Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma

Subject areas

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Disclosures 

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It is the policy of White Coat Institute, LLC. not to accept commercial support. Furthermore, commercial interests are prohibited from distributing or providing access to this activity to learners. 

 

Implicit Bias in Health Care 

The impact of implicit biases on healthcare outcomes has raised concerns due to evidence suggesting their contribution to health disparities, professional attitudes towards and interactions with patients, quality of care, diagnoses, and treatment decisions. These biases can result in differences in diagnoses, treatments, and interventions. Moreover, they may unknowingly lead to behaviors, attitudes, and interactions that affect patients' trust and comfort with their healthcare provider, ultimately leading to termination of visits and reduced adherence or follow-up. Disadvantaged groups already face marginalization and vulnerability within the healthcare system, and health professionals' implicit biases can exacerbate these existing disadvantages. Interventions or strategies to address implicit bias can be categorized as change-based or control-based. Change-based interventions target the cognitive associations that underlie implicit biases, with the goal of modifying or diminishing them. This may involve efforts to counteract stereotypes. On the other hand, control-based interventions aim to minimize the impact of implicit biases on one's actions by increasing awareness of biased thoughts and reactions. Both types of interventions can be implemented in a complementary manner.