alone are not enough to reduce biased decision making and health disparities and should be accompanied by other systemic changes.

This course is recommended for social workers and health care professionals and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice.

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Reading:  Eliminating Explicit and Implicit Biases in Health Care:   Evidence and Research Needs  Authors:  Monica B. Vela, Amarachi I. Erondu, Nichole A. Smith, Monica E. Peek, James N. Woodruff, and Marshall H. Chin  Publisher:  Annual Reviews

Course Objectives:  To enhance professional practice, values, skills and knowledge by exploring implicit and explicit bias in health care.

Learning Objectives:  Define implicit bias and explicit bias.  Describe the impact of implicit bias in health care. Describe key structural factors affecting implicit biases.  Identify interventions designed to reduce implicit bias and health inequities.

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Course Available Until: January 31, 2027.

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1: It has been theorized that implicit bias and structural racism
 
 
2: Which of the following describes the IAT?
 
 
 
 
3: Using Table 1 on page 480, which of the following does NOT describe implicit bias?
 
 
 
 
4: In studies measuring prevalence, rates of anti-Black bias in health care providers ranged from 42% to
 
 
 
 
5: Using Table 2 on page 481, how does implicit bias impact public health?
 
 
 
 
6: Lai et al. tested nine interventions designed to reduce or manage bias and found results were sustained for
 
 
 
 
7: Studies have consistently shown that decision makers burdened with ________ cognitive load are more likely to make biased decisions.
 
 
8: Evidence has shown that implicit attitudes are
 
 
 
 
9: Using Figure 2 on page 494, what is an example of a structural determinant of bias in practice and learning environments?
 
 
 
 
10: Conclusion: Research shows that
 
 

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G.M. Rydberg-Cox, MSW, LSCSW is the Continuing Education Director at Free State Social Work and responsible for the development of this course.  She received her Masters of Social Work in 1996 from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago and she has over 20 years of experience.  She has lived and worked as a social worker in Chicago, Boston, and Kansas City. She has practiced for many years in the area of hospital/medical social work.  The reading materials for this course were developed by another organization.

Course Available Until: January 31, 2027.
Filed under: Healthcare, Illinois, Implicit Bias