Implicit Bias in Healthcare for Michigan Therapists

In working in the healthcare landscape, when employees, therapists, and leadership have conscious or unconscious attitudes towards people, it can greatly impact working relationships as well as producing positive outcomes in treatment. This course promotes the understanding of implicit bias among healthcare professionals. It addresses the purpose of implicit biases from a cognitive perspective, thehistory of implicit bias research, the effects of culture onindividual implicit attitudes and stereotypes and the impact of implicit bias. It will also address implicit bias in healthcare including patient-provider interactions, communications, treatment, access, and delivery as well as strategies to reduce implicit bias in healthcare.

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists

Highlights

• Improve your practice by understanding the role of implicit bias in healthcare settings
• Best practices to ensure optimal patient treatment
• Strategies to reduce barriers to healthcare due to implicitbias