Od-035856 Implicit Bias in Medicine and Healthcare: Science and Solutions
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Credit
Description
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS WILL BE AWARDED TO MEDSTAR HEALTH ASSOCIATES ONLY.
Non-MedStar Fee $35
This course offers 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for Physicians, Nurses, Athletic Trainers, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Psychologists, Registered Dietitians, Dietetic Technicians, Registered, and Social Workers and includes implicit bias content required for MD/DC licensure. This course meets the requirements of the Maryland House Bill 28: Public Health – Implicit Bias Training and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities. To claim the credits, the course must be completed prior to 07/19/2026. Once your evaluation is complete, under Main Menu in SiTEL click on the CloudCME link and click on My CE/ Transcript to find the credits the next business day.
Accreditation: In support of improving patient care, MedStar Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
About this Course: This enduring material is an evidence-based interprofessional continuing education activity which focuses on the key concepts of implicit bias, its definition, how it affects behavior and impact the care of patients. This interactive course provides the learner opportunities to examine and reflect one's own biases and the possible effects of these biases on others as well as strategies to mitigate them in the clinical context.
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- Apply knowledge learned about implicit bias to effectively improve clinical decisions and practices.
- Define implicit bias and understand the difference from conscious processes.
- Describe how implicit bias affects behavior, interpersonal interactions, decision making and clinical care.
- Identify strategies to mitigate bias in the clinical context.
- Reflect on the possible effects of implicit bias on patients and other members of the healthcare team.