Addressing Biases in Health Care Delivery

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) recommends educating physicians about implicit bias and strategies to address it to support culturally appropriate, patient-centered care and reduce health disparities. Implicit bias, defined as, ‘the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner,’ is a contributing factor to health disparities.

• What are 3 ways in which Implicit Bias operates in Health Care?
• What are 3 ways in which bias can affect the care of People of Color?
• What are 5 Debiasing Techniques?

Apply Theory (Specific Professional Healthcare Competencies + Clinical Medical Ethical Principles) to Practice in order to provide Optimal Patient-Centered Care (OPCC)